SHARNBASVESHWAR RESIDENTIAL COMP. P.U.

COLLEGE, KALABURAGI
NEET/JEE
Date :09/03/2018 TEST ID: 43
Time : 01:20:00 Hrs. BIOLOGY
Marks : 320
8.CELL THE UNIT OF LIFE

Single Correct Answer Type

1. Which one of the following organelles is not surrounded by any membrane?

1) Mitochondrion 2) Vacuole

3) Endoplasmic reticulum 4) Ribosome

2. In flagella membrane, which enzyme catalysis ATP activity?

1) Cytoplasmicdyenin 2) Asconicdynein 3) Kinesis 4) Myosin

3. Which of the following is not a function of vacuole in plant cell?

1) Storage 2) Waste disposal

3) Cell elongation and protection 4) Production of the hydrogen peroxide

4. Mechanical support, enzyme circulation, protein synthesis and detoxification of drugs are the functions of

1) ER 2) Ribosomes 3) Dictyosomes 4) Chloroplast

5. Enzyme found functional in lysosome is

1) Acid phosphatase 2) Basic phosphatase 3) Oxidoreductase 4) Liases

6. The surface of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is covered with

1) Ribosome 2) DNA 3) RNA 4) Glucose

7. Which one of the following is not a plastid?

1) Mitoplast 2) Chromoplast 3) Chloroplast 4) Leucoplast

8. Which of the following statements regarding cilia is not correct?

1) The organised beating of cilia is controlled by fluxes of C a+¿¿across the membrane

2) Cilia are hair-like cellular appendages

3) Microtubules of cilia are composed of tubulin

4) Cilia contain an outer ring of nine doublet microtubules surrounding two single microtubules

9. Plasmodesmata connections helps in

1) Cytoplasmic streaming 2) Synchronous mitotic divisions

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 3) Locomotion of unicellular organisms 4) Movement of substances between cells

10. Chlorophyll in chloroplasts is located in

1) Grana 2) Pyrenoid 3) Stroma 4) Both (a) and (c)

11. The main organelle involved in modification and routine of newly synthesised proteins to their destination
is
1) Mitochondria 2) Endoplasmic reticulum

3) Lysosome 4) Chloroplast

12. Cell organelle responsible for autolysis is

1) Dictyosome 2) Lysosome 3) Peroxisome 4) Glyoxysome

13. Which one of the following is the correct matching of three items and their grouping category?
Item Group
1) Malleus, incus, cochlea Ear ossicles 2) Ilium, ischium, pubis Coxal bones of
pelvic girdle
3) Actin, myosin, Muscle 4) Cytosine, uracil, Pyrimidines
rhodopsin proteins thiamine
14. The prokaryotic cell does not contain

1) Chromosome 2) Mitochondria 3) Plasma membrane 4) Ribosome

15. Protein synthesis takes place in

1) Ribosome 2) Chloroplast 3) Mitochondria 4) Golgi bodies

16. Function of rough endoplasmic reticulum is

1) Fat synthesis 2) Protein synthesis 3) Starch synthesis 4) Autolysis

17. Difference between rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum is that

1) Rough has ribosomes 2) Smooth has ribosomes

3) Smooth takes part in protein synthesis 4) Both has F - particles

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18. Ribosomes may also be called

1) Microsome 2) Dictyosome 3) Ribonucleoprotein 4) Oxysomes

19. The chemical substances found most abundantly on the middle lamella are released into the phragmoplast
by
1) Endoplasmic reticulum 2) Golgi complex

3) Spindle fragments 4) Interzonalfibres

20. The types of ribosome found in prokaryote is

1) 100 S 2) 80 S 3) 60 S 4) 70 S

21. Cilia are

1) Short (5-10 μm) hair-like narrow protoplasmic process

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 2) With sweeping or pendular movements

3) More numerous

4) All of the above

22. Semi conservative replication of DNA was first demonstrated in

1) Drosop hila melanogaster 2) Esc h eric h iacoli

3) Streptococcus pneumoniae 4) salmonella typh imurium

23. The ‘Power house’ of cell is

1) Mitochondria 2) Lysosome 3) Ribosome 4) Golgi complex

24. Choose the incorrect match.

1) Nucleus – RNA 2) Lysosome – Protein synthesis

3) Mitochondria – Respiration 4) Cytoskeleton – Microtubules

25. Important site for formation of glycoproteins and glycolipids is

1) Golgi apparatus 2) Plastid 3) Lysosome 4) Vacuole

26. Which of the following pairs lack the unit membrane?

1) Nucleus and ER 2) Mitochondria and chloroplast

3) Ribosome and nucleolus 4) Golgi body and lysosome

27. Suicidal bags are

1) Lysosomes 2) Golgi bodies 3) Ribosomes 4) Chloroplast

28. Which of the following is responsible for the origin of lysosome?

1) Chloroplast 2) Mitochondria 3) Golgi body 4) Ribosome

29. ‘Plasma gel’ is the name of

1) Ectoplasm 2) Endoplasm 3) Protoplasm 4) None of these

30. Golgi apparatus is absent in

1) Higher plant 2) Yeast

3) Bacteria and blue- green algae 4) Liver cells

31. The two subunits of ribosome remain united at a critical ion level of

1) Copper 2) Manganese 3) Magnesium 4) Calcium

32. Ribosomes are attached to endoplasmic reticulum through

1) Ribophorin 2) Magnesium 3) Peptidyltransferase 4) t RNA

33. F 1-particles present in mitochondria are

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 1) Episomes 2) Spherosomes 3) Oxysomes 4) Microsomes

34. Single membrane bound organelles are

1) Lysosome 2) Spherosome 3) Gyloxysome 4) All of these

35. The non-membranous organelles are

1) Centrioles 2) Ribosomes 3) Nucleolus 4) All of these

36. Which of the following is the site of lipid synthesis?

1) Rough ER 2) Smooth ER 3) Golgi bodies 4) Ribosome

37. Centrosome is not present in

1) Cell of higher plants 2) Cell of lower plants

3) Cell of higher animals 4) Cell of lower animals

38. Elaioplasts store

1) Starch 2) Proteins

3) Fats 4) Essential amino acids

39. Flagella of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells differ in

1) Type of movement and placement in cell

2) Location in cell and mode of functioning

3) Microtubularorganisation and type of movement

4) Microtubularorganisation and function

40. Vacuole in a plant cell

1) Is membrane bound and contains storage proteins and lipids

2) Is membrane bound and contains water and excretory substance

3) Lacks membrane and contains air

4) Lacks membrane and contains water and excretory substance

41. Spindles are formed by

1) Microtubules 2) Endoplasmic reticulum

3) Golgi body 4) Peroxisomes

42. Endoplasmic reticulum is in continuation with

1) Golgi body 2) Nuclear wall 3) Mitochondria 4) Cell wall

43. Which of the following is a part of endomembrane system of eukaryotic cell?

1) Peroxisomes 2) Chloroplasts 3) Mitochondria 4) Golgi complex

44. The Golgi apparatus

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 1) Is found only in animals 2) Is found in prokaryotes

3) Is a site of rapid ATP production 4) Modifies and packages proteins

45. The thylakoid in chloroplast are arranged as

1) Interconnected disc 2) Interconnected sacs 3) Stacked discs 4) None of these

46. The ATP synthase of chloroplasts is like that of

1) Peroxisomes 2) Golgi body 3) Microsomes 4) Mitochondria

47. Acrosome is formed by

1) Mitochondria 2) Golgi body 3) Ribosomes 4) Lysosome

48. Which of the following cell organelles is rich in catabolic enzymes?

1) Chloroplast 2) Mitochondria 3) Golgi complex 4) Ribosome

49. Thread like protoplasmic projections on the free surface of absorptive cells (such as intestinal cells) are
called
1) Plasmodesmata 2) Microfilaments 3) Cilia 4) None of these

50. Which is properly paired?

1) Golgi apparatus – Breaking of complex macromolecules

2) Endoplasmic reticulum – Protein synthesis

3) Chloroplast – Photosynthesis

4) Mitochondria – Oxidative phosphorylation

51. Which one is single membrane cell organelle?

1) Endoplasmic reticulum 2) Mitochondria

3) Lysosomes 4) Chloroplast

52. Subunits of 80 S ribosome are

1) 40 S 2) 60 S 3) Both (a) and (b) 4) None of these

53. In chloroplasts, chlorophyll is present in the

1) Outer membrane 2) Inner membrane 3) Thylakoids 4) Stroma

54. Which of the following is structural subunit of DNA?

1) Protein 2) Carbohydrate 3) RNA 4) Nucleotides

55. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum acts as a major site for the synthesis of

1) Lipids and steroids 2) Proteins 3) Ribosomes 4) DNA

56. Genes present in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells are found in

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 1) Mitochondria and inherited viaegg cytoplasm

2) Lysosomes and peroxisomes

3) Golgi bodies and smooth endoplasmic reticulum

4) Plastids are inherited via male gamete

57. In multicellular organisms, the 70 S ribosomes are found in the following parts of the cells

1) Lysosomes 2) Mitochondria

3) Nucleus 4) Endoplasmic reticulum

58. Which of the following enzymes has/have haeme as a prosthetic group?

I. Catalase
II. Carboxypeptidase
III. Succinicdehydrogenase
IV. Peroxidase
1) I only 2) I and II 3) II and III 4) I and IV

59. The inward movement of ions into the cells is ……

and the outward movement is….
1) Influx, efflux 2) Efflux, influx

3) Absorption, adsorption 4) Adsorption, absorption

60. Which of the following cell organelles stores hydrolytic enzymes?

1) Centriole 2) Lysosome 3) Chromoplast 4) Chloroplast

61. The infoldings in mitochondria are known as

1) Cristae 2) Matrix 3) Cisternae 4) Thylakoids

62. The rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) in the cells are because of the presence of

1) Mitochondria associated with ER 2) Ribosomes on the surface of ER

3) Volutin granules on the surface of ER 4) Sulphur granules on the surface of ER

63. Red colour of tomato is due to

1) β -carotene 2) Anthocyanin 3) Lycopene 4) Erythrocyanin

64. Main component of ribosome are

1) DNA and RNA 2) RNA and protein 3) DNA and protein 4) Protein and lipids

65. Golgi complex works for

1) Excretion 2) Respiration 3) Secretion 4) Reduction

66. Which is not true about spherosomes?

1) Arise from ER 2) Related to fat

3) Single membrane bound structure 4) Involved in photorespiration

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67. Nuclear membrane is continuous with

1) Rough endoplasmic reticulum 2) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

3) Cell membrane 4) Golgi bodies

68. Which of these is wrongly matched?

1) Chloroplasts - Chlorophyll 2) Elaioplasts - Starch

3) Chromoplasts - Carotenoids 4) Amyloplasts - Carbohydrates

69. The largest subunit of prokaryotic ribosomes is

1) 30S 2) 40S 3) 50S 4) 60S

70. Ribosomes are particles about 200Å units in diameter consisting of protein and RNA. The percentage of
protein and RNA respectively is
1) 60% and 40% 2) 40% and 60% 3) 80% and 20% 4) 50% and 50%

71. Cell organelle without a membrane is

1) Mitochondria 2) Liposomes 3) Ribosome 4) Microsome

72. Term basal body is associated with the development of

1) Cilia and flagella 2) Cell plate 3) Phragmoplast 4) Kinetochore

73. What is mitoplast?

1) Membraneless mitochondria 2) Another name of mitochondria

3) Mitochondria without outer membrane 4) Mitochondria without inner membrane

74. Which of the following organelle is present in highest number in secretory cells?

1) Dictyosome 2) ER 3) Lysosome 4) Vacuole

75. Golgi apparatus

I. transports and modifies material.
II. Secrete mucin in respiratory tract.
III. Secretes slime in insectivorous plants
What is correct?
1) I is incorrect, but II and III are correct 2) II is incorrect, but I and III are correct

3) II and III are incorrect but I is correct 4) None incorrect all correct

76. Ribosomes are found in

1) Cytoplasm and nucleus 2) Golgi complex and nucleus

3) Mitochondria and bacterial cell 4) Endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi complex

77. Ribozyme was discovered by

1) Kuhne 2) Duclaux 3) Cechet al 4) Altmann

78. Enzyme catalase is seen in

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 1) Lysosome 2) Spherosome 3) Peroxisome 4) All of these

79. Select the wrong statement from the following

1) Both chloroplasts and mitochondria contain an inner and an outer membrane

2) Both chloroplasts and mitochondria have an internal compartment, the thylakoid space bounded by the
thylakoid membrane
3) Both chloroplasts and mitochondria contain DNA

4) The chloroplasts are generally much larger than mitochondria

80. Long flattened, usually unbranched units arranged in parallel stacks in endoplasmic reticulum are called

1) Cisternae 2) Cristae 3) Vesicles 4) Tubules

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SHARNBASVESHWAR RESIDENTIAL COMP. P.U.
COLLEGE, KALABURAGI
NEET/JEE
Date :09/03/2018 TEST ID: 43
Time : 01:20:00 Hrs. BIOLOGY
Marks : 320
8.CELL THE UNIT OF LIFE

: ANSWER KEY :

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SHARNBASVESHWAR RESIDENTIAL COMP. P.U.
COLLEGE, KALABURAGI
NEET/JEE
Date :09/03/2018 TEST ID: 43
Time : 01:20:00 Hrs. BIOLOGY
Marks : 320
8.CELL THE UNIT OF LIFE

: HINTS AND SOLUTIONS :

1 (4) The mechanism of ciliary movement is not

Ribosomes are large, non-membranous RNA- completely under stood. It is known that the
protein complexes, which are necessary for microtubules behave as sliding filament that
protein synthesis. move past one another much like the sliding
filaments of vertebrate skeletal muscle. The fluxes
2 (2)
of C a2+¿ ¿across the membrane is not responsible
Motality of eukaryotic flagella is dependent upon
for controlling the organised beating of cilia.
ATPase activity. Enzyme asconicdynein catalyses
ATP activity. 9 (4)
Plasmodesmata (singular-plasmodesma) are
3 (4)
cytoplasmic bridges between adjacent plant cells.
The central vacuole of plant cells function in
Various substances can pass from one cell to
storage, waste disposal, cell elongation and
another through plasmodesmata. This term is
protection, whereas peroxisomes produce
given by Strasburger in 1901.
hydrogen peroxides as a waste product.
10 (1)
4 (1)
In chloroplast, grana possess green
Mechanical support and enzyme circulation are
photosynthetic pigment chlorophyll.
the functions of both RER and SER, while the
protein is synthesised by RER and detoxification 11 (2)
of drugs by SER. ER is involved in modification and routing of
newly synthesised proteins to their destinations.
5 (1)
Enzyme acid phosphatase is found functional in 12 (2)
lysosome. It acts on substrate phosphomonoestar Lysosome is filled with digestive enzymes (like
and convert it into monophosphates. protease, nuclease, phosphatase, etc) which work
at acidic pH. The lysosomes release hydrolases in
6 (1)
the diseases or ageing cells digest them
Endoplasmic reticulum is a network of 60 nm
(autolysis). So, cell biologists called lysosomes as
diameter. The surface of rough endoplasmic
‘suicidal bags’.
reticulum is covered by ribosomes. Ribosomes are
the site of protein synthesis. 13 (4)
There are found total five nitrogenous bases in
7 (1)
nucleic acids. Out of these adenine, guanine
Mitoplast is not a plastid. It is mitochondria
(purines) and cytosine, thymine (pyrimidines)
devoid of outer membrane.
are present in DNA, while RNA contains uracil in
8 (1) place of thymine (both pyrimidines) along with

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 rest 3 similar to DNA. Many cilia often project from a single cell. The
cilium moves forward with a sudden rapid
14 (2) whiplike stroke 10-20 times per second than it
The prokaryotic cells lack nucleus, membrane moves backward slowly to its original position.
bounded cell organelles (like chloroplast,
mitochondria, ER, Golgi body, etc). The 22 (2)
respiratory enzymes are present in cell Semi conservative replication of DNA was first
membrane. demonstrated in E . coli. According to the semi
conservative model proposed by Watson and
15 (1) Crick, each strand of the two double helices
Protein synthesis is also known as translation. formed would have one old and one new strand.
Protein synthesis takes place in ribosomes. The semi conservative nature of DNA replication
16 (2) was proved by the experiment of Meselson and
Rough endoplasmic reticulum contains ribosomes Stahl (1958).
on their surface, which are the site for protein 23 (1)
synthesis by the processes of translation in Mitochondria is the site of cellular aerobic
cytoplasm. respiration in eukaryotic cells. In mitochondria,
17 (3) energy is stored in the form of ATP from the
On rough endoplasmic reticulum, the ribosomes oxidation of food material that is why
are attached to the surface by ribophorin-I and mitochondria is called the power house of cell.
ribophorin-II. The ribosomes are meant for 24 (2)
protein synthesis. Protein synthesis takes place in ribosomes, which
18 (3) are attached to surface of endoplasmic reticulum
Ribosome is small dense rounded cell organelle by ribophorin-I and ribophorin-II. About 50
clouds, separated as a fraction by hydrolytic enzymes are found in the lysosome.
ultracentrifugation and named it as microsome. In They include proteases, nucleases, glycosidases,
fact, microsomes refer to particles, which get lipases phospholipases, phosphatases and
separated from ER. It was rich in ribosomes. On sulphatases. All lysosomal enzymes are acid
the basis of chemical nature they are described as hydrolases and optimally active at pH-5.0.
ribonucleoprotien particles or RNP particles. 25 (1)
19 (2) The Golgi apparatus principally performs the
The chemical substances found most abundantly function of packaging materials. Golgi apparatus
in the middle lamella are released into the is the main site of formation of glycoproteins and
phragmoplast by Golgi complex. The Golgi glycolipids.
complex synthesises polysaccharides which bring 26 (3)
about formation of a cell plate between daughter Ribosome (site of protein synthesis) and
nuclei during cytokinesis. nucleolus (site of r RNA synthesis) are
20 (4) amembranous cell organelles.
Ribosomes are electron microscopic
27 (1)
ribonucleoprotein particles attached either on
Under adverse conditions, the enzymes released
RER in eukaryotic cell or free in cytoplasm in
by the lysosome destroy the cell itself. So,
prokaryotic cell. The ribosomes found in
lysosomes are also known as suicidal bags.
prokaryotes, chloroplast and mitochondria are 70
S while in eukaryotes are 80 S type. 28 (3)
Primary lysosomes are formed either directly
21 (4)
from ER (endoplasmic reticulum) of indirectly
A cilium has the appearance of a sharp-pointed
from Golgi complex. Generally, hydrolytic
straight or curved hair that projects 5-10 μm. enzymes are synthesised first by ribosomes and

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 then transferred to ER. From ER, these are animal cells. They are absent in prokaryotes, red
conveyed to Golgi complex through blebbing. algae, yeast, gymnosperms and angiosperms and
Golgi complex then gives birth to lysosomes some non-flagellated or non-ciliated protozoans.
through blebbing in itself.
38 (3)
29 (1) Leucoplasts are colourless plastids found in
Plasma gel is the name of ectoplasm. storage organs of plants e . g . ,
Amyloplasr – Store starch
30 (3) Elaioplast – Store fat
Golgi apparatus is present in all eukaryotic cells. Proteinoplast – Store protein
These are absent in prokaryotic cells, e . g .,
bacteria and blue-green algae. 39 (3)
Flagella of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells differ
31 (3) in micro tubular organisation and type of
Magnesium is required in united ribosomal movement.
subunits, in leaves, growing areas of root and
stem protein synthesis hence, withdrawn from 40 (2)
ageing. These vacuoles contain water, phenol, flavonols,
anthocyanins, alkaloids and storage products such
32 (1) as sugars and proteins.
There are large non-membranous RNA protein
complexes which are necessary for protein 41 (1)
synthesis. There are dense granules of 150 to Each spindle is a bipolar fibrous structure
200Å diameter (as revealed by electron composed mainly of microtubules. The spindle
microscope) and found either in free state or fibres are mainly composed of tubulin protein.
attached to the outside of cytoplasmic membrane
just like that of ER or nuclear membrane, etc, 42 (2)
through ribophorins. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a membranous
structure extending from nucleus to plasma
33 (3) membrane within the cytoplasm.
F 1-particles or oxysomes are present on the
43 (4)
cristae of mitochondria. Oxysomes involved in
Golgi complexes or Golgi bodies and ER form the
oxidative phosphorylation.
endomembranous system of eukaryotic cell. Golgi
34 (4) bodies are made up of various membranous
Lysosomes, glyoxysome and spherosomes are systems, e . g ., cisternae, vesicles and vacuoles.
single membrane bound cell organelles.
44 (4)
35 (4) The Golgi complex functions primarily as a
Nucleolus, ribosomes and centrioles are non- processing plant where proteins newly
membranous cell organelles. synthesized in endoplasmic reticulum are
modified in specific ways. It is primarily associted
36 (2) with secretory activities of the cell.
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is of two types on the
basis of presence or absence of ribosomes. 45 (3)
Rough ER: Ribosomes present, main function is The thylakoids in chloroplasts are arranged as
synthesis of proteins. stacked discs.
Smooth ER: Ribosomes absent, main functions are
46 (4)
lipid metabolism, detoxification.
The function of ATP synthase in chloroplast and
37 (1) mitochondria is the same.
Centrosome is an organelle containing two
47 (2)
cylindrical structures called centrioles and occurs
in most algal cells (except red algae) and most
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 During maturation of sperm, the acrosome is Golgi bodies, lysosomes, peroxisomes, etc. Out of
formed by the Golgi apparatus. these mitochondria and chloroplasts contain DNA
which inherited viaegg .
48 (2)
Mitochondria is rich in catabolic enzymes. 57 (2)
Mitochondria are small granular or filamentous
49 (2) bodies, called ‘power house of the cell’ because it
The microfilaments are formed mainly of protein is associated with cellular respiration and energy
actin. They have a role in cell motion, intracellular generation of cell. These contain ribosomes which
movements, changes in cell shape, cleavage and are appromitaly equal to 70 S type.
muscle contraction.
58 (4)
50 (1) Prosthetic groups are organic compounds and are
Golgi complex consists of three membranous distinguished from other co-factors (non-protein
components, i .e . , cisternae, vesicles and constituents bound to the enzymes) in that they
vacuoles. The main function of Golgi body is the are tightly bound to the apoenzyme (protein
secretion of metabolites, proteins, portion of the enzymes). For example, in
polysaccharides, formation of cell wall during cell peroxidase and catalase, which catalyze the
division and acrosome formation.
breakdown of H 2 O2to H 2 OandO 2, haeme is the
51 (3) prosthetic group and it is the part of active site of
Single membrane cell organelles are known as the enzyme.
microbodieseg , lysosomes, peroxisomes,
59 (1)
glyoxysomes and spherosomes.
The movement of ions is called flux. The inward
52 (3) movement into the cells is influx and the outward
In eukaryotes, 80 S type ribosomes are found. movement is efflux.
They are divided into two subunits, the larger is
60 (2)
60 S and smaller is 40 S.
Lysosomes are the single membrane bound cell
53 (3) organelles, which contain hydrolytic enzymes.
The thylakoids of chloroplast are flattened These are also known as suicidal bags.
vesicles arranged as a membranous network
61 (1)
within the stroma. 50% of chloroplast proteins
Structurally, the mitochondria is bounded by two
and various components involved (namely
membranes, i .e ., the outer and the inner
chlorophyll, carotenoids and plastoquinone) are
membrane, separated by a space called outer
present in thylakoid membranes that are involved
chamber or inter membrane space. The inner
in photosynthesis.
membrane is thrown up into a series of folds
54 (4) called cristae.
The DNA molecule is a polymer like molecule
62 (2)
(heteropolymeric) and is made up of several
Endoplasmic reticulum consists of complex
thousand pairs of nucleotide manomers. A
membranous system in the cytoplasm of
nucleotide is formed by the union of a phosphate
eukaryotic cells. The ER having ribosomes on its
group with a nucleoside.
surface is called Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
55 (1) while the ER without ribosomes is called smooth
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum (SER) has no ER.
ribosomal association. SER is the site of lipids and
63 (3)
steroid hormone synthesis.
Red colour of tomato is due to presence of
56 (1) lycopene pigment.
The cytoplasn of eukaryotic cells contain
64 (2)
organelles such as mitochondria, chloroplasts,
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 basal granule is associated with the structure cilia
Ribosomes are chemically composed of RNA and and flagella.
proteins (both occurring approximately in equal
73 (3)
proportion). The RNA commonly formed
A mitochondria that has its outer membrane
ribosome is r RNA.
removed is called mitoplast.
65 (3)
74 (1)
Golgi body is cell organelle, which was first
Dictyosome or Golgi complex is present in higher
discovered by an Italian neurologist Camillo Golgi
number in secretary cells. All glandular cells
(1898) in nerve cells. The main function of Golgi
depend upon Golgi complex for concentrating and
body is secretion, cell plate formation, cell wall
pouring their secretion to the outside.
formation and acrosome formation during
spermatogenesis. 75 (4)
All the given statements regarding Golgi
66 (4)
apparatus are true.
Spherosomes are not involved in
photorespiration. 76 (3)
70 S ribosomes are found in prokaryotes, i .e . ,
67 (1)
bacteria and blue green algae. The 70 S ribosomes
Karyotheca or nuclear envelope or nuclear
have 2 subunits, i .e ., 50 S and 30 S. The
membrane consists of two membranes, i .e ., the
outer and inner nuclear membranes, which are ribosomes of mitochondria are small, i. e ., 55-60 S
separated by a perinuclear space and perforated type, which are comparable to 70 S than 80 S type.
by pores. The outer membrane is continuous with 77 (3)
rough endoplasmic reticulum, while the inner Cechet al , discovered ribozyme the RNA molecule
membrane surrounds the nucleoplasm. having enzymutic properties.
68 (2) 78 (3)
Elaioplast store oil. Enzyme catalase is found in peroxisome.
69 (3) 79 (2)
Each ribosome is formed of two unequal sub Thylakoid space is present only ion chloroplasts.
units, which join only at the time of protein The inner membrane of mitochondria folded to
synthesis. In 70 S type of ribosome, 50S and 30S form cristae.
are larger and smaller subunits respectively.
80 (1)
70 (4) Cisternae are the flattened usually unbranched,
Ribosomes are made up of protein and RNA in sac like units of endoplasmic reticulum. These are
about equal amounts. arranged in stacks or piles parallel to one another
71 (3) and bear ribosomes.
Ribosomes are the granular structures, and are Tubules are tubular branched elements of ER,
composed of RNA and proteins. These are not vesicles are oval or rounded, vacuole like
surrounded by any membrane. elements of ER scattered in cytoplasm, while
cristae are the components of mitochondria.
72 (1)
Basal body or blepharoplast (kinetosome) or

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