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The fundamental unit of life: Cell

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A cell placed in hypotonic solution will

a)

Shrink

b)

Show plasmolysis

c)

Swell up

d)

No change

2.

Cell wall of plant cells is chiefly composed of

a)

Hemicellulose

b)

Cellulose

c)

Phospholipids

d)

Proteins

3.

The infoldings in mitochondria are known as

a)

Cristae

b)

Matrix

c)

Cisternae

d)

Grana

4.

The undefined nuclear region of prokaryotes is also known as

a)

Nucleus

b)

Nucleolus

c)

Nucleic acis

d)

Nucleoid

5.

Which of the following act as garbage disposal system of the cell?

a)

Golgi apparatus

b)

Lysosomes

c)

Vacuole

d)

Mitochondria

6.

First living cell were observed by

a)

A.V. Leeuwenhoek

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

R. Virchow

d)

Robert Brown

7.

Colourless plastids are known as

a)

Leucoplasts

b)

Chromoplasts

c)

Chloroplasts

d)

None of the above

8.

Lysosomes arises from

a)

Endoplasmic reticulum

b)

Golgi apparatus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Nucleus

9.

Amoeba acquired it's food through the process termed as

a)

Exocytosis

b)

Endocytosis

c)

Plasmolysis

d)

Both a and b

10.

Kitchen of cell is

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Endoplasmic reticulum

c)

Chloroplasts

d)

Golgi apparatus

11.

Name the cell organelles which are known as: Power house of the cell.

(a)  

12.

Lipid molecules in the cell are synthesized by

a)

Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

b)

Rough endoplasmic reticulum

c)

Golgi apparatus

d)

Plastids

13.

Chromosomes are made up of

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

DNA and protein

d)

Protein

14.

Cell wall of which one of these is not made up of cellulose?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Hydrilla

c)

Mango tree

d)

Cactus

15.

Which cell organelles are known as control centre of the cell?

(a)  

16.

ATP Stands for

(a)  

17.

Which cell organelle plays a crucial role in detoxifying many poisons and drugs in a cell?

a)

Golgi apparatus

b)

Lysosomes

c)

Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

d)

Vacuoles

18.

Which of the following is incorrect pair?

a)

Chloroplast- kitchen of the cell

b)

Mitochondria- Power house of the cell

c)

Lysosomes- Secretory granules

d)

Nucleus- Brain of the cell

19.

Plasmolysis occurs due to

a)

Absorption

b)

Endosmosis

c)

Osmosis

d)

Exosmosis

20.

Where are proteins synthesized inside the cell?

(a)