Q. No.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
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
A basal body is a part of bacterial:
| 1. | Inclusion bodies | 2. | Chromosomal DNA |
| 3. | Flagellum | 4. | Plasmid |
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
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
Which of the following is absent in almost all plant cells?
| 1. | Plastid | 2. | Cell wall |
| 3. | A large central vacuole | 4. | Centriole |
The lipid content of the cell membrane mainly consists of:
| 1. | Phosphoglycerides | 2. | Cholesterol |
| 3. | Unsaturated fatty acids | 4. | Lipopolysaccharides |
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% |
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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