SASTRYS TEACHERS’ ACADEMY

SECOND YEAR PRE-UNIVERITY COURSE 2025-26

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS FOR CET REVISION
Chapter 8 - Cell Unit of Life (I PUC)

PREPARATION QUESTIONS (a) Slime layer (b) Capsule

(c) Mucilage (d) All of these
1. What is the drawback of cell theory proposed 8. Which of the following is a cell surface
by Schleiden and Schwann? structures of the bacteria?
(a) Not explained about function of cell (a) Flagella (b) Pili
(b) Not explained about structure of cell (c) Fimbriae (d) All of these
(c) Not explained about origin of cell 9. In prokaryotes, ribosome made of which
(d) All of these two subunit?
2. Non - membrane bound organelles of cell
(a) 40S and 30S (b) 60S and 40S
is/are
(c) 50S and 30S (d) All of these
(a) Ribosome (b) Lysosome 10. Gas vacuoles are found in cytoplasm of
(c) Centriole (d) both (a) and (c) (a) Blue-green bacteria
3. Which of the following is the largest single (b) Purple photosynthetic bacteria
cell?
(c) Green photosynthetic bacteria
(a) Human red blood cell
(d) All of these
(b) Egg of an ostrich
11. Which of the following is included in
(c) Nerve cell
eukaryotes?
(d) Muscle cell
(a) Protists (b) Plants and animals
4. Prokaryotic cells are found in
(a) Pleuro Pneumonia Like Organisms (PPLO) (c) Fungi (d) All of these
(b) Mycoplasma 12. Biochemical investigation clearly revealed
(c) Cyanobacteria that the cell membranes also possess
(d) All of these (a)Protein (b) Carbohydrate
5. Inclusion bodies consist of (c) Lipids (d) All of these
(a) Phosphate granules 12. Cell wall of plants other than algae made of
(b) Glycogen granules (a) Cellulose
(c) Cyanophycean granules (b) Galactans
(d) All of these (c) Cellulose, hemicellulose, pectins
6. Which of the following is a basic shapes and proteins
of bacteria? (d) Mannans and minerals like
(a) Bacillus (b) Vibrio and Coccus calcium carbonate
(c) Spirillum (d) All of these 13. Double-membrane boundary, which divides
7. Glycocalyx which differs in composition
the intracelIuar space into luminal
and thickness among different bacteria,
compartment and extra luminal, is called
could be a loose sheath in some and is
(a) Vacuoles
called
(b) Endoplasmic reticulum
(c) Golgi apparatus
 (d) Lysosome 21. Ribosomee were first observed by
14. Which of the following endoplasmic (a) Palade (b) Christian de Duve
reticulum involve in synthesis of lipids or (c) Camello Golgi (d) Robert Brown
steroids ?
22. Cartwheel like organisation with nine
(a) Rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER)
(b) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER) peripheral triplets of microtubules and central
(c) Both (a) and (b) hub is characteristics of
(d) None of these (a) Centrioles (b) Cilia
15. ‘Trans” face of Golgi apparatus is also called (c) Flagella
(a) Forming face (b) Maturing face (d) More than one is correct
(c) Lateral face (d) All of these
16. Acid hydrolases enzymes are found
23. A disc shaped structure which present for
in
attachment with spindle fibre is called
(a) Lysosome (b) Vacuoles
(a) Kinetochore (b) Centrosome
(c) Golgi apparatus (d) ER
(c) Telomere (d) Chromatids
17. Food vacuoles are found in
24. Microbodies includes
(a) Amoeba
(a) Peroxisome (b) Glyoxysome
(b) Paramecium
(c) Sphaerosome (d) All of these
(c) Plants
(d) More than one is correct 25. Which of the following pairs is
18. Which membrane bound vacuoles? mismatched?
(a) Idioplast (b) Tonoplast (a) Glycocalyx may be capsule or slime
(c) Thigmoplast (d) None of these layer
19. Each mitochondrion is a double membrane (b) Pili-locomotion
bound structure with the outer membrane and (c) Cell wall protective,determines
the inner membrane dividing its lumen shape, prevents from bursting
distinctly into two aqueous compartments, the (d)Flagella, pili and fimbriae — surface
inner compartment is called structures of bacterial cell
(a) Stoma (b) Matrix 26. Find out the incorrect statement with respect
(c) Cytoplasm (d) All of these to glyoxysomes:
20. Which of the following is not correct (a) Present in endosperm of seed
for thylakoid? (b) Usually occurs in fat rich plant cells
(a) A number of organised flattened (c) Associated with glyoxylate cycle
membranous sacs called the thylakoid. (d) It is formed from mitochondria
(b) The lumen of thylakoid contains
CLASS WORK QUESTIONS
enzymes required for the synthesis of
carbohydrates and proteins. 27. Structural and function unit of living
(c) Thylakoids are arranged in stacks like organism is
the piles of coins called grana. (a) nephron (b) DNA
(c) gene (d) cell
(d) The membrane of the thylakoids
28. Living cell was first observed and described
enclose a space called a lumen. by
 (a) Robert Hooke (b) Robert Brown (d) Muscle cell
(c) Leeuwenhoek (d) Schwann 36. A plasmid has gene for certain
29. “Omnis cellula-e cellula” term was given unique characters like
by (a) Resistance to antibiotics
(a) Schleiden (b) Sex-factor
(b)Schleiden and Schwann (c) Reproduction
(c) Schwann (d) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Virchow 37. The outermost layer of cell envelope of
30. Who had modified the hypothesis of
bacteria is called
Schleiden and Schwann to give the cell
(a) Glycocalyx (b) Cell wall
theory a final shape?
(c) Cell membrane (d) Lamella
(a) Schleiden
38. In cell wall of Gram-positive bacteria,
(b) Schleiden and Schwann
the thickness of peptidoglycan layer is
(c) Schwann
(d) Virchow
31. In which type of cells ribosomes are present? about
(a) Eukaryotes (b) Prokaryotes (a) 10 - 15 nm (b) 20 - 80 nm
(c)Both eukaryotes as well as prokaryotes (c) 7 - 8 nm (d) None of these
(d) In some eukaryotes and all prokaryotes 39. Genetic material of bacteria is called
32. Ribosomes are found not only in the (a) Chromosome (b) Chromatin
cytoplasm but also within the two (c) Incipient nucleus
organelles like (d) More than one is correct
(a) Chloroplasts (b) Mitochondria 40. Genetic material of bacteria consists of
(c) RER (d) Both (a) and (a) Single stranded, circular DNA
33. Which one is correct according to smallest (b) Double stranded, closed, circular,
and largest cell size with organism? convoluted DNA
(a) 0.3 μm of bacteria-3 to 5 μm of (c) Double stranded, open, circular,
mycoplasma. convoluted DNA
(b) 0.3 μm of virus-3 to 5 μm of mycoplasma. (d) None of the above
(c) 0.3 μm of mycoplasma-3 to 5
41. Many bacteria have small circular DNA
μm of bacteria.
outside the genomic DNA, these smaller
(d) None of the above.
DNA are called
34. Which of the following cells is about 7.0
(a) Mesosomes (b) Plasmids
μm in diameter?
(c) Incipient nucleus (d) All of these
(a) Human red blood cells
42. Mesosomes are formed by
(b) Egg of an ostrich
(a) Infolding of cell wall
(c) Nerve cells
(b) Infolding of cell membrane
(d) Muscle cells
(c) Infolding of capsule
35. Which of the following is a longest cell?
(d) Infolding of all of these
(a) Human red blood cell
43. Mesosomes are present in
(b) Egg of an ostrich
(a) Virus (b) Bacteria
(c) Nerve cell
 (c) Plants (d) Animals (c) Nucleus
44. Which of the following is not related with (d) Cell wall
mesosomes? 51. Polyribosomes or polysome is a
(a) They are present in the form of characteristics of which type of organisms?
vesicles, tubules and lamellae (a) Eukaryotes (b) Prokaryotes
(b) They help in cell wall formation, (c) Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes
DNA replication and distribution to (d) Virus
daughter cells 52. What is the function of ribosomes?
(c) They also help in respiration, secretion (a) Lipogenesis (b) Lipolysis
processes, to increase the surface area (c) Protein synthesis (d) Proteolysis
of the plasma membrane and 53. Reserve material in prokaryotic cells are
enzymatic content stored in the cytoplasm in the form of
(d) They are also found in eukaryotes (a) Volutin (b) Pyrenoid
45. In some prokaryotes like cyanobacteria, (c) Protein synthesis
there are other membranous extensions (d) Inclusion bodies
into the cytoplasm with pigments called 54. Transmembrane protein is present
(a) On outer surface of cell membrane
(a) Ribosomes (b) Kinetochores
(c) Chromatophores (d) Pyrenoids (b) On Inner surface of cell membrane
46. Which of the following structures of (c) Across the cell membrane
bacteria play a role in motility? (d) In between the two layers of cell
membrane
(a) Flagella (b) Pili
55. Polar molecules moves across the membrane
(c) Fimbriae (d) All of these
by
47. Which of the following structures of the
(a) Simple diffusion b) Osmosis
bacteria is small bristle like-fibres
sprouting out of the cell?
(a) Flagella (b) Pilli
(c) Fimbriae (d) All of these (c) Facilitated diffusion
48. Which of the following structures of the d. Active diffusion
56. Transport across the membrane which is
bacteria known to help attach the bacteria to
rocks in streams and also to the host tissues ? unaffected by oxygen, cyanide and
(a) Flagella (b) Pili temperature is called:
(c) Fimbriae (d) both (b) and (c) (a) Active transport (b) Passive transport
49. Which of the following size is correct for (c) Ionic transport (d) None of these
bacteria ?
57. A few ions or molecules are transported
(a) 1-2 micrometer
(b) 0.1 micrometer across the membrane against their
concentration gradient, making use of ATP
(c) 0.02-.2 micrometer
(d) 10-20 micrometer is called
(a) Passive transport
50. In prokaryotes, ribosomes are associated with
(b) Active transport
(a) Endoplasmic reticulum (c) Diffusion (d) Osmosis
(b) Plasma membrane 58. Primary cell wall and middle lamella are
 traversed by a structure which connects the reticulum involve in protein synthesis and
cytoplasm of the adjacent cells is called secretion ?
(a) Pits (b) Desmosome (a) Rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER)
(c) Gap junction (d) Plasmodesmata (b) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER)
59. Plant and animal cells are different as the (c) Both (a) and (b)
former possess (d) None of these
(a) Cell walls (b) Plastids 67. Which of the following endoplasmic
(c) Large central vacuole (d) All of these reticulum bear ribosomes on their surface?
60. Which of the following is present only in
(a) Rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER)
animal cells? (b) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER)
(a) Cell walls (b) Centrioles (c) Both (a) and (b)
(c) Large central vacuole (d) Plastids (d) None of these
61. In human beings, the membrane of the
68. Many proteins synthesised by ribosomes
erythrocyte has approximately
are modified in the
(a) 50% proteins and 50% lipids
(a) ER (b) Lysosome
(b) 52% carbohydrates and 40% lipids (c) Mitochondria (d) None of these
(c) 52% proteins and 40% lipids 69. Site of formation of glycoproteins and
(d) All of the above glycolipids is
62. Fluid mosaic model of cell membrane
(a) Mitochondria (b) Ribosome
was proposed by (c) Vacuole (d) Golgi apparatus
(a) Singer and Nicolson (1972) 70. The Golgi apparatus principally performs
(b) Robertson the function of
(c) Singer and Nicolson (1872) (a) Synthesis (b) Packaging
(d) Camillo Golgi (c) Lysis (d) Transportation
63. Cell wall is present in 71. Which of the following is membrane
(a) Fungi bound vesicular structures formed by the
(b) Plants process of packaging in the Golgi
(c) Virus
apparatus?
(d) Fungi and plants both (a) Vacuoles (b) Lysosomes
64. Cell wall of algae made of (c) Ribosomes (d) ER
(a) Cellulose (b) Galactans 72. Enzymes of lysosomal vesicles are capable
(c) Mannans and minerals like
of digesting:
calcium carbonate
(a) Carbohydrates
(d) All of the above
(b) Proteins
s
(c) Lipids and nucleic acids
65. Which of the following included in
(d) All of these
endomembrane system ?
73. Which of the following are present in vacuoles
(a) Endoplasmic leticulum
?
(b) Golgi complex (a) Water and sap only.
(c) Lysosomes and vacuoles (b) Water and excretory product only.
(d) All of these (c) Water, sap, excretory product and other
66. Which of the following endoplasmic materials not useful for the cell.
 (d) None of the above (a) Chromoplasts (b) Leucoplasts
74. In plant cells the vacuoles can occupy how (c) Chloroplasts (d) both (a) and (c)
much per cent of the volume of the cell. 83. Fluid present inside the chloroplast is called
(a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 90 (d) 100 (a) Stroma (b) Matrix
75. In Amoeba the contractile vacuole is (c) Nucleoplasm (d) Cytoplasm
important for 84. Number of grana in each chloroplast is/are:
(a) Excretion (b) Digestion (a) 10-40 (b) 40-100
(c) Respiration (d) All of these (c) 100-140 (d) 230
76. Inner membrane of mitochondria projects in 85. Ribosomes are present in/on
the form of many folds into the matrix called (a) ER
(a) Cisternae (b) Cristae (b) Nuclear membrane
(C) Tubules (d) Oxysome (c) Freely in the cytoplasm
77. Double membrane bound organalIes of cell (d) All of these
are/is 86. Ribosomes are present in
(a) Plastids (b) Mitochondria (a) Eukaryotes
(C) Ribosome (d) both (a) and (b) (b) Prokaryotes
78. Which of the following is called ‘power (c) Both eukaryotes and prokaryotes
houses’ of the cell? (d) None of these
(a) Plastids 98. 9 + 0 organisation is found in
(b) Mitochondria (a) Basal body
(c) Ribosome (b) Axoneme
(d) More than one is correct
(c) Basal plate
79. Which of the following is/are present
(d) More than one is correct
in mitochondria of the cell?
99. 9 + 2 organisation of microtubules found in:
(a) Single circular DNA
(a) Cilia (b) Flagella
(b) Few RNA molecules
(c) Centriole (d) both (a) and (b)
(c) 70S ribosomes
(d) All of these 100. Central tubules are connected to one of the
80. Oval, spherical, rod-like or filamentous and tubules of each peripheral doublets by
colourless plastids, usually found in storage (a) Bridges (b) Radial spoke
organs that are mostly not exposed to (c) Linkers (d) Dynein
sunlight are 101. In which of the following structure axoneme
(a) Chromoplasts core present?
(b) Leucoplasts (a) Centrioles (b) Cilia
(c) Chloroplast (c) Flagella (d) All of these
(d) More than one is correct 102.Which of the following structure has nine
81. Protein storing leucoplasts are known as
pairs of doublets of radially arranged
(a) Amyloplasts (b) Aleuroplasts
peripheral microtubules, and a pair of
(c) Elaioplasts (d) None of these
centrally located microtubules?
82. Which of the following is a carotene
(a) Centrioles (b) Cilia
and xanthophylls pigment containing
(c) Flagella (d) Both (b) and (c)
plastids?
103.Peripheral doublets are connected to each centromere
other by: b. Surface of centromere
(a)Bridges (b) Radial spoke c. Constriction near chromosome end
(c) Linkers (d) None of these d. End of chromosome
112. Most prokaryotic cells, particularly the
104.Which of following is a function of centrioles ?
a.Form the basal body of cilia or flagella bacterial cells, have a chemically complex
b. Form spindle fibres cell envelope which consists of
c.Both (a) and (b) (a) Glycocalyx (b) Cell wall
d.None of these (c) Plasma membrane (d) All of these
105. Name chromatin for material of the nucleus
was given by: ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS
(a)Robert Brown (b) Flemming
(c) Strasburger (d) Anton Von 113.Which of the following is a feature of
106.Nucleus as a cell organelle was first modern cell theory?
described by a. All living organisms are composed
(a)Robert Brown (b) Flemming of cells and products of cells.
b. All new cells arise from pre-existing cells.
(c) Strasburger (d) Christian de Duve c. Function of organism is an integrated
107.The space between two parallel membranes effort of cells.
of nuclear envelope is called d. All of the above.
a. Inter membrane space 114. A cell which does not have nuclear
b. Perinuclear space membrane and other membrane bound
c. Perinuclear compartment organelIes is called
d. None of these a. Eukaryotic cell b. plant cell
108. Chromosome in which centromere is situated c. animal cell d. prokaryotic cell
close to its end forming one extremely short 115. Which of the following is/are
and one very long arm is called prokaryote/s?
(a) Metacentric (b) Sub-metacentnc a. Blue-green algae b. Mycoplasma
(c) Acrocentric (d) Telocentric c. PPLO d. All of these
109. The first structure formed from cell plate 116. Bacterial cells may he motile due to
between newly formed daughter cells is filamentous extensions from their cell wall
called called flagella, which
(a) Primary wall (b) Secondary wall consists of
(c) Tertiary wall (d) Middle lamella a. Filament b. Hook
110. Organelle lacking DNA, but is capable c. Basal body d. All of these
of duplication is 117. In prokaryotes, which type of ribosomes
(a) Ribosome are present?
(b) Centriole (a) 50S (b) 70S (c) 60S (d) 30S
(c) Constriction near chromosome end 118. Neutral solutes may move across the
(d) End of chromosome
membrane by
111. Kinetochore is a. Simple diffusion
a. Granular structure on the surface of b. Osmosis
 c. Facilitated diffusion chromatin ?
d. Active diffusion a. DNA and also RNA
119. The lipid component of the membrane b. Histone proteins
mainly consists of c. Non-histone proteins
(a) Phosphoglycerides (b) Glycolipids d. All of these
(c) Simple lipids (d) Lipoprotein 128.Sometimes a few chromosomes have non-
120. The middle lamella is a layer mainly of staining secondary constrictions at a
which holds or glues the different constant location. This gives the appearance
neighbouring cells together: of a small fragment called
(a) Calcium pectate (b) Cellulose (a) Kinetochores (b) Satellite
(c) hemicellulose (d) All of these (c) Telomere (d) Chromomere
121. Lipases, proteases, carbohydrases 129.Select the incorrect statement about
enzymes are found in prokaryotic ribosomes.
(a) Lysosome (b) Vacuoles (a) 50S and 30S subunits unite to form
(c) Golgi apparatus (d) ER 70S ribosomes
122. What is the concentration of ions and (b) Polysome / polyribosome consists of

other materials in vacuoles as compare to many ribosomes only

(c) Ribosome is the site of protein synthesis
cytoplasm?
(d) Polysome indicate the synthesis of
a. Significantly higher
b. Significantly lower identical polypeptide in multiple copies
c. Similar 130.Every chromosome essentially has a
d. Higher or lower primary constriction or the centromere on
123. Mitochondria reproduce by the sides of which there are
a. Fission b. Fusion disc shaped structures called
c. Recombination d.Transformation
a. Kinetochores
124. Which of the following is/are present in b. Satellite
chloroplasts? c. Telomere
(a) Chlorophyll (b) Carotenoid d. All of these
(c) Amyloplasts (d) Both (a) and (b)
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125. Which of the following not present in
stroma of chloroplast?
a. Double-stranded circular DNA
b. 70S Ribosomes
c. 80S Ribosomes
d. Enzymes required for the synthesis of
carbohydrates and proteins
126. Doublet of cilia shows a pair of arms
which is made up of:
(a) Tubulin protein (b) Dynein protein
(c) Flagellin protein (d) None of these
127.Which of the following is present in