BIOLOGY Speed

CELL: The Unit of Life TEST

No. of Questions
45
Maximum Marks
180
Time
1 Hour
66
Chapter-wise

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
• This test contains 45 MCQ's. For each question only one option is correct. Darken the correct circle/ bubble in the
Response Grid provided on each page.
• You have to evaluate your Response Grids yourself with the help of solutions provided at the end of this book.
• Each correct answer will get you 4 marks and 1 mark shall be deduced for each incorrect answer. No mark will be given/
deducted if no bubble is filled. Keep a timer in front of you and stop immediately at the end of 60 min.
• The sheet follows a particular syllabus. Do not attempt the sheet before you have completed your preparation for that
syllabus.
• After completing the sheet check your answers with the solution booklet and complete the Result Grid. Finally spend time
to analyse your performance and revise the areas which emerge out as weak in your evaluation.

1. The cell organelle involved in glycosylation of protein is (ii) Endoplasmic reticulum consists of a network of
(a) ribosome membranous tubule and helps in transport, synthesis
(b) peroxisome and secretion.
(c) endoplasmic reticulum (iii) Leucoplasts are bound by two membranes, lack pigment
(d) mitochondria
but contain their own DNA and protein synthesising
2. The outer layer of vacuole is called
machinery.
(a) cell wall (b) tonoplast
(iv) Sphaerosomes are single membrane bound organelle
(c) plasmalayer (d) leucoplast
which are associated with synthesis and storage of
3. Which of the following cell organelle remains enveloped by
a single unit membrane? lipids.
(a) Mitochondria (b) Lysosomes (a) (i) only (b) (i) and (ii)
(c) Nucleus (d) Chloroplast (c) (ii), (iii) and (iv) (d) All of these
4. Choose the correct option. 5. The nucleolus is the site of formation of
(i) Lysosomes are double membranous vesicles budded (a) spindle fibres (b) chromosomes
off from Golgi apparatus and contain digestive (c) ribosomes (d) peroxisomes
enzymes.

RESPONSE GRID 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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6. Which one of the following combination is mismatched? 12. Cell recognition and adhesion are facilitated by components
(a) Glycocalyx - may be capsule or slime layer of plasma membrane. These components are generally
(b) Pili - Reproduction (a) protein molecules alone
(c) Cell wall - Protective, determines shape, prevents from (b) lipids alone
bursting (c) both lipids and proteins
(d) Flagella, Pili and Fimbriae - Surface structures of (d) glycolipids and glycoproteins
bacterial cell 13. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum is well developed in the cells
7. The fluidity of membranes in a plant in cold weather may be which synthesize
maintained by (a) steorids (b) proteins
(a) increasing th e number of phospholipids with (c) carbohydrates (d) all of these.
unsaturated hydrocarbon tails 14. Select the option with correct labelling of given structure
(b) increasing the proportion of integral proteins of Golgi apparatus.
(c) increasing concentration of cholesterol in membrane
(d) increasing the number of phospholipids with saturated
hydrocarbon tail
8. The cell as a basic unit of structure of living beings was
discovered by
(a) Aristotle
(b) Robert Hooke A B C D
(c) Schleiden and Schwann (a) Cisternae Vesicle trans face cis face
(d) Gregore Mendel (b) Cisternae Vesicle cis face trans face
9. Which pair of structures are usually found in both plant (c) Vesicle Cisternae cis face trans face
and animal cells? (d) Tubules Vesicle trans face cis face
(a) Cell membrane and nucleolus 15. The molecules in the membrane that limit its permeability
(b) Cell membrane and cell wall are the
(c) Nucleolus and chloroplast (a) carbohydrates (b) phospholipids
(c) proteins (d) water
(d) Nucleus and cell wall
16. pH of vacuolar cell sap is
10. Most abundant lipid in the cell membrane is (a) neutral and isotonic.
(a) cholesterol (b) phospholipids (b) alkaline and isotonic.
(b) glycolipids (d) cerebrosides (c) acidic and hypertonic.
11. If you remove the fimbriae from the bacterial cell, which of (d) equal to cytoplasm and isotonic.
the following would you expect to happen? 17. All plastids have essentially the same structure because
(a) The bacteria could no longer swim (a) they have to perform the same function
(b) The bacteria would not adhere to the host tissue (b) they are localised in the aerial parts of plants
(c) Transportation of molecules across the membrane (c) one type of plastids can differentiate into another type
would stop of plastids depending upon the cell requirements
(d) The shape of bacteria would change (d) all plastids have to store starch, lipids and proteins

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
RESPONSE
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
GRID
16. 17.
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18. A Semi-autonomous organelle. I. All eukaryotic cells are identical in structure

B Have linear DNA as well as RNA II. Mitochondria and plastids are semi-autonomous
C Carry out ATP synthesis. organelles
D Have quantasomes embedded in thylakoid membrane III. Ribosomes are associated with plasma membrane
E. Occurs in all photosynthetic organisms. IV. There is an extensive compartmentalization of
Find the correct number of statements w.r.t. plastids. cytoplasm through the presence of membrane bound
(a) One (b) Two organelles
(c) Three (d) Four (a) I & IV (b) II & IV
19. Select incorrect matching (c) I & III (d) II & III
(a) Elaioplasts - Oils 26. Golgi bodies are involved in
(b) Chromoplasts - Fat soluble anthocyanin (a) Recycling of broken plasma membrane during
pigments endocytosis
(b) Synthesis of glycolipids
(c) Mitochondria - Fission in G2 phase
(c) Modification of proteins
(d) Contractile vacuole - Excretion
(d) All of the above
20. Quasi-fluid nature of membrane is due to 27. Which of the following organelles lack membrane in
(a) Phospholipid (b) Integral protein eukaryotic cell?
(c) Peripheral protein (d) Sugar moiety A. Cilia B. Lysosome
21. Gas vacuole is present in C. RER D. Ribosomes
(a) Blue green algae E. Flagella F. Centrioles
(b) Purple photosynthetic bacteria (a) D & F (b) C & D
(c) Green photosynthetic bacteria (c) A & D (d) A & E
(d) All of the above 28. Aleuroplasts, amyloplasts and elaioplasts
22. Which of the following feature is not associated with (a) Divide by multiple fission
centrosome? (b) Store protein, starch and fat respectively
(a) Pericentriolar material (c) Help in photolysis of water
(b) Two cylindrical structures (d) Store reserve food and pigments
(c) Two centriole 29. Reformation of nucleolus, golgi complex and ER occurs in
(d) Lipid bilayer covering (a) Telophase (b) Metaphase
23. What is the site of DNA and centriole duplication (c) Prophase (d) Anaphase
respectively? 30. Ribosomes of the cytoplasm, chloroplast and mitochondrion
(a) Nucleus, nucleus are respectively
(b) Nucleus, cytoplasm (a) 80S, 80S and 70S (b) 80S, 70S and 70S
(c) Cytoplasm, nucleus (c) 70S in all (d) 80S in all
(d) Nucleus, nucleolous 31. Integral cell membrane proteins
24. Cell wall (a) are partially embedded in lipid layers
(a) Helps in cell to cell interaction (b) are completely embedded in lipid layers
(b) Protects the cell from infection (c) show lateral but not vertical movements within bilayer
(c) Contains minerals like calcium carbonate in certain algae of lipid
(d) All are correct (d) All of these
25. Read the following statements carefully and choose the
correct options w.r.t. eukaryotic cell.

18. 19. 20. 21. 22.

RESPONSE
23. 24. 25. 26. 27.
GRID
28. 29. 30. 31.
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32. Which group of organelles is involved in synthesis of 38. Which of the following is present in both prokaryotes and
substances needed by cell? eukaryotes?
(a) Lysosome, vacuole, ribosome (a) Lysosome (b) Vesicles
(b) Vacuole, RER, SER (c) Chloroplast (d) Plasma membrane
(c) Ribosome, RER, SER 39. Both chloroplasts and mitochondria
(d) RER, lysosome, vacuole (a) have multiple membranes.
33. Who gave the lamellar or sandwich model of cell membrane? (b) have highly structured innermost membranes.
(a) Singer and Nicolson (c) are found only in eukaryotic cells.
(b) Danielle and Davson (d) All of the above
(c) J. Robertson
40. Microtubules, motor proteins, and actin filaments are all
(d) None of these
part of the
34. Microtubules are absent in
(a) mitochondria (b) flagella (a) mechanism of photosynthesis that occurs in
(c) spindle fibres (d) centriole chloroplasts.
35. Which of the following contributes to differences in the (b) rough ER in prokaryotic cells.
two sides of the cell membrane? (c) cytoskeleton of eukaryotic cells.
(a) Differences in peripheral proteins (d) process that moves small molecules across cell
(b) Different domains expressed on the ends of integral membranes.
proteins 41. The cell wall of both bacteria and cyanobacteria contains
(c) Differences in phospholipid types (a) Lipid (b) Pectin
(c) Protein (d) Muramic acid
(d) All of the above
42. Mesosomes were taken as
36. Which of the following cell membrane components serve as (a) Golgi bodies (b) Plastids
recognition signals for interactions between cells? (c) Mitochondria (d) Endoplasmic reticulum
(a) Recognition proteins 43. Pit membrane of simple pit is formed by :
(b) Glycolipids or glycoproteins (a) Secondary cell wall (b) Middle lamella
(c) Phospholipids (c) Primary cell wall (d) Plasma
(d) Integral proteins 44. Which one of the following cell organelles found only in
37. Channel proteins allow ions that would not normally pass plants?
through the cell membrane to go through the channel. What (a) Golgi complex (b) Mitochondria
properties of the proteins are responsible for this? (c) Plastids (d) Ribosomes
(a) The channels are often composed of charged or polar 45. Peroxisomes are rich in
R groups. (a) DNA (b) RNA
(b) The channels are often composed of hydrophobic R (c) Catalytic enzymes (d) Oxidative enzymes
groups.
(c) a and b
(d) None of the above

32. 33. 34. 35. 36.

RESPONSE
37. 38. 39. 40. 41.
GRID
42. 43. 44. 45.

BIOLOGY CHAPTERWISE SPEED TEST-66

Total Questions 45 Total Marks 180
Attempted Correct
Incorrect Net Score
Cut-off Score 45 Qualifying Score 60
Success Gap = Net Score – Qualifying Score
Net Score = (Correct × 4) – (Incorrect × 1)
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