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CDS - 2 Viraat 2023

Cell DPP-1.1

1. Which one of the following is not considered a part 8. The term protoplasm was coined by?
of the endomembrane system? (a) Robert Hooke
(a) Lysosome (b) Robert Brown
(b) Vacuole (c) Theodore Schwann
(c) Golgi complex (d) JJ Purkinje
(d) mitochondria
9. The shape and size of the cell depend on its
2. The main arena of different cellular activities is (a) Reproduction
(a) Nucleus (b) Age
(b) Cytoplasm (c) Size of organism
(c) Mitochondria (d) Function
(d) Plasma membrane
10. Nucleus of eukaryotic organisms is
(a) Single membrane bound
3. Who among the following was not a contributor of (b) Double membrane bound
the cell theory? (c) Without membrane
(a) Rudolf Virchow (d) None of the above
(b) Robert Hooke
(c) Theodore Schwann 11. In human beings, the membrane of the erythrocyte
(d) Matthias Schleiden has approximately
(a) 52 per cent protein and 40 per cent lipids.
4. Anton Van Leeuwenhoek was responsible for the (b) 40 per cent protein and 52 per cent lipids.
discovery of? (c) 35 per cent protein and 60 per cent lipids.
(a) Protoplasm (d) 45 per cent protein and 50 per cent lipids.
(b) Dead cell
(c) Living cell 12. Cell wall in fungi is made up of
(d) Nucleus (a) Peptidoglycans
(b) Chitin
5. Which one of the following is not a constituent of (c) Cellulose
the cell membrane? (d) Hemicellulose
(a) Cholesterol
13. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane which is
(b) Phospholipids
associated with ribosomes is called _______.
(c) Glycolipids
(a) ER lumen
(d) Proline (b) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
(c) Rough endoplasmic reticulum
6. Rough endoplasmic reticulum is responsible for (d) Endosome
(a) Formation of lipids
(b) Formation of glycoproteins 14. The cis and trans faces of the Golgi Apparatus are:
(c) Packaging of material (a) Similar but not interconnected
(d) Formation of proteins (b) Similar and interconnected
(c) Entirely different but interconnected
7. Digestive enzymes are present In which cell (d) Entirely different and not interconnected
organelle?
(a) Golgi apparatus 15. The membrane of vacuole is called
(b) Endoplasmic reticulum (a) plasma membrane
(b) tonoplast
(c) Lysosome
(c) cytoplasm
(d) Vacuole
(d) tunicates
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16. I. In animal cells, lipid like steroidal hormones 19. Which cell organelle principally performs the
are synthesized in SER. function of packaging materials, to be delivered
II. Golgi apparatus is the important site for either to the intra-cellular targets or secreted outside
formation of glycoproteins and glycolipids. the cell?
III. Lysosomes carry alkaline hydrolases. (a) Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Which of the above statements are true? (b) Golgi apparatus
(a) I and II only (c) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
(b) I and III only (d) Lysosomes
(c) II and III only
(d) I, II and III 20. Nuclear membrane is in continuous connection with
(a) SER
17. The contractile vacuole (b) RER
(a) is present in Amoeba (c) Golgi apparatus
(b) helps in osmoregulation (d) lysosomes
(c) helps in excretion
(d) All of the above

18. Nuclei were first discovered by

(a) Strasburger
(b) Fonatana
(c) Robert Brown
(d) Robert Koch
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Answer Key
1. (d) 11. (a)
2. (b) 12. (b)
3. (b) 13. (c)
4. (c) 14. (c)
5. (d) 15. (b)
6. (d) 16. (a)
7. (c) 17. (d)
8. (d) 18. (c)
9. (d) 19. (b)
10. (b) 20. (b)

Hint & Solution
1. (d)
Many of the cell organelles are considered together as
an endomembrane system because their functions are
coordinated. The endomembrane system includes
endoplasmic reticulum (ER), Golgi complex,
lysosomes and vacuoles. Since the functions of the
mitochondria, chloroplast and peroxisomes are not
coordinated with the above components, these are not
considered as part of the endomembrane system.
2. (b)
The main arena of various cellular activities of a cell
occur is cytoplasm.
Cytoplasm can be defined as a jellylike material
present within the cell (inside the cell membrane)
which surrounds the nucleus.
All the cellular organelles such as mitochondria, the
endoplasmic reticulum, and chloroplasts, are
contained in the cytoplasm (all the cellular activities
carried out here).
3. (b)
1. Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann
gave the Cell theory.
2. Matthias Schleiden, a German Botanist,
discovered that all plants were made of cells in
1838.
3. In 1839, Theodor Schwann, a British Zoologist,
discovered that all animals are made of cells.
4. This, in short, was called ‘Cell theory’.
5. In 1858 Rudolf Virchow expanded the cell
theory.
6. The main principles of cell theory:
• All living organisms are made of cells
• The cell is the basic structural and
functional unit of all living beings
• All cells arise from pre-existing cells
4. (c)
Anton von Leeuwenhoek was the first one who
discovered free-living cells of algae in water in 1674.
Anton von Leeuwenhoek invented the compound
microscope and was the first to see free-living cells.
He observed bacteria, red blood cells, sperms, etc.
5. (d)
Proline is not a constituent of the cell membrane.
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6. (d)
RER has ribosomes on its surface which makes it
rough. Ribosomes are responsible for protein
synthesis.
7. (c)
Lysosomes are membrane-enclosed organelles that
contain an array of enzymes capable of breaking
down all types of biological polymers—proteins,
nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and lipids.
8. (d)
Purkinje discovered and coined the term 'Protoplasm'.
9. (d)
The shape and size of the cell depends upon the
function they perform. For example, RBCs are disc
shaped to have more surface area for oxygen
absorption. The type of reproduction in the organism
or the age of the cell does not have any influence on
its shape and size.
10. (b)
The nuclear membrane is a double layer that encloses
the cell's nucleus, where the chromosomes reside.
11. (a)
The membrane of the erythrocytes has approximately
52% of proteins and 40% lipids.
12. (b)
The cell wall of fungi is made up of a tough sugar
complex called chitin.
Bacteria- peptidoglycans
13. (c)
RER has ribosomes on its surface which makes it
rough. Ribosomes are responsible for protein
synthesis.
14. (c)
The Golgi is made of 5-8 folds called cisternae.
It is responsible for sorting and packaging of
substances.
It has two faces, one receiving face, in which the
vesicles empty their content. This is called cis-face.
The other face is, through which the vesicles leave the
Golgi apparatus, called trans-face.

15. (b)
The vacuole is enclosed by a membrane, called a
tonoplast.
16. (a)
lysosomes carry acidic hydrolases and not alkaline.
17. (d)
The contractile vacuole is an osmoregulatory
organelle found amongst the Amoeba.
This controls the water balance by releasing or
accumulating water into the cell or out of it.
The waste materials are excreted out by contractile
vacuole,
18. (c)
Robert Brown discovered nucleus in 1831.
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19. (b)
The Golgi apparatus principally performs the function
of packaging materials, to be delivered either to the
intra-cellular targets or secreted outside the cell.
Materials to be packaged in the form of vesicles from
the ER fuse with the cis-face of the Golgi apparatus
and move towards the maturing face. That is, why the
Golgi apparatus remains in close association with the
endoplasmic reticulum.
20. (b)
The nuclear membrane surrounds the nucleus. It is
continuous with the Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
(RER).