This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 Science Chapter 8 Cell Structure And Functions – Quiz 73 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Science Chapter 8 Cell Structure And Functions Quiz 73 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The cells having well organised nucleus with a nuclear membrane are A) Eukaryotic cells. B) Prokaryotic cells. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eukaryotic cells. 2. The ..... states that the cell is the basic unit of all living things. A) Organelle. B) Cell wall. C) Cell theory. D) Cell law. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cell theory. 3. Cell was discovered in the year A) 1660. B) 1662. C) 1664. D) 1665. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1665. 4. When Michael accidentally spills some water on a table, he notices that the water forms droplets instead of spreading out completely. What gives rise to this cohesiveness of water molecules that allows the droplets to form? A) Hydrophobic interactions. B) Nonpolar covalent bonds. C) Ionic bonds. D) Hydrogen bonds. E) Both A and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydrogen bonds. 5. What is the structure of the cell membrane? A) Single layer of phospholipids with no embedded proteins. B) Protein bilayer with no cholesterol. C) Phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins and cholesterol. D) Double layer of cholesterol with no embedded proteins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins and cholesterol. 6. Which of the following is NOT a cell theory. A) All non-living things are made of cells. B) All cells come from pre-existing cells. C) Cells are the basic unit of structure and function of all living things. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All non-living things are made of cells. 7. My name means "colored bodies"And I contain DNAI pass on traits to new cellsIn a systematic way A) Chromosomes. B) Nucleus. C) Chloroplast. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chromosomes. 8. Organelles that are involved in the protein synthesis A) Lysosomes. B) Ribosomes. C) Centrosomes. D) Peroxisomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ribosomes. 9. Cytoplasm is a gel-like substance that holds the organelles inside the cell. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. The distinct, threadlike structure that contains the genetic information A) Diffusion. B) Nucleus. C) Osmosis. D) Active transport. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nucleus. 11. Which organelle is responsible for packaging and modifying proteins for secretion? A) Endoplasmic reticulum. B) Golgi apparatus. C) Lysosome. D) MitochondriaTagsDOK Level 2:Skill/Concept. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Golgi apparatus. 12. Luna, Evelyn, and Jackson are working on a school project about cells. They are discussing the roles of different organelles. Luna asks, 'Which organelle is responsible for protein synthesis?' A) Ribosome. B) Mitochondria. C) Golgi apparatus. D) Cell nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ribosome. 13. Which of the following pairs INCORRECTLY matches a cell structure with its function? A) Cell membrane:protein synthesis. B) Nucleus:information (DNA) storage. C) Vacuole:storage. D) Chloroplast:energy conversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cell membrane:protein synthesis. 14. The major function of meiosis to ensure that each of the resultant daughter cells A) Has the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent cell. B) Has one half the number of chromosomes as the parent cells. C) Has only autosomal chromosomes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has one half the number of chromosomes as the parent cells. 15. Which organelle in the endomembrane system is responsible for detoxification and lipid synthesis? A) Rough endoplasmic reticulum. B) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum. C) Golgi apparatus. D) Lysosome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum. 16. Prokaryotic word means A) Pro= primitive karyon-nucleus. B) Pro= true karyon-nucleus. C) Pro-good karyon-nucleus. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pro= primitive karyon-nucleus. 17. Plant cells and animal cells possess many of the same organelles. Which of the following organelles, however, would be indicative of a plant cell rather than an animal cell? A) Nucleus. B) Ribosome. C) Mitochondira. D) Chloroplast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chloroplast. 18. An organelle that is bigger in plant cells and stores food, water, and waste. A) Cell wall. B) Ribosomes. C) Cytoplasm. D) Vacuole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vacuole. 19. Molecules move through the cell membrane from areas of ..... concentration to areas of ..... concentration A) High, low. B) Low, high. C) High, high. D) Low, low. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High, low. 20. Which of the following would you find in plant cells but not animal cells? A) Mitochondria. B) Ribosomes. C) Chloroplasts. D) Endoplasmic reticulum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chloroplasts. 21. A flexible covering that protects the inside of a cell from the environment outside a cell. * A) Cell wall. B) Cell membrane. C) Cytoplasm. D) E.R. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cell membrane. 22. Which structure is responsible for maintaining the cell's shape and providing mechanical support? A) Cytoskeleton. B) Nucleus. C) Enzymes. D) Nucleolus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cytoskeleton. 23. Irregular A) Animal cell shape. B) Rectangular. C) Round. D) Polygonal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Animal cell shape. 24. "All animals are made of cells" . This fact was discovered by ..... A) Matthias Schleiden. B) Theodor Schwann. C) Robert Hooke. D) Rudolf Virchow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theodor Schwann. 25. What enables a plant cell to maintain a rigid shape? A) Vacuole. B) Cell wall. C) Chloroplast. D) Nucleus. 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