BIO 353 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE 2026
▶ The presence of 2 disulfide bonds near each other is a good thing when
a stretch of protein is to be immobilized.. Answer: true
▶ Submembrane cytoskeletons can provide shape to a cell. Answer: true
▶ Beta pleated sheets can provide a unique environment on one side of
the sheet relative to the other side of the sheet because of the types of side
groups that can accumulate there.. Answer: true
▶ The empty center of a single pass transmembrane protein provides a
channel for the transport of ions.. Answer: false
▶ Membrane anchors set up the geography of a cell. Answer: true
▶ How many amino acids are required to span a typical membrane?.........
Answer: 22-24
▶ Transmembrane proteins of alpha helices most frequently span the
membrane ...... or ....... times. Answer: 1 or 7
▶ When a lipid goes from the gel state to the liquid crystal state, the
reaction is. Answer: endothermic
▶ It is the proteins in the biological membrane that serve to partition water.
Answer: false
▶ Unsaturated sites in the fatty acid tails fo phosophlipids are places that
water can use to leak through the the memberane. Answer: true
▶ Phosphatidylserine influences a great deal of surface area primarily due
to its large size.. Answer: false
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE 2026
▶ The presence of 2 disulfide bonds near each other is a good thing when
a stretch of protein is to be immobilized.. Answer: true
▶ Submembrane cytoskeletons can provide shape to a cell. Answer: true
▶ Beta pleated sheets can provide a unique environment on one side of
the sheet relative to the other side of the sheet because of the types of side
groups that can accumulate there.. Answer: true
▶ The empty center of a single pass transmembrane protein provides a
channel for the transport of ions.. Answer: false
▶ Membrane anchors set up the geography of a cell. Answer: true
▶ How many amino acids are required to span a typical membrane?.........
Answer: 22-24
▶ Transmembrane proteins of alpha helices most frequently span the
membrane ...... or ....... times. Answer: 1 or 7
▶ When a lipid goes from the gel state to the liquid crystal state, the
reaction is. Answer: endothermic
▶ It is the proteins in the biological membrane that serve to partition water.
Answer: false
▶ Unsaturated sites in the fatty acid tails fo phosophlipids are places that
water can use to leak through the the memberane. Answer: true
▶ Phosphatidylserine influences a great deal of surface area primarily due
to its large size.. Answer: false
