A ‘slime layer’ or a ‘capsule’ is a modification of which of the following layers of the cell envelope of a prokaryotic cell?
1. | Glycocalyx | 2. | Cell wall |
3. | Lipoprotein layer | 4. | Cell membrane |
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Mesosomes, extensions of plasma membrane in bacterial cells, help in all the following except:
1. Cell wall formation
2. DNA replication and distribution to daughter cells
3. Respiration
4. Photosynthesis
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A basal body is a part of bacterial:
1. | Inclusion bodies | 2. | Chromosomal DNA |
3. | Flagellum | 4. | Plasmid |
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The surface appendage on the bacterial cells that helps in conjugation is:
1. | Flagellum | 2. | Fimbria |
3. | Pilus | 4. | Cilia |
Identify the incorrect statement regarding bacterial ribosomes:
1. They are associated with plasma membrane
2. They are 70 S with two subunits being 30 S and 40 S
3. Several ribosomes may attach to a single mRNA
4. They translate the mRNA into proteins
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Reserve materials in prokaryotic cells are stored in the cytoplasm in the form of:
1. | Non-membrane bound lysosomes | 2. | Gas vacuoles |
3. | Chromatophores | 4. | Inclusion bodies |
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Which of the following is absent in almost all plant cells?
1. | Plastid | 2. | Cell wall |
3. | A large central vacuole | 4. | Centriole |
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The lipid content of the cell membrane mainly consists of:
1. | Phosphoglycerides | 2. | Cholesterol |
3. | Unsaturated fatty acids | 4. | Lipopolysaccharides |
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The approximate percent composition of proteins and lipids in the cell membrane of an erythrocyte is respectively:
1. | 52% and 40% | 2. | 40% and 52% |
3. | 60% and 40% | 4. | 40% and 60% |
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The measure of fluidity of a cell membrane is:
1. the ability of proteins to flip-flop between the two layers of phospholipids
2. the ability of proteins to move laterally within the membrane
3. the ability of lipids to flip-flop between the two layers of phospholipids
4. the ability of lipids to move laterally within the membrane
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