Topic-wise Questions

8. Cells in which nucleus is bounded by membrane are known

An Overview Of Cell & Cell Theory
as
1. Robert Hooke discovered a. Prokaryotic cell b. Eukaryotic cell
a. Cell wall b. Mitochondria c. Bundle sheath cell d. All of these
c. Cytoplasm d. Nuclei
9. Which of the following is present in both prokaryotic and
2. Living beings are made up of cells. This statement belongs
eukaryotic cell?
to
a. Vacuoles b. Vesicle
a. Lamarck b. Von Helmont
c. Plastids d. Cell membrane
c. Hugo de Vries d. Schleiden and Schwann
10. The easiest way to differentiate a prokaryotic cell from a
3. Theodore Schwann named the outer layer of the cell which is
today known as eukaryotic cell is to check for
a. Plasma membrane b. Cell membrane a. Cell membrane b. Nucleus
c. Basement membrane d. Biological membrane c. DNA d. Carbohydrates
4. Who proposed the theory that “cells arise only from the pre- 11. On the basis of size the correctly matched pair is
existing cells”? a. Mycoplasma – 0.3 μm
a. Mohl b. Virchow b. Bacteria – 3-5 μm
c. Haeckel d. Brown
c. RBC – 7 μm in diameter
5. Cell theory as understood today describes that:
d. All of these
a. All living organisms are composed of cells and products of
cells 12. Which organelle is not visible when student observes a
b. All cells evolve from pre-existing cells human cheek cell under a microscope?
c. Plants and animals possess exactly same type of Cellular a. Nucleus b. Endoplasmic reticulum
components is plant and animals are same c. Nucleus d. Chloroplast
d. More than one option is true 13. Which of the following is the smallest cell of human body?
6. Which of the following statement is false? a. Erythrocyte b. Monocyte
a. Single celled organisms are capable of independent c. Leucocytes d. Blood platelets
existence
14. The largest isolated single cell is
b. Any structure less than a complete structure of a cell does
not ensure independent living a. Red Blood cells b. PPLO
c. According to Matthias Schleiden, a German zoologist, the c. Ostrich egg d. Mast cells
body of animals are composed of cells and its products
15. Read the following statements:
d. Schledien and Schwann together formulated the cell
theory A. The shape of cell may vary with the function they
perform
7. Which of the following statements depicts the fundamental
B. Nerve cells are the longest cells
features of cell theory?
A. All cells share similar physiology and chemistry C. Egg of an ostrich is the largest isolated single cell
B. All living organisms are made up of cells and their D. Blue-green algae is a eukaryote
products. E. Prokaryotic cells are generally smaller and multiply
C. Each cell is made up of a small mass of protoplasm slowly than eukaryotic cells
having a nucleus inside and a plasma membrane with or choose the incorrect statements.
without a cell wall. a. Two b. Four
D. Activities of an organism are the sum total of activities
and interaction of its constituents cells. c. Three d. One

Correct option with respect to the statement is 16. Which is not found in prokaryotic cell?
a. Only B is correct b. A and C are correct a. Plasma membrane b. Nuclear membrane
c. A, C and D are correct d. All of these c. Cell wall d. Ribosomes
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17. Which of the following is present only in prokaryotic cell? 28. The basic shape of bacteria is/are
a. Phagosome b. Lysosome a. Bacillus b. Vibrio
c. Mesosome d. ER c. Spirillum d. All of these

18. Jelly like semifluid complex of cytoplasm is called 29. Which one of the following cell is long and narrow in shape?
a. Endoplast b. Cytosol a. Mesophyll cell
c. Cytoplasmic matrix d. Both (b) and (c) b. WBC
19. Which of the following organelles are not bounded by c. Columnar epithelial cells
membrane?
d. Tracheid
a. Nucleus & golgi body
30. Which of the following cell is branched and long?
b. Mitochondria & vacuoles
a. RBC b. WBC
c. Nucleolus & ribosome
c. Nerve cell d. Mesophyll cell
d. Golgi body & endoplamic reticulum
31. Human red blood cell is
20. Non-membranous organelle is
a. Round and biconcave b. Flat and discoid
a. Chloroplast b. Nucleolus
c. Discoid d. Round and flat
c. Centriole d. Both (b) and (c)
32. Select the odd one out w.r.t. shapes of bacteria:
21. Which of the following organelles is/are double membrane-
a. Coccus – Spherical
bound?
a. Nucleus b. Chloroplast b. Bacillus – Comma
c. Mitochondria d. All of the above c. Spirillum – Rod-like
22. A single unit membrane organelle is d. Vibrio – Rod-like
a. Ribosomes b. Mitochondria
Prokaryotic Cells
c. Chloroplast d. Lysosomes
23. In a prokaryotic cell, 33. Genetic material of prokaryotic cells is known as
A. Genetic material is enveloped a. Nucleus b. Centrosome
B. Absence of ribosomes c. Nucleoid d. Chromosome
C. An organised nucleus is absent. 34. Out of the following which structure is not present in a
The correct option is prokaryotic cell?
a. Only B b. Only A a. Nuclear envelope b. Mesosome
c. Only C d. All of these c. Pili d. Cell membrane
24. Which of the following structures would you expect to find in 35. Cell wall of prokaryotes is made up of
a bacterium? a. Chitin b. Sulphur
a. RER b. Plasma membrane c. Cellulose d. Peptidoglycan
c. Golgi apparatus d. Lysosome 36. In bacteria, small circular DNA is present outside the genomic
25. Out of lysosomes, peroxisomes and mitochondria, unit DNA. This is called
membrane is present in a. Mesosome b. Plastid
a. Both peroxisomes and lysosomes
c. Plasmid d. Inclusion body
b. Both peroxisomes and mitochondria
c. Only lysosomes 37. Which of the following option is correct w.r.t. plasmids?
d. All of these a. They are much smaller than nucleoid
26. Which of the following is NOT a true organelle? b. They confer some unique phenotypic character to the
a. Lysosome b. Ribosome concerned bacteria
c. Chloroplast d. Mitochondria c. These are covalently closed double stranded circular DNA
27. Within the cell, ribosomes are found not only in cytoplasm d. All of these
but also within the two organelles. This statement is true for- 38. How plasmid and mesosomes are same?
a. All prokaryotic organisms a. Both of them are made up of nucleotides
b. All eukaryotic organisms b. Both of them are concerned with molecular respiration
c. All bacterial and animal cells c. Both of them are seen in prkaryotic cell
d. Both (a) and (c) d. Both of them are seen in eukaryotic cell
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39. Mesosomes are the infolding of cell membrane. They 49. Gas vacuoles are found in
A. Helps in cell wall formation, DNA replication and a. Blue-green photosynthetic bacteria
respiration. b. Purple and green photosynthetic bacteria
B. Increases the surface area of plasma membrane. c. Both (a) and (b)
C. Are present in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. d. All bacteria
Choose the correct option. 50. Which type of ribosomes are found in Nostoc cells?
a. B and C b. A and C a. 50S b. 60S
c. A and B d. A, B and C c. 70S d. 80S
40. In prokaryotes, chromatophores are
Eukaryotic Cells
a. Specialized granules responsible for colouration of cells.
b. Structures responsible for organizing the shape of the 51. Which of the following is a characteristic feature that
organism. differentiate plant cell from animal cell?
c. Inclusion bodies lying free inside the cells for carrying out a. Presence of chloroplast b. Presence of mitochondria
various metabolic activities. c. Presence of vacuoles d. Absence of cell wall
d. Internal membrane system which becomes extensive and 52. Animal cells do not have cell wall because
complex in photosynthetic bacteria. a. They are adapted to move their body
41. Bacteria show a range in the number of arrangement of b. They have muscles and nerves
flagella. Bacterial flagellum is made up of c. They have to change the size of their body during
a. Two parts – pili and fimbriae locomotion
b. Three parts – filament, hook and shaft d. All are correct
53. A plant cell constitutes
c. Three parts – filament, shaft and basement membrane
a. Rigid cell wall and a large central vacuole
d. Three parts – filament, hook and basal body
b. A centriole for spindle formation
42. The longest part of the bacterial flagellum that extends from
c. A centrosome inactive in non-dividing cells
the cell surface to the outside is known as
d. Absence of plasma membrane
a. Filament b. Hook
54. Which of the following statement is correct?
c. Basal body d. Shaft
a. Both plant cell and animal cell possess plastids.
43. Which of the following is correct for Pili? b. Only animal cells possess plastids.
a. It is a surface structure of bacteria help in motility c. Only plant cells possess plastids.
b. Found in both gram positive and gram negative bacteria d. Both plant cell and animal cell lack plastids.
c. Made up of pilin and flagellin
d. Helps in mating process Cell Membrane
44. Small bristle like fibres present in bacteria are: 55. Plasmalemma is another term for
a. Inclusion bodies b. Pili a. Cell wall b. Middle lamella
c. Flagella d. Fimbriae c. Microfibrils d. Plasma-membrane
45. Prokaryotic ribosomes are 56. The barrier between the protoplasm and the outer environment
in an animal cell is
a. 40 S b. 80 S
a. Cell wall b. Plasma membrane
c. 70 S d. 50 S
c. Nuclear membrane d. Cytoplasm
46. Larger subunit of ribosome is in prokaryotic cell is
57. Lipid bilayers in biomembranes are barrier to
a. 40 S b. 70 S
a. Polar molecules
c. 50 S d. 80 S b. Non-polar molecules
47. Several ribosomes may attach to a single mRNA strand and c. Both polar and non-polar molecules
form a chain known as d. None of these
a. Polyribosome b. Polysome
58. According to the fluid mosaic model of plasma membrane
c. Mesosome d. Both (a) and (b)
a. The top layer is hydrophilic and non-polar in nature
48. Polyribosomes are aggregates of b. Polar layer is hydrophobic
a. Only rRNA b. DNA and rRNA c. Phospholipids form a middle bimolecular layer
c. Ribosomes and mRNA d. Lysosomes d. Middle layer is formed by proteins
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59. Glycoproteins are known to play an important role in cell 68. The fluid nature of the membrane is important because it is
recognition, the specificity of this recognition is largely involved in
provided by a. Cell growth and cell division
a. Lipid portion of glycoproteins b. Endocytosis and secretion
b. Protein portion of glycoproteins c. Intercellular junction formation
c. Carbohydrate portion of glycoproteins d. All of these
d. Both carbohydrate and protein components of 69. One of the following does not support facilitated transport.
glycoproteins a. This requires energy input
60. Which macromolecules are present in the cell membrane? b. This is passive process
a. Only proteins c. Solutes are moved by a change in shape in the carrier
protein
b. Lipids and proteins
d. The solute can move in either direction
c. Lipids, proteins and carbohydrates
70. One of the following methods for transporting substances
d. Only lipids across a membrane does not involve a change in extrinsic
61. Most abundant lipid found in plasma membrane is and intrinsic proteins
a. Glycolipids b. Phospholipids a. Na-K pump b. Active transport
c. Integral lipids d. Cholestrol c. Simple diffusion d. Facilitated diffusion
62. Cell membranes posses lipid, protein and carbohydrate. The 71. Read carefully and mark the incorrect
ratio of protein and lipid varies considerably in different a. Na+ & K+ can move across membrane through active
cell types. In human beings, the membrane of the RBCs has transportation
approximately b. Water can pass with the concentration gradient through the
a. 40 per cent lipids and 52 per cent carbohydrates nonpolar lipid bilayer
b. 40 per cent protein and 52 per cent lipids c. Non polar molecules can not pass through nonpolar lipid
c. 40 per cent lipids and 52 per cent proteins bilayer
d. 40 per cent protein and 52 per cent carbohydrates d. Neutral solute can move according to concentration
gradient across the nonpolar lipid bilayer
63. Plasma membrane, particularly in animal cells, is elastic due
to 72. Chemical nature of carrier molecules facilitating transport
across plasma membrane is
a. Carbohydrates b. Proteins
a. Starchy b. Sugary
c. Lipids d. None of these
c. Proteinaceous d. Fatty acidic
64. On the basis of ease of extraction, membrane proteins can be
categorized as 73. Sodium-Potassium (Na+/K+) pump is an example of:-
a. Unsaturated proteins and saturated a. Passive transport b. Translocation
b. Hydrophobic proteins and hydrophilic c. Active transport d. Osmosis
c. Integral and peripheral proteins Cell Wall
d. Acidic, basic and neutral proteins
74. In algae, cell wall is made up of
65. The quasifluid nature of _________ allows _________
movement of proteins within the bilayer of a cell membrane a. Cellulose b. Galactans & Mannans
c. Calcium carbonate d. All of the above
a. Protein, Lipid b. Lipid, lateral
c. Protein, flip-flop d. Lipid 75. Cell wall in higher plants is made up of
a. Cellulose + Lignin b. Cellulose + Pectin
66. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the fluid
c. Cellulose + Suberin d. Cellulose + Lipid
mosaic model for biological membranes?
a. Fluidity 76. Choose the correct sequence of layers of bacterial cell
envelope is
b. Components are symmetrically distributed
a. Cell membrane → Glycocalyx → Cell wall
c. Membrane components that can move about
b. Glycocalyx → Cell wall → Cell membrane
d. Structure reflects function
c. Cell wall → Glycocalyx → Cell membrane
67. Which of the following is true regarding fluid mosaic model? d. Glycocalyx → Cell membrane → Cell wall
a. Single phospholipid layer is present over protein layer 77. Which of the following layer is present nearest to the plasma
b. Phospholipid bilayer is present over carbohydrate layer membrane in plant cell?
c. Intrinsic proteins are embedded in phospholipid bilayer a. Tonoplast b. Middle lamella
d. Between two layers of protein, phospholipid is present c. Primary wall d. Secondary wall
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78. On which side of the plasma membrane, the secondary wall 88. Organelle involved in modification and transportation of
is formed? newly synthesised proteins to their destination is
a. Outer (towards middle lamella) side of the cell a. Chromoplast b. Vacuoles
b. Inner (towards middle lamella) side of the cell c. Glyoxysomes d. Endoplasmic reticulum
c. Inner (towards membrane) side of the cell 89. Which structures are responsible for lipid synthesis
d. Outer (towards primary cell wall) side of the cell respectively in plants and animal cells?
79. Which of the following statement is incorrect? a. Smooth E. R.
a. Middle lamella is mainly made up of calcium pectate b. Smooth and rough E. R.
b. Primary cell wall is the cell wall of a young plant cell c. Smooth E. R. and sphaerosomes
c. Plasmodesmata are cytoplasmic bridges that connect the
d. Sphaerosomes and smooth E. R.
neighbouring plant cells
d. Secondary wall is formed on the outer side of the cell Golgi Apparatus
80. The cytoplasm of neighbouring cells are connected through
a. Vacuole b. Plasmodesmata 90. Diameter of Golgi cisternae is:
c. Polysomes d. Middle lamella a. 0.5 µm – 1.0 µm b. 0.2 – 1.0 µm
81. Which of the following depicts the function of cell wall? c. 1.0 – 4.1 µm d. 10 – 50 nm
a. Provide shape of the cell and protects the cell from the 91. The components of Golgi apparatus are
mechanical damage and infection a. Single membrane bound
b. Helps in interacting with surrounding cells
b. Double membrane bound
c. Act as a barrier to undesirable macromolecules
c. Single membrane bound cisternae and double membrane
d. All of these
bound
82. A structure that connect the cytoplasm of surrounding cells,
and another which attaches different neighbouring cell d. Single membrane bound cisternae and double membrane
together are called bound tubules and vacuole
a. Plasma membrane and middle lamella, respectively 92. Select the three morphological forms of Golgi apparatus
b. Plasmodesmata and middle lamella, respectively a. Lamellae, tubules and cisternae
c. Middle lamella and peroxisomes, respectively b. Cisternae, tubules and vesicles
d. Cell wall and plasmodesmata, respectively c. Granum, tubules and vesicles
d. Granum, thylakoids and lamellae
Endoplasmic Reticulum
93. Which organelle of plant cells secretes polysaccharide and
83. Select the organelle which is directly attached to the outer
protein to make cell walls?
membrane of the nucleus in a eukaryotic cell?
a. Golgi bodies b. Lysosome
a. Plastids b. Mesosome
c. Golgi apparatus d. Endoplasmic reticulum c. Mitochondria d. Chloroplast
84. An organelle in which there is interconnected membranous 94. Which of the following is not a function of golgi apparatus?
network of vesicles, flattened sacs and tubules is a. Synthesis of glycoproteins
a. Mitochondria b. Endoplasmic reticulum b. Packaging materials
c. Vacuoles d. Plastids c. Modification of proteins
85. Function of RER is d. Secretion of hydrolytic enzymes
a. Synthesis of proteins b. Formation of microbodies 95. Golgi body is associated with
c. Synthesis of lipids d. Synthesis of glucose
a. Packaging and storage of material
86. What is the function of smooth endoplasmic reticulum?
b. Cell plate formation
a. Protein synthesis
c. Secretion of different substance
b. Cell wall formation
c. Lipid synthesis d. All of the above
d. Chloroplast synthesis 96. Which of the face, Golgi complex is associated with ER?
87. Which cell organelle is associated with synthesis of lipid-like a. Forming face, i.e., Trans-face
steroidal hormones? b. Maturing face, i.e., Trans-face
a. Golgi body b. RER c. Both forming and maturing face
c. SER d. Vesicles d. Forming face or Cis-face
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108. Cristae are present in

Lysosomes
a. Surface of grana
97. Which cell organelles contains hydrolytic enzymes? b. Plasma membrane’s surface
a. Mesosome b. Lysosome c. Mitochondrial inner membrane
c. Peroxisomes d. Golgi apparatus d. Membrane of nucleus
98. Which cell organelle secretes lipases, proteases, 109. Respiratory enzymes are present in
carbohydrases? a. Mitochondria b. Chloroplasts
a. Golgi body b. SER c. Golgi bodies d. Lysosomes
c. Nucleus d. Lysosomes 110. Oxidative enzymes occurs mostly in
99. Lysosomal enzymes are active at a. Lysosomes b. Golgi bodies
a. Neutral pH b. Basic pH c. Mitochondria d. Ribosomes
c. Acidic pH d. Any of these 111. Which one separates the mitochondrial core from outside?
a. Outer membrane b. Inner membrane
Vacuoles c. Perimitochondrial space d. All the above
100. Outer covering of vacuole is called 112. The inner compartment of mitochondria is filled with a dense
a. Sarcolemma b. Plasmalemma homogeneous substance called
c. Cell wall d. Tonoplast a. Matrix b. Stroma
101. In Amoeba, the contractile vacuole is important for c. Cisternae d. Cristae
a. Osmoregulation b. Respiration 113. Outer and inner membranes of mitochondria are
c. Cell secretion d. Food storage a. Structurally and functionally similar
102. In plant cells, _______% volume of the cell is occupied by b. Structurally and functionally dissimilar
vacuole. c. Structurally similar but functionally different
a. 80 b. 65 d. Structurally different but functionally similar
c. 95 d. 90
114. Small particle projecting from inner surfaces of cristae and
inner mitochondrial membrane are
Mitochondria
a. Microsomes b. Oxysomes
103. Given below are the features of Mitochondria:- c. Myeloid bodies d. Informosomes
A. They are easily visible under the microscope (without
specifically stained) 115. Which of the following representation correctly explain the
B. They are sausge-shaped or cylindrical shaped function of mitochondrion
C. They are bounded by double membrane O2 H 2O
D. They possess two aqueous compartments.
a. A, D are correct and B, C are incorrect a. ADP M ATP
b. A, B are correct and C, D are incorrect
c. A is incorrect and B, C & D are correct CO2
d. A, D are incorrect and B, C are correct Phosphate
CO2 H 2O
104. Infoldings of inner mitochondrial membrane are called
a. Cristae b. Cisternae
c. Thylakoids d. Grana b. ADP M AMP
105. Organelles which helps in the production of energy is
Phosphate CO2
a. E.R b. Ribosomes
c. Mitochondria d. Golgi body
CO2 H 2O
106. F0 - F1 particles are found in
a. Inner mitochondrial membrane
c. ADP M AMP
b. Mitochondrial surface
c. Grana
Phosphate O2
d. Intermembrane space
107. In which of the following cell organelles would you expect to CO2 H 2O
find the biochemical reactions that harness energy from the
breakdown of sugar molecules to synthesise large amounts of
ATP? d. ADP M ATP
a. Lysosome b. Vesicles
c. Chloroplast d. Mitochondria Phosphate O2
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116. Organelles which are referred as ‘power house’ of the cell 127. In green plants, majority of chloroplasts are present in
and in which the oxidative phosphorylation takes place is a. Mesophyll cells b. Bundle sheath cells
called c. Vascular cells d. Spongy cells
a. Plastids b. Endoplasmic reticulum
128. Aleuroplast is responsible for the storage of
c. Golgi apparatus d. Mitochondria a. Vitamins b. Chlorophyll
c. Proteins d. Water
Plastids 129. Ripen fruits are brightly coloured due to
117. Which of the following stores oils and fats? a. Aleuroplast b. Elaioplast
a. Aleuroplast b. Amyloplast c. Amyloplasts d. Chromoplasts
c. Leucoplast d. Elaioplast 130. Extra chromosomal DNA occurs in
a. Chloroplast b. Ribosomes
118. Carbohydrates are stored in c. Nucleus d. Chromosomes
a. Leucoplast b. Aleuroplast 131.. Which of the following plastid contain photosynthetic
pigment?
c. Amyloplast d. Elaioplast
a. Leucoplasts b. Chloroplasts
119. Stacks of membranous flattened discs in chloroplasts are
c. Chromoplasts d. None of these
called
a. Cristae b. Thylakoids 132. Carotene, xanthophylls are the types of pigments found in
c. Grana d. Stroma a. Chloroplasts b. Amyloplasts
c. Chromoplasts d. None of these
120. The number of chloroplast varies from 1 per cell of ...A... to
...B... per cell in the mesophyll. 133. Select the semi-autonomous cell organelles from the
a. A—Chlorella, B—15 to 20 following
b. A—Chlamydomonas, B—20 to 40 a. Nucleus and golgi body
c. A—Chlamydomonas, B—15 to 20 b. Chloroplast and mitochondria
d. A—Chlamydomonas, B—10 to 40 c. Lysosomes and Golgi complex
d. Ribosome and mitochondria
121. Both mitochondria and chloroplasts
134. The thylakoid in chloroplast are arranged as
a. Have double membranes.
a. Interconnected disc b. Interconnected sacs
b. Have highly structured inner membranes.
c. Stacked discs d. None of these
c. Present only in eukaryotic cells.
d. All of these Ribosomes
122. Colourless plastids are known as 135. Ribosomes are first observed under the electron microscope
a. Chloroplast b. Leucoplast as dense particles by
c. Protoplast d. Chromoplast a. Palade b. Robert Brown
123. Select the colorless plastid which is involved in fat storage? c. Schwann d. Matthian Schleiden
a. Aleuroplast b. Chromoplast 136. The larger subunit of 80S ribosome is
c. Etaioplast d. Etioplast a. 50S b. 60S
124. Grana and stroma are the parts of which cell organelles? c. 40S d. 30S
a. Mitochondria b. Chloroplast 137. Select the nucleoprotein structure from the following?
a. Virus b. Ribosome
c. Ribosome d. Golgi bodies
c. Chromatin d. All of these
125. What is the function of amyloplasts?
138. Which one is not correctly matched?
a. Store carbohydrates or starch a. Golgi apparatus-Breaking of complex macromolecules
b. Provide colour to various flowers and fruits. b. Endoplasmic reticulum-Protein synthesis
c. Mitochondria-Oxidative phosphorylation
c. Help in photosynthesis.
d. Chloroplasts-Photosynthesis
d. Provide support to the plants 139. Sedimentation coefficient(s) in ribsomes is used as a measure
126. The plastids that aids in storage of nutrients are of
a. Lycopene b. Leucoplasts a. Size b. Density
c. Elaioplast d. Chromoplast c. Volume d. Both (a) and (b)
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140. In an animal cell, protein synthesis takes place 147. Select the incorrect statement with respect to centrosome and
a. On ribosomes present in cytoplasm as well as in centrioles:-
mitochondria. A. Centrosomes are surrounded by amorphous pericentriolar
material
b. On ribosomes present in the Plastids as well as in
B. In centrosome, both centrioles lie parallel to each other
cytoplasm.
in which each has an organisation like the cartwheel
c. Only on ribosmes attached to the golgi apparatus and C. Centrioles are composed of nine unevenly placed
endoplasmic reticulum. peripheral fibrils of dynein protein
d. Only on the ribosomes present in cytoplasm. D. Hub is the central proteinaceous part of centriole
E. Proteinaceous radial spokes connect hub to peripheral
Cytoskeleton, Cilia and Flagella triplets
a. A, B & E b. Only C
141. Which of the following provides mechanical support and
c. B & C d. All are correct
shape to the cell?
148. Protein tubulin is absent in
a. Golgi complex b. Centrioles
a. Nucleus b. Centrosome
c. Lysosomes d. Cytoskeleton
c. Chromatin d. Plasma membrane
142. An elaborate network of filamentous proteinaceous structures 149. The organelle devoid of DNA but capable of duplication is
consisting of microtubules, microfilaments and intermediate
a. Plastids b. Nucleus
filaments present in the cytoplasm is collectively referred to
c. Centriole d. Mitochondria
as
150. Centrosomes and centrioles are present in
a. Axoneme b. Centrosome
a. Green plants b. Animal cell
c. Cytoskeleton d. Centriole
c. Bacteria and protista d. Both (a) and (b)
143. Read the following statements:
151. Which of the following has centrioles?
A. Cilia and flagella work like an oar
B. Cilia are relatively longer as compared to flagella. a. Chromosomes b. Spindle fibres
C. The structure of Prokaryotic and eukaryotic flagella are c. Centrosomes d. Centromeres
same
D. Plasma membrane covers cilia and flagella in Nucleus and Microbodies
eukaryotes.
E. Axoneme is the core of cilia and flagella which 152. Read the given statements and select the ones which are true
has nine pairs of doublets of radially arranged (T) or false (F)
peripheral microtubules and a pair of centrally located A. Mitochondrial matrix have 70S ribosomes
B. DNA of E.coli is not associated with histone proteins
microtubules.
C. Plasmids are self replicating, extra chromosomal
How many of the above statements are correct?
segments of single stranded, circular, naked DNA
a. Three b. Two A B C
c. Four d. Five a. F T T
144. Flagellum and cilium arise from centriole-like structure b. T T F
known as c. T F T
a. Hook b. Filament d. F T F
c. Basal body d. Centromere 153. A chromosome in which centromere is sub-terminal is
145. The core of cilia or flagella possesses a number of called
a. Microtubules b. Microfilaments a. Metacentric b. Acrocentric
c. Intermediate filaments d. None of these c. Telocentric d. Sub-metacentric
154. Chromosome having centromere located in its middle is
Centrosome and Centrioles a. Acrocentric b. Telocentric
c. Metacentric d. Sub-metacentric
146. Which organelle is important in spindle formation during
nuclear division? 155. Active ribosomal synthesis takes place in
a. Centriole b. Endoplasmic reticulum a. Golgi body b. Mitochondria
c. Nucleus d. Mitochondria c. Nucleolus d. Cytoplasm
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156. Match the following- c. Chromatin d. Both (a) and (c)

A. Robert Brown 1. Ribonucleoproteins 160. The material of the nucleus stained by the basic dyes was
B. Flemming 2. Nucleus as a cell organelle given the name chromatin by
C. Palade 3. Densely stained reticular a. Flemming b. Brown
structures c. Palade d. Golgi
D. Camillo Golgi 4. Staining of nucleus material 161. Which structure is present in chromosomes?
a. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4 a. Nucleus b. Centromere
b. A-2 B-4 C-3 D-1 c. Centrosome d. Golgi body
c. A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3 162. Nucleous helps in the synthesis of
d. A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1 a. dsDNA b. Lysosomes

157. Name the type of chromosome, in which one arm is very long c. RNA d. ssDNA
and one other is very short? 163. The part of the nucleus that plays major role for synthesis of
a. Acrocentric b. Submetacentric ribosome:
c. Metacentric d. Telocentric a. Chromatin reticulum b. Nuclear pore

158. In which of the following nucleus is absent? c. Nucleoplasm d. Nucleolus

a. Mature RBC b. Mature sieve tube 164. Membrane bound minute vesicles that contain various
enzymes and found in both plant and animal cells are
c. In all matured cells d. Both (a) and (b)
a. Centrioles b. Chromosome
159. The nuclear matrix is made up of
a. Nucleolus b. DNA and RNA c. Microbodies d. Mesosomes
 Morale Booster Questions

1. Which of the following cell organelle take part in 9. Fluid mosaic model of plasma membrane was put forward by
photorespiration? a. Melvin Calvin b. Schleiden and Schwann
a. Glyoxisome b. Peroxisome c. Singer and Nicolson d. Robert Hook
c. Dictyosome d. E.R.
10. Tonoplast can be defined as
2. All plastids have similar structure because they can a. Inner membrane of mitochondria
a. Store starch, lipids and proteins
b. Inter membrane space of chloroplast
b. Get transformed from one type to another
c. Membrane boundary of the vacuole of plant cells
c. Perform same function
d. Cell membrane of a plant cell
d. be present together
11. Select the incorrect option for an eukaryotic cell?
3. Which option does not hold true for ribosomes?
a. Cell wall is made up of peptidoglycans
a. Has two sub-units
b. Ribosome present in the cytoplasm is 80s type
b. Form polysome or polyribosome
c. May attach to mRNA c. Mitochondria has circular DNA
d. Has no role in synthesis of proteins d. Organelles present are bounded by membrane

4. Which one of these is not an example of eukaryotic cell? 12. What would happen if lysosomes get ruptured in a cell?
a. Euglena b. Anabaena a. Cell dies
c. Spirogyra d. Agaricus b. Cell shrinks
5. Golgi apparatus is absent in c. Cell swells up
a. Higher plants d. Nothing would happen
b. Yeast 13. Which of the following features mark the difference between
c. Bacteria and Blue-green algae mitochondria and plastids?
d. Liver cells a. Presence of double membrane
b. Presence of DNA
6. Satellite means
c. Presence of thylakoids
a. Terminal part of the chromosome beyond secondary
constriction. d. Presence of ribosome

b. Terminal part of the chromosome beyond primary 14. Which of the following is not a function of cytoskeleton in a
constriction. cell?
c. Terminal part of chromosome beyond tertiary constriction. a. Intracellular transport

d. None of the above b. Maintenance of cell shape and structure

c. Support of the organelle
7. Arrange the following cells in an ascending order of their
d. Cell motility
size.
15. Nucleosome contains
I. PPLO II. Egg of ostrich
a. Nucleolus b. Genes
III. Human RBC IV. Bacteria
c. Microfilaments d. Histones
Choose the correct option from the following
16. Centre of phosphorylation is
a. I, IV, III, II b. I, II, Ill, IV
a. Ribosome b. Mitochondria
c. II, I, III, IV d. III, II, I, IV
c. Vacuoles d. Lysosome
8. Outer and inner membranes of mitochondria are
17. Organelles are present only in prokaryotic cells are
a. Structurally and functionally similar [Vacuoles, Mesosomes, Ribosomes, Flagella, Cell wall,
b. Structurally and functionally dissimilar Mitochondria]
c. Structurally similar but functionally different a. 1 b. 5
d. Structurally different but functionally similar c. 2 d. 6
Cell: The Unit of Life 55

18. Bacterial cells have a chemically complex cell envolope. The 27. In chloroplasts the chlorophyll is located in
cell envelope consists of a tightly bound three layer structure, a. Stroma b. Grana
i.e., the c. Pyrenoid d. Both A and B
a. Outermost cell wall followed by the plasma membrane 28. Hydrolytic enzymes such as lipases, carbohydrases and
and then the glycocalyx proteases are present it
b. Outermost glycocalyx followed by plasma membrane and a. Lysosome b. Inclusion bodies
the cell wall
c. Vacuoles d. Mitochondrion
c. Outermost cell wall followed by the glycocalyx and then
29. Select the correct axonemal arrangement of microtubules
the plasma membrane
from the following
d. Outermost glycocalyx followed by the cell wall and then
a. 8 peripheral pairs of doublets and one central pair of
the plasma membrane.
singlet
19. Given below are the statements with regard to the functions b. 6 peripheral pairs of doublets and one central singlet
performed by Golgi apparatus?
c. 9 peripheral pairs of doublets and one central pair of
(i) Transportation and chemical modifications of the singlet
materials present in it. d. 9 peripheral pairs and one central singlet
(ii) Performs the function of packaging materials. 30. Chloroplasts in higher plant are _____ shaped
(iii) Glycoproteins and glycolipids are formed in it. a. Kidney b. Lens
Which of the following is true? c. Bean d. Dome
a. (i) is wrong but (ii) and (iii) are correct 31. Which of the following sequence is correct for the origin of
b. (ii) is wrong but (i) and (iii) are correct lysosome
c. (ii) and (iii) are wrong but (i) is correct a. Endoplasmic reticulum - Golgi complex - Lysosomes
d. All options are correct b. Nuclear membrane - Golgi complex - Lysosomes
c. Endoplasmic complex - Vacuoles - Lysosomes
20. Organelle in which cristae are present
d. Mitochondria - Golgi complex - Lysosomes
a. Ribosome b. Mitochondrion
32. What is common between chloroplasts, chromoplasts and
c. Chloroplast d. Lysosome
leucoplasts?
21. Shape of chromosomes is determined by position of a. Presence of pigments
a. Centrosome b. Centromere b. Presence of thylakoids and grana
c. Telomere d. Mitcromere c. Storage of starch, proteins and lipids
d. Ability to multiply by a fission-like process
22. A cell organelle in prokaryotes is concerned with storage of
reserve food materials, such as cyanophycean granules, etc. 33. Order the following terms in a way that depicts how
It is not bonded by any membrane. Identify it among the membranes are likely to move through the cell
following A. Endoplasme B. Nuclear membrane
a. Lysosomes b. Peroxisomes C. Glolgi body D. Vesicle
c. Plastids d. Inclusion bodies E. Cell membrane
a. A → B → C → D → E
23. The chromosome which lacks a centromere is
b. A → D → B → A → C → B → E
a. Acentric b. Acrocentric
c. B → E → A → D → E → C
c. Metacentric d. Telocentric
d. B → A → D → C → D → E
24. Water soluble materials pass through 34. Structural element of chromatin is
a. Extrinsic proteins b. Channel proteins a. Histone b. Acid protein and DNA
c. Spectrin d. Glycoprotein c. Nucleosome d. Nuclear matrix
25. The lipid component of the cell membrane mainly consists of 35. Given below are some features of a cell organelle. Identify
a. Triglycerides b. Phosphoglycerides the organelle which shows all the features described above
c. Glycolipids d. Mono and diglycertides (i) It is a membrane bound space present in the
cytoplasm.
26. Which organelle is responsible for the production of
(ii) It is bound by a unit membrane known as tonoplast.
lysosomes?
a. Golgi complex b. Nucleus (iii) It contains water, sap, excretory products and other
materials not useful to the cell.
c. Plasma membrane d. Vacuoles
56 Cell: The Unit of Life

(iv) Concentration of sap is higher than the cytoplasm. 42. In “Singer and Nicolson” model of plasma membrane, the
extrinsic proteins are
a. Mitochondria b. Vescicles
a. Tightly associated with intrinsic protein and can be easily
c. Endoplasmic reticulum d. Vacuoles
separated
36. In cold weather, the fluidity of plasma membrane in plant cell b. Loosely associated with intrinsic protein
is maintained by,
c. Loosely associated with intrinsic protein and can be easily
a. By increasing the number of phospholipids with separated
unsaturated hydrocarbon tails. d. Loosely associated with intrinsic protein and can’t be
b. By increasing the proportion of integral proteins. easily separated
c. By increasing the concentration of cholesterol in 43. Chloroplast does not contain
membrane. A. Double membraned envelope
d. By increasing the number of phospholipids with saturated B. Grana and Stroma
hydrocarbon tail. C. Matrix and Cristae
37. Chromosomes are concerned with D. Circular DNA and 70S ribosomes
a. Respiration a. A and D b. A and C
b. Growth c. C only d. B and D
c. Transmission of hereditary characters 44. According to fluid mosaic model (proposed by Singer &
Nicolson), plasma membrane is composed of
d. Assimilation
a. Cellulose, hemicellulose
38. A student placed two cells in the same solution in two b. Phospholipid and integrated protein
different containers. The observation was given in the table. c. Phospholipid, extrinsic protein, intrinsic protein
Container Observation d. Phospholipid and hemicellulose
1. Cell burst 45. Keeping in view, the Fluid mosaic model for the structure
of cell membrane, which one of the following statements is
2. Cell does not change its shape
correct with respect to the movement of lipids and proteins
Which structure maintains the shape of the cell present in from one lipid monolayer to the other described as flip-flop
container 2 and provides the most significant difference movement?
between the two cells? a. Both lipids and proteins can flip-flop
b. While lipids can rarely flip-flop, proteins cannot
a. Nucleus b. Cell wall
c. While proteins can flip-flop, lipids cannot
c. Chloroplast d. Cell membrane d. Neither lipids, nor proteins can flip-flop
39. A cell organelle ‘X’ is divided into two types on the basis of a 46. Major function of golgi apparatus is,
cell organelle ‘Y’, that helps in the protein synthesis. Identify a. In trapping the light and transforming it into chemical
‘X’ and ‘Y’ respectively. energy
a. Golgi complex and ribosome b. Helps in digesting carbohydrates and proteins
b. SER and mitochondria c. Work as energy transferring organelles
c. RER and ribosome d. In post-translational modification of proteins and
d. Lysosome and ER glycosylation of lipids
40. If living cells similar to those found on earth, were found
47. Bacterial cells are often seen in hypotonic environment.
on another planet where there was no oxygen. Then the
Which of the following characteristics keeps them from
probability of absence of which cell organelle is high?
continuing to take on water from their environment?
a. Cell wall b. Ribosome
a. The presence of a cell wall allows a buildup of turgor
c. Mitochondria d. Centromere pressure that prevents any more water from entering the
41. If P - 70S ribosomes, Q - 80S ribosomes, R - single circular cell.
DNA, S - RNA molecules, T - double helical DNA, U - b. The presence of a cell wall allows a buildup of tonic
thylakoids and V - stromal lamelllae, which of the following pressure that prevents any more water from entering into
set is found in mitochondria? the cell.
a. Q, S, T, U b. S, T, U, V c. The cell excrete out water as soon as it takes it up.
c. P, S, T d. P, R, S d. All of these.
Cell: The Unit of Life 57

48. You are monitoring the diffusion of a colored molecule across likely which of the following?
a membrane. Which of the following will result in the fastest a. Cytosol b. Mitochondria
rate of diffusion?
c. Lysosomes d. Golgi bodies
a. An internal concentration of 5 percent and an external
concentration of 60 percent. 52. Most wild plants contain toxins that deter animals from
eating them. A scientist discovered that a toxin produced
b. An internal concentration of 60 percent and an external
by a certain plant was also toxic to the same plant if it was
concentration of 3 percent.
applied to the roots of the plants. As the first step in finding
c. An internal concentration of 35 percent and an external out why the plant was not normally killed by its own toxin, he
concentration of 40 percent. fractionated some plant cell and found that the toxin was in
d. Both (a) and (b) the fraction that contained the largest cell organelle. He also
found that the toxin was no longer toxic after it was heated.
49. You are asked to observe a cell using a powerful light
Which of the following statement are consistent with the
microscope. The image you see has a clearly defined nucleus
scientist’s observations?
and mitochondria. It also has a large central vacuole and
A. The toxin was stored in the central vacuole
plastids. From what group of organisms did this cell most
B. The toxin can cross the plasma membrane but not the
likely come? membrane of the organelle in which it is stored
a. Bacteria b. Slime moulds C. The toxin was stored in the chloroplast
c. Euglenoids d. Plants D. The toxin is likely to be lipid soluble
50. You have found a mass of cells in the sediment surrounding E. The toxin may be an enzyme
a thermal vent in the ocean floor, the salinity in the area is a. A, B and E b. A, D and E
quite high. On observing the cell under microscope you find c. B and C d. C and E
no evidence of membrane-bound organelles. How would you 53. It is important that certain free ribosomes bind to the outer
classify this cell? surface of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in order to
a. As a eukaryotic cell complete their protein synthesis because
a. The ER membrane will break down without the presence
b. As a prokaryotic cell of numerous ribosomes.
c. As a member of domain Archaeabacteria b. It helps in synthesis of certain proteins to be completed in
d. Both (a) and (b) the cytosol.
c. It prevents the possibility that the synthesis of certain
51. Centrifugation of a cell results in the rupture of the cell
proteins, such as lysosomal hydrolases, would go to
membrane and the contents compacting into a pellets in completion in the cytoplasm.
the bottom of the centrifuge tube. Bathing this pellet with d. Ribosomes associated with mitochondrial must transcribe
a glucose solution yields metabolic activity including the proteins encoded for, by mitochondrial DNA in this
production of ATP. One of the contents of this pellet is most manner.
 Multi-Concept Questions

5. Find out the correct match with regard to stored food

Matching Type Questions
A. Aleuroplasts–Proteins
1. Match the columns I and II, and choose the correct B. Elaioplasts–Fats and Oils
combination from the following options. C. RER - Glycogen
D. Amyloplasts –Starch
Column I Column II
a. A & B only b. A, B, C & D
A. Osmosis 1. Without use of energy
c. A, B, & D d. A, C and D
B. Active transport 2. Utilization of energy
molecules like ATP 6. Match the columns and find out the correct combination
C. Passive transport A. Lysosomes 1. Synthesis of proteins
a. A-1 B-2 C-2 B. Ribosomes 2. Hydrolytic activity
b. A-2 B-1 C-2 C. SER 3. Synthesis of steroids
c. A-1 B-2 C-2 D. Centriole 4. Glycolytic activity
d. A-1 B-2 C-1 E. Chromosomes 5. Repository of genetic
2. Choose the incorrect match information
6. Formation of spindle
a. Nucleus — RNA
fibres
b. Lysosome — Protein synthesis
c. Mitochondria — Respiration a. A-2 B-1 C-3 D-6 E-5
b. A-6 B-3 C-4 D-5 E-1
d. Cytoskeleton — Microtubules
c. A-1 B-4 C-3 D-6 E-1
3. Match the columns and choose the correct option d. A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2 E-5
I II 7. Some cellular structures bounded by single or double
A. Viruses 1. 1.2 µm membranes, while some other without a membrane. Match
the organelle in List I with the nature of membrane in List II
B. PPLO 2. 10-20 µm
and select the correct answer using the codes given below the
C. Eukaryotic cell 3. About 0.1 µm lists.
D. Bacterium 4. 0.02-0.2 µm A. Mitochondria 1. Without membrane
B. Lysosomes 2. Single membrane
a. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
C. Ribosomes 3. Double membrane
b. A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1
D. Nucleus 4. Double membrane with pores
c. A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4
a. A-1 B-4 C-3 D-2
d. A-4 B-2 C-3 D-1
b. A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4
4. Study the following table about the discoverer and the c. A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4
function of a cell organelle. d. A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3
Cell organelle Discoverer Function 8. Match the columns and find out the correct combination
I. Ribosomes Palade Synthesis of proteins A. Suicidal bags 1. Mitochondria
II. Golgi complex Golgi Synthesis of DNA B. Power house 2. Lysosomes
C. Brain of cell 3. Nucleous
III. Chromatin Flemming Complex of DNA
and proteins D. Chlorophyll 4. Chloroplast
IV. Nucleus Robert brown Cell plate 5. Nucleus
a. A-2 B-4 C-5 D-3
Which two show the correct combination?
b. A-1 B-4 C-5 D-3
a. I and II b. II and III c. A-2 B-1 C-5 D-4
c. III and IV d. I and III d. A-2 B-4 C-5 D-1
Cell: The Unit of Life 59

9. Match the columns and find out the correct combination 13. Choose the correct match.
A. Cellular extensions 1. Pseudopodia A. Microtubules – Structural components of cilia
B. Contractile fibrils 2. Myonemes B. Centrioles – Store house of hydrolytic enzymes
C. Short hair like organelles 3. Cilia C. Amyloplasts – Store oil protein and starch in plants
D. Whiplike organelles 4. Flagella a. A, B and C b. B and B
c. A only d. A and C
a. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
b. A-1 B-3 C-4 D-2 Image Based Questions
c. A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2 14. Consider the following five statements ( A to E) w.r.t
d. A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4 chloroplast shown below. Select the correct option stating
which ones are True (T) and which ones are False (F)
10. Match the columns and find out the correct combination

A. Axoneme 1. Peripheral tubules of basal granule

B. Doublets 2. Core of flagella
C. Singlets 3. Pairs of arms
D. Triplets 4. Central tubules of axial filament
5. Peripheral tubules of axial filament

a. A-3 B-5 C-4 D-1 A. It is impermeable and lack porins

b. A-1 B-4 C-5 D-2 B. It is selectively permeable having carrier proteins for
c. A-2 B-5 C-4 D-1 transport
d. A-1 B-3 C-4 D-5 C. Stalked thylakoids one over other which is the site of
production of assimilatory power
11. Match the columns and find out the correct combination D. Present between two grana and contains enzymes of dark
A. Endoplasmic reticulum 1. Stack of cisternae reaction
B. SER 2. Store oils or fats E. It contains enzymes for the synthesis of sugar and
proteins
C. Dictyosome 3. Synthesis of lipids A B C D E
D. Peroxisome 4. Photorespiration a. F T T T T
E. Elaioplasts 5. Synthesis of proteins b. F T T F T
c. T F T T T
a. A-5 B-3 C-1 D-4 E-2 d. T F F T T
b. A-5 B-3 C-2 D-4 E-1 15. P, Q, R and S are four types of eukaryotic cells. Which of the
c. A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4 E-5 following statement is correct regarding the given cells?
d. A-4 B-3 C-1 D-5 E-2
e. A-3 B-5 C-1 D-4 E-2

12. Match the columns and find out the correct combination
P Q
A. Golgi apparatus 1. Forms and stores starch
B. Amyloplast 2. Involved in photorespiration
C. Peroxisomes 3. Glycoproteins and glycolipids
formation
D. Endoplasmic 4. Protein synthesis
reticulum
5. Osmoregulation
R S
a. A-2 B-3 C-5 D-1
a. S helps in the water and mineral transport in xylem
b. A-4 B-5 C-1 D-2 b. In P and S nucleus is absent
c. A-5 B-4 C-2 D-3 c. Q shows amoeboid movement
d. A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4 d. All of these
60 Cell: The Unit of Life

16. Identify correct options a. A - Satellite, B-Secondary constriction C- Short arm, D-

Long arm
b. A - A satellite, B - Centromere, C- Short arm, D- Long
arm
c. A - Secondary constriction, B - Satellite C - Long arm, D
- Short arm
d. A - NOR, B- secondary constriction C - Short arm, D -
Long arm
20. Provide a name to the structure labeled in the given figure of
a. 1 = Outer membrane, 3 = Granum, 6 = Stroma endoplasmic reticulum.
b. 2 = Inner membrane, 3 = Stroma, 6 = Stromal lamellae
c. 1 = Outer membrane, 4 = Thylakoid, 5 = Stroma
d. 2 = Inner membrane, 3 = Thylakoid, 6 = Matrix
17. For a substance passing through a membrane by simple
diffusion, select the curve in the following figure that best
shows the relationship between its concentration outsides the
membrane and its rate of movement through the membrane. a. Vescicles b. Cisternae
c. Cristae d. Ribosomes
21. Choose the incorrect statement w.r.t the given organelle

A
B
C D E

a. A and B are mitochondrial membranes

a. A b. B b. Oxysomes are located on E
c. C d. D c. Kreb’s cycle occur in C
18. Different parts of mitochondria is mentioned in the given d. Glycolysis occur in D
figure. Select the one which helps in increasing the surface
22. Match the components A, B, C, D and E in the diagram (cell
area.
membrane) below from the list (i) to (vii)
X

a. X b. Y
c. Z d. Both (a) and (c) (i) Sugar (ii) Protein
(iii) Lipid bilayer (iv) Integral protein
19. Find out the correct option on the basis of following (v) Cytoplasm (vi) Cell wall
diagrams (vii) External protein
a. A - (i) B - (vii) C - (iii) D - (iv) E - (v)
b. A - (i) B - (i) C - (iii) D - (iv) E - (v)
c. A - (i) B - (ii) C - (iii) D - (iv) E - (vi)
d. A - (i) B - (ii) C - (iii) D - (vii) E - (v)
Cell: The Unit of Life 61

23. Select the alternative giving correct identification and 27. Which of the following statement is correct regarding
function of the organelle ‘A’ in the diagram. vacuole?
a. It is membrane-bound and contains storage proteins and
lipids.
b. It is membrane-bound and contains water and excretory
substances.
c. It lacks membrane and contains air.
d. It lacks membrane and contains water and excretory
substances.
28. Select the wrong statement of a bacterial cell
a. Mesosome is formed by extensions of plasma membrane
into cell
b. Pili are elongated tubular structures made up of a protein
a. Endoplasmic reticulum -synthesis of lipids c. Flagellum is composed of filament, hook and basal body
b. Mitochondria - produce cellular energy in the form of ATP d. Ribosomes are 80s type.
c. Golgi body - provides packaging material
29. Choose the incorrect statement
d. Lysosomes - secrete hydrolytic enzymes
a. The shape of the cell may vary with the function they
Statement Based Questions perform.
b. The plasma membrane is the main area of cellular activities
24. Which of the following statement is true for a secretory in both, plant and animal cell.
cell? c. Ribosomes are not bounded by membrane.
a. Golgi apparatus is absent d. Animal cell contain a non-membrane bound organelle
b. Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (RER) is easily observed called centriole which helps in cell division.
in the cell.
30. Incorrect statement is
c. Only Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum (SER) is present
a. All eukaryotic cells are not identical.
d. Secretory granules are formed in nucleus
b. Plant cells possess cell walls, plastids and a large central
25. The correct statement w.r.t to bacterial cell is/are? vacuole, which are absent in animal cell.
(i) Extensions of plasma membrane into the cell leads c. Animal cells have centrioles and dictyosomes which are
to the foromation of mesosome.
absent in almost all plant cells.
(ii) Has elongated tubular structures made up of a d. Eukaryotic genetic material is organised into chromosomes.
protein called pilli.
31. “Many membrane bound minute vesicles called microbodies
(iii) Flagellum is composed three parts namely filament,
hook and basal body. that contain various enzymes are present in both plant and
animal cells”.
(iv) Ribosomes are 80s type.
Above statement is correct for:
a. (i), (ii) and (iii) b. (ii) and (iii) a. Organelle participating in photorespiration along with
c. (ii) and (iii) d. None of these chloroplast and mitochondria.
26. Read the following statements and choose the correct one b. Plant lysosomes.
A. In prokaryotic cell, outgrowth of plasma membrane into c. Organelle having catalase as a marker enzyme.
cell is called polysome. d. All of these
B. SER is major site for synthesis of glycoprotein. 32. Choose the correct statement.
C. RuBisCO is most abundant protein of biosphere.
a. Unicellular organisms can exist independently
D. Mitochondria, chloroplasts and glyoxysomes are not
b. Single celled organisms are able to perform all essential
part of endomembrane system. functions of life
Which of the following statements are correct?
c. Anything less than a complete structure of a cell does not
a. C and D b. C and B ensure independent existence
c. B and D d. A and B d. All of these
62 Cell: The Unit of Life

33. Read the following statement and state true (T) or false (F). 38. Which out of the following, statements regarding osmosis is
A. The content of nucleolus is in continuation with the rest not correct.
part of the nucleoplasm. a. Osmosis refers to the movement of water across the
B. In the chromoplast, water soluble carotenoid pigments concentration gradient.
like carotene and xanthophyll are present. b. In osmosis, water moves to equalize solute concentrations
C. 9 + 2 arrangement of microtubules is seen the basal body on either side of the membrane.
of flagellum of bacteria. c. If osmosis occurs across a membrane, then diffusion will
a. T, F, F b. F, T, T not occur.
c. T, F, T d. T, T, F d. The water movement across a membrane can affect the
wall pressure of some cells.
34. Choose the correct set of statements.
A. In plants and animals cytoplasm act as the main arena of
Assertion & Reason
cellular activities.
B. Cell envelope in bacteria is loosely linked 8 - layered Directions: These questions consist of two statements each,
structure. printed as Assertion and Reason. While answering these questions,
C. Semi-autonomous organelles are not included in you are required to choose any one of the following four responses.
endomembrane system.
D. Convex side of golgi bodys is called a maturing face. A. If both Assertion and Reason are True and Reason is
correct explanation of the Assertion.
a. A & D b. A & C
B. If both Assertion and Reason are True but Reason is
c. A, B, D d. All of these
not correct explanation of the Assertion.
35. Incorrect statement is/are C. If Assertion is True but Reason is False.
A. All cells arise from pre-existing cells. D. If Assertion is False but Reason is True.
B. Various chemical reactions occur in cytoplasm to keep
39. Assertion: Cell membrane shows quasifluid behavior.
the cell in the living state.
C. Plant cell have centrioles which are absent in almost all Reason: In cell membrane, integral proteins are partially or
animal cells. totally buried in the membrane.
D. The lipid component of the plasma membrane mainly 40. Assertion: Cells are variable in shape, they may be round,
consists of phosphoglycerides. biconcave, amoeboid, columnar or even irregular.
a. A, C and D b. C only Reason: Different cell perform different functions.
c. B and D d. B only
41. Assertion: The cristae decreases the surface area of the inner
36. Statement which are true w.r.t mitochondria and Chloroplast. membrane.
A. Both the organelle helps in generation of ATP. Reason: The cristae is the folding of inner membrane of
B. Outer membrane has more surface area in both of them mitochondria.
C. They posses circular naked DNA, RNA and 70S
42. Assertion: Larger and more numerous nucleoli are present in
ribosomes cells actively carrying out protein synthesis.
D. Both take part in oxidative phosphorylation
Reason: Nucleolus is the main site for active ribosomal
a. Only A b. Only B
protein synthesis.
c. A and C d. A and B
43. Assertion: Mesosomes are analogues to mitochondria.
37. Unicellular organism like Amoeba engulf complete cells for
Reason: Mesosomes are invaginations of cell membrane in
food. Which of the following depicts the manner in which bacterial cytoplasm.
amoeba “eat”?
a. Amoeba binds only what it has receptors for, the amoeba’s Statement Type Questions
cell membrane surrounds the cell to be digested, a vesicle
forms, and the vesicle fuses with a lysosome for digestion. Directions: These questions consist of two statements each,
printed as Statement-I and Statement-II. While answering these
b. Amoeba’s cell membrane surrounds the cell to be digested
in a vesicle, and the vesicle fuses with a lysosome for questions, you are required to choose any one of the following
digestion. four responses.
c. The cell is taken into the vacuole of Amoeba a vesicle A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct.
is formed, and the vesicle fuses with a lysosome for B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are incorrect.
digestion. C. Statement-I is correct & Statement-II is incorrect.
d. All of these D. Statement-I is incorrect & Statement-II is correct.
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44. Statement-I: Rudolf Virchow modified the hypothesis of Statement-II: Material to be packaged in the form of vesicle
Schleiden and Schwann to give the cell theory a final shape. from the ER fuse with trans face of the Golgi-apparatus.
Statement-II: Cell theory does not explain “how new cells
47. Statement-I: Nuclear pores are formed by the fusion of two
were formed”.
parallel membranes with perinuclear space.
45. Statement-I: Cell wall is present in all eukaryotic cell.
Statement-II: The nuclear pores are the passages through
Statement-II: Cell wall is always flexible and selectively
which movement of molecules take place bi-directionally.
permeable.
48. Statement-I: Ribosomes perform protein synthesis.
46. Statement-I: In cell, golgi apparatus remains in close
association with the ER. Statement-II: Ribosomes are membrane bound organelle.
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1. Which of the following is an incorrect statement? (2021) 6. Which is the important site of formation of glycoproteins and
a. Microbodies are present both in plant and animal cells. glycolipids in eukaryotic cells? (2020)

b. The perinuclear space forms a barrier between the materials a. Peroxisomes b. Golgi bodies
present inside the nucleus and that of the cytoplasm. c. Polysomes d. Endoplasmic reticulum
c. Nuclear pores act as passages for proteins and RNA 7. The biosynthesis of ribosomal RNA occurs in: (2020-Covid)
molecules in both directions between nucleus and
a. Golgi apparatus b. Microbodies
cytoplasm.
d. Mature sieve tube elements possess a conspicuous nucleus c. Nucleolus d. Ribsosomes
and usual cytoplasmic organelles. 8. Inclusion bodies of blue-green, purple and green photosynthetic
bacteria are: (2020-Covid)
2. Match List- 1 with List- 2 (2021)
a. Gas vacuoles b. Centrioles
List- 1 List - 2
c. Microtubules d. Contractile vacuoles
A. Cristae (i) Primary constriction in
chromosome 9. Match the following columns and select the correct option:
B. Thylakoids (ii) Disc-shaped sacs in Golgi (2020-Covid)
apparatus
Column-I Column-II
C. Centromere (iii) Infoldings in mitochondria
1. Smooth Endoplasmic (i) Protein synthesis
D. Cisternae (iv) Flattened membranous sacs in Reticulum
stroma of plastids
2. Rough endoplasmic (ii) Lipid synthesis
Choose the correct answer from the options given below. reticulum
a. A-i B-iv C-iii D-ii 3. Golgi complex (iii) Glycosylation
b. A-iii B-iv C-i D-ii 4. Centriole (iv) Spindle formation
c. A-ii B-iii C-iv D-i
(1) (2) (3) (4)
d. A-iv B-iii C-ii D-i
a. (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
3. When the centromere is situated in the middle of two equal b. (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
arms of chromosomes, the chromosome is referred as: (2021) c. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
a. Telocentric b. Sub-metacentric d. (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
c. Acrocentric d. Metacentric 10. The size of Pleuropneumonia - like Organism (PPLO) is:
4. The organelles that are included in the endomembrane system (2020-Covid)

are: (2021) a. 1 - 2 μm b. 10 - 20 μm
a. Endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi complex, Lysosomes and c. 0.1 μm d. 0.02 μm
Vacuoles. 11. The shorter and longer arms of a submetacentric chromosome
b. Golgi complex, Mitochondria, Ribosomes and Lysosomes. are referred to as (2019)
c. Golgi complex, Endoplasmic reticulum, Mitochondria and a. s-arm and l-arm respectively
Lysosomes. b. p-arm and q-arm respectively
d. Endoplasmic reticulum, Mitochondria, Ribosomes and c. q-arm and p-arm respectively
Lysosomes. d. m-arm and n-arm respectively
5. Which of the following statements about inclusion bodies is 12. Which of the following pair of organelles does not contain
incorrect? (2020) DNA? (2019)
a. These are involved in ingestion of food particles. a. Mitochondria and Lysosomes
b. They lie free in the cytoplasm b. Chloroplast and Vacuoles
c. These represent reserve material in cytoplasm c. Lysosomes and Vacuoles
d. They are not bound by any membrane d. Nuclear envelope and Mitochondria
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13. Which of the following statements is not correct? (2019) 22. Which of the following cell organelles is responsible
a. Lysosomes have numerous hydrolytic enzymes. for extracting energy from carbohydrates to form ATP?
b. The hydrolytic enzymes of lysosomes are active under (2017-Delhi)
acidic pH. a. Lysosome b. Ribosome
c. Lysosomes are membrane bound structures. c. Chloroplast d. Mitochondrion
d. Lysosomes are formed by the process of packaging in the 23. Which of the following components provides sticky character
endoplasmic reticulum.
to the bacterial cell? (2017-Delhi)
14. The concept of “Omnis cellula-e cellula” regarding cell a. Cell wall b. Nuclear membrane
division was first proposed by (2019)
c. Plasma membrane d. Glycocalyx
a. Rudolf Virchow b. Theodor Schwann
c. Schleiden d. Aristotle 24. The correct sequence of involvement of cell organelles in
secretion of proteins from the cell is: (2017-Gujarat)
15. Which of the following statements regarding mitochondria is
incorrect? (2019)
a. Nucleus → Endoplasmic reticulum → Ribosomes → Golgi
apparatus → Secretory vesicles → Plasma membrane
a. Outer membrane is permeable to monomers of
carbohydrates, fats and proteins. b. Nucleus → Ribosomes → Endoplasmic reticulum → Golgi
b. Enzymes of electron transport are embedded in outer apparatus → Secretory vesicles → Plasma membrane
membrane. c. Nucleus → Ribosomes → Endoplasmic reticulum →
c. Inner membrane is convoluted with infoldings. Lysosomes → Plasma membrane
d. Mitochondrial matrix contains single circular DNA d. Nucleus → Endoplasmic reticulum → Ribosomes →
molecule and ribosomes. Golgi apparatus → Lysosomes → Plasma membrane
16. Which among the following is not a prokaryote? (2018) 25. Which of the following pathways is involved for packaging
a. Saccharomyces b. Mycobacterium of secretory proteins? (2017-Gujarat)
c. Nostoc d. Oscillatoria a. RER → Trans face of Golgi body → Cis face of Golgi
17. Which of the following is true for nucleolus? (2018) body → Secretory vesicles
a. Larger nucleoli are present in dividing cells. b. Trans face of Golgi body → Cis face of Golgi body →
b. It is a membrane-bound structure. RER → SER → Secretory veiscles
c. It takes part in spindle formation. c. RER → Cis face of Golgi body → Trans face of Golgi
d. It is a site for active ribosomal RNA synthesis body → Secretory vesicles
d. Cis face of Golgi body → Trans face of Golgi body →
18. The Golgi complex participates in (2018)
RER → Secretory vesides
a. Fatty acid breakdown
b. Formation of secretory vesicles 26. The type of ribosomes is same in (2017-Gujarat)

c. Respiration in bacteria a. Eukaryotic cytoplasm, mitochondria and endoplasmic

reticulum
d. Activation of amino acid
b. Cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells, their mitrochondria and
19. Which of the following events does not occur in rough
chloroplasts
endoplasmic reticulum? (2018)
a. Protein folding c. Cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells, their chloroplasts and
microbodies
b. Protein glycosylation
d. Prokaryotes, mitochondria and chloroplasts
c. Cleavage of signal peptide
d. Phospholipid synthesis 27. Reserved material in prokaryotic cells is stored as:
(2017-Gujarat)
20. Many ribosomes may associate with a single mRNA to form
multiple copies of a polypeptide simultaneously. Such strings a. Basal body b. Inclusion bodies
of ribosomes are termed as (2018) c. Mesosome d. Polysome
a. Polysome b. Polyhedral bodies 28. A complex of ribosomes attached to a single strand of mRNA
c. Plastidome d. Nucleosome is known as: (2017-Gujarat)
21. Select the incorrect match: (2018) a. Okazaki fragment b. Polymer
a. Lampbrush chromosomes – Diplotene bivalents c. Polyribosome d. Polypeptide
b. Allosomes – Sex chromosomes
29. A cell organelle containing hydrolytic enzymes is: (2016 - II)
c. Submetacentric – L-shaped chromosomes
chromosomes a. Ribosome b. Mesosome
d. Polytene chromosomes – Oocytes of amphibians c. Lysosome d. Microsome
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30. Select the wrong statement: (2016 - II) 39. The structures that are formed by stacking of organized
a. Cyanobacteria lack flagellated cells. flattened membranous sacs in the chloroplasts are: (2015)

b. Mycoplasma is a wall-less microorganism a. Stroma lamellae b. Stroma

c. Bacterial cell wall is made up of peptidoglycan. c. Cristae d. Grana
d. Pilli and fimbriae are mainly involved in motility of 40. Nuclear envelope is a derivative of: (2015)
bacterial cells a. Microtubules
31. Select the mismatch: (2016 - II) b. Rough endoplasmic reticulum
a. Protists - Eukaryotes c. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
b. Methanogens - Prokaryotes d. Membrane of Golgi complex
c. Gas vacuoles - Green bacteria 41. DNA is not present in: (2015)
d. Large central vacuoles - Animal cells a. Nucleus b. Mitochondria
32. A complex of ribosomes attached to a single strand of RNA is c. Chloroplast d. Ribosomes
known: (2016 - I) 42. Match the columns and identify the correct option. (2015 Re)
a. Polysome b. Polymer Column-I Column-II
c. Polypeptide d. Okazaki fragment A. Thylakoids (i) Disc-shaped sacs in Golgi
33. Microtubules are the constituents of: (2016 - I)
apparatus
a. Cilia, Flagella and Peroxisomes B. Cristae (ii) Condensed structure of DNA
b. Spindle fibres, Centrioles and Cilia C. Cisternae (iii) Flat membranous sacs in stroma
D. Chromatin (iv) Infoldings in mitochondria
c. Centrioles, Spindle fibres and Chromatin
d. Centrosome, Nucleosome and Centrioles a. A-(iii), B-(iv), C-(i), D-(ii)
34. Spindle fibres attach on to: (2016 - I) b. A-(iii), B-(i), C-(iv), D-(ii)
a. Telomere of the chromosome c. A-(iii), B-(iv), C-(ii), D-(i)
d. A-(iv), B-(iii), C-(i), D-(ii)
b. Kinetochore of the chromosome
c. Centromere of the chromosome 43. Cellular organelles with membranes are: (2015 Re)

d. Kinetosome of the chromosome a. Chromosomes, ribosomes and endoplasmic reticulum

b. Endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes and nuclei
35. Mitochondria and chloroplast are
A. Semi-autonomous organelles c. Lysosomes, Golgi apparatus and mitochondria
B. Formed by division of pre-existing organelles and they d. Nuclei, ribosome and mitochondria
contain DNA but lack protein synthesizing machinery 44. Balbiani rings are sites of: (2015 Re)
Which one of the following options is correct? (2016 - I)
a. Nucleotide synthesis
a. Both (A) and (B) are correct b. Polysaccharide synthesis
b. (B) is true but (A) is false c. RNA and protein synthesis
c. (A) is true but (B) is false d. Lipid synthesis
d. Both (A) and (B) are false
45. Chromatophores take part in: (2015 Re)
36. Which one of the following is not an inclusion body found in a. Growth b. Movement
prokaryotes? (2015)
c. Respiration d. Photosynthesis
a. Glycogen granule b. Polysome
46. The structures that help some bacteria to attach to rocks and /
c. Phosphate granule d. Cyanophycean granule or host tissues are: (2015 Re)
37. The chromosomes in which centromere are situated close to a. Fimbriae b. Mesosomes
one end are: (2015) c. Holdfast d. Rhizoids
a. Telocentric b. Sub-metacentric
47. Which of the following structures is not found in a prokaryotic
c. Metacentric d. Acrocentric cell? (2015 Re)
38. Select the correct matching in the following pairs: (2015) a. Ribosome b. Mesosome
a. Rough ER – Synthesis of glycogen c. Plasma membrane d. Nuclear envelope
b. Rough ER – Oxidation of fatty acids 48. Which of the following is not membrane-bound? (2015 Re)
c. Smooth ER – Oxidation of phospholipids a. Ribosomes b. Lysosomes
d. Smooth ER – Synthesis of lipids c. Mesosomes d. Vacuoles
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49. The motile bacteria are able to move by: (2014) 56. The Golgi complex plays a major role: (2013)

a. Pili b. Fimbriae a. In post translational modification of proteins and

c. Flagella d. Cilia glycosidation of lipids
b. In trapping the light and transforming it into chemical
50. The solid linear cytoskeleton elements having a diameter of 6
energy
nm and made up of a single type of monomer are known as:
c. In digesting proteins and carbohydrates
(2014)
d. As energy transferring organelles
a. Lamins b. Microtubules
57. Which one of the following cellular parts is correctly
c. Microfilaments d. Intermediate filaments
described? (2012 Mains)
51. The osmotic expansion of a cell kept in water is chiefly a. Thylakoids - flattened membranous sacs forming the grana
regulated by: (2014) of chloroplasts
a. Ribosomes b. Mitochondria b. Centrioles - sites for active RNA synthesis
c. Vacuoles d. Plastids c. Ribosomes - those on chloroplasts are larger (80S) while
52. Which structures perform the function of mitochondria in those in the cytoplasm are smaller (70S)
bacteria? (2014) d. Lysosomes - optimally active at a pH of about 8.5
a. Mesosomes b. Nucleoid 58. Which one of the following structures is an organelle within
an organelle? (2012 Mains)
c. Ribosomes d. Cell wall
a. Ribosome b. Peroxisome
53. Match the following and select the correct answer: (2014)
c. ER d. Mesosome
A. Centriole i. Infoldings in mitochondria
59. Select the correct statement from the following regarding cell
B. Chlorophyll ii. Thylakoids membrane: (2012 Pre)
C. Cristae iii. Nucleic acids
a. Fluid mosaic model of cell membrane was proposed by
D. Ribozymes iv. Basal body cilia or flagella Singer and Nicolson
a. A-iv B-iii C-i D-ii b. Na+ and K+ ions move across cell membrane by passive
b. A-iv B-ii C-i D-iii transport
c. A-i B-ii C-iv D-iii c. Proteins make up 60 to 70% of the cell membrane
d. A-i B-iii C-ii D-iv
d. Lipids are arranged in a bilayer with polar heads towards
54. Which one of the following organelle in the figure correctly the inner part
matches with its function? (2013)
60. What is true about ribosomes? (2012 Pre)
a. These are self-splicing introns of some RNAs
b. The prokaryotic ribosomes are 80S, where “S” stands for
sedimentation coefficient
c. These are composed of ribonucleic acid and proteins
d. These are found only in eukaryotic cells
61. Which one of the following does not differ in E.coli and
a. Rough endoplasmic reticulum, protein synthesis Chlamydomonas? (2012 Pre)

b. Rough endoplasmic reticulum, formation of a. Cell membrane

glycoproteins b. Ribosomes
c. Chromosomal Organisation
c. Golgi apparatus, protein synthesis
d. Cell wall
d. Golgi apparatus, formation of glycolipids
62. Ribosomal RNA is actively synthesised in:
55. A major site for synthesis of lipids is: (2013) (2012 Pre)
a. Nucleoplasm b. RER a. Ribosomes b. Lysosomes
c. SER d. Symplast c. Nucleolus d. Nucleoplasm
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