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Cell Structure and Functions
1: The power house of cell is called:
Cell wall Mitochondria Ribosomes Nucleus
2: The kitchen of the cell is called
Cell wall Nucleus Vacuoles Plastids
3: Chloroplast is found in:
Plant cell only Animal cell only Both of these None of these
4: The control unit of all activities of a cell is:
Nucleus Cell wall Cytoplasm All of these
5: Single celled organisms are called:
Unicellular Multi-cellular Both of these None of these
6: Tissue is a:
Group of organs Group of cells Group of organisms Group of tissues
7: Cell is discovered by: (The term ‘cell’ was given by)
Robert Brown Robert Hooke John Mendal Charse Darwin
8: The calls capable of changing shapes are:
Amoeba cell WBC Both of these None of these
9: Hen’s egg is a:
Tissue Organ Organ system Cell
10: Nucleus is separated from cytoplasm by:
Nuclear membrane Nucleoplasm Organs Cell membrane
11: The liquid material in the nucleus is:
Chromosomes Bacteria Nucleoplasm Nucleolus
12: A group of tissues that work together to perform a similar function is called:
Nucleus Cells Organism Organs
13: Cells present in living organism differ in:
Numbers Shape Size All of these
14: Cells which lack nuclear membrane are:
Eukaryotic cells Prokaryotic cells Single cells Multicells
15: The coloured organelles which are found in plants only are:
Chlorophyll Plastids Vacuoles WBC
16: Genes are located in:
Chromosomes Plastids Cytoplasm Lysosome
17: A group of similar cells combine to form:
Tissue Organ Organisms Organelles
18: The organism containing only a single cell is called:
Unicellular organism Multicellular organism Organelle All of these
19: Cell wall is found in:
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Plant cells only Animal cells only Both of these None of these
20: The empty blank looking structures in the cytoplasm are:
Vacuoles Plastids Plasma membrane Nucleus
21: The other name of cell membrane is:
Plasma membrane Cell wall Nuclear membrane None of these
22: The basic structural and functional unit of all living organism is:
Cell Cell wall Cell membrane Chloroplasts
23: Chromosomes are found in:
Nucleus Nucleolus Nucleoplast Vacuole
24: The cell is not applied for:
Algae Bacteria Virus Fungi
25: The membrane around the vacuole is known as:
Tonoplast Elaioplat Cytoplast Amyloplast
26: Microfilaments are composed of a protein called:
Tubulin Actin Myosin Chitin
27: A plant cell wall is mainly composed of:
Protein Cellulose Lipid Starch
28: Lysosomes are known as “suicidal bags” because:
Parasitic activity Presence of food vacuole Hydrolytic activity Catalytic activity
29: The oxygen and carbon dioxide crosses the plasma membrane by the process of:
Active diffusion Facilitated diffusion Passive diffusion Random diffusion
30: A cell without a cell wall is termed as:
Tonoplast Protoplast Symplast Apoplast
31: The function of the centrosome is:
Formation of spindle fibres Osmoregulation Secretion Protein synthesis
32: Which cell organelle is involved in apoptosis?
Lysosome ER Golgi Mitochondria
33:Which of the following cell organelles is absent in animal cells and present in a plant cell?
Cell wall Cytoplasm Vacuoles Mitochondria
34: Which of the following cell organelles does not contain DNA?
Nucleus Lysosomes Chloroplast Mitochondria
35: Which of the following statements is true about the cell wall?
Cell wall is mainly composed of lipid Cell wall is mainly composed of starch
Cell wall is mainly composed of protein Cell wall is mainly composed of cellulose
36: Which of the following statements is true about cell theory?
The Cell theory does not apply to fungi The Cell theory does not apply to virus
The Cell theory does not apply to algae The Cell theory does not apply to microbes
37: ___________ is a jellylike substance found floating inside the plasma membrane.
Cell sap Cytoplasm Karyoplasm Mitochondria
38: Which of following cell organelles regulates the entry and exit of molecules to and from the cell?
Lysosomes Golgi bodies Cell membrane Mitochondria
39: _____________is the study of the cell, its types, structure, functions and its organelles.

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Biology Cell Biology Microbiology Biotechnology
40: Which of the following cell organelles is absent in prokaryotic cells?
Nucleus Lysosome Endoplasmic Reticulum All of these
41: Which of following cell organelles is involved in the storage of food, and other nutrients, required for a cell
to survive?
Vacuoles Lysosome Mitochondria Cell membrane
42: Which of the following cell organelles is involved in the breakdown of organic matter?
Cytoplasm Golgi bodies Mitochondria Lysosomes
43: _____________ is involved in the synthesis of phospholipids.
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum Mitochondria Endoplasmic Reticulum Cytoplasm
44: Which of the following cell organelles is present in plant cells and absent in animal cells?
Nucleus Vacuole Cytoplasm Chloroplast
45: Which of the following statements is true about chromosomes?
It is present within the nucleus It carries genes and helps in inheritance
It is composed of DNA in the form of Chromatin and protein All of these
46: Which of the following is a single membrane-bound organelle?
Vacuole Golgi Apparatus Endoplasmic Reticulum All of these
47:A cell organelle that is present in animal cells but not present in plant cells is?
Lysosome Centrosome Both of these None of these
48: Which of the following statements is true about the Golgi bodies?
It is a sac-like organelle It is located near the nucleus
It helps in transporting the particles throughout the cell All of these
49: Which of the following statements is true about the Nucleus?
It is absent in prokaryotes It is called the brain of the cell
It contains DNA and other genetic materials. All of these
50: Which of the following is used by cells to interact with other cells?
Cell tubules Cell junctions Cell adhesions Cell detectors
51: In which of the following type of cells the cell junction is abundant?
Cardiac cells Prokaryotic cells Hepatic cells Epithelial cells
52: Lysosomes are produced by which of the following cell organelles?
Mitochondria EndoplasmicReticulum Golgi Complex DNA
53: DNA is stored in which of the following cell organelle?
Cell wall Cell Membrane Nucleus Cytoplasm
54: RNA is present in which of the following cell organelles?
Cell wall Ribosome Nucleus Cytoplasm
55: Which of the following cells is found in brain?
Neuron Hepatocyte Nephron Epithelial cell
56: Which of the following cells is found in liver?
Neuron Hepatocyte Nephron Epithelial cell
57: Which of the following cells is found in kidney?
Neuron Hepatocyte Nephron Epithelial cell
58: Which of the following cells lines surfaces of the body?

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Neuron Hepatocyte Nephron Epithelial cell
59: Protein synthesis takes place in which of the following cell organelle?
Cell wall Ribosome Nucleus Cytoplasm
60: Which of the following part of a neuron receives information from other neurons?
Myelin sheath Dendrites Cell body Axon
61: Which of the following cells do not lack the ability to divide?
Red blood cells Muscle cells Skin cells Nerve cells
62: Who gave cell theory?
Schleiden and Schwann Rudolf Virchow Watson and crick Leeuwenhoek
63: The largest isolated single cell is that of:
Cyanobacteria An amoeba An egg of an ostrich Human nerve cell
64: In the prokaryotic cell, the nucleus is:
Primitive type Complex Double membraned None of these
65: Which of the following is not a eukaryote?
Protists Plants Animals Cyanobacteria
66: Unlike plant cells, animal cells have a centriole and a _ _ _ _ vacuole.
Small Large No vacuole None of these
67: Membrane-bound organelle is absent in:
Prokaryotes Plant cells Animal cells All of these
68: Which organelle is only found in a plant cell?
Nucleus Chloroplast Mitochondria Cell membrane
69: Directs all cell activities through the DNA located there.
Lysosomes Nucleus Ribosomes Mitochondria
70: Which of the following is directly involved in the transportation of materials inside/within the cell?
Endoplasmic Reticulum Vacuole Lysosome Mitochondria
71: I am a protein packaging and shipping machine! Who am I?
Vacuole Ribosome Mitochondrion Golgi apparatus
72: You might think of me as the trash collector, but recycler is maybe more accurate. What am I?
Mitochondria Lysosome Vacuole Ribosome
73: What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?
ER ATP YOLO DNA
74: Which part of the cell is often called ‘the brain of the cell’?
Nuclear membrane Endoplasmic reticulum Nucleus Mitochondria
75: What is found in both plant and animal cells but is much larger in plant cells?
Nucleus Mitochondria Chloroplast Vacuole
76: This organelle takes food and turns it into ENERGY for plant and animal cells.
Chloroplast Mitochondria Lysosome Ribosome
77: The site of photosynthesis:
Ribosome Mitochondria Chloroplast Nucleus
78: I am the outer most layer of an animal cell. What am I?
Cell wall nucleus Cell membrane Cell skin

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79: What are tiny organelles that convert glucose into ATP?
Ribosomes vesicles Cytoskeleton Mitochondria
80: A rigid layer that lies outside the cell’s membrane is:
Cytoskeleton Cilia Cell wall Flagella
81: Organs that work together to perform a related function is called:
Cells Tissues Organ system Organs

82: This is an example of:

Cell Organ system Organ Tissue

83: The brain is a part of which organ system?

Nervous Skeletal Muscular Digestive
84: The lungs and the kidneys are examples of:
Cells Organs Organs system Tissues
85: What is a sac-like structure used to store water and nutrients? These are much larger in plant cells:
Lysosomes Mitochondria Vacuoles Golgi body
86: This process happens inside chloroplasts:
Cellular respirations Photosynthesis Protein synthesis Osmosis
87: Which structures are found in every living cell?
Cell membrane and cytoplasm Chloroplasts and mitochondria
A cell wall and nucleus chloroplasts and cell wall
88: Chloroplasts in plant cells allow the plant to perform a function that animal cells cannot do. What is the
main function of the chloroplasts found in plant cells?
To absorb light energy and manufacture food To remove waste materials by active transport
To manufacture chemical energy from food To control the shape of the cell
89: What is the function of a cell wall?
To protect and support the cell To perform different functions in each cell
To prevent water from passing through it To prevent oxygen from entering the cell
90: Which of the following is not part of the cell theory?
Cells must contain DNA All living things are made from cells
Cells can only come from other cells Cells are the basic unit of life
91: Which of the following is the smallest unit of life that can carry out all life functions?
The mitochondria The vacuoles The nucleus The cell
92: What is the nucleus?
Contains the things that the cell need to carry out its life processes
The lowest level of the cell organization
The control center of the cell
Big fur ball
93: The special part in plant cells that trap the Sun’s energy:
Mitochondria Plastids Chlorophyll All of these

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