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Match the following columns:
Column I (Cell Organelle) Column II (Function)
a. Endoplasmic Reticulum 1. Take part in cellular respiration
b. Free ribosome 2. Take part in osmoregulation and excretion
c. Mitochondria 3. Synthesis of lipids
d. Contractile Vacuole 4. Synthesise non-secretory proteins

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During the Quinone cycle (Q cycle) a total of how many protons are transported outside the mitochondrion?

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Which is the function of cell wall?
1. Provides shape to the cell.
2. Protects the cell from mechanical damage and infection.
3. Helps in cell to cell interaction.
4. Provides barrier to undesirable macromolecules.
5. Imbibes water.

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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer:
List-I List-II
a. Metacentric 1. Centromere near the end of the chromosome
b. Submetacentric 2. Centromere near the middle of the chromosome
c. Acrocentric 3. Centromere truely terminal
d. Telocentric 4. Centromere situated some distance away from the middle

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About whom is said 'India's large wild cat' has recently become extinct?

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Match the following columns.
List-I List-II
a. RER 1. Intracellular and extracellular digestion
b. SER 2. Lipid synthesis
c. Golgi complex 3. Protein synthesis and secretion
d. Lysosomes 4. Moves materials out of the cells

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The site of cellular respiration in animal cell is

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During G1-phase

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Substances causing instability of the lysosomal membrane, leading to release of enzymes from the lysosome, are called

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Fertilization, in lower plants, is immediately followed by which of the following types of meiosis, giving rise to cells with the haploid chromosome number?

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The Golgi complex is formed from which of the following cell organelles?

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Which of the following is a non-living structure which is formed by the living protoplast?

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Which one of the following cell organelles does not possess its own genetic material encoding proteins?

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Which chemical characteristic is not common in all living organisms?

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Substances like RNA and nuclear proteins may pass out from the nucleus outside the cell by which of the following routes?

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Consider the following statements.
1. Chloroplast is known as 'cell with in cell organelle.'
2. Chloroplast is the largest cell organelle found in plant cells.
3. Chloroplast have single stranded extrachromosomal DNA.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

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The bulk injestion of solid food into the cell is known as

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The zygotene and pachytene bivalents are organised into structures called

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The yellow and orange colour of fruits and flowers are mainly due to

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Cellulose is the chief constituent of

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