Adaptations of Cellular Growth Practice Questions

Question 1

Which of the following proteins is primarily responsible for marking other proteins for degradation?

Accepted Answer

Ubiquitin

Answer

RNAse

Answer

Zymase

Answer

Chaperone

Question 2

False statement about Barrett esophagus is:

Accepted Answer

Columnar to squamous metaplasia

Answer

Chronic GERD is the predisposing factor

Answer

May lead to malignancy after few years

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Goblet cells seen on histology

Question 3

Which of the following is characterized by denervation atrophy of the muscles?

Accepted Answer

Werdnig-Hoffman disease

Answer

Carnitine palmityl transferase deficiency

Answer

McArdle disease

Answer

Pompe disease

Question 4

Mutations are due to changes in:

Accepted Answer

DNA nucleotide sequence

Answer

RNA nucleotide sequence

Answer

Amino acid sequence of ribonuclease

Answer

Cell membrane

Question 5

Gigantism is most commonly caused by:

Accepted Answer

Pituitary adenomas

Answer

Chromosomal abnormalities

Answer

Parathyroid disorders

Answer

Thyroid disorders

Question 6

Reversible change from one cell type to another is known as -

Accepted Answer

Metaplasia

Answer

Hypertrophy

Answer

Dysplasia

Answer

Hyperplasia

Question 7

Which of the following statements about apoptosis is not true?

Accepted Answer

Cellular swelling

Answer

Nuclear compaction

Answer

Intact cell membrane

Answer

Formation of apoptotic bodies

Question 8

True regarding lag phase is?

Accepted Answer

Time taken to adapt in the new environment

Answer

It is the 2nd phase in bacterial growth curve

Answer

The plateau in lag phase is due to cell death

Answer

Growth occurs exponentially

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of programmed cell death?

Accepted Answer

Apoptosis

Answer

Cytolysis

Answer

Necrosis

Answer

Autophagy

Question 10

Which of the following is known as the old age pigment?

Accepted Answer

Lipofuscin

Answer

Melanin

Answer

Bilirubin

Answer

Hemosiderin

Adaptations of Cellular Growth — MCQs

Adaptations of Cellular Growth — MCQs

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