AMENTAL UNIT OF LIFE (SAW y stom met) STACI) MMO Re eee 4. When a cell is fully turgid, which of the following aces zero? — (A) turgor pressure eae (C) suction pressure (D) osmotic pressur 2. The number of chromosomes can be counted at {2009} (A) anaphase (B) interphase (C) metaphase (0) prophase 3. Bacteria cannot survive in a highly salted pickle because [2010] (A) they become plasmolysed and consequently die (B) they do anaerobic respiration (C) water is not available to them (D) of all the reasons mentioned above 4. Which of the following pigments is different from others? [2010] (A) cyanoglobin (8) myoglobin (C) haemoglobin (0) cytochrome When a cell fails to communicate with other cells in a multi cellular organism, it [2010] econes: (B) enters mitotic phase (D)is eaten up by other cells "The signal for mitotic division is generated when the ratio of De geni volume of nucleus to that of [2010] (8) greater than a certain value (0) close to one g is NOT a usual floral pigment? [2011] (B) Anthocyanins (D) Betaxanthins [2012]16. 17 18, 19. Identify the corect order of sequence trom exterior to interior (A) Cell + Nucleus -» Chromosome -» DNA —+ Protein, toy CG (B) Nucleus —» Cell -» Chromosome -> DNA -> Protein ah (C) Cell» Nucleus -> DNA.» Chromosome -» Protein (D) Cell + Nucleus -+ Protein -» DNA —» Chromosomes: The erythrocytes separated from human blood were mixed with certain fluids on and observed under the microscope. Which ofthe folowing willbe the expactea”® Ste rut (A) With distilled water the cells swell and eventually burst aor (8) With serum the cells clump and coagulate. (C) With sea water the cells undergo no apparent change. (0) With tap water cells shrink and appear cremated In the cells of oll seeds which of the cell organelles have to be more active? igo, (A) Mitochondria (8) Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum ~-“4l (C) Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (0) Nucleoi Most of the cellular RNA is synthesised and stored respectively in (2014, | (A) cytoplasm and ribosomes (B) ribosomes and cytoplasm (C) ribosomes and nucleus (D) nucleus and ribosomes ‘A number of bacteria are placed in a glass. 1 second later each bacterium divides iq three, the next second each of the resulting bacteria divides in three again, and so on After one minute glass is full. When was 1/9” of the glass full? [2014 (A) 15 sec (8) 58 sec (C) 45 sec (D) 38 sec When a red blood cell was placed in an animal cell (RBC) in 3 different sol following morphological observations were made under microscope. ‘Solution 4 Solution 2 Solution 3 ] Normal morphology | Swollen and haemolysed | Shrunken or cramated “The above three solutions can be classified in the order of Wi hypotonic and hypertonic —-—_(B) hypotonic, isotonic and hypertonic ‘hypertonic and isotonic (D) isotonic, hypertonic and hypotonic ) in plants occurs in which of the following cell organelles? [2015] (B) Nucleus and chloroplast and mitochondria (D) Chloroplast and mitochondria ria will have one of the specific characters. Identify it 12015) e can in their cell walls staining (2015) (8) thylakoia (©) cyanosomestons. (200 the WEST on di Directions (Questions 9 - 12): Read the following carefully and a for arresting 4 root tip [Astudent treats some onion root tips with colchicine that is FeSPOMe at the metaphase stage (by dissolving spindle fibres) and further PSP Staining with aceto - orcein (stains chromatin) and observed un ‘microscope. He is well aware of the cell cycle given along side. Which of the following is not true about his observation? (A) Most cells are in interphase Most cells are in the metaphase No cells are in anaphase or telophase r (©) Chromosomes could be observed better than a slide prepared without colchicine tr it Why did the student choose root tips of onion? Roots grow fast and considerable length of tips can be used tips are easy to smear and stain tips have meristematic tissue division occurs only at the root tips in plants it be the purpose of the student? ving chromosomes g states of cell division number of cells in various stages of cell division further growth of the root tips 1@ action of colchicine, it may be considered for treatment of: (B) Anaemia (0) Bacterial infection the environment ofa protein is changed, iis sad to be denatured ths is (B) breakage of disulfide Ii (2013) (©) breakdown of R groupe = [unit of an organism, then at cellular level which cell organelle can (B) Ribosome [2013] (0) Lysosome(ayo2 (B04 (c)06 (D)0.1 25, Which of the following is NOT produced by the endoplasmic reticulum? [2016] (A) Lipids (8) Proteins (C) Monosaccharides (D) Hormones: Pre human cell undergoing Meiosis, what are the total number of cellular DNA molecules present during Prophase — | (2016) (8)48 8 Es (0)92 fermentans is a species of Photosynthetic bacteria. From your knowledge bacteria in general, identify the ‘components that cannot be present in this [2016] jroplasts (8)ATP () Celt wal s all about ‘eating - fasting’ balance. When you fast for extended Periods, ut and recyele the intracellular garbage. ‘The organ en elles responsible for this (8) Microfilaments aaa (0) Lysosomes rong tthe following are not plastids? : (8) Chromoplasts eral (0) Tonoplastsfor formation of 1¢ intraceliular organelle that is responsible Of acrosomal vo, (A) Endoploomic reticulum (B) Golgi apparatus Sic (C) Mitochondrion (D) None of the above * 2019) arial was studying the pathway of synthesis ofan amino aid in survival of that organism. She isolated several mutants that required 5," geet the tested whether each mutant would grow when different additives, Pc, © ang: She used. ‘+ indicates grown and '* indicates the inabilly to grow in tho ret Te Find out the correct sequence of additives in the biosynthetic pathway of “Te + Somecteequen Ie) (DURES Sars nae aa + + ee RSS (C)T>P3Q5S5R (0)P +S 5Q>5R5T 32. _Asstudent recorded the data for five ty Character [ewe 8 of cells as given below: Bie: pe Gell wall e = Cenirioles : = Chloroplast = Mitochondrion = Nucleus. Plasma membrane RNA/DNA Vaculoes ‘The five cell types P,Q, R, S and T are: (A)P — Bacterum, Q— Plant, R— Virus, S — Animal, T— Fungus (8) P - Bacterium, Q— Plant, R - Virus, S — Fungus, T - Animal (C)P— Fungus, Q — Plant, R — Bacterium, S — Animal, T — Virus (0) -Plant, Q- Bacterium, R— Virus, § — Animal, T ~ Fungus Teienatlam has a generation time of 50 minutes. A culture containing 10° cells per mL ayes fe 300 minutes. ‘What will be the: number of cells after 300 minutes? [2018) ee (8) 6.4x10° celis . (0) 6.410" cells +]+le/+l4/eli lal. ' +/+fe]i Of scientists to stain @ part eae Particular cell organelle. The an autopsy sample from a mammal maximum number of the organelles in ‘Sperms and absent in erythrocytes. [2019]Cele Sia 36. 36. a7. tant Surv in Russia, The PI franus sylvestris grows at iow temperatures {(ezing conditions due ene presence of! (3) Saturated tds in plasma peseee (8) Syezproteins in plasma membrane ar. [ven Below are four statements: re mutica FROKRYOUC Cells are uniecn nar while eukaryotes at nes ryotes iL, Histones are preset” ‘eukaryotes and absent in prokal ML. The nucleo ores IV. Prokaryotie age of tubulin (ap tty which amongst these are false (A) land i st Clee (C)tand in (0) land How many ion of 6 cm. 019] A4 um long bacterial ce, was magnified and drawn to a dimensi [2 times has it been maganens 6h (A) 1.5x 10° @ 19x (C) 1.5 x 408 or