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This section includes 10 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Cell Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The core of the cilium is called ________________ |
| A. | flagellum |
| B. | primary cilium |
| C. | tubulin |
| D. | axoneme |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
Ciliopathies were first identified in model organisms _________________ |
| A. | C. elegans |
| B. | Drososphila |
| C. | Mus musculus |
| D. | Arabidopsis thaliana |
| Answer» B. Drososphila | |
| 3. |
Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is caused due to mutations in genes that affect the assembly of _____________ |
| A. | mitochondria |
| B. | microfilaments |
| C. | cilia |
| D. | flagella |
| Answer» D. flagella | |
| 4. |
Non-motile cilia are called _________________ |
| A. | primary cilium |
| B. | cytochrome |
| C. | microfilaments |
| D. | microtubules |
| Answer» B. cytochrome | |
| 5. |
Cilia and flagella are the same structure. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 6. |
Microtubules of cilia are stable. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 7. |
Outer microtubules in a cilium are generated from ______________ |
| A. | basal body |
| B. | centromere |
| C. | centrosome |
| D. | nucleus |
| Answer» B. centromere | |
| 8. |
Colcemid is a drug that acts on ___________ |
| A. | myosin |
| B. | kinesin |
| C. | tubulin |
| D. | colchicine |
| Answer» D. colchicine | |
| 9. |
How many cytoplasmic dyneins are present in eukaryotic cells? |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» C. 3 | |
| 10. |
Which microtubule-associated motor protein is responsible for the movement of cilia? |
| A. | kinesin |
| B. | niacin |
| C. | myosin |
| D. | dynein |
| Answer» E. | |