MDCAT Biology — Cell Structure and Function
Cell Structure and Function is a core Biology topic in the PMDC MDCAT syllabus, covering 4 subtopics. Below are the subtopics to revise, how often the topic appears in past papers, and real past-paper MCQs to try.
Subtopics (4)
- Cell Structure (Animal vs Plant)
- Chromosomes
- Cytoplasmic Organelles
- Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cell
How Cell Structure and Function is tested
Across the 16 MDCAT past papers on ParhaiKrlo, Cell Structure and Function accounts for 128 questions. It appears in 15 of them, about 8.5 questions a paper. The heaviest was MDCAT 2013, with 13 questions, and the most recent is MDCAT 2025, with 8.
| Paper | Questions |
|---|---|
| MDCAT 2025 | 8 |
| MDCAT 2024 | 11 |
| MDCAT 2023 | 11 |
| MDCAT 2022 | 11 |
| MDCAT 2019 | 10 |
| MDCAT 2018 | 8 |
| MDCAT 2017 | 9 |
| MDCAT 2016 | 12 |
| MDCAT 2015 | 7 |
| MDCAT 2014 | 6 |
| MDCAT 2013 | 13 |
| MDCAT 2012 | 10 |
| MDCAT 2011 | 3 |
| MDCAT 2009 | 4 |
| MDCAT 2008 | 5 |
Cell Structure and Function MCQs from the MDCAT past papers
Try each one before opening the answer. Each comes with a short explanation.
- Q1 · MDCAT 2025 · Cell Structure and Function
What is the function of a centromere?
- A.To protect the ends of chromosomes
- B.To hold sister chromatids together
- C.To carry genetic information
- D.To initiate DNA replication
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Answer: B. To hold sister chromatids together — The centromere holds sister chromatids together.
- Q2 · MDCAT 2024 · Cell Structure and Function
Chloroplast are membrane bound bodies containing
- A.Enzymes
- B.Cisternae
- C.Pigment
- D.Cristae
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Answer: C. Pigment — Chloroplasts are membrane-bound organelles that contain photosynthetic pigments (chlorophylls and carotenoids).
- Q3 · MDCAT 2023 · Cell Structure and Function
Cells of different types can be distinguished on the basis of surface:
- A.Phospholipids
- B.Globular proteins
- C.Glycolipids and glycoproteins
- D.Cholesterol
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Answer: C. Glycolipids and glycoproteins — Different cell types are distinguished at the surface by their unique pattern of glycolipids and glycoproteins.