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  • Question
  • Which type of molecule spans the membrane, from its inner to outer surface according to the Fluid mosaic model of cell membranes?


  • Options
  • A. Cholesterol
  • B. Phospholipid
  • C. Protein
  • D. Carbohydrate

  • Correct Answer
  • Protein 


  • Membrane Structure and Functions problems


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    • 1. The mesosomes may be the sites of

    • Options
    • A. DNA replication and specialized enzymatic reactions
    • B. RNA replications and specialized enzymatic reactions
    • C. RNA replications and specialized cyclic reactions
    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following is correct?

    • Options
    • A. Membranes form boundaries around the cell and distinct subcellular components
    • B. Membranes act as selectively permeable barrier
    • C. Membranes contain varying amount of lipid and protein and some contain small amount of carbohydrates
    • D. All of the above
    • Discuss
    • 3. The movement of molecules across a membrane by passive transport does not require

    • Options
    • A. an input of metabolic energy
    • B. internal energy
    • C. vibrational energy
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 4. Immunoelectrophoresis techniques are designed to separate the mixture components from each other by using electrophoresis

    • Options
    • A. prior to reaction with antibody
    • B. prior to reaction with antigen
    • C. after reaction with antibody
    • D. after reaction with antigen
    • Discuss
    • 5. DNA- footprinting is a suitable technique for identifying which of the following?

    • Options
    • A. Particular mRNA in mixture
    • B. Particular t-RNA in mixture
    • C. Introns within DNA
    • D. Protein binding site within DNA
    • Discuss
    • 6. Peptidoglycan is a complex consisting of

    • Options
    • A. oligo-saccharide and protein
    • B. polysaccharide and protein
    • C. mono-saccharide and protein
    • D. aminoacid and carbohydrate
    • Discuss
    • 7. Lysozymes are found in

    • Options
    • A. plant cells
    • B. animal cells
    • C. microbial cells
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. The membrane proteins that catalyze active transport reactions differ from soluble enzymes as

    • Options
    • A. they are permanently changed during the reaction
    • B. the substrates of the reaction are all outside the cell
    • C. they do not enhance the rates of reaction
    • D. the products of the reaction move in a specific direction
    • Discuss
    • 9. The model that is now known to be correct for the structure of biological membrane is

    • Options
    • A. Fluid mosaic model
    • B. Page's model
    • C. Lac Operon model
    • D. Lock and Key model
    • Discuss
    • 10. Cholesterol is essential for normal membrane functions because it

    • Options
    • A. plugs up the cardiac arteries of older men
    • B. cannot be made by higher organisms
    • C. keeps membranes fluid.
    • D. spans the thickness of the bilayer
    • Discuss


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