The Cell

Question 1

Histology is the branch of biology that allows the study of which of the following?

a) Macroscopic anatomy of biological tissues

b) Microscopic anatomy of biological tissues

Answer 1

b) Microscopic anatomy of biological tissues

Question 2

Which of the following describes somatic cells?

a) Cells that fuse during sexual reproduction

b) The cells that make up all the internal organs, skin, bones, blood, and connective tissue

Answer 2

b) The cells that make up all the internal organs, skin, bones, blood, and connective tissue

Question 3

Membrane proteins of a cell allow which of the following?

a) Lubrication and protection

b) Transportation of molecules into and out of cells

Answer 3

b) Transportation of molecules into and out of cells

Question 4

Which of the following best describes Pinocytosis?

a) A process where the material to be internalised is surrounded by an area of cell membrane which then buds off inside the cell to form a vesicle containing the ingested material

b) A process where small particles are suspended in extracellular fluid are brought into the cell through an invagination of the cell membrane, resulting in a suspension of the particles within a small vesicle inside the cell

Answer 4

b)

Question 5

The nuclear basket of the nuclear pore complex is composed of which of the following combinations?

a) Cytoplasmic filaments and cytoplasmic ring

b) Luminal ring, terminal ring, nuclear ring, basket filament

Answer 5

b)

Question 6

The medial Golgi region is involved in which of the following?

a) Addition of sugar residues

b) Phosphorylation of proteins

Answer 6

a) Addition of sugar residues