Quantum Biophysics – MCQs 50 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. Quantum biophysics is the study of: (A) Application of classical mechanics to biology (B) Application of quantum mechanics to biological systems (C) Nuclear physics in medicine (D) Weather prediction models 2. The double-slit experiment demonstrates: (A) Particle-wave duality (B) Conservation of energy (C) Gravitational attraction (D) Protein folding 3. Which biological process is most linked to quantum tunneling? (A) Enzyme catalysis (B) DNA replication (C) Protein folding (D) Cell division 4. Proton tunneling in DNA bases may cause: (A) Mutations (B) Protein misfolding (C) ATP hydrolysis (D) Cell membrane rupture 5. Photosynthetic light harvesting involves: (A) Quantum coherence (B) Only classical diffusion (C) Nuclear fission (D) Random photon scattering 6. Excitons in photosynthesis are: (A) Quasiparticles of energy transfer (B) DNA mutations (C) RNA codons (D) Protein enzymes 7. Quantum entanglement refers to: (A) Linked states of particles over distance (B) DNA cross-linking (C) Protein misfolding (D) Chemical oxidation 8. In quantum tunneling, particles pass through: (A) Potential energy barriers (B) DNA strands (C) Cell membranes only (D) Protein helices 9. Electron transfer in respiration is aided by: (A) Quantum tunneling (B) Ionic bonds (C) Classical diffusion only (D) Magnetic resonance 10. Quantum coherence in avian navigation is believed to involve: (A) Cryptochrome proteins in the eye (B) Hemoglobin in blood (C) Actin filaments (D) Ribosomes 11. The uncertainty principle states: (A) Position and momentum cannot both be measured exactly (B) Energy is always conserved (C) Gravity weakens with distance (D) DNA replicates with errors 12. The quantum description of light is: (A) Photon (B) Proton (C) Neutron (D) Electron 13. Quantum spin is important in: (A) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (B) Protein folding (C) Photosynthesis only (D) DNA mutations 14. Which enzyme reaction has evidence of proton tunneling? (A) Alcohol dehydrogenase (B) DNA polymerase (C) RNA helicase (D) Amylase 15. The process of superposition means: (A) A particle can exist in multiple states at once (B) DNA has two strands (C) Protein folds into secondary structures (D) Atoms form bonds 16. Quantum decoherence occurs when: (A) Quantum states interact with the environment (B) DNA bases mutate (C) Enzymes denature (D) Cells divide 17. The radical pair mechanism is linked with: (A) Avian magnetoreception (B) ATP hydrolysis (C) Protein translation (D) DNA replication 18. Quantum tunneling in biology often involves: (A) Protons and electrons (B) Neutrons only (C) Entire proteins (D) DNA strands 19. Quantum Zeno effect suggests: (A) Frequent observation can freeze a quantum system’s state (B) DNA replication speeds up under heat (C) Protein folding is accelerated (D) Energy is lost in photons 20. Which biological pigment is central to quantum effects in photosynthesis? (A) Chlorophyll (B) Hemoglobin (C) Melanin (D) Myoglobin 21. Quantum mechanics describes energy in: (A) Discrete quantized levels (B) Continuous waves only (C) Random chaos (D) Static values only 22. Vibrational energy transfer in proteins may involve: (A) Quantum coherence (B) Gravitational waves (C) Nuclear decay (D) DNA mutation 23. Schrödinger’s equation is fundamental to: (A) Quantum mechanics (B) Classical mechanics (C) Thermodynamics (D) Relativity 24. Which Nobel laureate explored quantum biology in his book “What is Life?” (A) Erwin Schrödinger (B) Albert Einstein (C) Richard Feynman (D) Max Planck 25. Quantum entanglement in biology has been hypothesized in: (A) Brain microtubules (B) Hemoglobin folding (C) DNA methylation (D) Cell wall synthesis 26. Proton tunneling can lower: (A) Activation energy of enzymatic reactions (B) Protein size (C) DNA sequence length (D) Cell volume 27. Quantum yield in photosynthesis measures: (A) Efficiency of photon conversion to electrons (B) DNA mutation rate (C) Protein denaturation speed (D) Enzyme misfolding 28. The Pauli exclusion principle states: (A) Two electrons cannot occupy the same quantum state simultaneously (B) Protons cannot exist in atoms (C) DNA bases cannot mutate (D) Proteins cannot misfold 29. Quantum coherence in biology usually persists for: (A) Femtoseconds to picoseconds (B) Hours (C) Days (D) Years 30. Radical pairs are generated during: (A) Photoexcitation of molecules (B) Protein folding (C) DNA replication (D) ATP synthesis 31. Quantum effects are most pronounced at: (A) Atomic and subatomic scales (B) Cellular scales (C) Tissue levels (D) Organismal levels 32. In photosynthetic complexes, energy transfer is optimized by: (A) Quantum superposition of pathways (B) Protein unfolding (C) DNA hybridization (D) Cell wall structure 33. Which particle is most relevant for quantum effects in electron transport chains? (A) Electron (B) Proton (C) Neutron (D) Photon 34. Which isotope is often used in quantum tunneling studies of enzymes? (A) Deuterium (B) Carbon-14 (C) Uranium-235 (D) Oxygen-18 35. Spin chemistry is central to: (A) Radical pair mechanisms (B) DNA sequencing (C) Protein translation (D) Cell division 36. Quantum resonance energy transfer is similar to: (A) Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) (B) Enzyme catalysis (C) DNA replication (D) Protein denaturation 37. Quantum coherence enhances: (A) Efficiency of photosynthesis (B) Protein misfolding (C) Mutation rates (D) Random thermal noise 38. Quantum biophysics can explain: (A) Enzyme reaction rates beyond classical limits (B) Newton’s laws of motion (C) General relativity (D) Gravitational waves in cells 39. Proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) is important in: (A) Respiration and photosynthesis (B) DNA replication (C) RNA translation (D) Protein unfolding 40. Quantum coherence in DNA may influence: (A) Charge transport along base pairs (B) Enzyme catalysis only (C) Cell membrane rupture (D) Protein degradation 41. Quantum noise can: (A) Disrupt coherence in biological systems (B) Enhance protein folding (C) Stop DNA replication (D) Strengthen ionic bonds 42. The smallest quantum of light energy is called: (A) Photon (B) Proton (C) Electron (D) Positron 43. In enzyme catalysis, tunneling explains: (A) Temperature-independent reaction rates (B) Protein denaturation (C) DNA replication errors (D) RNA misfolding 44. Avian magnetoreception depends on: (A) Spin states of radical pairs (B) Proton tunneling in DNA (C) Protein misfolding (D) Nuclear decay 45. Quantum superposition collapses when: (A) Observed or measured (B) DNA mutates (C) Proteins denature (D) Enzymes fold 46. Coherence length in quantum biology refers to: (A) Distance over which quantum states remain correlated (B) DNA strand length (C) Protein size (D) Enzyme active site volume 47. Which quantum effect explains hydrogen transfer in enzymatic reactions? (A) Proton tunneling (B) Quantum entanglement (C) Quantum Zeno effect (D) Spin coherence 48. Which part of the brain is hypothesized to involve quantum effects? (A) Microtubules in neurons (B) Cerebellum cortex (C) Hippocampus DNA (D) Synaptic lipids 49. Photosynthetic quantum efficiency can reach nearly: (A) 100% (B) 50% (C) 25% (D) 10% 50. 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