Biology · Science General

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
  1. lysosomes

  2. ribosomes

  3. mesosomes

  4. peroxisomes

  5. none of these

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

Lysosomes are membrane-bound organelles that contain digestive enzymes called hydrolases. These enzymes break down various biomolecules (proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, nucleic acids) through hydrolysis. Ribosomes are for protein synthesis, mesosomes are bacterial membrane invaginations, and peroxisomes contain oxidases, not hydrolases.

Multiple choice
  1. plasma membrane

  2. ribosomes

  3. chromosome

  4. nucleolus

  5. mitochondria

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

The lipid bilayer forms the fundamental structure of the plasma membrane, creating a selectively permeable barrier that controls the movement of substances in and out of the cell. While mitochondria also have lipid bilayers, the plasma membrane is the primary example.

Multiple choice
  1. mitochondria

  2. golgi body

  3. ribosomes

  4. lysosomes

  5. mesosomes

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

The acrosome is a specialized organelle derived from the Golgi apparatus that develops over the anterior half of the sperm nucleus. It contains digestive enzymes that help the sperm penetrate the egg's outer layers during fertilization.

Multiple choice
  1. contractile vacuole

  2. ectoplasm

  3. pseudopodia

  4. hyaloplasm

  5. food vacuole

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

In Amoeba, osmoregulation (water balance) is performed by the contractile vacuole, which collects excess water and expels it from the cell. Ectoplasm is the outer gel layer, pseudopodia are for locomotion, hyaloplasm is the inner fluid, and food vacuoles digest nutrients.

Multiple choice
  1. interstitial cells

  2. gland cell

  3. mesoepithelial cell

  4. nerve cells

  5. none of these

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

Nematoblasts (also called cnidoblasts) are specialized cells in Cnidaria that develop into stinging cells (cnidocytes). They are derived from interstitial cells (I-cells), which are multipotent stem cells in cnidarians. Gland cells, mesoepithelial cells, and nerve cells do not give rise to nematoblasts.

Multiple choice
  1. microtubules

  2. endoplasmic reticulum

  3. golgi body

  4. peroxisomes

  5. mesosomes

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

Spindle fibers are composed of microtubules - hollow protein tubes made of tubulin that pull chromosomes apart during cell division. The spindle apparatus is entirely microtubule-based. ER, Golgi, peroxisomes, and mesosomes play no role in spindle formation.

Multiple choice
  1. plasma membrane

  2. tonoplast

  3. leucoplast

  4. symplast

  5. chromoplast

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

The tonoplast is a specialized membrane that surrounds vacuoles in plant cells. It regulates transport of materials in and out of the vacuole, maintaining the vacuole's internal environment.

Multiple choice
  1. only a

  2. b and c

  3. only b

  4. a and c

  5. only c

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

This is the correct option, as this statement is false. The cell is enclosed by the cell membrane which surrounds a jelly-like substance known as cytoplasm, is the correct statement.

Multiple choice
  1. Archacocyts

  2. Scleroblasts

  3. Pinocytes

  4. Thesocytes

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

Thesocytes are specialized cells in sponges that store food reserves, particularly nutrients and lipids. Archaeocytes are totipotent cells, scleroblasts produce spicules, and pinocytes are related to pinacoderm (covering layer). Option A appears to have a typo.

Multiple choice
  1. Mitochondria

  2. Ribosome

  3. Nucleus

  4. Lysosome

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

George Emil Palade discovered ribosomes in the 1950s using electron microscopy techniques. He identified these small, dense particles in the cytoplasm that were involved in protein synthesis. This discovery, along with his work on membrane-bound organelles, earned him the 1974 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Multiple choice
  1. Golgi complex

  2. Lysosome

  3. Mitochondria

  4. Ribosome

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

Lysosomes contain digestive enzymes (hydrolases) that break down various cellular waste materials, carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and foreign material. Mitochondria produce ATP, ribosomes synthesize proteins, and the Golgi complex processes and packages molecules.

Multiple choice
  1. endoplasmic reticulum

  2. cytoplasm

  3. chloroplast

  4. mitochondria

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

Polyribosomes (polysomes) are clusters of ribosomes that simultaneously translate a single mRNA molecule, and they are found free-floating in the cytoplasm of cells. This arrangement allows for efficient protein synthesis as multiple ribosomes can work on the same mRNA strand to produce multiple copies of the same protein rapidly. While some ribosomes attach to the endoplasmic reticulum (for secretory proteins), polyribosomes themselves are primarily cytoplasmic structures.