This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 9 > Science > The Fundamental Unit Of Life > Class 9 Science Chapter 5 The Fundamental Unit Of Life – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Science Chapter 5 The Fundamental Unit Of Life Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A multicellular organism is made of A) Unicellular cells. B) One cell. C) There is no such thing as a "multicellular" organism. D) Multiple cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Multiple cells. 2. How many consecutive divisions occur in meiosis? A) 1. B) 5. C) 2. D) 4. E) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2. 3. Find out the correct sentence A) Rough endoplasmic reticulum and smooth endoplasmic reticulum produce lipid and protein respectively. B) Enzymes packed in Lysosomes are made through RER (rough endoplasmic reticulum. C) Nucleoid is present inside the nucleoplasm of eukaryotic nucleus. D) Endoplasmic reticulum is related with the destruction of plasma membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enzymes packed in Lysosomes are made through RER (rough endoplasmic reticulum. 4. Which lens in compound microscope is closest to eyes, while seeing images? A) Eyepiece. B) Objective. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eyepiece. 5. Guard cells and stoma are found in which part of the plant? A) Parenchyma. B) Collenchyma. C) Epidermis. D) Sclerenchyma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epidermis. 6. Which statement is true about cell theory? A) Cell theory states that all cells are nonliving. B) Cell theory states that cells can come from nonliving things. C) Cell theory states that all cells arise from other cells. D) Cell theory says animal cells are the only type of living cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cell theory states that all cells arise from other cells. 7. Cell organelles are embedded in A) Cytoplasm. B) Nucleolus. C) Mitochondria. D) Protoplasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cytoplasm. 8. The root hair absorbs water by the process called A) Plasmolysis. B) Diffusion. C) Endocytosis. D) Osmosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osmosis. 9. Which out of the following is not a function of vacuole? A) Waste excretion. B) Providing turgidity & rigidity of the cell. C) Locomotion. D) Storage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Locomotion. 10. How many pairs chromosomes are found in human zygote? A) 92. B) 69. C) 46. D) 23. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 23. 11. Which of the following are covered by a single membrane?(a) Mitochondria(b) Vacuole(c) Lysosome(d) Plastid A) D. B) C. C) B. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B. 12. What is the meaning of cell A) Honeycomb. B) A small room. C) Compound microscope. D) Selective permeable membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A small room. 13. Genetic material of eukaryotic cell is contained in A) Nucleus. B) Nucleolus. C) Nucleoplasm. D) Nucleoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nucleus. 14. Which cell organelle is called the powerhouse of the cell? A) Mitochondria. B) Dictyosome. C) Lysosomes. D) Plastids. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mitochondria. 15. A cell will swell up if A) The concentration of water molecules in the cell is higher than the concentration of water molecules in the surrounding medium. B) The concentration of water molecules in the surrounding medium is higher than water molecules concentration in the cell. C) The concentration of water molecules is same in the cell and in the surrounding medium. D) Concentration of water molecules does not matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The concentration of water molecules in the surrounding medium is higher than water molecules concentration in the cell. 16. Process in which particles move from less crowded (low concentration) to more crowded (high concentration) using energy A) Passive Transport. B) Osmosis. C) Active Transport. D) Cellular Respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Active Transport. 17. Which of the following is a multicellular organism? A) Amoeba. B) Paramoecium. C) Human Being. D) All of the above. E) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Human Being. 18. Process by which the cell membrane removes material that is too large to pass through the membrane. A) Endocytosis. B) Exocytosis. C) Transport. D) Respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exocytosis. 19. Control room of the cell A) Lysoaomes. B) Vacuoles. C) Nucleus. D) IS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nucleus. 20. Which of the following are the main constituents of cell wall? A) Starch. B) Protein. C) Pectin. D) Cellulose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cellulose. 21. All chemical reactions in cells takes place in A) Only nuclueus. B) Golgi body. C) RER and SER. D) Cytoplasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cytoplasm. 22. Who discovered cell nucleus? A) Robert Hook. B) Robert Brown. C) Watson. D) Crick. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Robert Brown. 23. The site of detoxification in liver cells is A) Ribosome. B) RER. C) TO BE. D) Lysosome. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) TO BE. 24. Plasmolysis in a plant cell is defined as A) Breakdown (lysis) of plasma membrane in hypotonie medium. B) Shrinkage of cytoplasm in hypertonic medium. C) Shrinkage of nucleoplasm. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shrinkage of cytoplasm in hypertonic medium. 25. Plasmolysis in a plant cell is defined as(a) break down (lysis ) of plasma membrane in hypotonic medium(b) shrinkage of cytoplasm in hypertonic medium(c) shrinkage of nucleoplasm(d) none of them A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 26. What does "bilayer" mean? A) One layer. B) Two layers. C) Bilateral. D) Laminated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two layers. 27. What does the word "CELL" mean in Latin A) Big Hall. B) Square Room. C) Small Room. D) Micro Hall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Small Room. 28. Which part of phloem is dead A) Phloem parenchyma. B) Sieve tubes and companion cells. C) Sieve cells. D) Phloem fibres. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Phloem fibres. 29. How many vacuoles are in a plant cell? A) Depends on the size. B) 1. C) 3. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1. 30. Living cells were discovered by A) Robert hooke. B) Lion corner. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lion corner. 31. The proteins and lipids, essential for building the cell membrane, aremanufactured by(a) rough endoplasmic reticulum(b) golgi apparatus(c) plasma membrane(d) mitochondria A) D. B) A. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. 32. Function of centriole is A) Formation of spindle fibre. B) Nucleolus formationation. C) Cell wall formation. D) Cell division initiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Formation of spindle fibre. 33. Contains enzymes (proteins that speed up digestion and chemical reactions0 A) Nucleus. B) Golgi body. C) Ribosome. D) Lysosome. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lysosome. 34. Where are proteins synthesised inside the cell? A) Golgi apparatus. B) Ribosome. C) Nucleus. D) Cell wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ribosome. 35. Mitochondria have their own ..... and DNA floating in the matrix A) ATP. B) Water. C) Ions. D) Ribosomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ribosomes. 36. Identify the non living part present in plant cell A) Plasma membrane. B) Mitochondria. C) Cell wall. D) Plastids. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cell wall. 37. Which of the following is incorrect pair? A) Chloroplast-kitchen of the cell. B) Mitochondria-Power house of the cell. C) Lysosomes-Secretory granules. D) Nucleus-Brain of the cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lysosomes-Secretory granules. 38. While preparing temporary mount of onion peel, peel should be taken from ..... side of the onion. A) Concave. B) Convex. C) Both sides. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Concave. 39. What is the site of protein synthesis inside the cell? A) Nucleus. B) Lysosome. C) Plastid. D) Ribosomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ribosomes. 40. Lysosomes arises from A) Endoplasmic reticulum. B) Mitochondria. C) Golgi apparatus. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Golgi apparatus. 41. The largest cell in the human body is ..... A) Kidney cell. B) Liver cell. C) Muscle Cell. D) Nerve Cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nerve Cell. 42. The only cell organelle seen in prokaryotic cell is A) Ribosomes. B) Plastids. C) Lysosomes. D) Mitochondria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ribosomes. 43. Who coined the term protoplasm? A) Robert Hooke. B) Lion corner. C) Virchow. D) Purkinje. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Purkinje. 44. Which structure is found only in eukaryotic cells? A) Nuclear membrane. B) Cytoplasm. C) Phospholipid membrane. D) DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nuclear membrane. 45. Can you name the scientist who coined the term cell? A) Robert Hooke. B) Ernst Haeckel. C) Robert Brown. D) Anton von Leeuwenhoek. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Robert Hooke. 46. Which cell organelle is not present in animal cell A) Plastids. B) IS. C) Golgi apparatus. D) Mitochondria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plastids. 47. Tallness of tree is a factor of A) Meristematic tissue. B) Lateral meristem. C) Intercallary meristem. D) Apical meristem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apical meristem. 48. The infoldings in mitochondria are known as A) Grana. B) Matrix. C) Cisternae. D) Crest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crest. 49. Cell arise from pre existing cell was stated by A) Robert Hooke. B) Lion corner. C) Schleiden and Schwann. D) Virchow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Virchow. 50. A rigid supporting layer that surrounds the cells of plants and some other organisms A) Cell membrane. B) Cell wall. C) Nucleus. D) Cytoplasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cell wall. 51. What is the cell mean A) Box. B) Small structure. C) Both a and b. D) Little room. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Little room. 52. The two organelles which have their own DNA are A) Ribosomes and Golgi bodies. B) Chloroplasts and lysosomes. C) Chloroplasts and mitochondria. D) Mitochondria and vacuoles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chloroplasts and mitochondria. 53. Among the following which possess large vacuole A) Collenchyma. B) Sclerenchyma. C) Aerenchyma. D) Parenchyma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Collenchyma. 54. The scientist who coined the term protoplasm A) Robert Hooke. B) Purkinje. C) Robert Brown. D) Lion corner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Purkinje. 55. The process where only water is allowed to pass through the cell membrane from a high to low concentration. A) Meiosis. B) Respiration. C) Diffusion. D) Osmosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osmosis. 56. Hydrophilic chemical of cell wall is ..... A) Lignin. B) Suberin. C) Fat. D) Pectin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pectin. 57. Main difference between animal cell and plant cell is A) Movement. B) Nutrition. C) Growth. D) Respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nutrition. 58. What is the full form of DNA? A) Deoxyribo nucleic acid. B) Double neutral acid. C) Duplex natural acid. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deoxyribo nucleic acid. 59. Which among the following has a variable and irregular shape A) Plasmodium. B) Euglena. C) Amoeba. D) Paramoecium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amoeba. 60. Which of the following statement marks as a difference between plant cell and animal cell? A) Plant cells have cell wall which animal cells do not. B) Plant cells do not have vacuole while animal cells do have. C) Plant cells have only cell membrane while animal cells have both cell wall as well as cell membrane. D) Plant cells have more plastids while animal cells have few plastids. 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