COMPILED Flashcards
It is the science concerned with the chemical basis of life:
A. Biology
B. Pharmacology
C. Biochemistry
D. Physics
E. Geology
C. Biochemistry
Organelle – free cell sap where metabolic pathways such as glycolysis, glycogenesis, and fatty acid synthesis is commonly seen on:
A. Cytoplasm
B. Cytosol
C. Mitochondrion
D. Endoplasmic reticulum
E. Nucleus
B. Cytosol
Which of the following cellular structures is unique in eukaryotes?
A. Plasma membrane
B. Internal cellular membrane
C. Ribosomes
D. Endoplasmic Reticulum
E. Golgi apparatus
B. Internal cellular membrane
It is the organelle which serves as the site of the electron transport chain:
A. Mitochondria
B. Ribosome
C. Nucleus
D. Lyososome
E. Golgi body
A. Mitochondria
Site of lipid synthesis in cells:
A. Golgi apparatus
B. Lysosome
C. Nucleolus
D. Smooth Endoplasmic reticulum
E. Nucleus
D. Smooth Endoplasmic reticulum
This organelle is referred to as “suicide bag” due to the presence of enzymes:
A. Lysosome
B. Peroxisome
C. Chromatin
D. Mitochondria
E. Endoplasmic reticulum
A. Lysosome
The ________ is the most important measure used to distinguish ribosomes:
A. subunit
B. molecular weight
C. svedberg
D. seconds
E. Both A and B
C. svedberg
All of the following are present only on plant cell, except:
A. Cell wall
B. Plastids
C. Mitochondria
D. Vacuoles
E. C and D
E. C and D
Bacterial cell wall : Peptidoglycan; Plant cell wall: ________
A. Cellulose
B. Nucleic acid
C. Starch
D. Glycogen
E. Plasmid
A. Cellulose
Which statement is/are correct?
A. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a system of fluid – filled cisterns
B. Smooth ER is responsible for protein synthesis
C. Rough ER is the site for protein synthesis
D. Statement B and C are correct
E. All of these
C. Rough ER is the site for protein synthesis
____________ are small, extrachromosomal circular DNA molecules present in eukaryotes:
A. Nucleoli
B. Genes
C. Chromosomes
D. Plasmids
E. Histones
C. Chromosomes
An organelle is the portion of a cell enclosed by a membrane. Based on this, which of the following is not strictly an organelle?
A. Mitochondria
B. Lysosome
C. Ribosome
D. Endoplasmic reticulum
C. Ribosome
The following are phospholipids, except:
A. Plasmalogen
B. Lecithin
C. Cephalin
D. Choline
D. Choline
The fluid-mosaic model for membrane structure proposes that:
A. the outer and inner faces of the membrane are identical
B. peripheral proteins are situated only on the outer face of the plasma membrane
C. integral proteins are associated with the hydrophobic phase of the bilayer
D. polar and non – polar ends of membrane phospholipids are within the hydrophobic phase of the bilayer
C. integral proteins are associated with the hydrophobic phase of the bilayer
Mediated (facilitated) diffusion of substances across cell membranes differs from simple diffusion in that mediated diffusion:
A. requires ATP
B. requires another solute
C. is a one-directional process
D. exhibits saturation kinetics
D. exhibits saturation kinetics
Gangliosides are glycolipids found on various cell surfaces. In addition to sphinogosine, their unit composition contains another component called ____.
A. Uronic acid
B. Plasmalogen
C. Triglyceride
D. N – acetylmuramic acid
E. N – acetylneuraminic acid
E. N – acetylneuraminic acid
Neutral fats contain mixtures of one or more fatty acids esterified with:
A. Sterol
B. Glycerol
C. Sphinogosine
D. Alcohols of high molecular weight
E. Lecithin
B. Glycerol
Phosphatidylcholine is also known as:
A. Lecithin
B. Cephalin
C. Plasmalogen
D. Cardiolipin
E. Sphingomyeline
A. Lecithin
General formula of carbohydrates:
A. C-H2O
B. CH3CH2OH
C. CnH2nO2
D. (C-H2O)n
D. (C-H2O)n
The following sugars are aldohexoses, except:
A. Fructose
B. Glucose
C. Galactose
D. Mannose
A. Fructose
It is a general test for carbohydrates that contains alpha napthol and sulfuric acid:
A. Benedict’s
B. Molisch
C. Fehling’s
D. Tollen’s
B. Molisch
Lactose can be differentiated from fructose by:
A. Mucic acid Test
B. Barfoed’s Test
C. Fehling’s Test
D. Iodine Test
B. Barfoed’s Test
Alkaline bismuth reagent is used to detect the presence of:
A. Polysaccharide
B. Disaccharide
C. Monosaccharide
D. All of these
C. Monosaccharide
Osazone test in also known as:
A. Nylander’s test
B. Trummer’s Test
C. Kowarsky Test
D. Folin’s Test
C. Kowarsky Test