OBJECTIVES TYPE QUESTIONS

1. Cell theory was proposed by

(a) Robert Brown (b) Robert Hook
(c) Schleiden and Schwann 6. Select the correct pair that comprises of only
(d) Anton von Leeuwenhoek. unicellular organisms.
(a) Amoeba and Rhizopus
(b) Paramecium and Chlamydomonas
(c) Bacteria and fungi
2. Select the correct statements.
(d) Plants and animals
(i) All plants and animals are composed of cells.
(ii) Cell is the basic unit of life.
(iii) All cells arise from pre-existing cells.
(iv) Every multicellular organism has come from a single 7.Select the odd group from the following.
cell. (a) Chlamydomonas, Paramecium, bacteria
(b) Fungi, Plants, Animals
(a) (i) and (ii) (c) Sperm, Neuron, Amoeba
(b) (i), (ii) and (iii) (d) Schleiden, Schwann, Virchow
(c) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(d) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
8. Match the columns and select the correct option.

3.Select the correct match. Column I Column II

(a) Cell was first discovered - 1839 (b) A. Leeuwenhoek (i) Protoplasm
The term 'protoplasm' was coined – 1665 B. Robert Brown (ii) Cell
(c) The nucleus was discovered - 1831 C. Robert Hooke (iii) Nucleus
(d) Cell theory was proposed - 1674 D. Purkinje (iv) Free living cells
E. Virchow (v) Cells arise from pre-

4.Which of these types of cells have fixed or peculiar -existing cells

shape? (a) A-(iv), B- (iii), C (ii), D- (v), E - (1)
(i) Fat cell (ii) Sperm (b) A-(iv), B-(iii), C-(ii), D-(i), E - (v)
(iii) Neuron (iv) Bone cell (c) A-(i), B-(ii), C (iii), D- (iv), E- (v)
(v) Smooth muscle cell (d) A-(v), B-(ii), C-(iii), D-(i), E- (iv)
(a) (ii), (iv) and (v) (b) (i) and (v)
(c) (i), (iii) and (v) (d) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
9. Select the incorrect statement(s).
(i) Some organisms can have cells of different kinds.
5. Mira prepared a temporary mount of onion peel and (ii) Cells divide to produce cells of their own kind.
observed it under a microscope. Her teacher asked her (iii) In organisms like Chlamydomonas and fungi, many
to draw the diagram. Select the correct diagram of the cells group together to perform different functions.
cells found in onion peel. (iv) In multicellular organisms, different cells perform
different functions.
(v) In unicellular organisms, a single cell performs all the
activities to sustain life.
(a) (ii) and (iv)
(b) (i), (ii) and (v)
(c) Only (iii) 13. Red blood cells were placed in water and in three salt
(d) (iii), (iv) and (v) solutions of different concentrations. Cells from each
solution were examined under the microscope. Which
diagram shows the appearance of a cell in pure water?

10. Read the given passage

Each cell has got certain specific components within it
known as cell organelles. Each kind of cell organelle
performs a special function such as making new material
in the cell, clearing up the waste material from the cell
and so on. Select
the correct statements regarding the passage
(i)All cell organelles are found in the cytoplasm of the cell 14. Amoeba acquires its food by the process of
(ii) Any cell can perform all functions due to the presence (a) exocytosis (b) endocytosis
of the cell organelles. (iii) (c) diffusion. (d) osmosis
Cell organelles are membrane-bound, sub-cellular
components within the cell
(iv) Cell organelles are absent in all unicellular organisms. 15. Plasma membrane is composed of
(a) (i), (ii) and (i) (b) (0) and (0) (a) cellulose and lipids (b) lipids and proteins
(c) (ii) and (iv) (d) (iii) and (iv) (c) peptidoglycan and lipids
(d) cellulose and proteins.

11. The three basic features found in almost every cell

are 16. A cell loses water by osmosis when kept in a solution
having a lower concentration of water than the cell. The
(a) cell wall, nucleus, cytoplasm given solution is (a)
(b) cytoplasm, plasma membrane, nucleus hypertonic (b) isotonic
(c) cell well, plasma membrane, cytoplasm (c) hypotonic (d) dilute
(d) plasma membrane, cell wall, nucleus.

17. Root hairs absorb water from soil by the process of

12.Osmosis can be best defined as the process of
(a) movement of water molecules from a region of
higher concentration to a region of lower concentration
through a semipermeable membrane.
(b) movement of solute molecules from its higher
concentration to lower concentration.
(c) movement of solute molecules from lower
concentration to higher concentration through a
permeable membrane.
(d) movement of solvent molecules from lower
concentration to higher concentration through a
semipermeable membrane.
(a) plasmolysis (b) endocytosis.
(c) osmosis (d) diffusion
18. Select the incorrect statement.
(a) Osmosis is a slow process, occurs down the
concentration gradient and does not expend energy
(b) Electron microscope uses very high voltage electricity
It uses electromagnets instead of glass lenses and beam
of electrons instead of light.
(c) A semipermeable membrane does not allow both
solvent and solute molecules to pass through it. (d)
Active transport of materials is rapid and usually occurs
against the concentration gradient involving carrier (c) Plasma membrane is the outermost covering of all the
proteins and energy in the form of ATP cells.
(d) Molecules move in and out of the plasma membrane
through the process of osmosis and diffusion.
19 Normally, in the process of osmosis, the net flow of
water molecules in or out of the cell depends upon
differences in the 23. The diagram below shows an experimental set-up to
(a) concentration of water molecules inside and outside investigate osmosis.
the cell.
(b) concentration of enzymes on either side of the cell
membrane.
(c) rate of molecular motion on either side of the cell
membrane.
(d) rate of movement of insoluble molecules inside the
cell.

20. Select the incorrect statement(s). Which of the following combinations of liquids would
(i) Some substances like carbon dioxide or oxygen move cause X to rise to the highest level in the glass tube after
across the cell membrane by diffusion. three hours?
(ii) Plasma membrane permits the entry and exit of all
materials in and out of the cell.
(iii) Osmosis helps in absorption of water from soil by
root hair.

(a) Only (ii) (b) (i), (ii) and (iii)

(c) (ii) and (iii) (d) Only (iii)

21. Select the incorrect statement regarding osmosis. (a)

Osmosis is a special case of diffusion through a
selectively permeable membrane.
(b) Unicellular freshwater organisms tend to get water
through osmosis.
(c) The process of osmosis depends on the amount of
solutes dissolved in water.
(d) If the process of osmosis takes place in absence of a
semipermeable membrane then the process is called
diffusion.
24. Cell wall of plants is mainly composed of
(a) chitin (b) cellulose
(c) lignin. (d) lipids
25. During an experiment, a peel of Rheo leaf in water
was mounted on a slide and a drop of strong solution of
sugar was put on it. After one minute the slide was
observed under the microscope. The same experiment
was repeated for a boiled peel of Rheo leaf.

Under the microscope we will observe that

22. Which of the following statements holds incorrect
regarding plasma membrane?
Plasma membrane is flexible.
(b) Plasma membrane is selectively permeable.
(a) Cytoplasm along with the plasma membrane has
come to lie on one side of the cell wall in both the
(a) experiments.
(b) Protoplast shrinks away from the cell wall in the
second experiment.
(c) Protoplast remains intact in both the cases. 30. In an experiment to prepare temporary mount of
(d) Cell content moves away from the cell wall in the first onion peel, methylene blue was put on the slide to
experiment. (a) make the cell of onion peel look colourful.
(b) make the cell content hypertonic.
(c) provide water to the onion peel cells so as to prevent
26. A plant cell placed in a hypotonic solution will not it from drying.
burst because of presence of (d) differentially colour the different regions of cells of
(a) plasma membrane (b) chloroplast onion peel.
(c) cell wall (d) cytoplasm.

31. An organism has poorly defined nuclear membrane in

27. Based on the given features, identify the cell its cells. This organism could be a/an
organelle and select the correct option regarding it. (a) animal (b) bacteria
l. It is single membrane bound cell organelle. (c) fungi (d) bird.
II. Enzymes of this cell organelle resorbed the tail of
tadpole during metamorphosis.
(a) The cell organelle is formed by the joint activity of ER 32. Chromosomes are composed of
and Golgi apparatus. (a) DNA and protein
(b) The cell organelle is present in almost all the animal (b) sugar and protein
cells except mature mammalian RBCs. (c) DNA and sugar
(c) The cell organelle is equally abundant in plant and (d) chromatin.
animal cells.
(d) Both (a) and (b)
33.Which of the following components of cell are absent
in prokaryotes?
28. Which of the following statements best defines
plasmolysis? (i) Plastids (ii) Nucleoid
(a) The shrinkage of contents of a living cell away from (iii) Nuclear membrane
the cell wall due to exosmosis caused by a hypertonic (iv) Mitochondria
solution. (v) Vesicles
(b) The shrinkage of protoplast of a non-living cell from (vi) Chromosomes
the cell wall due to exosmosis caused by a hypertonic (a) (i), (ii) and (ii) (b) (ii) (iv) and (vi)
solution. (c) (ii), (iv) and (v) (d)(i), (iv) and (v)
(c) The process of shrinkage of protoplast from the cell
wall due to exosmosis caused by a hypotonic solution.
(d) The process of swelling of the cytoplasm due to
34. Select the incorrect statement(s) regarding nucleus.
endosmosis caused by a hypertonic solution.
(i)It has a double-layered outer membrane.
(ii) It contains chromosomes.
(iii) Its outer membrane is porous
29. Cell wall is absent in (iv) It plays a central role in cellular reproduction.
(a) plant cells (b) fungal cells
(c) bacterial cells (d) animal cells. (a) (i) and (ii) (b) Only (i)
(c) (ii) and (iv) (d) None of these
35. The given diagram shows a cell placed in a hypertonic
solution. What would happen when the cell is taken out
from the hypertonic solution and is placed in freshwater
for a long time?

(a) They are the sites of protein synthesis in prokaryo

cells.
(b) Lysosomes are synthesized in these organelles
(i) The cell will recover its shape slowly. (c) In plant cells, they store the cell sap.
(ii) The cell will shrink first. (d) They are found only in prokaryotes.
(iii) The cell will burst eventually.
(iv) Water molecules will move into the cell by osmosis.
39. Which of the following is an incorrect statement? (a)
Select the correct option.
Lysosomes are formed by the Golgi apparatus.
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) Mitochondria and plastids have their own DNA
(c) ATP is generated in the mitochondria of a cell.
(b) (i), (iii) and (iv) (d) When the cell divides, its chromosomes get organized
into chromatin material.
(c) Only (iv)

(d) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

40 Which of the following cell organelles can make
complex sugars from simple sugars?
36. Which cell organelle is not bound by a unit (a) Ribosomes (b) Lysosomes
membrane? (c) Endoplasmic reticulum
(d) Golgi apparatus
(a) Lysosome (b) Ribosome
(c) Endoplasmic reticulum (d) Nucleus

41. If the ribosomes of a cell are destroyed then

37. Which of the following options are associated with
mitochondria?
(i) These are the sites of cellular respiration.
(ii) These are the sites of protein synthesis.
(iii) These are also called powerhouses of the cell.
(iv) These are double membranous organelles.
(a) (i) and (iii) (b)(i), (i) and (iv)
(c) (i) and (iv) (d) Only (ii)
38. The given figure shows a prokaryotic cell. Which of t
following is correct about the part labelled as X ?
(a) respiration will not take place.
(b) fats will not be stored.
(c) carbon assimilation will not occur.
(d) proteins will not be formed.
42. Select the incorrect statement regarding cell
organelles.
(a) Lysosomes are chlorophyll containing sacs enclosed
by a single unit membrane.
(b) SER detoxifies many poisons and drugs in the liver
cells of vertebrates.
(c) ER serves as the channel for transport of materials
between the cytoplasm and the nucleus.
(d) Mitochondria have their own ribosomes.

43. Select the correct sentence.
(a) Enzymes packed in lysosomes are made in RER.
(b) SER helps in the manufacture of proteins, lipids and
fat molecules in the cell.
(c) Mitochondria is related with the formation of plasma
membrane.
(d) Nucleoid is present only in the eukaryotic cells.
44. In the given figure, showing the ultrastructure of a
plant cell, identify the parts marked as P and Q and
select the correct statements regarding the labelled
parts.
(i) Part Pis exclusively present only in plant cells.
(ii)ATP is produced in part Q
(iii) Part P provides extra strength to a plant cell.
(iv) Part Q contains hereditary information of the cell. (a)
(i) and (ii) (b) Only (iii)
(c) (ii) and (iv) (d) (i) and (ii)
Direction (Q. No. 45 and 46): Refer to the given figure of
an animal cell and answer the following questions
45. Select the incorrect statement regarding part 'X' in
the given figure of animal cell.
(a) It contains DNA.
(b) It is a non-membranous cellular organelle.
(c) It is not well-defined in prokaryotic cells.
(d) Chromosomes are present here.
46. Double membrane is absent in labelled part
(a) Z (b) x (c) Y (d) W
47. A scientist was studying the production of a protein,
that was released by an animal cell into a culture
medium. She found that the protein only appeared in the
culture medium after she added a few drops of a
hormone to the cell. Before adding the hormone, she
labelled the protein inside the cell with a fluorescent dye
and looked at the cell under the light microscope: the
dye was seen in flattened sheets and tube-like structures
throughout the cell, and in stacks of flattened sac-like
structures. After adding the hormone, the dye was also
seen as small dots clustered against the cell membrane.
Which statement most likely explains these
observations?
(a) The hormone stimulates protein synthesis in the cell
vacuole; the protein is then passed to the Golgi
apparatus, and eventually passes through the cell.
membrane by passive diffusion.
(b) The hormone triggers the synthesis of the protein in
the endoplasmic reticulum which is then secreted
outside the cell via channel proteins in the cell
membrane.
(c) The protein is present in the endoplasmic reticulum,
which is next passed to the Golgi apparatus, and then
secreted through hormone-stimulated exocytosis.
(d) The protein is made in the Golgi apparatus, which is
then passed to the endoplasmic reticulum, and finally
secreted through hormone-stimulated pinocytosis.
48. Among the following cell organelles is the odd one
out?
 51. All members of the Gupta family can roll their
tongues. Which of the parts labelled in the given figure
carries information regarding this characteristic?

(a) S, because the others are membrane bound cell

organelles.
(b) P, because the others are involved in cell secretion.
(c) R, because the others are involved in protein storage
(d) Q, because the others are involved in energy
production.

(a) P (b) Q (c) R (d) S

49. Study the given figure carefully. In which direction
the net movement of water will take place?

52.A cell is expected to be rich of which organelle when

it is
(i) active in protein synthesis?
(ii) active in lipid synthesis?

(i) (ii)

(a) From solution 1 to solution 2 (a) Ribosome Lysosome

(b) From solution 2 to solution 1 (b) RER SER
(c) Both (a) or (b) (c) SER RER
(d) No movement will take place (d) Lysosome Ribosome

53. Select the correct match of organelle and its

function.
50. Select the incorrect statements regarding the given
figure showing an organelle of a cell. Organelle Function

(a) Chloroplasts - Energy generation

(b) Mitochondria - Disposal of worn out cells
(c) Lysosomes - Protein synthesis
(d) Golgi apparatus - Packaging of cellular materials

(i) It shows the figure of chloroplast.

54. Given is the figure of a plant cell. Select the correct
(ii) Part marked as Prepresents thylakoid.
statement regarding the parts marked as P and Q
(iii) Chlorophyll pigments are present in the part marked
as R.
(iv) Part marked as Q represents grana.

(a) (ii) and (iii) (b) (iii) and (iv)

(c) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) (d) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
 (a) Golgi complex (b) mitochondria
(c) lysosomes (d) endoplasmic reticulum.

59. Fill in the blanks and select the correct option.

(i) Coloured plastids are called__________.
(ii) Nuclear region of a prokaryotic cell is called_____.
(iii) Movement of water across the cell membrane takes
place by the process of

(i) (ii) (iii)

(a) Both P and Q serve as the storage units of a cell.
(b) Q can synthesize their own proteins. (a) Leucoplasts Plasma Diffusion
(c) Both P and Q have their own ribosomes. (b) Chromoplasts Nucleolus Osmosis
(d) Both P and Q are found in prokaryotic as well as (c) Chromoplasts Nucleoid Osmosis
eukaryotic cells. (d) Leucoplasts Nucleoid Diffusion

55. Identify the given figures of different cell organelles 60. Which of the following eukaryotic cells do not
and select which of these is absent in an animal cell? contain nucleus?
A. Red blood cells B. Phloem sieve tube
C. Slime moulds D. White blood cells

(a) A and B (b) A and C

(c) B and C (d) A and D

56. Besides nucleus, DNA is also present in

(a) ribosomes and Golgi apparatus
(b) mitochondria and chloroplasts
(c) lysosomes and endoplasmic reticulum 61. Match the columns and select the correct option.
(d) Golgi complex and mitochondria.
Column I Column II

A. Lysosomes (i)Director of a cell

57.In chloroplasts, light is captured by
B. Chloroplasts (ii) Kitchens of the cell
(a) thylakoids within grana
(b) grana within cisternae C. Ribosomes (iii) Digestive bags
(c) cisternae within grana D. Nucleus (iv) Protein factories
(d) grana within thylakoids.
(a) A-(iv), B-(iii), C-(i), D-(ii)
(b) A-(ii), B-(i),C-(iii), D-(iv)
58. The transportation of materials in the cell is done by (c) A-(iii), B-(ii),C-(iv), D-(i)
(d) A-(iv), B-(ii), C-(iii), D-(i)
 (i) Both P and Q are double membranous organelles.
(ii) Both Pand Qare regarded as semi-autonomous
62.Select the incorrect statements. bodies.
(i) Cell wall is the site of energy production in a plant cell. (iii) Both P and Q are present in plant cells. Organelles P
(ii) Lysosomes are the reservoirs of starch, oil and protein and Q represents
granules. (a) Mitochondrion, plastid
(iii) A plant cell becomes turgid due to plasmolysis. (b) Ribosome, Golgi apparatus
(iv) Chemically plasma membrane is composed of fats (c) Plastid, endoplasmic reticulum
and lipids. (d) Ribosome, plastid.
(v) The functional segments of DNA are called genes.
(a) (i), (ii) and (iv) (b) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(c) (i), (iv) and (v) (d) (iii), (iv) and (v)
67. Features of different cell components are given
below. Identify the cell component and select the correct
option.
63. Plant cell does not burst in a hypotonic solution
because
(a) its cell sap is more concentrated.
(b) its cell wall resists bursting.
(c) its cell sap is rich in cellulose.
(d) it does not have lysosomes.

64. X is a double membraned organelle that oxidizes

food present in cell to release energy. X is
(a) nucleus
(b) endoplasmic reticulum
(c) mitochondrion
(d) chloroplast.

68. Select the correct match.

65. Identify the cell organelle by reading the following
features of it and select the correct option. Cell organelle Role
(i) They are larger in plants cells than in animal cells.
(ii) Amino acids, sugars, various organic acids and some (a) Ribosomes Energy currency of the cell
proteins are stored in them. (b) Golgi apparatus Suicidal bags of the cell
(iii) They also expel excess water and some wastes from (c) Vacuole Osmoregulatory organelle
the cell in some unicellular organisms. (d) Chloroplast Agent of pollination
(a) Ribosomes
(b) Golgi apparatus
(c) Nucleus 69. Which of the following statements are incorrect
(d) Vacuoles regarding a plant cell?
(i) Plastids are absent.
(ii) Single Golgi apparatus is present near the nuclear
66. P and Q are two cell organelles. They have the material.
following features. Read them carefully. (iii) Vacuoles are fewer but large-sized.
(iv) Cell wall is present along with plasma membrane.
(a) (i) and (iii) (b) (i) and (ii)
(c) (ii) and (iv) (d) Only (iii)

70. Select the incorrect statement.

(a) SER helps in membrane biogenesis.
(b) RER serves the site for protein synthesis.
(c) Hormones and enzymes are synthesized in RER.
(d) In plant cells, SER also serve as osmoregulatory
organelle.

73. If part Z is absent then part W will also not be there

in the cell. Part Z and Ware most likely to be______ and
Direction (Q. No. 71 and 72): Refer to the given figure
_______respectively.
and answer the following questions.
(a) mitochondrion, ribosome
(b) Golgi apparatus, ribosome
(c) Golgi apparatus, lysosome
(d) SER, ribosome

74. Select the incorrect statement(s) regarding the given

figure (i)
Part V is present in only active cells.
(ii) Part X is double membranous whose inner membrane
is deeply infolded to create large surface area for
71. Which of the following statement is correct? chemical reactions.
(a) Part marked as Pis present in both prokaryotes and (iii) Part U synthesizes part V.
eukaryotes. (iv) Part Y helps during the storage and packaging of
(b) Both the parts P and Q are present in animal cells. products.
(c) Plant cells lack the part marked as S. (v) Part Z is often seen associated with the membranes of
(d) Part marked as R is selectively permeable in both ER.
prokaryotes and eukaryotes. (a) (iii) and (v) (b) (i), (iv) and (v)
(c) (i), (iii) and (iv) (d) Only (iv)

72. Select the correct match. 75. Four parts of a bacterial cell were marked as P, Q, R
and S. The features of these parts are given below.
Part B Role (i) P are found free floating in cytoplasm, unlike
eukaryotic cells, where they are attached to the surface
(a) T -- Helps in the synthesis of ATP
of ER.
(b) Q -- Provides rigidity and turgidity to the cell
(ii) Q is absent in plant and animal cells.
(c) U -- Involved in the formation of lysosomes
(iii) R appears like an entangled mass of thread like
(d) S -- Responsible for protein synthesis
structures.
(iv) Part 5 gives structural strength to the bacterial cell
and is absent in animal cells.
Direction (Q. No. 73 and 74): Refer to the given figure
and answer the following questions. The given parts are most likely to be
 P Q R S
(a) Mitochondria Nucleus DNA Plastids
(b) Plastids Nucleoid Gene Plasma
. membrane
(c)Ribosomes Nucleoid Chromatin Cell wall
(d)Ribosomes Nucleus Gene Cell wall