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  • Question
  • The smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER) is the site of


  • Options
  • A. phospholipid synthesis
  • B. amino acid synthesis
  • C. carbohydrate synthesis
  • D. protein synthesis

  • Correct Answer
  • phospholipid synthesis 


  • Membrane Structure and Functions problems


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    • 1. In Fluid mosaic model, the biological membrane can be viewed as

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    • A. two dimensional solutions of oriented lipids and globular proteins
    • B. three dimensional solutions of oriented lipids and globular proteins
    • C. two dimensional solutions of oriented lipids and carbohydrate
    • D. three dimensional solutions of oriented lipids and carbohydrate
    • Discuss
    • 2. Membrane lipids are

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    • A. hydrophilic
    • B. hydrophobic
    • C. ampiphillic
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. The plasma membrane is a selectively permeable barrier due to presence of specific transport

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    • A. proteins
    • B. amino acids
    • C. carbohydrates
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which of the following is correct?

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    • A. Peroxisomes have a single boundary membrane
    • B. Peroxisomes contain enzymes that degrade fatty acids and amino acids
    • C. The byproduct of given reactions in (b) is toxic to cells
    • D. All of the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which of the following is not found in membranes?

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    • A. Glycoproteins
    • B. Glycolipids
    • C. Nucleic acids
    • D. Phospholipids
    • Discuss
    • 6. In membranes, lipids are

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    • A. glycerophospholipids
    • B. sphingolipids
    • C. sterols
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 7. The glycosidic bonds in DNA and RNA

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    • A. connect the sugar to the base
    • B. can be hydrolyzed by OH- ion
    • C. stabilize Watson-Crick H-bonds
    • D. are free to rotate over about 180°
    • Discuss
    • 8. Thymidine

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    • A. can participate in hydrophobic interactions due to its methyl group
    • B. is replaced by uracil in RNA
    • C. normally forms two hydrogen bonds with adenosine
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. In gel electrophoresis, what fragments will move most quickly through a gel?

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    • A. Large fragments
    • B. Small fragments
    • C. Large genome
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. A purine with an amine (NH2) group on the 6th carbon is

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    • A. adenine
    • B. cytosine
    • C. thymine
    • D. guanine
    • Discuss


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