The presence of cholesterol in the plasma membranes of some animals.
1. enables the membrane to stay fluid more easily when cell temperature drops.
2. enables the animal to remove hydrogen atoms from saturated phospholipids.
3. enables the animal to add hydrogen atoms to unsaturated phospholipids.
4. makes the membrane less flexible, allowing it to sustain greater pressure from within the cell.
Gas vacuoles allow cyanobacteria to:
1. Store carbon dioxide for assimilation
2. Control their buoyancy
3. Provide anaerobic conditions to nitrogenase
4. Eliminate toxic ammonia
The lipid component of the plasma membrane mainly consists of:
1. Triglycerides
2. Cholesterol
3. Phosphoglycerides
4 Proteins
Carotenoid pigments are found in:
I. Chloroplasts
II. Chromoplasts
III. Leucoplasts
(1) Only I
(2) Only I and II
(3) Only II
(4) I, II and III
Microbodies, which help to convert stored lipids into carbohydrates so they can be used for plant growth, are known as:
1. Peroxisomes
2. Sphaerosomes
3. Glyoxysomes
4. Lysosomes
Ribosomes are produced in
1. Nucleolus
2. Mitochondria
3. Cytoplasm
4. Golgibody
All the following are the part of a eukaryotic cell endomembranous system except:
1. Vacuole
2. Lysosome
3. Golgi complex
4. Mitochondria
A feature unique to prokaryotes would be:
1. A cell wall not made up of cellulose
2. An extrachromosomal plasmid DNA
3. A cell membrane of peptidoglycan
4. Presence of inclusions
The tail of the phospholipid molecule:
1. | is hydrophilic and composed of phosphate |
2. | is hydrophilic and composed of saturated hydrocarbons |
3. | is hydrophobic and composed of saturated hydrocarbons |
4. | is hydrophobic and composed of unsaturated hydrocarbons |
In animal cells, lipid-like steroidal hormones are synthesized in the:
1. Nucleus
2. Rough endoplasmic reticulum
3. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
4. Golgi apparatus