Questions
In addition to plasma membrane, nucleus and cytoplasm; some cells have an outer covering called the cell wall. Which of the following does not have it?
- Bacteria
- Fungi
- Protozoa
- Plant cell
A membrane is said to be semipermeable, if_________________.
- a substance does not pass through it
- it is permeable to solvents but not to solutes
- it is permeable to solvents and some selected solutes
- it is permeable to solvents and solutes
Which of the following processes does not take place through osmosis?
- Preparation of food in plants
- The opening and closing of stomata
- Turgidity in plants
- Absorbtion of water by roots
Which process is involved in all the examples given below?
a) Tea leaves give flavour to the water in which it is boiled.
b) Spreading of garbage stink from the dustbin.
c) Spreading of aroma of flowers.
d) Spreading of blue colour of ink in a glass full of water.
- Mixing
- Sedimentation
- Diffusion
- Evaporation
Which of the following is a coloured plastid?
- Chromoplast
- Elaioplast
- Amyloplast
- Aleuroplast
Which of the following is not an osmotic solution?
- Water
- Hypotonic solution
- Isotonic solution
- Hypertonic solution
What gives attractive colours to fruits and flowers?
- Chloroplasts
- Chromoplasts
- Aleuroplasts
- Amyloplasts
Which of the following is not a name given to lysosomes?
- Suicide bags
- Demolition squads
- Power house of a cell
- Digestive bags
Which of the following is/are not passed through plasma membrane by active transport?
- Glucose
- Ions
- Food particles
- Amino acids
What happens when a plant cell is put into a concentrated solution?
- It bursts
- It swells
- It shrinks
- No change
Which of the following is not a function of vacuoles?
- They function as a dump house of waste products in plant cells.
- They take part in osmoregulation and excretion.
- They help in liberating energy.
- They store salt, sugar, amino acids, etc.
Cell's genetic information is kept in distinct structures called ___________, which are housed in the nucleus.
- mitochondria
- ribosome
- golgi apparatus
- chromosomes
Which of the following characterstics indicates that a cell is prokaryotic?
- The cell has vacuoles.
- An organised nucleus is absent.
- Membrane bound cell organelles are present.
- Two to several DNA molecules are present.
Which of the following is the incorrect statement?
- Ribosomes are known as protein factories.
- Ribosomes are not present in human RBCs.
- Ribosomes are composed of ribonucleic acid and proteins.
- Ribosomes are the largest organelles in animals.
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
- When a substance is passed through a membrane, expenditure of energy takes place.
- Osmosis is a type of passive transport.
- The movement of a sustance takes place from region of higher concentration to lower concentration.
- Diffusion takes place in solids, liquids or gases.