hapter: The Fundamental Unit of Life – CELL
Very Short Answer Questions (1 mark each)
1. Who discovered the cell?
2. Define cell.
3. Name the basic structural and functional unit of life.
4. Name the cell organelle known as the 'powerhouse of the cell'.
5. What is the function of nucleus?
6. Name any two cell organelles present only in plant cells.
7. What is plasma membrane made up of?
8. What is the full form of DNA?
9. What is cytoplasm?
10. Name the storage sacs in cells.
Short Answer Questions (2 marks)
11. State two differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
12. Why are lysosomes called suicide bags?
13. State two functions of the plasma membrane.
14. What is the function of ribosomes?
15. What is osmosis?
16. What is nucleoid?
17. Why are plant cells more rigid than animal cells?
18. Name the organelle responsible for packaging proteins.
Short Answer Questions (3 – 4 marks)
19. Explain diffusion with an example.
20. What is plasmolysis? Explain with an activity or diagram.
21. State any three differences between plant cell and animal cell.
22. Draw a neat labelled diagram of mitochondria OR chloroplast.
23. Explain the structure and function of:
a) Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)
b) Golgi apparatus
24. What will happen if the plasma membrane ruptures or breaks?
25. Differentiate between rough ER and smooth ER.
Long Answer Questions (5 marks and above)
26. Draw a labelled diagram of a plant cell and describe any four organelles.
27. Explain the structure of nucleus with a labelled diagram. Mention its functions.
28. Describe the Fluid Mosaic Model of plasma membrane.
29. State the functions of the following – nucleus, mitochondria, chloroplast, Golgi complexes
and vacuoles.
30.
hapter: The Fundamental Unit of Life – CELL
Very Short Answer Questions (1 mark each)
1. Who discovered the cell?
2. Define cell.
3. Name the basic structural and functional unit of life.
4. Name the cell organelle known as the 'powerhouse of the cell'.
5. What is the function of nucleus?
6. Name any two cell organelles present only in plant cells.
7. What is plasma membrane made up of?
8. What is the full form of DNA?
9. What is cytoplasm?
10. Name the storage sacs in cells.
Short Answer Questions (2 marks)
11. State two differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
12. Why are lysosomes called suicide bags?
13. State two functions of the plasma membrane.
14. What is the function of ribosomes?
15. What is osmosis?
16. What is nucleoid?
17. Why are plant cells more rigid than animal cells?
18. Name the organelle responsible for packaging proteins.
Short Answer Questions (3 – 4 marks)
19. Explain diffusion with an example.
20. What is plasmolysis? Explain with an activity or diagram.
21. State any three differences between plant cell and animal cell.
22. Draw a neat labelled diagram of mitochondria OR chloroplast.
23. Explain the structure and function of:
a) Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)
b) Golgi apparatus
24. What will happen if the plasma membrane ruptures or breaks?
25. Differentiate between rough ER and smooth ER.
Long Answer Questions (5 marks and above)
26. Draw a labelled diagram of a plant cell and describe any four organelles.
27. Explain the structure of nucleus with a labelled diagram. Mention its functions.
28. Describe the Fluid Mosaic Model of plasma membrane.
29. State the functions of the following – nucleus, mitochondria, chloroplast, Golgi complexes
and vacuoles.
30.
