Which of the following statements is correct about mitochondria?
A. Mitochondria is present only in bacteria
B. Mitochondria is present in all living cells
C. Mitochondria is not bound by any membrane
D. Mitochondria without outer membrane is called mitoplast
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The cytoplasm of eucaryotic cells contains an extensive network of minute tubules and filaments, appropriately called
A. Transitional vesicles
B. Microbodies
C. Microtubules and microfilaments
D. Zymogen granules
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Which one of the following cell organelles is enclosed by a single membrane?
A. Chloroplasts
B. Lysosomes
C. Nuclei
D. Mitochondria
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Consider the following processes which are preparatory to cell division during interphase and choose the correct answer:
1. Replication of DNA takes place
2. The centrioles divide, forming a pair of new centrioles
3. Synthesis of energy-rich compounds which provide energy for mitosis
4. Synthesis of proteins which are later found in the spindle
A. Only 1 is true
B. Only 1 and 2 are true
C. Only 2 and 4 are true
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are true
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Macromolecules can cross the nuclear envelope
A. Through the nuclear pores and endoplasmic reticulum
B. By active transport
C. By blebbing
D. All of the above
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In eukaryotes, the site of synthesis of most of the ribosomal RNA (rRNA) is the
A. Nucleus
B. Nucleolus
C. Mitochondrium
D. Lysosome
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Which of the following is the correct sequence of the different phases of cell division?
1. Anaphase
2. Telophase
3. Prophase
4. Mataphase
A. 3, 1, 4 and 2
B. 1, 3, 2 and 4
C. 3, 4, 1 and 2
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
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Who among the following first observed mitochondria as granular structures?
A. Kolliker (1850)
B. Altmann (1892)
C. Michaelis (1900)
D. Clande (1944)
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Main function of Golgi bodies is
A. respiration
B. cell division
C. percentage produce digestive enzyme
D. secretion
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In the context of organic evolution, the loss of limbs in snakes is explained by the phenomenon of
A. Use and disuse of organs
B. Adaptation to living in burrows
C. Natural selection
D. Inheritance of acquired characters
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Match
List-I with
List-II and select the correct answer:
List-I
List-II
a. Theory of mutation
1. Beadle and Tatum
b. Theory of evolution
2. Jacob and Monod
c. One gene one enzyme hypothesis
3. Darwin
d. Operon concept
4. Hugo De Vries
A. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
B. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
C. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
D. a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
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Material of the nucleus is stained by
A. acidic dye
B. basic dye
C. neutral dye
D. iodine
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Who among the following scientists had proposed that the plasma membrane is made up of lipid sandwiched between two continuous layers of protein?
A. Schleiden and Schwann
B. Danielli and Davson
C. Robert Brown and Robert Hooke
D. Singer and Nicholson
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Which of the following cell organelles play the most significant role in protein synthesis?
A. Lysosome and centrosome
B. Endoplasmic reticulum and ribosome
C. Golgi apparatus and mitochondria
D. Lysosome and mitochondria
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The spindle without centrioles and blepharoplasts, typically found in higher plants is known as
A. Anastral spindle
B. Astral spindle
C. Nonsymmetrical spindle
D. Interzonal spindle
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Which one of the following statements regarding Histone proteins is correct?
A. Histones are proteins that are present in mitochondrial membrane
B. Histones are proteins that are present in nucleus in association with DNA
C. Histones are proteins associated with lipids in the cytosol
D. Histones are proteins associated with carbohydrates in the cytosol
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Which of the following characteristics is correct about cell wall of plant cells?
A. Plays role in protection
B. Helps in cell to cell interaction
C. Provides a barrier to undesirable macromolecules
D. All of the above
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Cytology is related to the study of
A. fungus
B. plants
C. bacteria
D. cells
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A mass of heterochromatin at one end of the chromosome represents the so-called
A. Nucleolar organiser
B. Nucleolus
C. Satellite
D. Centromere
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Who propounded the theory of evolution?
A. Spencer
B. Darwin
C. Wallace
D. Huxley
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