Which one of the following organelles is the smallest membrane bound organelle?
A. Ribosome
B. Golgi bodies
C. Lysosome
D. Nucleolus
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During the first meiotic division the primary oocyte divides into a large cell, the secondary oocyte, and a smaller cell called the
A. Spermatocyte
B. First polar body
C. Spermatozoan
D. Second polar body
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The important functions of the plasma membrane include
A. transport of the molecules
B. cell recognition
C. secretion
D. All of the above
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Which one of the following statements about proteins in mammalian cells is corrects?
A. Proteins in mammalian cells are synthesised in cell membrane
B. Proteins in mammalian cells are not synthesised in cell membrane but directly absorbed from food
C. Proteins in mammalian cells are synthesised in rough endoplasmic reticulum
D. Proteins in mammalian cells are synthesised in Golgi apparatus
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The inner membrane space of mitochondrion is filled with a matrix which contains
A. Dense granules
B. Ribosomes
C. Mitochondrial DNA
D. All of the above
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Which of the following groups are mitochondrial inner membrane enzymes?
A. ATPase, Hexokinase, Choline phosphotransferase
B. ATPase, Choline dehydrogenase, Hexokinase
C. ATPase, Steroid 11-B-shydroxylase, Cytochrome oxidase
D. None of the above
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A criss-cross network of interconnected filaments and tubules is called
A. lysosome
B. microbody
C. cytoskeleton
D. chromosomes
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Transport of a variety of sugars like glucose, fructose and mannitol takes place across bacterial membranes through the
A. Electron transport system
B. Phosphotransferase system
C. Simple active transport system
D. Fluid mosaic system
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Latest ancestor of modem human is
A. Java man
B. Cro-magnon man
C. Neanderthan man
D. Peking man
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Which one of the following contains powerful oxidative enzyme and helps in removing toxic substances from cells?
A. Plastids
B. Lysosomes
C. Dictyosomes
D. Peroxisomes
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When pairing of homologous chromosomes begins at the ends and proceeds towards the centromere, the phenomenon is called
A. Intermediate pairing
B. Procentric pairing
C. Proterminal pairing
D. None of the above
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Which of the following cytoplasmic organelles are treated as prokaryotic cells within the eukaryotic cells?
A. Mitochondria
B. Golgi bodies
C. Lysosomes
D. Clyoxysomes
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Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer:
1. The outer membrane of the nuclear envelope forms vesicles by 'blebbing'
2. The Golgi membranes have been variously described as originating from the plasmalemma nuclear envelope, annulate lamellae and ER
3. Vesicles arising from the Golgi complex fuse to form the plasmalemma
4. The Golgi complex cisternae form primary Iysosomes by blebbing
A. Only 1, 2 and 3 are correct
B. Only 2 and 3 are correct
C. Only 1 and 3 are correct
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct
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Which of the following are synthesized by Golgi membranes?
A. Triglycerides
B. Phosphatidylcholines
C. GIycoproteins
D. All of the above
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Nucleolus is formed from specific sites on chromosomes known as . . . . . . . .
A. nucleolar reorganising region
B. nucleus forming region
C. nucleolar organiser region
D. None of the above
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Consider the following processes that occur in cytoplasm and choose the correct answer:
1. The cytoplasm participates in the intracellular distribution of nutrients, metabolites and enzymes
2. It never participates in the exchange of materials between organelles
3. Glycolysis and biosynthesis of fatty acids, nucleotides and many proteins take place in the cytoplasm
A. Only 1 is true
B. Only 3 is true
C. 2 and 3 are true
D. 1 and 3 are true
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Study the following statements.
1. Control room of the cell is Nucleus.
2. Nucleus was discovered by Robert Brown.
3. Nuclear envelope is absent in bacteria.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct about nucleus?
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. 1 and 2
D. 1, 2 and 3
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Protoplast lacks
A. Cytoplasm
B. Nucleus
C. Mitochondria
D. Cell wall
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The process by which cells gradually specialize and undergo change in shape and function is called
A. Cell differentiation
B. Cell division
C. Parthenogenesis
D. None of the above
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Which one of the following organelle is not found in prokaryotic cells?
A. Cell wall
B. Mitochondria
C. Plasma membrane
D. Ribosome
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