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Cell - Structure And Functions

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Which of the following are double membrane bounded cell organelles?

  1. Golgi complex, Vacuole, Nucleus

  2. Centriole, Vacuole, Chloroplast

  3. Nucleus, Mitochondria, Chloroplast

  4. Centrosome, Centriole, Nucleolus

  5. Mitochondria, Centrosome, Golgi complex


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Nucleus, Mitochondria, Chloroplasts: Cell components with double membranes

Which of the following pairs of ‘cell organelle and discoverer’ is not correct?

  1. Ribosome – Palade

  2. Lysosome Duve

  3. Centrosome – Boveri

  4. Nucleolus Robert Brown

  5. Golgi apparatus – Camillo Golgi


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Nucleolus was discovered by Felice Fontana. Nucleus was discovered by Robert Brown. 

Which polysaccharide is the major constituent of fungal cell wall?

  1. Lignin

  2. Cellulose

  3. Pectin

  4. Chitin

  5. Hemicellulose


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Fungi possess cell walls made of the glucosamine polymer 'chitin'. It is a polymer of nitrogen-containing polysaccharide rendering a tough protective covering or structural support in certain organisms.

Golgi bodies are often called

  1. dictyosomes

  2. cisternae

  3. matrix

  4. cristae


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Golgi bodies are often called as dictyosomes.

The in-foldings of the inner mitochondrial membrane are called

  1. cristae

  2. oxysomes

  3. grana

  4. cisterns


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cristae are the folded structures that are formed by the in-foldings of inner mitochondrial membrane.

Which of the following statements are correct about cell wall? a. It is made of a complex carbohydrate called cellulose. b. It is found in both plant and animal cells. c. It is semi-permeable. d. It is hard and rigid.

  1. Only a and b

  2. Only a and c

  3. Only a and d

  4. All a, b, c and d

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Both the statements are correct about cell wall. Cell wall is made of a complex carbohydrate called cellulose. It is hard and rigid.

The thread-like structures present in the nucleus are collectively called

  1. nucleolus

  2. genes

  3. chromatin

  4. ribosomes


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The thread-like structures present in the nucleus are collectively called chromatin.

Grana are a part of

  1. mitochondria

  2. chloroplasts

  3. aleurone grains

  4. starch grains


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Chloroplasts contain grana, which are minute particles consisting of a pile of thin double platelets, containing chlorophylls and carotenoids associated with photosynthesis.

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. Functional segments of DNA are called genes.

  2. Chromatin material is organised to form chromosomes during cell division.

  3. Chromosomes are composed of DNA and proteins.

  4. Organisms lacking nuclear membrane are called eukaryotes.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Organisms like bacteria that lack a well-defined nuclear region are called prokaryotes.

In plants, carbohydrates are stored in the form of starch. Which of the following organelles help in the storage of starch?

  1. Vacuoles

  2. Cytosols

  3. Cisterns

  4. Centrosomes


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Vacuoles store various materials like starch, amino acids, water, nitrogenous waste, etc.

Which of the following options correctly defines "Tonoplast"?

  1. The outer covering of a vacuole

  2. The inner folds of mitochondria

  3. The inner covering of lysosomes

  4. The outer covering of golgi apparatus


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Vacuoles are covered by tonoplast and they store water, food material and waste products in a cell.

Animal sperms possess acrosome that helps it to enter into the ovum. Which of the following cell organelles synthesises acrosome of a sperm?

  1. Mitochondrion

  2. Golgi apparatus

  3. Endoplasmic reticulum

  4. Vacuole


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Golgi apparatus is composed of stacks of membrane-bound structures known as cisternae. It helps in the storage, packaging and transport of materials synthesised in the endopolasmic reticulum. It also forms the acrosome of a sperm.

Which of the following organelles serve(s) as a channel for the transport of materials?

  1. Ribosomes

  2. Lysosomes

  3. Mitochondria

  4. Endoplasmic reticulum


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Endoplasmic reticulum serves as a channel for transport of materials between various regions of cytoplasm.

The dark spot-like structure inside the nucleus of a cell that helps in making ribosomes is called

  1. nucleoplasm

  2. nucleoid

  3. nucleoside

  4. nucleolus


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The dark spot-like structure that helps in making ribosomes is called nucleolus and it is present in the nucleus.

The shape of the chromosome is determined by

  1. centromere

  2. telomere

  3. centrosphere

  4. chromomere


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It is the structure in the chromosome which gives it shapes like I, V, L, etc.

Which of the following cell structures is/are associated with oxidative phosphorylation?

  1. Grana

  2. Oxisomes

  3. Ribosomes

  4. Endoplasmic reticulum


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

They are associated with mitochondria and take part in aerobic respiration.

The 'fluid mosaic' model of cell membrane states that

  1. a lipid bilayer has proteins embedded in itself and none on the surface

  2. a lipid bilayer has some embedded proteins and some proteins on the surface

  3. a lipid bilayer is coated by a layer of proteins on each face

  4. a lipid bilayer is coated by a layer of proteins on the outer face only


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

It states that a lipid bilayer has some embedded proteins and some proteins on the surface.

Which of the following statements is/are correct? (a) The cytoplasm supports and protects the cell organelles that perform different metabolic functions. (b) The Golgi apparatus consists of stacks of flattened membrane-bound sacs or vesicles, these stacks are called cristae. (c) Animal cells are small, have no cell wall, and have small vacuoles.

  1. only a

  2. only b

  3. only c

  4. both a and c

  5. a, b and c


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Both b and c are correct. b is incorrect. 

Which of the following statements is/are correct? a. Chromoplasts are coloured plastids. b. Leucoplasts are colourless plastids. c. Leucoplasts are involved in the formation and storage of starch and oil drops.

  1. Only c

  2. Only a and b

  3. All a, b and c

  4. Only a

  5. Only b


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is the correct answer as all the statements given above are correct. Chromoplasts are coloured plastids. Leucoplasts are colourless plastids. Leucoplasts are involved in the formation and storage of starch and oil drops.

Match the following.

Column - I Column - II
P. Mitochondria 1. Site for protein synthesis
Q. Ribosomes 2. Powerhouse of cell
R. Chloroplasts 3. Suicidal bags of cell
S. Lysosomes 4. Site for photosynthesis
  1. P - 1, Q - 2, R - 3, S - 4

  2. P - 2, Q - 3, R - 1, S - 4

  3. P - 2, Q - 1, R - 4, S - 3

  4. P - 3, Q - 2, R - 4, S - 1

  5. P - 3, Q - 1, R - 4, S - 2


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 Correct answer is given below. Mitochondria : Powerhouse of cell Ribosomes : Site for protein synthesis Chloroplasts : Site for photosynthesis Lysosomes : Suicidal bags of cell

Which enzymes are carried by lysosomes?

  1. Endolytic

  2. Exolytic

  3. Hydrolases

  4. Hydrolytic


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Lysosomes carry hydrolytic enzymes.

Consider the following pairs of organisms: (i) Moss and sponge (ii) Bacteria and blue-green algae (iii) Yeast and amoeba (iv) Penicillium and spirogyra

Which of these pairs belong(s) to the group 'prokaryotes'?

  1. Only (i)

  2. Both (i) and (ii)

  3. Both (ii) and (iii)

  4. Only (ii)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Bacteria and blue-green algae belong to the group 'prokaryotes'.

Which of the following options is the correct match of the type of cell and cell structure present in it?

  1. Animal cell - plastids

  2. Plant cell - mitochondria

  3. Animal cell - cell wall

  4. Plant cell - centrosome


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Animal cells do not have plastids and cell wall. Similarly, plant cells do not have centrosomes. Thus, option (2) is the only correct match.

Which of the following statements is false about the discovery of cell?

  1. Cell was discovered by Mendel.

  2. Cell was discovered in 1665.

  3. It was discovered under a simple magnifying device.

  4. The discovered cells were dead cells.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cell was discovered by Robert Hooke in 1665 under a simple magnifying device from a thin slice of cork. These were dead cells.

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