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01.Difference between the prokaryotic and
eukaryotic cells in having
(a) cell wall

(b) nuclear membrane

(c) ribosome

(d) None of these

02. Who proposed the theory that “cells arise only
from the pre-existing cells”?
(a) Mohl

(b) Virchow

(c) Haeckel

(d) Brown
03. The main difference between plant and animal
cell is
(a) animal cells lack cell wall

(b) plant cell has no cell wall

(c) animal cell has a rigid cell wall

(d) plant cells lack cell membrane

04. A mature plant cell has
(a) cell wall and protoplasm

(b) protoplasm and vacuole

(c) vacuole and cell wall

(d) protoplasm, cell wall and vacuole

05. Ion carriers are located in
(a) nucleus

(b) cell wall

(c) cellular space

(d) plasma membranes

06. The type of cell junction which facilitates cell to
cell communication is
(a) tight junction

(b) adhering junction

(c) gap junction

(d) desmosomes
07. Cell recognition and adhesion occur due to
biochemicals of cell membranes named
(a) proteins

(b) lipids

(c) proteins and lipids

(d) glycoproteins and glycolipids

08. Green pigment (Chlorophyll) present in plants is
(a) chromoplast

(b) chloroplast

(c) ribosome

(d) lysosome
09. A flattened disc-like sac in a chloroplast is called a
(a) Loculus

(b) Thylakoid

(c) Stroma

(d) Margin
10. Select the wrong statement from the following
(a) Both chloroplasts and mitochondria contain
an inner and an outer membrane
(b) Both chloroplasts and mitochondria have an
internal compartment, the thylakoid space
bounded by the thylakoid membrane
(c) Both chloroplasts and mitochondria contain
DNA
(d) The chloroplasts are generally much larger
than mitochondria
11. Main function of amyloplast is
(a) water absorption

(b) light absorption

(c) fat accumulation

(d) starch accumulation

12. Golgi body is associated with
(a) packaging and storage of material

(b) cell plate formation

(c) secretion of different substance

(d) All of the above

13. Centrioles and centrosomes are present in cells of
(a) bacteria

(b) cyanobacteria

(c) green plants

(d) animals
14. Function of centriole is
(a) formation of spindle fibres

(b) formation of nucleolus

(c) initiation of cell division

(d) formation of cell plate

15. The function of centrosome is
(a) inhibition of cell division

(b) initiates cell metastasis

(c) to increase protein synthesis

(d) None of these

16. Nucleolus is found in
(a) protoplasm

(b) nucleus

(c) cytoplasm

(d) None of these

17. The function of nucleolus is the synthesis of
(a) DNA

(b) m-RNA

(c) r-RNA

(d) t-RNA
18. Chromosomes whose arms are equal are called
(a) Metacentric

(b) Acrocentric

(c) Concentric

(d) Acentric
19. According of fluid mosaic model, plasma
membrane is composed of
(a) phospholipids and oligosaccharides

(b) phospholipids and hemicellulose

(c) phospholipids and integral proteins

(d) phospholipids, extrinsic proteins and intrinsic

proteins
20. Organelles having 70S ribosome
(a) cytoplasm of eukaryotes

(b) golgi bodies

(c) mitochondrion

(d) all of the above

21. Plasma membrane is made of
(a) proteins and carbohydrates

(b) proteins and lipids

(c) proteins, lipids and carbohydrates

(d) proteins, some nucleic acids and lipids

22. Nucleoproteins are synthesised in
(a) nucleoplasm

(b) nuclear envelope

(c) nucleolus

(d) cytoplasm
23. The latest model for plasma membrane is
(a) lamellar model

(b) unit membrane model

(c) fluid mosaic model

(d) molecular lipid model

24. Nucleus was first described by
(a) Robert Hook

(b) Robert Brown

(c) Robert Koch

(d) Robert Hansen

25. Resolution power is the ability to
(a) distinguish two far points

(b) distinguish two close points

(c) distinguish amongst organelles

(d) magnify image

26. Fluid mosaic model of cell membrane was put
forward by
(a) Danielli and Davson

(b) Singer and Nicolson

(c) Garner and Allard

(d) Watson and Crick

27. Cell wall shows
(a) complete permeability

(b) semipermeability

(c) differential permeability

(d) impermeability
28. Ribosomes are the centre for
(a) respiration

(b) photosynthesis

(c) protein synthesis

(d) fat synthesis

29. All plastids have similar structure because they can
(a) store starch, lipids and proteins

(b) get transformed from one type to another

(c) perform same function

(d) be present together

30. Names of Schleiden and Schwann are associated
with
(a) protoplasm as the physical basis of life

(b) cell theory

(c) theory of cell lineage

(d) nucleus functions as control centre of cell

31. Enzymes are useful to plants because
(a) they are building block of chlorophyll

(b) they are essential for the metabolic processes

(c) they enhance absorption of water and salts

(d) they are responsible for paratonic movements

32. NADP is
(a) a coenzyme

(b) a part of tRNA

(c) an enzyme

(d) a part of rRNA

33. The most important property of an enzyme is its
(a) composition

(b) thermal denaturation

(c) specificity

(d) solubility
34. Starch and cellulose are the compounds made up
of many units of
(a) simple sugar

(b) fatty acid

(c) glycerol

(d) amino acid

35. Which of the following is a purine ?
(a) Prokaryotes

(b) Guanine

(c) Thymine

(d) Uracil
36. In DNA guanine pairs with
(a) cytosine

(b) thymine

(c) uracil

(d) adenine
37. Double helix structure of DNA were discovered by
(a) Meisher

(b) Khorana

(c) Wilkins

(d) Watson Crick

38. The similarity between DNA and RNA is that both
are
(a) double stranded always

(b) having similar sugars

(c) polymers of nucleotides

(d) having similar pyrimidines

39. The base pairs of DNA are correctly shown as
(a) A with U and C with T

(b) A with U and C with G

(c) A with T and C with G

(d) A with G and C with A

40. A nucleotide is formed of
(a) purine, pyrimidine and phosphate

(b) purine, sugar and phosphate

(c) nitrogen base, sugar and phosphate

(d) pyrimidine, sugar and phosphate

41. The basic unit of nucleic acid is
(a) pentose sugar

(b) nucleoid

(c) nucleoside

(d) nucleotide
42. Adenine is
(a) purine

(b) pyrimidine

(c) nucleoside

(d) nucleotide
43. Which is wrong about nucleic acids ?
(a) DNA is single stranded in some viruses

(b) RNA is double stranded occasionally

(c) B-DNA has uracil

(d) One turn of Z-DNA has 12 bases

44. An enzyme brings about
(a) decrease in reaction strength

(b) increase in reaction time

(c) increase in activation energy

(d) reduction in activation energy

45. Two free ribonucleotide units are interlinked with
(a) peptide bond

(b) covalent bond

(c) hydrogen bond

(d) phosphodiester bond

46. In double helix of DNA, the two DNA strands are
(a) coiled around a common axis

(b) coiled around each other

(c) coiled differently

(e) coiled over protein sheath

47. RNA does not possess
(a) uracil

(b) thymine

(c) adenine

(d) cytosine
48. Which is not consistent with double helical
structure of DNA ?
(a) A = T

(b) Density of DNA decreases on heating

(c) A + T/C + G is not constant

(d) Both A and B

49. Enzymes having slightly different molecular
structure but performing identical activity are
(a) holoenzymes

(b) isoenzymes

(c) apoenzymes

(d) coenzymes
50. A polysaccharide, which is synthesized and
stored in liver cells, is
(a) lactose

(b) galactose

(c) arabinose

(d) glycogen
51. In which one of the following groups, all the three
are examples of polysaccharides?
(a) Starch, glycogen, cellulose

(b) Sucrose, maltose, glucose

(c) Glucose, fructose, lactose

(d) Galactose, starch, sucrose

52. Most diverse macromolecules, found in the cell
both physically and chemically are
(a) proteins

(b) carbohydrates

(c) nucleic acids

(d) lipids
53. DNA synthesis can be specifically measured by
estimating the incorporation of radiolabelled
(a) uracil

(b) uridine

(c) thymidine

(d) deoxyribose sugar

54. The enormous diversity of protein molecules is
due mainly to the diversity of
(a) amino groups on the amino acids

(b) R groups on the amino acids

(c) amino acid sequences within the protein

molecule

(d) peptide bonds

55. Cellulose, the most important constitutent of plant
cell wall is made of
(a) unbranched chain of glucose molecules linked by alpha-1, 4
glycosidic bond
(b) branched chain of glucose molecules linked by beta-1, 4 glycosidic
bond in straight chain and alpha-1, 6 glycosidic bond at the site of
branching
(c) unbranched chain of glucose molecules linked by beta-1, 4
glycosidic bond
(d) branched chain of glucose molecules linked by alpha-1, 6
glycosidic bond at the site of branching
56. Lactose is composed of
(a) Glucose + Glucose

(b) Glucose + Fructose

(c) Fructose + Galactose

(d) Glucose + Galactose

57. The cofactor for carboxypeptidase is:
(a) Al

(b) Cu

(c) Mn

(d) Zn
58. Length of one turn of the helix in B-form DNA is
approximately
(a) 3.4 nm

(b) 2 nm

(c) 0.34 nm

(d) 20 nm
59. Feedback inhibition of an enzymatic reaction is
caused by
(a) end product

(b) substrate

(c) enzyme

(d) rise in temperature

60. Which is an essential amino acid?
(a) Serine

(b) Aspartic acid

(c) Glycine

(d) Phenylalanine
61. Condensation of chromatin occurs in
(a) prophase I

(b) anaphase II

(c) anaphase

(d) metaphase
62. Which is not the character of mitosis ?
(a) Leptotene

(b) Zygotene

(c) Pachytene

(d) All of the above

63. Synaptonemal complex is formed during
(a) meiosis

(b) amitosis

(c) mitosis

(d) cytokinesis
64. Recombinant nodules are found during which of
the following.
(a) Anaphase

(b) Prophase

(c) Telophase

(d) Metaphase
65. Bivalents in meiosis split into similar chromatids called
(a) tetrad

(b) non-homologous chromosomes

(c) pairs of several chromatids

(d) homozygous chromosomes

66. Mitosis is the process by which eukaryotic cells
(a) expose the genes for protein synthesis

(b) become specialized in structure and function

(c) multiply and divide

(d) stabilize
67. Recombination of genes occur at
(a) prophase in mitosis

(b) prophase i in meiosis

(c) prophase ii in meiosis

(d) metaphase ii in meiosis

68. Which out of the following is not a divisional
stage ?
(a) Telophase

(b) Interphase

(c) Metaphase

(d) Prophase
69. Crossing over is advantageous because it brings
about
(a) variation

(b) linkage

(c) inbreeding

(d) stability
70. Prophase of reduction division is divided into
number of stages. The correct chronological
sequence is
(a) Leptotene – pachytene – zygotene – diplotene
– diakinesis
(b) Leptotene – diplotene – pachytene – zygotene
– diakinesis
(c) Leptotene – zygotene – diplotene – pachytene
– diakinesis
(d) Leptotene – zygotene – pachytene – diplotene
– diakinesis
71. Prophase is longer in
(a) mitosis

(b) meiosis

(c) equal in both

(d) amitosis
72. Karyokinesis differ from cytokinesis because it
involves
(a) division of cytoplasm

(b) division of the nucleus and cytoplasm

(c) division of the nucleus

(d) division of the cell

73. Which is not true for anaphase ?
(a) Golgi body and ER are reformed

(b) Chromosomes move to opposite poles

(c) Spindle poles move farther apart

(d) Centromeres split and chromatide separate

74. Which of the following has centrioles
(a) Chromosomes

(b) Spindle fibres

(c) Centrosomes

(d) Centromeres
75. In which phase proteins for spindle fibre
formation are synthesized ?
(a) G1phase

(b) G2phase

(c) S-phase

(d) Anaphase
76. Best stage to observe shape, size of chromosome is
(a) interphase

(b) metaphase

(c) prophase

(d) telophase
77. In cell cycle, DNA replication takes place in
(a) G1phase

(b) G2phase

(c) mitotic metaphase

(d) S phase
78. Meiosis I is reductional division. Meiosis II is
equational division due to
(a) pairing of homologous chromosomes

(b) crossing over

(c) separation of chromatids

(d) disjunction of homologous chromosomes

79. Mitotic anaphase differs from metaphase in
possessing
(a) same number of chromosomes and double
number of chromatids
(b) half number of chromosomes and half number
of chromatids
(c) half number of chromosomes and same
number of chromatids
(d) double number of chromosomes and same
number of chromatids
80. In meiosis, the daughter cells differ from parent
cell as well as amongst themselves due to
(a) segregation, independent assortment and
crossing over

(b) segregation and crossing over

(c) independent assortment and crossing over

(d) segregation and independent assortment

81. Meiosis is evolutionary significant because it
results in
(a) genetically similar daughters

(b) four daughter cells

(c) eggs and sperms

(d) recombinations
82. The exchange of genetic material between
chromatids of paired homologous chromosomes
during first meiotic division is called
(a) transformation

(b) chiasmata

(c) crossing over

(d) synapse
83. Which one of the following structures will not be
common to mitotic cells of higher plants?
(a) Cell plate

(b) Centriole

(c) Centromere

(d) Spindle fibres

84. During cell division in apical meristem the nuclear
membrane appears in
(a) metaphase

(b) anaphase

(c) telophase

(d) cytokinesis
85. Microtubule is involved in the
(a) cell division

(b) muscle contraction

(c) membrane architecture

(d) DNA recognition

86. During cell division, the spindle fibres attach to
the chromosome at a region called
(a) chromocentre

(b) kinetochore

(c) centriole

(d) chromomere
87. Best material for the study of mitosis in laboratory
is
(a) root tip

(b) root hair

(c) leaf tip

(d) ovary
88. If you are provided with root-tips of onion in your
class and are asked to count the chromosomes,
which of the following stages can you most
conveniently look into?
(a) Metaphase

(b) Telophase

(c) Anaphase

(d) Prophase
89. At what stage of the cell cycle are histone
proteins synthesized in a eukaryotic cell?
(a) During G-2 stage of prophase

(b) During S-phase

(c) During entire prophase

(d) During telophase

90. Synapsis occurs between
(a) mRNA and ribosomes

(b) spindle fibres and centromere

(c) two homologous chromosomes

(d) a male and a female gamete

 ANSWERS

01. B 11. D 21. C 31. B 41. D 51. A 61. A 71. B 81. D

02. B 12. D 22. D 32. A 42. A 52. A 62. D 72. C 82. C
03. A 13. D 23. C 33. C 43. C 53. C 63. A 73. A 83. B
04. D 14. A 24. B 34. A 44. D 54. C 64. B 74. C 84. C
05. D 15. D 25. B 35. B 45. D 55. C 65. A 75. B 85. A
06. C 16. B 26. B 36. A 46. A 56. D 66. C 76. B 86. B
07. D 17. C 27. A 37. D 47. B 57. D 67. B 77. D 87. A
08. B 18. A 28. C 38. C 48. C 58. A 68. B 78. C 88. A
09. B 19. D 29. B 39. C 49. B 59. A 69. A 79. D 89. B
10. B 20. C 30. B 40. C 50. D 60. D 70. D 80. A 90. C