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Plant cells store fat in

  1. Peroxisome

  2. Lysosome

  3. Sphaerosome

  4. Microsome

  5. Microphage


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Plant cells store fat in sphaerosome.
  • Spherosomes or oleosomes can be defined as small cellular organelles found in plant cells that are enclosed by a single membrane. 
  • It is mainly responsible for the storage and synthesis of lipid. 
  • They are obtained from the endoplasmic reticulum and are surrounded by a phospholipid monolayer.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Sphaerosome'.

A plant (cell) having more than two nuclei is known as

  1. Syncytial

  2. Coenocyte

  3. Polynucleate

  4. Plasmodium


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • A plant cell having more than two nuclei is known as coenocyte.
  • Coenocyte refers to a multinucleate condition of the cell (algae, fungi or plant) which occurs due to the multiple nuclear divisions which are not followed by cytokinesis.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Coenocyte'.

Centrosome is absent in

  1. Cells of higher plants

  2. Cells of lower plants

  3. Cells of higher animals

  4. Cells of lower animals.


Correct Option: A

Match the following and find the correct combination.

(a) Cellulose (i) Cell wall of bacteria
(b) Chitinase (ii) Cell wall of plant cells
(c) Lysozyme (iii) Proteins
(d) Protease (iv) Cell wall of fungal wall
(v) RNA
  1. a-ii, b-iv, c-i, d-iii

  2. a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii

  3. a-v, b-i, c-iii, d-ii

  4. a-v, b-iv, c-i, d-ii


Correct Option: A

Consider the following statements.
a. In plant cells, cytokines is starts with the formation of the phragmoplast.
b. Phragmoplast comprises interozonal microtubules and Golgi vesicles.
c. Primary cell wall is produced by microtubules.
Which of the statements are correct?

  1. $1$ and $3$

  2. $1$ and $2$

  3. $2$ and $3$

  4. $1, 2$ and $3$


Correct Option: A

In a plant cell, DNA is present _______________.

  1. Only in chromosomes

  2. In chromosomes and chloroplasts

  3. In chromosomes, chloroplasts and mitochondria

  4. In chromosomes, chloroplasts mitochondria and ribosome's


Correct Option: C

The plant cells wall in a cross-section appears to be made up of many layers due to the.

  1. Presence of large amount of cellulose in the wall

  2. Presence of lignin which prevents the folding cellulose micro fibrils

  3. Presence of different composition and structure of the lamellae which are added continuously as the wall grows

  4. Orientation of micro fibrils in the different lamellose of the wall that result in differences in the refraction of light so that layers of the wall are emphasized


Correct Option: A

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
When a plant cell is placed in pure water, it will

  1. Become rigid because of turgor pressure

  2. Lose water and wilt

  3. Swell and burst

  4. Alter its cell wall composition so that it becomes impermeable to water


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Pure water is a hypotonic solution that causes endosmosis. The water diffuses into the cell causing the cytoplasm to build up pressure against the wall. This pressure is called turgor pressure that causes rigidity of the cell and the cell does not burst. This turgor pressure is responsible for the enlargement and extension of the cells during growth.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Become rigid because of turgor pressure'.

Select the wrong statement with respect to the structure of a plant cell.

  1. Cellulosic cell wall is present inside the cell membrane

  2. Centrioles are usually absent

  3. A large central vacuole is present

  4. Golgi apparatus is formed of a number of unconnected units called dictyosomes


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cell wall is the outer rigid protective and supportive covering of plant cells, fungi and some protists. Cell membrane is covering of protoplasm which occurs inside the cell wall. In plants the cell wall is made of cellulose.

So, the correct answer is 'Cellulosic cell wall is present inside the cell membrane'

Angiotensinogen is a protein produced and secreted by ________________.

  1. Juxtaglomerular (JG) cells

  2. Macula densa cells

  3. Endothelial cells (cells lining the blood vessels)

  4. Liver cells


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Angiotensinogen is a αα - globulin protein produced by liver cells. Renin changes angiotensinogen to angiotensin II (hormone) in response to fall in glomerular blood flow/glomerular blood pressure/GFR. Angiotensin II increases blood pressure and blood volume.