Biochemistry Questions and Answers – Composition and Architecture of Membranes

This set of Basic Biochemistry Questions and Answers focuses on “The Composition and Architecture of Membranes”.

1. Which of the following acts as a passive electrical insulator?
a) Myelin sheath
b) Plasma membrane
c) Inner mitochondrial membrane
d) Outer mitochondrial membrane
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Answer: a
Explanation: Myelin sheath acts as a passive electrical insulator.

2. Which of the following membranes contain low cholesterol and high cardiolipin?
a) Myelin sheath
b) Plasma membrane
c) Inner mitochondrial membrane of hepatocyte
d) Cell wall
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Answer: c
Explanation: Inner mitochondrial membrane contains low cholesterol and high cardiolipin.
Plasma membrane has high cholesterol and low cardiolipin.

3. Which of the following is important in signal transduction triggered by hormones?
a) Phosphatidylinositol and its derivatives
b) Phosphatidylserine and its derivatives
c) Phosphatidylglycerol and its derivatives
d) Phosphatidylethanolamine
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Answer: a
Explanation: Phosphatidylinositol and its derivatives are important in signal transduction triggered by hormones.
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4. Which of the following are the major component of chloroplast membrane of plants and are absent from animal cells?
a) Glycolipids
b) Phospholipids
c) Ether lipids
d) Triacylglycerols
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Answer: a
Explanation: Glycolipids are the major component of chloroplast membrane of plants and are absent from animal cells.

5. How many types of lipid aggregates are formed when amphipathic lipids are mixed with water?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
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Answer: c
Explanation: Micelle, bilayer and liposome are the 3 types of lipid aggregates are formed when amphipathic lipids are mixed with water.
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6. Which of the following types of lipid aggregates has maximum stability?
a) Micelles
b) Bilayer
c) Liposome
d) Myelin sheath
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Answer: c
Explanation: Bilayer is relatively unstable and spontaneously forms a third type of aggregate, folds back on itself to form a hollow sphere, liposome that has maximum stability in their aqueous environment.

7. When cross sectional area of the head group and acyl side chain is similar, which of the following lipid aggregates formation is favored?
a) Micelles
b) Bilayer
c) Liposome
d) Myelin sheath
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Answer: b
Explanation: Bilayer formation is favored when cross sectional area of the head group and acyl side chain is similar.
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8. When cross sectional area of the head group is greater than that of the acyl side chain, which of the following lipid aggregates formation is favored?
a) Micelles
b) Bilayer
c) Liposome
d) Myelin sheath
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Answer: a
Explanation: Micelles formation is favored when cross sectional area of the head group is greater than that of the acyl side chain.

9. Which of the following is choline containing lipid?
a) Sphingomyelin
b) Phosphatidylserine
c) Phosphatidylglycerol
d) Phosphatidylethanolamine
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Answer: a
Explanation: Phosphatidylcholine and sphingomyelin present in the outer leaflet are the choline containing lipids.
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10. A platelet is able to play its role in the formation of blood clot when one of the glycerophospholipids in the plasma membrane moves into the outer leaflet.
a) Phosphatidylserine
b) Phosphatidylethanolamine
c) Phosphatidylinositol
d) Phosphatidylglycerol
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Answer: a
Explanation: Only when phosphatidylserine in the plasma membrane moves into the outer leaflet is a platelet able to play its role in the formation of blood clot.

11. Which of the following glycerophospholipids is not common in inner leaflet (cytoplasmic)?
a) Phosphatidylserine
b) Phosphatidylethanolamine
c) Phosphatidylinositol
d) Phosphatidylcholine
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Answer: d
Explanation: Phosphatidylcholine is common in outer leaflet.

12. Which of the following has high lipid content?
a) Myelin sheath
b) Plasma membrane
c) Inner mitochondrial membrane
d) Outer mitochondrial membrane
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Answer: a
Explanation: Myelin sheath relatively contains high lipid content.

13. Plasma membrane is permeable to __________
a) ATP
b) Glucose
c) K+
d) Urea
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Answer: d
Explanation: Plasma membrane is impermeable to ATP, glucose and K+.

14. How are the intrinsic proteins in cell membrane distributed?
a) Uniform
b) Random
c) Symmetric
d) Asymmetric
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Answer: d
Explanation: Intrinsic proteins in cell membrane are distributed symmetrically.

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