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The Cell - Structural and Functional Unit of Life - 1

A comprehensive quiz covering cell structure, organelles, and functions in plants and animals

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the total living substance of a cell?

  1. Cytoplasm
  2. Protoplasm
  3. Stroma
  4. Matrix
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a single-celled organism?

  1. Spirogyra
  2. Volvox
  3. Chlamydomonas
  4. Mimosa pudica
  5. Chara
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The small size of a cell is favourable because ______________.

  1. it provides larger surface/ volume ratio
  2. it provides larger volume/ surface ratio
  3. it reduces the activity of the cell
  4. it reduces the area of the cell
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is absent in an animal cell?

  1. Cytoplasm
  2. Endoplasmic reticulum
  3. Centrosome
  4. Cell wall
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following carbohydrates is the major component of cell wall in plants?

  1. Cellulose
  2. Starch
  3. Sucrose
  4. Fructose
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The major component of plant cell wall is

  1. lignin
  2. cellulose
  3. suberin
  4. pectin
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a single-celled organism?

  1. Paramecium
  2. Hydra
  3. Yeast
  4. Amoeba
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Where are chromatin fibres present in a cell?

  1. Cytosol
  2. Centrosome
  3. Nucleosome
  4. Nucleolus
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following structures is/are not found in the cells of angiosperms?

  1. Cell wall
  2. Plastids
  3. Thylakoids
  4. Centrosome
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the part of cytoplasm other than the organelles called?

  1. Protoplasm
  2. Cytosol
  3. Nucleoplasm
  4. Vacuole
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following structures is/are absent in the cells of a roundworm?

  1. Golgi apparatus
  2. Endoplasmic reticulum
  3. Thylakoids
  4. Centrosome
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the molecules are synthesised with the help of smooth endoplasmic reticulum?

  1. Proteins
  2. Nucleic acids
  3. Lipids
  4. Carbohydrates
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

On rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER), which of the following biomolecules are mainly synthesised by ribosomes?

  1. Proteins
  2. Nucleic acids
  3. Lipids
  4. Carbohydrates
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a membrane bound organelle of cell?

  1. Mitochondria
  2. Endoplasmic reticulum
  3. Lysosomes
  4. Centrosome
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

 
Column A Column B
(i) Smallest cell (a) Nerve cells
(ii) Longest cell (b) Bacteria
(iii) Largest cell (c) Ostrich egg
(d) Guard cells
  1. (i) – (d), (ii) – (c) and (iii) – (a)
  2. (i) – (b), (ii) – (d) and (iii) – (a)
  3. (i) – (c), (ii) – (a) and (iii) – (d)
  4. (i) – (b), (ii) – (a) and (iii) – (c)
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a function of cell wall?

  1. It provides rigidity to the cell.
  2. It gives shape to the cell.
  3. It checks the entry of certain solutes.
  4. It provides protection to the cell.
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following organelles forms network system in a cell?

  1. Ribosomes
  2. Mitochondria
  3. Nucleus
  4. Endoplasmic reticulum
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

 
(i) Red blood cells (A) Elongated
(ii) White blood cells (B) Biconcave
(iii) Nerve cells (C) Bean shaped
(iv) Guard cells (D) Amoeboid
  1. (i) – (C), (ii) – (A), (iii) – (D) and (iv) – (B)
  2. (i) – (B), (ii) – (D), (iii) – (A) and (iv) – (C)
  3. (i) – (C), (ii) – (D), (iii) – (A) and (iv) – (B)
  4. (i) – (D), (ii) – (C), (iii) – (A) and (iv) – (B)
  5. (i) – (A), (ii) – (C), (iii) – (D) and (iv) – (B)
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