Description : Eukaryotic cells have extensive intracellular membranes, termed the endomembrane system, which divide the cell into structurally and functionally distinct compartments, or organelles. These include the inner cell ... . Name a cellular component whose membrane is not part of the endomembrane system.
Last Answer : Mitochondria; also chloroplasts
Description : What part of the cell serves as the intracellular highway? (A) Endoplasmic reticulum (B) Golgi apparatus (C) Cell membrane (D) Mitochondria
Last Answer : (A) Endoplasmic reticulum
Description : Lysosomes arise from, (A) Nucleus (B) Endoplasmic reticulum (C) Golgi apparatus (D) Cell membrane
Last Answer : (C) Golgi apparatus
Description : The correct sequence of cell organelles during photorespiration is (a) chloroplast, Golgi-bodies, mitochondria (b) chloroplast, rough endoplasmic reticulum, dictyosomes (c) chloroplast, mitochondria, peroxisome (d) chloroplast, vacuole, peroxisome.
Last Answer : (c) chloroplast, mitochondria, peroxisome
Description : The correct sequence of cell organelles during photorespiration is (1) Chloroplast, -vacuole, -peroxisome (2) Chloroplast,-Golgibodies,-mitochondria (3) Chloroplast,-Rough Endoplasmic reticulum,-Dictyosomes (4) Chloroplast,-mitochondria,-peroxisome
Last Answer : (4) Chloroplast,-mitochondria,-peroxisome
Description : The largest organelle in a mature living plant cell is the (A) Chloroplast (B) Nucleus (C) Central vacuole (D) Dictyosomes
Last Answer : (C) Central vacuole
Description : Identify the components labelled A, B, C and D in the diagram below from the list (i) to (viii) given along with Components : (i) Cristae of mitochondria (ii) Inner membrane of mitochondria (iii) Cytoplasm (iv) Smooth endoplasmic ... viii) (vi) (c) (vi) (v) (iv) (vii) (d) (v) (i) (iii) (ii)
Last Answer : (a) (v) (iv) (viii) (iii)
Description : ″Proteins icebergs in a sea of lipids” is stated by (A) Lamellar Model (B) Unit-membrane Model (C) Fluid-Mosaic model (D) Micellar Model
Last Answer : (C) Fluid-Mosaic model
Description : The covering of vacuole is known as (A) Chromoplast B) Chloroplast (C) Amyloplast (D) Tonoplast
Last Answer : (D) Tonoplast
Description : How do the rough endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi apparatus act in the production and releasing of proteins ?
Last Answer : The rough endoplasmic reticulum has in its outer membrane numerous ribosomes, structures where translation of messenger RNA and protein synthesis occur. These proteins are stored in the rough endoplasmic reticulum ... exocytosis) in the right place and its content is liberated outside the cell.
Description : What is the difference between smooth and rough endoplasmic reticulum ?
Last Answer : The endoplasmic reticulum is a delicate membranous structure contiguous to the nuclear membrane and present in the cytoplasm. It forms an extense net of channels throughout the cell and it ... conduction of the contraction stimulus. Cell Structure Review - Image Diversity: endoplasmic reticulum
Description : Describe how proteins that are synthesized in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) are transported to their final destination.
Last Answer : Proteins that are synthesized in the ER have a signal sequence that directs them to their target destination. Soluble proteins are carried inside the lumen of vesicles. Cargo-bearing vesicles ... lysosomes or plasma membrane. Vesicles that have released their cargo return via the reverse direction.
Description : The three-dimensional network of protein filaments within the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells is called the (A) Endoplasmic reticulum (B) Golgi apparatus (C) Cytoskeleton (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Cytoskeleton
Description : It is a mesh of interconnected membranes that serve a function involving protein synthesis and transport. (A) Endoplasmic reticulum B) Cytoskeleton (C) Golgi apparatus (D) Both A and B
Description : Ribosomes are constructed in the (A) Endoplasmic reticulum (B) Nucleoid (C) Nucleolus (D) Nuclear pore
Last Answer : (C) Nucleolus
Description : The transport vesicles from the Endoplasmic Reticulum(ER) fuse with the ____of the Golgi apparatus. (A) Cis face (B) Trans face (C) Coated face (D) Both A and B
Last Answer : (A) Cis face
Description : Plant cells contain the following 3 things not found in animal cells _________, _____________ and ______________. (A) Plastids / Chlorophyll / Membrane (B) Chloroplast / Cell wall / Golgi body (C) Plastids / Cell wall / Chlorophyll (D) Mitochondria / Cell wall /
Last Answer : (C) Plastids / Cell wall / Chlorophyll
Description : ________ helps in transport of material s in a cell. a) endoplasmic reticulum b)ribosome c)vacuole d)plastid
Last Answer : a) endoplasmic reticulum
Description : The chloroplast develop from (A) ER (B) Golgi complex (C) Nuclear membrane (D) Proplastids
Last Answer : (D) Proplastids
Description : Keeping in view the fluid mosaic model' for the structure of cell membrane, which one of the following statement is correct with respect to the movements of lipids and proteins from one lipid ... ) Both lipids and proteins can flip-flop (d) While lipids can rarely flip-flop, proteins cannot.
Last Answer : (d) While lipids can rarely flip-flop, proteins cannot.
Description : Which of the following organelles or structures is found in both plant and animal cells? (A) Central vacuole (B) Tonoplast (C) Cell wall (D) Peroxisomes
Last Answer : (D) Peroxisomes
Description : The main organelle involved in modification and outing of newly synthesized proteins to their destinations is (a) chloroplast (b) mitochondria (c) lysosome (d) endoplasmic reticulum.
Last Answer : (d) endoplasmic reticulum.
Description : The structure in cells which contains light absorbing pigment is (1) Endoplasmic reticulum (2) Nucleus (3) Chloroplast (4) Chromoplast
Last Answer : Chloroplast
Description : Which of the following correctly matches an organelle with its function? (A) Mitochondrion . . . photosynthesis (B) Nucleus . . . cellular respiration (C) Ribosome . . . manufacture of lipids (D) Central vacuole . . . storage
Last Answer : (D) Central vacuole . . . storage
Description : The signal sequence of proteins is cleaved off (A) On the ribosomes immediately after synthesis (B) In the endoplasmic reticulum (C) During processing in Golgi apparatus (D) During passage through the cell membrane
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : SRP receptors involved in protein export are present on (A) Ribosomes (B) Endoplasmic reticulum (C) Golgi appartus (D) Cell membrane
Description : Proteins that are secreted by cells are generally a. not synthesized on membrane-bound ribosomes b. initially synthesized with a signal peptide or leader sequence at their C terminal c. found in ... endocytosis e. secreted in a form that is larger than the form present in the endoplasmic reticulum
Last Answer : found in vesicles and secretory granules
Description : Which of the following proteins would not need localization signal? A- A nuclear protein B- A cytosolic protein C- A protein bound to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane D- A cell surface protein
Last Answer : A cytosolic protein
Description : Select the correct statement from the following regarding cell membrane. (a) Na+ and K+ ions move across cell membrane by passive transport. (b) Proteins make up 60 to 70% of the cell ... towards the inner part. (d) Fluid mosaic model of cell membrane was proposed by Singer and Nicolson
Last Answer : (d) Fluid mosaic model of cell membrane was proposed by Singer and Nicolson.
Description : Select the correct statement from the following regarding cell membrane (1) Fluid mosaic model of cell membrane was proposed by Singer and Nicolson (2) Na+ and K+ ions move across cell membrane by ... of the cell membrane (4) Lipids are arranged in a bilayer with polar heads towards the inner part
Last Answer : (1) Fluid mosaic model of cell membrane was proposed by Singer and Nicolson
Description : Which organelle releases oxygen (A) Mitochondrion (B) Chloroplast (C) Glyoxysome (D) Both A and B
Last Answer : (B) Chloroplast
Description : Robert Brown is well known for his discovery of (A) Chloroplast (B) Photometer (C) Nucleus (D) Nucleolus
Last Answer : (C) Nucleus
Description : Each chloroplast encloses a system of flattened, membranous sacs called (A) Cristae (B) Thylakoids (C) Plastids (D) Cisternae
Last Answer : (B) Thylakoids
Description : In which organelle following reaction takes place 6 CO2 + 6 H2O + energy (from sunlight) ---------> C6H12O6 + 6 O2 (A) Mitochondrion (B) Peroxisome (C) Chloroplast (D) Glyoxysome
Last Answer : (C) Chloroplast
Description : In addition to the DNA of nucleus there DNA is (A) Mitochondrian (B) Endoplasmic reticulum (C) Golgi apparatus (D) Plasma membrane
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Enzymes catalyzing electron transport are present mainly in the (A) Ribosomes (B) Endoplasmic reticulum (C) Lysosomes (D) Inner mitochondrial membrane
Last Answer : D
Description : Nuclear envelope is a derivative of (a) microtubules (b) rough endoplasmic reticulum (c) smooth endoplasmic reticulum (d) membrane of Golgi complex.
Last Answer : (b) rough endoplasmic reticulum
Description : Which of the following statements is not correct? (a) Lysosomes are formed by the process of packaging in the endoplasmic reticulum. (b) Lysosomes have numerous hydrolytic enzymes. (c) The hydrolytic enzymes of lysosomes are active under acidic pH. (d) Lysosomes are membrane-bound structures.
Last Answer : (a) Lysosomes are formed by the process of packaging in the endoplasmic reticulum.
Description : In fluid mosaic model of plasma membrane (a) upper layer is non-polar and hydrophilic (b) upper layer is polar and hydrophobic (c) phospholipids form a bimolecular layer in middle part (d) proteins form a middle layer.
Last Answer : (c) phospholipids form a bimolecular layer in middle part
Description : What is mass transportation across the cell membrane ?
Last Answer : Mass transportation is the entrance or the exiting of substances in or from the cell engulfed by portions of membrane. The fusion of internal substance-containing membranous vesicles with the cell ... cell after they have been engulfed by projections of the membrane is called endocytosis.
Description : How does the sodium-potassium pump present in the cell membrane work ?
Last Answer : What is the importance of this protein for the cell? The sodium-potassium pump is the transport protein that maintains the concentration gradient of these ions between the intra and the ... maintain the cellular metabolism. Cell Membrane Review - Image Diversity: sodium-potassium pump
Description : What are differentiations of the cell membrane ?
Last Answer : In some types of cells, the cell membrane present differentiations that are necessary for the specific functions of the cells. The main differentiations are the microvilli and the structures for ... tight junctions (zonula occludens), zonula adherens (adherens junctions) and gap junctions.
Description : What are the basic constituents of the cell membrane ?
Last Answer : The cell membrane is formed of lipids, proteins and carbohydrates. The membrane lipids are phospholipids, a special type of lipid to which one extremity a phosphate group is bound thus ... cell membrane. Cell Membrane Review - Image Diversity: phospholipid bilayer membrane proteins glycocalyx
Description : Concerning permeability what type of membrane is the cell membrane ?
Last Answer : The cell membrane is a selectively permeable membrane, i.e., it allows the passage of water and some selected solutes. Cell Membrane Review - Image Diversity: cell membrane
Description : What is the difference between plasma membrane and cell wall ?
Last Answer : Plasma membrane and cell wall is not the same thing. Plasma membrane, also called cell membrane, is the outer membrane common to all living cells and it is made of a phospholipid bilayer, ... made of peptidoglycans and other organic substances. Cell Structure Review - Image Diversity: cell wall
Description : What is the plasma membrane of the cell ?
Last Answer : What are its main functions? The plasma membrane is the outer membrane of the cell it delimits the cell itself and a cell interior with specific conditions for the cellular function. Since it ... passage of substances inwards or outwards. Cell Structure Review - Image Diversity: cell membrane
Description : The outer most layer of cell wall is (A) Primary wall (B) Secondary wall (C) Middle lamella (D) Plasma membrane
Last Answer : (C) Middle lamella
Description : Which of the following would you NOT find in a bacterial cell (A) DNA (B) Cell membrane (C) Golgi apparatus (D) Ribosomes
Description : Cells are commonly studied in the lab. If you were examining various unlabelled slides of cells under the microscope, you could tell if the cell was from a plant by the presence of (A) A nucleus (B) A cell membrane (C) Cytoplasm (D) A cell wall
Last Answer : (D) A cell wall
Description : The door to your house is like the __________________ of a cell membrane? (A) Phospholipid bilayer (B) Integral protein (C) Recognition protein (D) Peripheral protein
Last Answer : (B) Integral protein