1 Name the material used by Robert Hooke to coin the term cell.

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2 _______ is a cell having fibre like structure.
3 What is the reason for difference in the shapes of cells?
4 ‘Some cell can be seen with naked eyes.’ Justify with help of example.
5 The basic living substance of a cell is _________
6 Name the part of cell which acts as gate of cell.
7 A) As brain is to body; _____________ is to a cell.
B) As organ is to body; ____________ is to a cell.
8 The organelle whose presence in the plant cell makes a plant an auto troph is
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9 How does presence of tissue help a multi cellular organism to survive?
10 Name the part of cell responsible for inheritance of characters.
11 The organelle responsible for processing and packaging of material produced
by the cell is ________________.
12 ‘Even though both plant and animal cell are structural and functional unit of
life, yet they are different ‘discuss.
13 How is SER different from RER?
14 Some cells have extensions on their cell membrane which help in locomotion
and collection of food. These extensions are known as
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15 Why is chloroplast present only in plant cells?
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16 Draw a diagram of plant cell and label- a) the powerhouse of the cell b) the
pigment imparting organelle c) store house of the cell d) brain of the cell. e)
regulates the entry and exit of materials from the cell.

17 Read the following statement and write the appropriate term against each
 statement. a) I control functions of cell. Who am I? _______________ . b)
I am like a policeman. I do not allow anything and everything to go in and out
of cell. Who am I? _________________ c) I transfer characters from parent to
off springs. Who am I? __________________
18 Is the following statement correct? If it is wrong, correct the statement.
Statement ‘Unicellular organism do not respire, only multi cellular respire’.
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19 Give an example of prokaryotic cell.
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20 Under a microscope Ravi observes a cell that has no cell wall and no fixed
distinct shape. The cell he observes is _____________. a) Plant cell b)
Ostrich egg c) an animal cell d) a bacterial cell
21 Cheek cells do not have __________. a) cell membrane b) golgi apparatus
c)nucleus d)plastid
22 We do not sense any pain when we clip our nails or cut our hair. Why?
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23 The size of the cell of an organism has no relation with the size of its body. Do
you agree? Give reason for the answer.
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24 Cell consists of many organelles, yet we do not call any organelles as structural
and functional unit of living organism. Explain.
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25 Which of the following is not a cell? a)red blood cell b)bacterium
c)spermatozoa d) virus
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27 The largest cell is ____________ a) PPLO b) Mycoplasma c)ostrich egg
d)liver cell
28 The basic living substance is ___________. a) protoplasm b)endoplasmic
reticulum c)cytoplasm d)mitochondria
29 The colourless plastid which stores starch and protein is ________. a)
chloroplast b)leucoplast c)chromoplast d)none
30 The rough endoplasmic reticulum is rough due to presence of _______. a)
ribosome b)mitochondria c)granules d)grains
31 The ________ provides fixed shape and rigidity to plant cell. a) cell wall
b)cell membrane c)plasma lemma d)lysosome
32 The thread like network in the nucleus is ________. a) chromatin
b)chromosome c)cilia d)flagella
33 ________ helps in transport of material s in a cell. a) Endoplasmic reticulum
b) ribosome c) vacuole d) plastid
34 __________ stores excess of water and waste products in a cell. a) Ribosome
b) vacuole c) golgi complex d)plastid
35 Draw a neat diagram of a plant cell and label the following parts
(a) Cell wall (b) Nucleus
36 Write any three differences between a plant cell and an animal cell.
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37 Distinguish between an amoeba and an earthworm on the basis of their cell
numbers.
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38 What is the function of a nerve cell?
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39 Name the colourless plastids present in plant cell.
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40 Explain how nucleoplasm is different from cytoplasm.
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41 List the main factors that determine the shape of a cell.
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42 From the following box, identify the organells found only in plant cell and
write one function of each of them.
cell membrane, cell wall, nucleus, large vacuoles, plastids,
mitochondria
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43 Mitochondria is called the power house of a cell. Justify the statement. What
happens to the chromatin when the cell is ready to divide?
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44 Draw a neat and labelled diagram of an animal cell and label / encircle the
organelles responsible for
(i) Cellular respiration (ii) transport of materials in a cell

45 Name the organelles responsible for

(i) Cellular respiration _______________________________
(ii) Transport of materials in cell ______________________________
(iii) Capturing food in case of Euglena ___________________________
(iv) Imparting colour other than green to different parts of the plant
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46 Differentiate the two types of endoplasmic reticulum on the basis of their :
 (i) Appearance (ii) function
Also state the reason for their observed appearance.
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47 Give reasons:
(i) Nerve cells possess a long fibre like structure.
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(ii) The cell wall is an important covering in plant cells.
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(iii) Cell is the basic structural and functional unit of all living organisms.
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48 Mention the name and size of :
a) The smallest cell in the living world _____________________________
b) The largest cell in the living world _____________________________
49 Write the function of following parts of a cell (a) Cell membrane (b) Smooth
Endoplasmic Reticulum (c) Leucoplasts
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50 What changes occur in chromatin during the cell division?
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51 What is the function of chromosomes?
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52 Which part of the cell contains cell organelles?
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54 Why are plant cells more rigid than an animal cell?
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56 Give functions of vacuole and Ribosomes.
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57 Name the cell organelle where cellular respiration takes
place.
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58 Name the term used for protoplasm of the nucleus
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59 Classify the living organisms into different categories on the basis of the cell
number. Also write one characteristic feature of each
category.________________________________________________________
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60 Give one characteristic feature and one main function of following parts of
cell:
(a) cell wall (b) chloroplast (c) Mitochondria ( d) Golgi complex
(e) Ribosomes
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61 Write the name of the cell organelle which:
a) Provides skeletal framework to the cell. ________________________
b) helps in protein synthesis ____________________________________
c) stores excess water and waste products ________________________
d) is called store house of the cell _________________________________
62 Give reason :
a) Animal cells are more flexible than plant cell.
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b) Mitochondria is called as power house of the cell.
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63 Differentiate between chloroplasts and chromoplasts.
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64 Name the smallest and the largest cell
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65 Explain the importance of chromosomes present in the nucleus.
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66 Write the different levels of organisation of living organism in sequence.
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67 Structure present in Euglena that helps in locomotion is
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68 Outermost covering of an animal cell (Cell membrane/ cell wall)
69 Name the cell organelle which is called the power house of the cell and why?
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70 What is protoplasm present inside the nucleus called?
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71 Name the part of nucleus that condenses to form chromosomes at the time of
cell division. State the function of chromosomes in a cell.
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