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Cell Biology and Structure

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Cell biology focuses on the structure and function of cellular organelles. Key topics include cellular respiration, DNA inheritance, and energy production. These fundamental biology concepts are crucial for medical entrance and state service examinations.

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Cell Biology and Structure Questions

Multiple choice biology tissues, organs, organ system, organism tissues of animals animal tissues and its type tissues: animal tissues fluid connective tissue

Dermal tissue is derived from

  1. Periblem

  2. Dermatogen

  3. Procambium

  4. Pleurome

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Dermatogen is also known as protoderm which further divides to form the three dermal layer which is epidermis, endodermis and hypodermis. These form the protective layer of the plant. Epidermis is the outer layer which mainly bears small opening known as stomata.
Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

Multiple choice different stages of growth reproductive system in humans division for growth and reproduction human system biology

Which of the following induces the epithelial cells below the scab to undergo mitosis?

  1. Epidermal growth factor

  2. Fibroblast growth factor

  3. Glial growth factor

  4. None of the above

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
  • Scab is a collection of dried blood cells and serum and sits on top of the skin surface.
  • The outermost layer of our skin is composed of epithelial cells. As wounds heal, epithelial cells regenerate across the wound surface from the edges to close the wound. 
  • The Epidermal growth factor induces the epithelial cells below the scab to undergo mitosis and facilitates closure of the wound.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Epidermal growth factor'.
Multiple choice zoology respiration in organisms respiration in human beings respiration and associated structures respiration in humans

Match and find the correct combination
a) Respiration in bacteria
b) Respiration in cyanobacteria
c) Respiration in eucaryotic cells
d) Mitochondria
e) Cytoplasmic membranef) Mesosomes

  1. a e, b f, c d

  2. a f, b e, c d

  3. a d, b f, c e

  4. a e, b d, c f

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Bacteria perform respiration via the cytoplasmic membrane, while cyanobacteria use specialized extensions of the plasma membrane called mesosomes. Eukaryotic cells utilize mitochondria for cellular respiration.

Multiple choice biology movement in animals types of muscles muscles muscles and their structure muscle contraction

Cytoplasm of a muscle cell is?

  1. Neuroplasm

  2. Sarcoplasm

  3. Axoplasm

  4. Sarcolemma

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

  • Sarcoplasm is the cytoplasm of a myocyte (muscle fibre, muscle cell).
  •  It is comparable to the cytoplasm of other cells, but it contains unusually large amounts of glycosomes (granules of stored glycogen) and significant amounts of myoglobin, an oxygen-binding protein. Hence, the Cytoplasm of a muscle cell is sarcoplasm.
So, the correct answer is 'sarcoplasm'.

Multiple choice biology cell and cell organelles cell membrane and cell wall cell wall cell division in embryo development

Organelles that are surrounded by two membranes are-

  1. Nucleus and mitochondria.

  2. Nucleus and Golgi bodies.

  3. Endoplasmic reticulum and Lysosomes.

  4. Endoplasmic reticulum and Mitochondria.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Mitochondria and the nucleus are both organelles enclosed by a double membrane system. Golgi bodies and endoplasmic reticulum are single-membrane bound.

Multiple choice biology cell and cell organelles cell membrane and cell wall cell wall cell division in embryo development

The best material for the study of structure of cell membrane is _______.

  1. RBC of human

  2. liver cell

  3. kidney cell

  4. muscle cell

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

RBC (red blood cell) of the human is the best material for the study of structure of cell membrane. Chemical studies on the RBC cell membrane enabled the scientists to infer the possible structure of plasma membrane.

Hence the correct option is A.

Multiple choice biology cell and cell organelles cell membrane and cell wall cell wall cell division in embryo development


The three major components that constitute a typical cell are

  1. Plasma membrane, nucleus, organelles

  2. Organelles, nucleus, cytosol

  3. Cytosol, organelles, plasma membrane

  4. Plasma membrane, cytosol, nucleus

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A typical cell is composed of the plasma membrane (boundary), the cytosol (fluid matrix), and various organelles (functional structures).

Multiple choice zoology structural organization of animals structural organization of leech phylum annelida annelida structural organization of rabbit

Waste laden cells of oligochaetes and polychaetes are

  1. Thesocytes

  2. Eleocytes

  3. Follicular cells

  4. Yellow cells

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Yellow cells (chloragogen cells) in oligochaetes and polychaetes are specialized cells found in the coelomic fluid that accumulate waste products, functioning similarly to a liver.

Multiple choice component of the cell cell and cell organelles cell organelles cell: the unit of life biology cell as structural and functional unit basics of cell

Plant cells can usually be distinguished from animals cells because only plant cells possess 

  1. Mitochondria and lysosomes

  2. Chromosomes and lysosomes

  3. Chloroplast and cell wall

  4. Chloroplast and Golgi complex

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Plants are autotrophic organisms which manufacture their own food. Plant cells have chlorophyll containing chloroplasts which are involved in the process of photosynthesis. A plant cell is surrounded by cellulosic cell wall which is dead at maturity. Chloroplasts and cellulosic cell wall are characteristics of plant cells only.

Multiple choice component of the cell cell and cell organelles cell organelles cell: the unit of life biology cell as structural and functional unit basics of cell

Mitochondria and chloroplasts are ................ of cell respectively.

  1. Power house and kitchen

  2. Guard and power house

  3. Kitchen and guard

  4. Power house and secretory bags

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Most of the energy is produced in the mitochondria through the process of oxidative phosphorylation during aerobic respiration. Hence, mitochondria is called powerhouse of cell. Energy is also produced through glycolysis and anaerobic fermentation in cytoplasm but major energy production occurs in mitochondria through aerobic respiration. Chloroplasts have green pigment chlorophyll and carry out the process of photosynthesis which results in production of sugars. This sugar forms food for plant themselves and all the heterotrophic organism. Hence, chloroplast are called 'Kitchen of cell'.

Multiple choice component of the cell cell and cell organelles cell organelles cell: the unit of life biology cell as structural and functional unit basics of cell

'A cell within a cell' is applicable to 

  1. Mitochondria

  2. Chloroplast

  3. Virus

  4. Both A and B

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Mitochondria and chloroplasts are unique cell organelles in a eukaryotic cell. Both are double membraned, contain DNA, have their own ribosomes and protein synthesizing machinery. They are semi-autonomous entities. The ribosomes of these organelles resemble prokaryotic ribosomes. These characteristics are seen as an evidences supporting the endosymbiotic theory. The theory of endosymbiosis  postulates that chloroplasts and mitochondria are the result of evolution initiated by the endocytosis of bacteria and blue - green algae. According to this theory, blue green algae and bacteria were not digested; they became symbiotic instead. This concept has been expressed by the phrase, 'A Cell within a cell'. 

Multiple choice component of the cell cell and cell organelles cell organelles cell: the unit of life biology cell as structural and functional unit basics of cell

The two types of cellular organelles that transform energy are

  1. Mitochondria and chloroplasts

  2. Chromoplast and leucoplast

  3. Mitochondria and chromoplast

  4. Chloroplast and leucoplast

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In a eukaryotic cell, energy transformation reactions majorly occur in cytoplasm, mitochondria and chloroplast. In cytoplasm, the energy is captured and used to produce ATP by substrate level phosphorylation during glycolysis. In mitochondria, the energy is captured and used to produce ATP by oxidative phosphorylation. In chloroplasts, the energy is captured and used to produce ATP by photophosphorylation. Thus, two cell organelles involved in energy transformation reactions are chloroplast and mitochondria.

Multiple choice component of the cell cell and cell organelles cell organelles cell: the unit of life biology cell as structural and functional unit basics of cell

The presence of DNA in mitochondria and chloroplast supports the hypothesis that

  1. Mitochondria and chloroplast both originated as independent free living organisms.

  2. Glycolysis occurs in mitochondria and chloroplast both.

  3. ATP is produced in mitochondria and chloroplast both.

  4. Mitochondria and chloroplast undergo meiosis and mitosis independent of nucleus.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Both chloroplast and mitochondria were once independent free living organisms and later on became lodged in eukaryotic cells as endosymbionts. This hypothesis is supported by many evidences example both of these organelles are surrounded by double membranes, have their own DNA which is circular like prokaryotic chromosome, have their own ribosomes which are 70S type like prokaryotic ribosomes and are not dependent on nucleus for their multiplication but can increase in number by fission like bacteria.

Multiple choice component of the cell cell and cell organelles cell organelles cell: the unit of life biology cell as structural and functional unit basics of cell

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.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Chloroplasts have internal membranes called thylakoids suspended in ground substance called stroma. The thylakoids are of two types : appressed and non-appressed. The appressed membranes are stacked like a pile of coins called grana. The thylakoid membranes enclose small chambers. This thylakoid membrane system is absent in mitochondria. In mitochondria, the inner mitochondrial membrane is folded into cristae.