What are the basic units from which human spare parts can be created?
A. Nerve cells
B. Stem cells
C. Heart cells
D. Kidney cells
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Thylakoids in a plastid are placed one above the other like a stack of coins to form a
A. Stroma
B. Matrix
C. Granum
D. Crista
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Cell wall
A. provides mechanical support
B. acts as barrier to pathogens
C. maintains the shape of plant
D. All of the above
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The carrier protein molecules are presumed to move to and fro across the membrane by
A. Group translocation
B. Simple diffusion
C. Thermal diffusion
D. Osmosis
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The common artificial membranes that have been used as analogues to the plasmalemma in biological study include
A. Epidermis from the scale of an onion
B. Outer membrane of the intestine
C. Copper ferrocyanide membrane
D. Both A and C
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Which of the following pigments causes the red colour in onions?
A. Carotenoids
B. Anthocyanins
C. Chlorophylls
D. Betalains
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In a cell membrane, integral proteins are
A. partially or totally buried in the membrane
B. partially attached to the surface of the membrane
C. permanently attached to the outer surface of the membrane
D. temporarily attached to the surface of the membrane
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Protein synthesis takes place on groups or clusters of ribosomes which are called
A. Polyribosomes
B. Polysomes
C. Ergosomes
D. All of the above
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Which one of the following is called the 'digestive bag' in the cell?
A. Golgi body
B. Mitochondrion
C. Ribosome
D. Lysosome
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Cell or tissue death within a living body is called as
A. neutrophils
B. nephrosis
C. necrosis
D. neoplasia
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Which among the following is not a significance of mitosis?
A. Growth of unicellular animals takes place due to mitosis
B. It restores the nucleocytoplasmic ratio
C. It contributes to cell repair and asexual reproduction
D. It leads to the production of diploid daughter cell
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Match
List-I with
List-II and select the correct answer:
List-I
List-II
a. Mitochondria
1. Suicidal bags
b. Lysosomes
2. Break down of fats
c. Ribosomes
3. Power houses of cell
d. Glyoxysomes
4. Sites of protein synthesis
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
C. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
D. a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
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Who explained first the evolution of life?
A. Newton
B. Einstein
C. Charles Darwin
D. Lamarck
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Consider the following statements regarding centromere and choose the correct answer:
1. The position of the centromere is constant for a particular chromosome
2. The structure and function of the centromere are different from that of the rest of the chromosome
3. During division the centromere is functional, while the rest of the chromosome is genetically inactive
4. The position of the centromere varies in different chromosomes
A. Only 1 is true
B. Only 1 and 2 are true
C. Only 1, 2 and 3 are true
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are true
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Which of the following statement(s) is/are true for nucleus?
A. First described by Robert Brown
B. It was called chromatin by Flamming
C. Nucleoli is spherical body present in nucleoplasm
D. All of the above
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The living content of cell is called protoplasm. It is composed of
A. Cytoplasm only
B. Cytoplasm and nucleoplasm
C. Nucleoplasm only
D. Cytoplasm, nucleoplasm and other organelles
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Consider the following statements regarding the nuclear pores and choose the correct answer:
1. At the margin of each pore the outer and inner membranes are continuous
2. The pores have been described as being hexagonal
3. The pores are randomly distributed in many nuclei
A. Only 1 is correct
B. Only 1 and 3 are correct
C. 1, 2 and 3 are correct
D. None of the above
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Which of the following are colourless plastids?
A. Chloroplasts
B. Chromoplasts
C. Leucoplasts
D. All of the above
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Which one of the following cell organelles mainly functions as storehouse of digestive enzymes?
A. Desmosome
B. Ribosome
C. Lysosome
D. Vacuoles
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Lipids are arranged within the membrane with
A. polar heads towards innerside and the hydrophobic tails towards outerside
B. both heads and tails towards outerside
C. heads towards outerside and tails towards inner side
D. Both heads and tails towards innerside
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