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Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On nucleolus and cytoplasm. 4. Gas vacuole can be found in the members of kingdom A) Animalia. B) Monera. C) Protista. D) Plantae. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monera. 5. Active transport requires: A) Diffusion. B) Carrier proteins only. C) ATP. D) Osmosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ATP. 6. Microfilaments are composed mainly of a protein called A) Non-contractile protein actin. B) Contractile protein actin. C) Lamins. D) Tubulin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contractile protein actin. 7. Which of the following statements is incorrect for Centrioles? A) Both the centrioles in a centrosome lie perpendicular to each other. B) Central proteinaceous hub is missing in a centriole. C) Each centriole has an organisation like that of a cartwheel. D) Centrosome usually contains 2 cylindrical centrioles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central proteinaceous hub is missing in a centriole. 8. Ribonucleic acid occurs in: A) Nucleus only. B) Cytoplasm only. C) Nucleus and cytoplasm. D) Mitochondria and lysosome. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nucleus and cytoplasm. 9. Longest portion of bacterial flagella is A) Hook. B) Basal body. C) Filament. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Filament. 10. The shorter and longer arms of sub-metacentric chromosome are: A) P-arm and q-arm. B) Q-arm and p-arm. C) S-arm and l-arm. D) M-arm and n-arm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) P-arm and q-arm. 11. ..... increases the surface area for mitochondrial activity. A) Inner membrane. B) Cristae. C) Inter membrane space. D) Matrix. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cristae. 12. Which part of the bacteria contains Peptidoglycan? A) Lipoproteins. B) Cell wall. C) Cell membrane. D) Porin channel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cell wall. 13. Reserve material in prokaryotic cells are stored in the cytoplasm in the form of A) Oil droplets. B) Granules. C) Inclusion bodies. D) Microbodies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inclusion bodies. 14. Assertion:Mitochondria and chloroplasts are semi-autonomous organelles.Reason:Mitochondria and chloroplast are devoid of ribosomes. A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of theassertion. B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of theassertion. C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false. D) If both the assertion and reason are false. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false. 15. Which one is the mis-matched pair? A) Lysosomes-Discovered by de Duve. B) Largest isolated single cell-Egg of an ostrich. C) Mitochondria-Name was given by Benda. D) Golgi apparatus-Discovered by Altman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Golgi apparatus-Discovered by Altman. 16. Centrioles help in formation of: A) Ribosomes. B) Cilia and flagella. C) Vacuoles. D) Lysosomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cilia and flagella. 17. Which of the following is a differentiating structure between E. coli and H. sapiens? A) Contractile vacuole. B) Gas vacuole. C) Nuclear pore. D) 70S Ribosomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nuclear pore. 18. A student is developing a model to show how proteins are synthesized. Which organelles should be included in the model? A) Ribosomes and rough ER. B) Nucleus and smooth ER. C) Nucleus and lysosomes. D) Cell membrane and nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ribosomes and rough ER. 19. Which of the following is an example of Gram Negative Bacteria? A) E.Coli. B) Staphylococcus. C) Streptococcus. D) Lactobacilli. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) E.Coli. 20. Mitochondria is an organelle of which process? A) Glycolysis. B) Calvin cycle. C) Kreb's cycle. D) Hill reaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kreb's cycle. 21. Select one which is not true about ribosomes? A) Made of two subunits. B) May attached to mRNA. C) Form polysomes. D) Have no role in protein synthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have no role in protein synthesis. 22. The plasma membrane consists mainly of A) Proteins embedded in a polymer of glucose molecules. B) Proteins embedded in a carbohydrate bilayer. C) Proteins embedded in a phospholipid bilayer. D) Phospholipids embedded in a protein bilayer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Proteins embedded in a phospholipid bilayer. 23. ..... are 'factories' for the syntesis of proteins. A) Ribosome. B) Cytoplasm. C) Lysosomes. D) Plastids. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ribosome. 24. Which of the following is a main source of cellular membranes? A) Nucleus. B) Endoplasmic reticulum. C) Mitochondria. D) Golgi body. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endoplasmic reticulum. 25. If mitochondria is absent in mature RBC what will be the source of energy: A) Link reaction. B) TCA. C) ETS. D) Glycolysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Glycolysis. 26. Chemical modification of substances like glycosylation of proteins and lipid occurs in: A) Lysosome. B) Endoplasmic reticulum. C) Ribosome. D) Golgi body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Golgi body. 27. Which of the following statements regarding the mitochondrial membrane is not correct? A) The outer membrane resembles a sieve. B) The outer membrane is comparatively more permeable to different kinds of molecules. C) The enzymes of the electron transfer chain are embedded in the outer membrane. D) The inner membrane is highly convoluted forming a series of infoldings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The enzymes of the electron transfer chain are embedded in the outer membrane. 28. Starch, glycogen, phosphates and sulphates are stored in the cytoplasm in the form? A) Solid. B) Inclusion bodies. C) Liquid. D) Gel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inclusion bodies. 29. Which cell organelle participates in photo-respiration ..... A) Chloroplast. B) Peroxisome. C) Mitochondria. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 30. ..... are the microbodies, which take part in glyoxylate pathway, bounded by a single membrane and are usually present in germinating fatty seeds. A) Glyoxysomes. B) Sphaerosomes. C) Peroxisomes. D) Lysosomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Glyoxysomes. 31. Assertion:Na+-K+ ATPase is an important membrane associated enzyme. Reason:It helps in ion transfer across the membrane A) C. B) A. C) D. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. 32. Which one of the following has is own DNA? A) Lysosome. B) Dictyosome. C) Mitochondria. D) Peroxisome. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mitochondria. 33. Nucleolus is the site of: A) Ribosome formation. B) Respiration. C) DNA replication. D) Protein synthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ribosome formation. 34. Eukaryotic ribosome, chloroplast and mitochondrion are respectively A) 80S, 80S and 70S. B) 80S, 70S and 70S. C) 80S in all. D) 70S in all. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 80S, 70S and 70S. 35. Secondary cell wall consists of A) Cellulose+hemicellulose(less). B) Cellulose+hemicellulose(less)+lignin. C) Cellulose. D) Cellulose+ hemicellulose(more). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cellulose+hemicellulose(less)+lignin. 36. Homologous chromosomes can be defined as: A) Chromatids of same chromosome. B) Same chromosome, same gene, different allele in different order. C) Same chromosome, different gene, same allele. D) Same chromosome, same gene, different allele in same order. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Same chromosome, same gene, different allele in same order. 37. Statement I-Eukaryotic ribosomes are of 80S type having two subunits-50S and 30S.Statement II-Here 'S' (Svedberg's Unit) stands for the sedimentation coefficient; it is indirectly a measure of density and size. A) Statement I is correct while Statement II is false. B) Statement I is false while Statement II is correct. C) Both statements are correct. D) Both statements are false. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Statement I is false while Statement II is correct. 38. Enzymes are synthesized on: A) Dictyosomes. B) Ribosomes. C) Mitochondria. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ribosomes. 39. Principal constituents of chromosomes are: A) DNA. B) RNA. C) DNA + Protein. D) TRNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) DNA + Protein. 40. Golgi Apparatus have originated from the- A) Endoplasmic Reticulum. B) Vacuoles. C) Mitochondria. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endoplasmic Reticulum. 41. The fluidity of membrane sin plant in cold weather may be maintained by- A) Increasing the number of phospholipids with un saturated hydrocarbons. B) Increasing the number of phospholpipds with saturated hydroccarbon tails. C) Decreasing cholestrol in membrane. D) Increasing the proportion of integral proteins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increasing the number of phospholipids with un saturated hydrocarbons. 42. Which of the following pairs is mismatched? A) Glycocalyx-may be capsule or slime layer. B) Pili-reproduction. C) Cell wall determines shape & prevents from bursting. D) Pili & fimbriae-motility. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pili & fimbriae-motility. 43. The microbody primarily found in seeds of castor and sunflower is A) Vacuole. B) Peroxisomes. C) Lysosomes. D) Glyoxysomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Glyoxysomes. 44. Which one of the following is correct for transmembrane proteins in lipid bilayer? A) They are attached on the surface. B) They do not help in transport. C) They act as channel proteins. D) Both a & b. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They act as channel proteins. 45. Bacteria are each composed of one cell that does not have a membrane-bound organelle. What two terms characterize bacteria? A) Multicellular and Prokaryotic. B) Unicellular and Prokaryotic. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unicellular and Prokaryotic. 46. Cells which are secretory in functional have abundant A) Dictyosomes. B) Lysosomes. C) Centrioles. D) Vacuoles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dictyosomes. 47. Organelle X bears ribosomes on its outer surface. Organelle X and organelle Y together give rise to organelle Z which is often referred to as 'Suicide bag' of cells. Identify organelles X, Y and Z and select the incorrect option regarding them. A) Organelle X takes part in formation of proteins. B) Organelle Z is involved in autophagy. C) Organelle Y is the main site of cellular respiration. D) Organelle Z is bound by single membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Organelle Y is the main site of cellular respiration. 48. The chromosomes in which centromere is situated close to one end are A) Telocentric. B) Metacentric. C) Sub-metacentric. D) Acrocentric. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Acrocentric. 49. All the statements are correct except- A) The organization of the prokaryotic cells is fundamentally similar. B) Prokaryotes show a wide variety of shapes and functions. C) Few prokaryotes have cell walls. D) There is no well-defined nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Few prokaryotes have cell walls. 50. The two sub units of ribosome remain united a critical in level of A) Magnesium. B) Manganese. C) Calcium. D) Copper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Magnesium. 51. Basal bodies of cilia and flagella are derived from ..... A) Plasma membrane. B) Genes. C) Lysosomes. D) Centrioles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Centrioles. 52. Which of the following components in cell controls all activities in the cell and contains chromosomes consisting of DNA? A) Cell membrane. B) Nucleus. C) Mitochondria. D) Cell wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nucleus. 53. Extension of plasma membrane in prokaryotic cell is A) Ribosome. B) Mesosome. C) Pili. D) Glycocalyx. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mesosome. 54. Which of the following is true about the internal structure of axoneme A) Central sheath is connected to one of the tubule of each peripheral doublets by a radialspoke. B) Axoneme is not covered by plasma membrane at all. C) Then are only and radial spokes are found. D) Peripheral doublets are not connected with each other. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central sheath is connected to one of the tubule of each peripheral doublets by a radialspoke. 55. Rough endoplasmic reticulum is mainly involved in: A) Protein synthesis. B) Lipid synthesis. C) Detoxification. D) Respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protein synthesis. 56. Which chemical property is shared by all types of lipids forming the plasma membrane? A) Phosphate group. B) Sugar component. C) Hydrophobic region. D) Glycerol backbone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydrophobic region. 57. Many ribosomes may associate with a single mRNA to form multiple copies of a polypeptides simultaneously such strings of ribosomes are termed as A) Nucleosomes. B) Polyhederal bodies. C) Plastidome. D) Polysome. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Polysome. 58. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched [MP PMT 1993] A) Microsomes Participate in the process of photosynthesisB) Lysosomes Involved in synthesizing acids C) Endo. Reticulum Plays role in the formation of a new nuclear membrane during cell division D) Centrosomes Provide enzymes required in the digestive process A) B. B) C. C) D. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) C. 59. Which of the following events does not occur in rough endoplasmic reticulum? A) Protein folding. B) Protein glycosylation. C) Phospholipid synthesis. D) Cleavage of signal peptide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phospholipid synthesis. 60. Extranuclear inheritance is due to the presence of genes in A) Mitochondria and chloroplasts. 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