Assignment

Plasma Membrane and Basement Membrane

1. Which of the following statements best describes the chemical composition of plasma
membrane?
A. Plasma membrane is composed of two layers one layer of phospholipids and one layer of
proteins.
B. Plasma membrane is composed of equal numbers of phospholipids, proteins, and
carbohydrates.
C. Plasma membrane is bilayers of proteins with associated lipids and carbohydrates.
D. Plasma membrane is bilayers of phospholipids with associated proteins and carbohydrates.

2. Glycolipids in plasma membrane, which forms glycocalyx are usually located at:
A. Outer leaflet of plasma membrane
B. Inner leaflet of plasma membrane
C. Evenly distributed in both outer and inner leaflets of plasma membrane
D. Cannot be predicted, it varies according to cell types

3. What is the primary function of carbohydrates attached to the cell membrane?

A. Cell recognition
B. Membrane flexibility
C. Cell strengthening
D. Forms membrane channels

4. Which of the following describes the fluid-mosaic model of the plasma membrane structure?
A. Phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins
B. phospholipid monolayer with embedded proteins
C. triglyceride bilayer with embedded proteins
D. triglyceride monolayer with embedded proteins

5. Which of the following statements is NOT correct regarding the plasma membrane structure?
A. Protein molecules may be partially or wholly embedded.
B. Protein molecules are localized toward one side of the cell.

C. Phospholipids form a bilayer

D. Phospholipids have a fluid consistency
E. The head of the phospholipid molecule is attracted toward water.

6. Which statement best describes the plasma membrane?

A. It is freely permeable to all substances
B. It is selectively permeable to certain substances
C. It is nonpermeable to all substances
D. It is permeable to gases only

7. The basic structure of the plasma membrane is determined mainly by its ____ and the functions
of the membrane are determined by its ____.
 A. carbohydrates; lipids
B. lipids; proteins
C. proteins; lipids
D. carbohydrates; proteins

8. The phospholipid molecules of the cell membranes are arranged

A. In a single layer with the polar heads toward the extracellular space and the hydrophobic
heads toward the cellular cytoplasm
B. In a bilayer with the polar heads outward and the hydrophobic tails facing each other
C. In a single layer with random orientation
D. In a single layer with the polar heads toward the cellular cytoplasm and the hydrophobic
tails toward the extracellular space
E. In a bilayer with the polar heads facing each other and the hydrophobic tails facing outward

9. The most abundant glycoprotein in the basment membrane is

A. Laminin
B. Fibronectin
C. Collagen IV
D. Heparan sulphate

10. The predominat type of collagen fibres present in the basement membrane is
A. I
B. II
C. III
D. IV
E. VI