Class IX (Biology)
Ch. Fundamental Unit of life
Assignment 1
Multiple Choice Questions:
[Link] arises from pre-existing cell was stated by:
a) Haeckel b) Virchow c) Hooke d) Robert Brown
[Link] cells were discovered by
a) Robert Hooke b) Purkinje c) Leeuwenhoek d) Schleiden
3. The undefined nuclear region of prokaryotes are also known as
a) nucleus b) nucleolus c) nucleic acid d) nucleoid
4. Who coined the term protoplasm?
a) Purkinje b) Robert Brown c) Robert Hooke d) Leeuwenhoek
5. The cell theory was further expanded by:
a) Schleiden b) Virchow c) Schwann d) all except (b)
6. A plant cell usually differs from an animal cell in the absence of
a) Ribosome b) Endoplasmic reticulum
c) Lysosomes d) Centriole
7. Number of chromosomes in prokaryotic cell is:
a) More than one b) single c) double d) infinite
[Link] structural and functional unit of life is:
a) Cell b) Tissue c) Organ d) Organ system
9. The only cell organelle seen in prokaryotic cell is:
a) Mitochondria b) Ribosomes
c) Plastids d) Lysosomes
[Link] were first discovered by Robert Hooke in:
a) 1677 b)1765 c) 1665 d) 1777
11. Chromosomes are made up of
a) DNA b) protein c) DNA and protein d) RNA
[Link] in a plant cell is defined as
a) breakdown of plasma membrane in hypotonic medium
b) shrinkage of cytoplasm in hypertonic medium
c) shrinkage of nucleoplasm
d) none of them
13. Amoeba acquires its food through a process, termed
a) exocytosis b) endocytosis
c) plasmolysis d) exocytosis and endocytosis both
[Link] raisins, when dipped in water, swell up due to:
a) Exosmosis b) Endosmosis c) Imbibition d) Plasmolysis
[Link]’s when placed in hypertonic solution will:
a) shrink b) swell up c) not change in form d) burst
Assertion Reason Questions:
Directions: In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of reason (R).
Mark the correct choice as:
(a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of assertion (A).
(b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct explanation of assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.
1. Assertion : A cell swells up when present in a hypotonic solution.
Reason : More water molecules enter the cell than they leave.
2. Assertion : Plasma membrane is selectively permeable.
Reason : Plasma membrane allows some molecules to pass through it more easily than others.
3. Assertion : Cell wall is a non-living part of the cell.
Reason : It offers protection, definite shape and support.
4. Assertion : A plant cell bursts if placed in water.
Reason : High turgor pressure causes bursting of plant cells.
