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Unit 1: Cell Biology

Fully solved textual exercise

1. Which statement about the nuclear envelope is not true?

a) It has pores c) Its inner membrane ears ribosomes
b) It is a double membrane structure d) RNA and some proteins pass through
it
2. Which statement about plastids is true?
a) They are surrounded by a single c) They are found in all organisms
membrane d) They contain DNA and ribosomes
b) They are the powerhouse of cell
3. Which type of cell would probably be most appropriate to study lysosomes?
a) Phagocytic white blood cell c) Mesophyll cell of leaf
b) Nerve cell d) Muscle cell
4. Which of the following pairs of structure-function is mismatched?
a) Ribosomes; protein synthesis c) Golgi; muscle production
b) Nucleolus; ribosome production d) Lysosome; intracellular digestion
5. Which of the following statements about ribosomes is correct?
a) They are structurally different from c) They are concentrated in the cisternal
free ribosomes space of rough ER
b) They are enclosed in their own d) They are attached to cisternal surface
membrane

IMPORTANT MCQs

1. Galileo devised microscope in

a) 1600 c) 1665
b) 1610 d) 1960
2. The cells of cork were studied by
a) Robert brown c) Schultz
b) Schwann d) Robert Hook
3. The nucleus in animal cell was seen by
a) Schwann c) Showvi
b) Silvery d) Robert
4. In our body impulses are transmitted by
a) Nervous cells c) Bones
b) Muscles d) All
5. Cellulose is present in
a) Cell membrane c) Both
b) Cell wall d) None
6. Food is stored in cells called
a) Sclerenchymatous c) Chlorenchymatous
b) Parenchymatous d) None
7. Cell membrane is composed of
a) Cellulose c) Protein
b) Chitin d) Lipids

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8. The shape of plant depends upon

a) Cell membrane c) Centrosome
b) Mitochondria d) Cell wall
9. In plants the Golgi apparatus is also reffered to as
a) Polysome c) Dictyosome
b) Ribosome d) All
10. The cells of lower plants contain
a) Aster c) Proteins
b) Lipids d) Centrioles
EMERGENCE AND IMPLICATION OF CELL THEORY
1. The cell was discovered by
a) Lamarck c) Robert Hooke
b) Lorenz Oken d) Robert Brown
2. The cell nucleus was discovered by
a) Virchow c) Robert Hooke
b) Robert Brown d) Schwann
3. The cell theory was formulated by
a) Schleiden and Weismann c) Schleiden and Shan
b) Pasteur and Schwann d) Schleiden and Schwann
4. In electron microscope the resolution of microscope ranges between :
a) 2-6 Angstrom c) 3-6 Angstrom
b) 2-4 Angstrom d) 1-4 Angstrom
5. Contraction and relaxation are the characteristics of
a) Muscle cells c) Gland cells
b) Nerve cells d) Tendons
6. The photosynthetic cells of green plants are also called
a) Meristematic cells c) Sclerenchymatous cells
b) Parenchymatous cells d) Chlorenchymatous cells
7. The surplus food is stored in
a) Chlorenchymatous cells c) Photosynthetic cells
b) Parenchymatous cells d) Meristematic cells
8. Growth and development of plant is the function of
a) Meristematic cells c) Parenchymatous cells
b) Chlorenchymatous cells d) Sclerenchymatous cells
9. Omnis cellula-e- cellula was hypothesized by :
a) Schleiden c) Louis Paasteur
b) Rudolph Virchow d) Lorenz Oken
10. The biggest cell in the world is the egg of
a) Ostrich c) Turtle
b) Kiwi d) Elephant
Structure of a generalized cell
11. 60-80% of the chemical component of the cell membrane is the
a) Protein c) Carbohydrate
b) Lipid d) Nucleic Acid
12. The intake of materials by the animal cells by forming vacuole is called
a) Pinocytosis b) Endocytosis

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c) Phagocytosis d) Mitosis
13. The primary cell wall is composed of cellulose and some deposition of pectin and
a) Lignin c) Hemicellulose
b) Silica d) Chitin
14. Cellulose molecules are arranged in a
a) Random arrangement c) Criss cross arrangement
b) Peculiar arrangement d) Straight fibers arrangement
15. Prokaryotic cell wall lacks
a) Lignin c) Hemicellulose
b) Cellulose d) All of the above
16. Prokaryotic cell wall is formed of
a) Murein c) Polysaccharide plus shorter chains of
b) Peptidoglycan amino acids
d) All of the above
17. Fungal cell wall is made up of
a) Cutin c) Chitin
b) Pectin d) Cellulose
18. All of the living content of a eukaryotic cell is called:
a) Protoplasm c) Cytoplasm
b) Nucleoplasm d) Cytosol
19. Cytoplasm is a site for certain metabolic processes such as:
a) Kreb’s cycle c) Calvin cycle
b) Glycolysis d) Glyoxalate cycle
20. The free floating cell organelles move about in the cytoplasm due to cytoplasmic :
a) Oceanic movement c) Wavy movements
b) Streaming movements d) To and fro movements
21. The rough endoplasmic reticulum is involved in the synthesis of
a) Lipids c) Carbohydrates
b) Proteins d) Glycolipids
22. Detoxification of harmful drugs is the function of
a) RER c) Both RER and SER
b) SER d) Mitochondria
23. SER also helps in metabolism of a number of different types of molecules, particularly:
a) Carbohydrates c) Lipids
b) Proteins d) None of the above
24. Palade was the first person to study the
a) Lysosomes c) Polysomes
b) Ribosomes d) Peroxisomes
25. Ribosomes are chemically composed of
a) Only protein c) RNA and protein
b) Ribonucleoprotein d) B and C are correct
26. A group of ribosomes attached to mRNA are known as:
a) Centrosome c) Nucleosome
b) Polysome d) peroxisome
27. New ribosomes are assembled in the
a) Nucleus c) Nucleolus
b) Cytoplasm d) Endoplasmic reticulum

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28. Golgi apparatus was discovered by Golgi in:

a) 1889 c) 1898
b) 1896 d) 1888
29. Which of the following statement about ribosomes is correct?
a) They are chemically composed of DNA c) They are concentrated in the cisternal
and protein space of RER
b) They are enclosed in their own d) They are attached to the cisternal
membrane surface
30. Modification of proteins and lipids into glycoproteins and glycolipids occurs in :
a) Golgi apparatus c) Chloroplast
b) SER d) Mitochondria
31. Golgi apparatus has two ends
a) First face and second face c) Forming face and maturation face
b) Forming face and deforming face d) Proximal face and distal face
32. Golgi complex is concerned with
a) Cell eating c) Cell development
b) Power house of cell d) Cell secretions
33. The proteins of enzymes which have to be transported out of cell pass through the
a) Endoplasmic reticulum c) Vacuoles
b) Golgi apparatus d) Exocytosis
34. Lysosomes were first isolated in 1949 by
a) De Duve c) Palade
b) De Veries d) Tay-Sach
35. Which type of cells would probably be most appropriate to study lysosomes?
a) Mesophyll cells of leaf c) Phagocytic white blood cell
b) Nerve cells d) Muscle cells
36. Lysosomal sacs are rich in
a) Acid oxidase and hydrolytic enzymes c) Acid phosphatase and proteolytic
b) Reductases and oxidases only enzymes
d) Acid phosphatase and hydrolytic
enzymes
37. Which of the following pairs of structure function is mismatched
a) Ribosomes; protein synthesis c) Golgi; muscle contraction
b) Nucleolus; ribosome production d) Lysosome; intracellular digestion
38. The lysosomes which eat parts of its own cell are known as
a) Autophagosomes c) Secondary
b) Primary lysososmes d) Both a and c
39. The digestive vacuoles and autophagosome are also known as
a) Primary lysosome c) Phagocytic lysosome
b) Secondary lysosome d) Peroxides
40. Several congenital disease have been found to be due to accumulation within the cell
of substances such as glycogen or various:
a) Lipoproteins c) Glycoproteins
b) Glycolipids d) Lipopolysaccharides
41. ______ disease is because of absence of an enzyme that is involved in the catabolism
of lipids:
a) Glycogenosis type 2 b) Cancer

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