1.

Nucleus in plant cells was discovered by:

1. Dutrochet 2. Robert Brown 3. Robert Hooke 4. Schleiden

2. The pushing out of materials by the cell against the concentration gradient is:

1. Low transport 2. Passive transport 3. Active transport 4. Moderate transport

3. Robert Hooke examined thin slices of cork made up of the bark of:

1. Pine 2. Sheesham 3. Oak 4. Mulberry

4. In thin slices of cork Robert Hooke noticed.

1. Tiny creatures 2. Small holes 3. Small chambers 4. Bacteria

5. Henri Dutrochet confirmed.

1. Robert Brown observations on Nucleus 2. Robert Hooke’s observations on Cells

3. Schwann observations of cells 4. Schleiden observations on cells

6. They provide support to the plant body:

1. Phloem cells 2. Parenchyma cells 3. Sclerenchyma cells 4. Chlorechyma cells

7. Parenchyma cells are concerned with:

1. Secretion 2. Support 3. Carry Oxygen 4. Storage of surplus food

8. Substances cross the cell membrane more easily when they are:

1. Water soluble 2. Protein soluble 3. Alcohol soluble 4. Lipid soluble

9. Many substances that are not needed constantly enter the cell by:

1. Passive transport 2. Active transport 3. Negative transport 4. Fast transport

10. It is a true cell wall in a newly growing cell:

1. Middle lamella 2. Secondary wall 3. Primary wall 4. Plasma membrane

11. It is the first to be formed:

1. Primary wall 2. Secondary wall 3. Tertiary wall 4. Middle lamella

12. It is a site of certain metabolic pathways:

1. Cell wall 2. Plasma membrane 3. Cytoplasm 4. A & B

13. The water percentage of cytosol in the cytoplasm is:

1. 50 2. 60 3. 70 4. 90

14. New Ribosomes are assembled in the :

1. Nucleolus 2. Mitochondria 3. Endoplasmic Reticulum 4. Golgi Apparatus

15. Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum helps to:

1. Synthesize proteins 2. Detoxify the harmful drugs

3. Prepare food 4. Decompose proteins

16. Morphologically Endoplasmic Reticulum exists in:

1. Four forms 2. Three forms 3. Two forms 4. One form

17. The 60S and 40S subunits on attachment with each other form:

1. 100S particle 2. 90S particle 3. 80S particle 4. 70S particle

18. Proteins are synthesized in the:

1. Ribosomes 2. Mitochondria 3. Nucleus 4. Nucleolus

19. They are absent in higher plants:

1. Plastids 2. Golgi Apparatus 3. Cell Membranes 4. Centrioles

20. Amino acids (proteins) are present in the cell walls of:

1. Gymnosperms 2. Bacteria 3. Mosses 4. Angiosperms

21. Which of the following organelles is present in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic
cells?

1. Chloroplast

2. Ribosomes

3. Mitochondria

4. Golgi Complex

22. Which of the following features is not shared by prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

1. Ribosome

2. Cytoplasm

3. Cell membrane

4. Nuclear membrane

23. Which of the following cell organelles is present in both plant and animal cells?

1. Chlorophyll

2. Plasma membrane

3. Plastids

4. Cell wall

24. Which of the following pair is incorrect?

1. Ribosome ______________Protein synthesis

2. Chloroplast _____________Photosynthesis

3. Mitochondria ____________Fermentation
4. Plasma membrane___________Osmosis

25. Which of the structures is not found in a prokaryotic cell?

1. Plasma membrane

2. Nuclear envelope

3. Ribosome

4. Cell wall

26. How may membranes comprise the nuclear envelop?

1. None

2. One

3. Two

4. Three

27. Which of the following molecules move regularly from the nucleus to the
cytoplasm?

1. Glycogen

2. DNA

3. RNA

4. Cholesterol

28. Which of the following cellular organelles extracts energy from glucose and forms
ATP molecules:

1. Lysosome

2. Chloroplast

3. Mitochondrion

4. Chromoplast

29. Lysosomes contain enzymes capable of:

1. Aerobic cellular respiration

2. Digesting part of the cell

3. Synthesizing protein

4. Synthesizing lipids

30. Mitochondria are found:

1. in all cells

2. only in plant cells

3. only in animal cells

4. in all eukaryotic cells

31. Green pigments capable of capturing the energy of sunlight are located within the:

1. Golgi complex

2. Endoplasmic complex

3. Chloroplast

4. Cell wall

32. The two types of cellular organelles that transform energy are:

1. Chromoplasts and leucoplast

2. Mitochondria and chloroplast

3. Mitochondria and Chromoplasts

4. Chloroplasts and leucoplasts

33. The plastids that give fruits and flowers their orange and yellow colours are the:

1. leucoplasts

2. chloroplasts

3. Chromoplasts

4. Proplasts

34. The main function of the plasma membrane is to:

1. synthesize ribosomes

2. Control what goes into and out of the cell

3. Allow all kinds of substances to enter the cell

4. Move the cell from place to place

35. Plant cells are connected by channels through their walls called:

1. Plasmodesmata

2. desmosomes

3. middle lamella

4. non of these

36. In the fluid mosaic membrane model the lipid bilayer

1. is sandwiched between two protein layers

2. has protein embedded in it

3. lies on top of a single protein layer

4. is covered by a single protein layer

37. An input of energy is required for which one of the following?

1. diffusion
2. osmosis
3. passive transport
4. active transport

38. Which of the following cytoplamic organelles is not bounded by membrane:

1. Mitochodrion
2. Lysosome
3. Ribosome
4. Plastids

39. Which of the following bodies is not bounded by a double membrane structure?
1. mitochondrion
2. chloroplast
3. Lysosome
4. Nucleus

40. Which of the following cell organelles cause a decrease in the concentration of
organic material in the cell?
1. Golgi bodies
2. Chloroplast
3. Ribosome
4. Mitochondrion

41. Which of the following cell organelles is not involved in the sequence of events
from synthesis of an enzyme to its excretion?
1. Ribosome
2. Lysosome
3. Golgi apparatus
4. Endoplasmic reticulum

42. A lipid molecule in the plasma membrane has a head and two tails. The tails are
found:
1. At the surfaces of the membrane
2. In the interior of the membrane
3. Both at the surfaces and interior of the membrane
4. None of these
43. Which of the following organelles and their contents are incorrectly paired:
1. Ribosome – RNA
2. Mitochondrion – Chlorophyll
3. Lysosome – digestive enzymes
4. Nucleus – DNA

44. Which of the following properties is incorrect for both mitochondria and
chloroplast:
1. Both have an electron transport system
2. ATP synthesis
3. Both are present in all cells
4. Both are double membrane structures

45. Which of the following cell organelles release oxygen:

1. ribosome
2. Golgi complex
3. Mitochondria
4. Chloroplast

46. Active transport:

1. requires a protein carrier
2. moves a molecule against its concentration gradient
3. requires a supply of energy
4. all of these

47. The nucleolus is largely composed of rRNA and

1. lipid
2. Glucose
3. Wax
4. Protein