Section A

Q no.1 ​MCQ's (​42×1=42)

i.Which plastids are colourless?

a.Chromoplasts
b.Chloroplast
c.Leucoplasts
d.All of the above
ii.The phenomenon where cytoplasms shrink in a hypertonic medium is called:
a.Frontolysis
b.Plasmolysis
c.Acidolysis
d.Allolysis
iii.________ is called the powerhouse of the cell
a.Mitochondria
b.ATP
c.Lysosomes
d.Red blood cells
iv.The process by which water moves through a semipermeable membrane from a region of
high concentration to a region of lower concentration, thereby equalizing water concentration is
called:
a.Evaporation
b.Diffusion
c.Osmosis
d.All of the above
v.Which of the following statements are correct about meristematic tissues?
a.Composed of cells that are incapable of cell division
b.Composed of a single type of cell
c.It is composed of cells that are able to perform cell division
d.All the above
vi.Rapid elongation of a bamboo stem is due to
a.Lateral meristem
b.Intercalary meristem
c.Apical meristem
d.Cambium
vii._________ have cell walls made of chitin
a.Fungi
b.Green plants
c.Human foetus
d.All of the above
viii. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

a. Parenchyma tissues have intercellular spaces.

b. Collenchymatous tissues are irregularly thickened at corners.

c.meristematic tissues are non dividing tissues.

d. Meristematic tissues, in its early stage, lack vacuoles.
ix.The major categories of plants tissues are
a.compound tissues only
b.simple tissues only
c.epidermal tissues
d.compound and simple tissues
x.The nature of an enzyme is
(a) Lipid
(b) Vitamin
(c) Carbohydrate
(d) Protein
xi.The stage in which daughter chromosomes move toward the poles of the spindle is
A.Anaphase
B.Metaphase
C.Prophase
D.Telophase
xii.Which of the following cellular structures always disappears during mitosis and meiosis?
A.Plasma membrane
B.Nucleolus and nuclear envelope
C.Plastids
D.none of these
xiii.DNA replication takes place during
A.S - phase
B.G2 - phase
C.G1 - phase
D.Prophase
xiv.Crossing over occurs in
A.Pachytene
B.Zygotene
C.Leptotene
D.Diplotene
xv.Synapsis occurs between
A.mRNA and ribosomes
B.A male and a female gamete
C.Two homologous chromosomes
D.Spindle fibres and centromere
xvi.Cell was discovered by
A.Leeuwenhoek
B.Robert Hooke
C.Robert Swanson
D.Robert Brown
xvii.Plasmodesmata are located in narrow areas of _______.
A.Cell walls
B.Protoplasm
C.Cellulose
D.Nuclei
xviii.The main difference between plant and animal cells is
A.Plant cells has small vacuoles
B.Animal cell lacks rigid cell wall
C.Animal cells has large vacuoles
D.Plant cell lacks rigid cell wall
xix.NADP is
A.Enzyme activator
B.Ion carrier
C.Hydrogen acceptor
D.Electron acceptor
xx.Enzyme generally works at
a) specific pH and temperature optima
b) specific pH but different temperature optima
c) Different pH but specific temperature optima
d) Different pH and different temperature optima
xxi.“Lock and key” theory of enzyme action was proposed by
a) Fischer
b) Koshland
c) Kuhne
d) Arrhenius
xxii.The phenomenon of winter sleep by frogs is called
A) hibernation
B) aestivation
C) laziness
D) lethargy
xxiii.Which of the following is an Autotroph?
A) Fish
B) Plants
C) Butterfly
D) Mushroom
xxiv.Tissue in which cells have lost the capacity of cell division
A) Meristematic tissue
B) Permanent tissue
C) Both a and b
D) None of these
xxv.What do eukaryotic cells have that prokaryotic cells do not?
A) Nucleus
B) Cytoplasm
C) Ribosomes
D) DNA
xxvi.What Is The Study Of Cells Called
A) Cellogysm
B) Cytology
C) Cell Biology
D) Both B & C
xxvii.Which of the following is not a function of cytoskeleton in a cell ?
A) Maintenance of cell shape and structure
B) Intracellular transport
C) Cell movement
D) Support of the organelle
xxviii.How many daughter cells are produced in mitosis?
A) 2
B) 4
C) 8
D) None
xxix.What kingdom does Amoeba belong to
A) Plantae
B) Protista
C) Monera
D) Prokaryotae
xxx.Palaeobotany is the branch of botany is which we study about
A) Animal fossils
B) Plant fossils
C) Seed of plant
D) Flower
xxxi.In plant body, the water and minerals are transported by _______
A) Bast
B) Collenchyma
C) parenchyma
D) Xylem
xxxii.Unlike Mitosis, Meiosis results in the formation of
A) 2N daughter cells
B) Haploid cells
C) body cells
D) Diploid cells
xxxiii.A tetrad is made up of
A) four homologous pairs of chromosomes
B) two homologous chromosomes, each consisting of two chromatids
C) four non-homologous chromosomes
D) two homologous pairs of chromosomes
xxxiv.select the incorrect option for the following sentence "Biological catalysts are protein
molecules which"
A. speed up a chemical reaction
B. remain unchanged after reaction
C. function optimally at 37 deg C.
D. do not have an enzymatic activity
xxxv.Human Heart is made up of
A) nervous tissue
B) cardiac muscle
C) nonstriated muscle
D) connective tissue
xxxvi.Membrane bound organelles are not found in the cells of
A) Eukaryotes
B) Prokaryotes
C) Both A & B
D) Nokaryotes
xxxvii.Prokaryotic cells lack
A) Membrane bound by organelles
B) Nucleolus
C) Nuclear membrane
D) All the above
xxxviii.Five Kingdom Classification was preposed by _________
A) Linnaeus
B) George Bentham
C) Aristotle
D) whittaker
xxxix.Branch of biology in which we study about relationship between living and their
environment
A) Physiology
B) Genetics
C) Ecology
D) Geology
xl.Where are Enzymes found?
A) food
B) human body
C) medicines
D) none
xli.Green pigment is called
A) Chlorophyll
B) Xanthophyll
C) Carotene
D) Phycobilin
xlii.What happens during the S-phase of the cell cycle?
A) cell division
B) cell growth
C) DNA replication
D) protein and enzyme synthesis