FUNDAMENTAL UNIT OF LIFE
MCQ
Q1 The membrane biogenesis is caused by
(a)only lipid (b)only protein (c)only starch (d)proteins and lipids 1
Q2 When apricots are dipped in water then it swells up due to
(a)exosmosis (b)endosmosis (c)both endosmosis and exosmosis (d)diffusion 1
Q3 The cell organelle which detoxifies drug in liver cells of vertebrates is
(a)Golgi bodies (b)Lysosomes (c)Mitochondria (d)Endoplasmic reticulum 1
Q4 Digestive A : Lysosomes :: packaging deptt : Golgi apparatus. A is
(a)suicidal bag (b)granum (c)cytoplasm (d)cisterns 1
Q5 The process of losing water from the plant cell through cell wall and shrinking the cell is known as
(a)transpiration (b)osmosis (c)plasmolysis (d)diffusion 1
Q6 A system of membrane bound vesicles arranged approximately parallel to each other is known as
(a)enzymes (b)hormones (c)granum (d)cisterns 1
Q7 Leucoplasts are primarily organelles which stores
(a)only starch (b)only oils (c)only proteins (d)starch, proteins and oils 1
Q8 The following diagram represents a type of cell . What is the type of cell?
(a)sperm (b)blood
(c)Ovum (d)bone cell
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Q9 Out of the following which organism is unicellular? (a)Tapeworm (b)starfish (c)amoeba (d)prawn 1
Q10 Case study: Answer the following questions after reading the paragraph. 1x4=4
A student was curious to know about the division of cells. The teacher explains both the type of cell division. She
also explained how the number of chromosomes remained same in every generation in human being. She explained
that the type of division is related to chromosomal number.
(i)Write two differences between two type of division.
(ii)In which type of cell division the number of chromosomes remains same as the parent cell ?
(iii)Draw the diagram representing both the type of cell division?
Q11 Study the view of cork under the microscope.
Who discovered the view? What did he name this small compartments? Why? 2
Q12 Write two differences between between cell wall and plasma membrane. 2
Q13 Name two unicellular organism. Write the differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell based on nuclear
structure and number of chromosomes. 2
Q14 Give reasons : (a) Lysosomes contain digestive enzymes.
(b) Chromoplasts are present in flowers
(c) To create deshelled egg the egg is dipped in hydrochloric acid. 3
Q16 (a) Draw a prokaryotic cell.
(b) Explain the importance of chromatin material in human being? 3
Q12 to Q15 has two sentences . First sentence is assertion A and second sentence is reason R. 1x4=4
(a) Both A and R is correct and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R is correct and R is the not correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Q12 A : Chloroplast synthesises food in plant.
R: Chloroplast has chlorophyll.
Q13 A: Nucleus is the brain of the cell.
R: Chromatin changes to chromosomes when a cell starts dividing.
Q14 A: Cell organelles is present in nucleus.
R: The nuclear membrane separates cytoplasm from the nucleus.
Q15 A: Amoeba takes in food by endocytosis
R: Amoeba has separate system for nutrition
Q16 Assertion(A) : Prokaryotics are such organism whose cell lack nuclear membrane.
Reason(R) : Cell organelles in cytoplasm are enclosed by membranes. 1
Q17 Assertion(A) : Nucleus plays an important role in cellular reproduction
Reason(R) : Chromosomes in nucleus helps in passing the heredity characters from one generation to other. 1
Q18 Assertion(A) : The membrane bound vesicles are connected to ER.
Reason(R) : Golgi apparatus packs and dispatches the material synthesized by the ER. 1
Q19 Assertion(A) : Mitochondria is power house of the cell.
Reason(R) : The outer membrane of the mitochondria is deeply folded and absorbs ATP. 1
Q20 Assertion(A) : Cell does not have a structural organization.
Reason(R) : Cell is the structural and functional unit of life. 1
Q21 (a) What is one difference between osmosis and diffusion?
(b) Why does the de shelled egg swells in water? 1+1=2
Q22 Label the parts A, B, C and D in the following diagram
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Q23 Differentiate between the terms
(a) Plant cell and animal cell (based on plastids and vacuoles)
(b) Cell wall and plasma membrane (based on chemical composition and function)
(c) Prokaryotic and eukaryotic (based on size and chromosomes) 3
Q24 A student de-shelled an egg with a chemical. The student keeps de-shelled egg in water and the egg swells up.
(i) Which chemical is used for de-shelling of egg?
(ii) Name the process by which the egg swells up?
(iii) What will he observe if the same de-shelled egg is kept in highly concentrated salt solution? 3
