Study of cell basic to advanced level

 MCQ of cell:-

1. The study of the cell, its types, structure, functions, and its organelles are known as

a. Biology
b. Cell Biology
c. Microbiology
d. Biotechnology

Ans: b

2. Who discovered the cell in 1965?

a. Robert Hooke
b. Schwann
c. Tatum
d. De Bary

Ans: a

3. The cell theory is not applied for

a. Algae
b. Virus
c. Bacteria
d. Fungi

Ans: b

Explanation: Cell theory does not apply to the virus.

4. Which of the following was given by cell theory?

a. Watson and Crick
b. Robert Hooke
c. Schwann and Schleiden
d. Darwin and Wallace

Ans: c

Explanation: Cell theory was given by two german biologists M. Schleiden and T. Schwann that said that “cell is the basic unit of life. All the plants and animals are made up of cell”.

5. The study of the structure and composition of cells is called

a. Cytology
b. Anthology
c. Ecology
d. Phenology

Ans: a

6. Who discovered Nucleus in 1831?

a. Robert Hooke
b. Robert Brown
c. Rudolf Virchow
d. T. Schwann

Ans: b

7. The elements that present in Protoplasm

a. Carbon, Hydrogen
b. Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, and Oxygen
c. Carbon, Nitrogen, and Oxygen
d. Helium, Carbon, Oxygen

Ans: b

8. Which of the following cell organelles is absent in animal cells but present in a plant cell?

a. Cell wall
b.Cytoplasm
c. Vacuoles
d. Mitochondria

Ans: a

9. Cell wall is mainly composed of

a. Lipid
b. Starch
c. Cellulose
d. Protein

Ans: c

10. Which of the following cell organelles is called digestive bags?

a. Nucleus
b. Lysosomes
c. Chloroplast
d. Mitochondria

Ans: b

11. Which of the following cell organelles does not contain DNA?

a. Lysosomes
b. Nucleus
c. Chloroplast
d. Mitochondria

Ans: a

12. Which of the following cell organelles is called the power house of the cells?

a. Nucleus
b. Lysosomes
c. Chloroplast
d. Mitochondria

Ans: d

Explanation: Mitochondria contain enzymes for cellular respiration in which energy is released. Therefore, it is also known as power house of cells.

13. Mitochondria was discovered by which of the following?

a. G.E. Palade
b. Altman
c. Schultze
d. Robert Brown

Ans: b

14. Which of the following cell organelles contains RNA?

a. Mitochondria
b. Plastids
c. Lysosomes
d. Ribosomes

Ans: d

15. What is the site of ribosome in a living cell?

a. Endoplasmic reticulum
b. Golgi bodies
c. Plasma membrane
d. Nucleolus

Ans: d

16. Which of the following is considered as a cell within a cell?

a. Chloroplast
b. Ribosome
c. Mitochondria
d. Golgi complex

Ans: d

17. Which of the following cell organelles is present in animal cells but not present in plant cells?

a. Nucleus
b. Centrosome
c. Golgi complex
d. Plastids

Ans: b

18. Which of the following cell organelles is present in plant cells but absent in animal cells?

a. Nucleus
b. Vacuole
c. Chloroplast and Plastids
d. Cytoplast

Ans: c

19. Which of the following statements is true about chromosomes?

a. Chromosomes are present within the nucleus.
b. It contains genes and helps in inheritance or transfer of characters from the parents to the next generation.
c. It is made up of DNA in the form of Chromatin material and protein.
d. All of the above

Ans: d

20. Which of the following is a single membrane-bound cell organelle?

a. Vacuole
b. Golgi Apparatus
c. Endoplasmic Reticulum
d. All of these

Ans: d

21. Which of the following cell organelles is absent in plant cells but present in animal cells?

a. Nucleus
b. Centrosome
c. Golgi bodies
d. Plastids

Ans: b

22. Which of the following is not a double membrane-bound cell organelle?

a. Chloroplast
b. Mitochondria
c. Endoplasmic Reticulum
d. All of the above

Ans: c Endoplasmic Reticulum

23. Which of the following statements is true about the Golgi bodies?

a. It is a sac-like organelle.
b. It is located near the nucleus.
c. It helps in carrying the particles throughout the cell.
d. All of the above

Ans: d All of the above.

24. Which of the following statements is true about the Nucleus cell organelles?

a. Nucleus is not present in prokaryotes.
b. The chief components of the nucleus are Chromatin and Nucleolus.
c. It contains DNA and other genetic materials.
d. All of the above

Ans: d

25. Which of the following cell organelles are sites of protein synthesis?

a. Ribosomes
b. Lysosomes
c. Mitochondria
d. Golgi complex

Ans: a

26. Which of the following organ cell is present in the plant by which they are able to make their own food through photosynthesis?

a. Centrioles
b. Chloroplast
c. Centrosome
d. None of these

Ans: b

27. What is the functional unit of the chromosome?

a. RNA
b. DNA
c. Gene
d. None of these

Ans: c

28. Which of the following is true about Mitochondria?

a. Mitochondria contains DNA.
b. It is rod-shaped.
c. Mitochondria helps to convert energy from food molecules into usable energy and stored as adenosine triphosphate molecules.
d. All of these

Ans: d

29. The total number of chromosomes in a normal human being is

a. 23
b. 53
c. 46
d. 26

Ans: c

Explanation: In a normal human being, there are 23 pairs of chromosomes and a total of 46 chromosomes.

27. Pigments containing bodies that are bounded by the membrane are called

a. Chlorophyll
b. Plastids
c. Chloroplast
d. Hemoglobin

Ans: b

Explanation: Most Plastids contain pigments. On the basis of the presence of pigments, Plastids are divided into three types: Leucoplasts, Chromoplasts, and Chloroplasts.

28. Food substances are digested with the help of enzymes that are present in

a. Mitochondria
b. Golgi complex
c. Lysosomes
d. Ribosome

Ans: c

29. A chromosome consists of DNA and

a. Gene
b. Lipids
c. Proteins
d. Carbohydrates

Ans: c

30. Golgi apparatus or simply Golgi complex is involved in the formation of

a. Chromatin
b. Lysosome and Peroxisomes
c. DNA
d. Ribosomes

Ans: b

31. The Golgi complex is responsible for transporting, modifying, and packaging

a. DNA
b. RNA
c. Proteins and Lipids
d. None of them

Ans: c

32. The number of specialized cells in the human body is approximately

a. 300 types
b. 250 types
c. 200 types
d. 210 types

Ans: c

4. Name the process in which the ingestion of material by the cells is done through the plasma membrane?

a) Egesti

b) Diffusi

c) Osmos

d) Endocytos

Ans. 

Explanation: Endocytosis is the process in which the ingestion of material by the cells is done through the plasma membrane. Or we can say that it is the process of actively transporting molecules into the cell by engulfing it with its membran

5. Which among the following sentence is not correct about the organell

a) They are found in all Eukaryotic cell

b) They are found in multicellular organism

c) They coordinate to produce the cel

d) They are small sized and mostly intern

Ans. A

Explanation: Organelles are found in all Eukaryotic cells. They coordinate to produce the cell. They are small-sized and mostly internal. Organelle, any of specialised structures inside a cell that perform a specific function (e.g. mitochondria, ribosomes, endoplasmic reticulum). Organelles in unicellular organisms are the equivalent of organs in multicellular organism

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6. Name the process in which the passage of water goes from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration through a semi permeable membran

a) Diffusion

b) Osmosis

c) Both a) and 

d) Neither a) nor 

Ans. B

Explanation: Osmosis is the process in which the passage of water goes from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration through a semi-permeable membran

7. Name an organism that contains a single chromosome and cell division occurs through fission or buddin

a) Eukaryotic

b) Prokaryotic

c) Bacteria

d) Primitive organinell

Ans. B

Explanation: Prokaryotes contain a single chromosome and cell division occurs through fission or budding. The usual method of prokaryote cell division is termed binary fission. The prokaryotic chromosome is a single DNA molecule that first replicates, then attaches each copy to a different part of the cell membran

8. Name the process in which the membrane of a vesicle can fuse with the plasma membrane and extrude its contents to the surrounding mediu

a) Exocytosis

b) Endocytosis

c) Osmosis

d) Diffusion

Ans. B

Explanation: Exocytosis is the process in which the membrane of a vesicle can fuse with the plasma membrane and extrude its contents to the surrounding mediu

9. The jelly-like substance present inside the cell is known a

a) Cytoplasm

b) Ectoplasm

c) Nucleoplasm

d) None of the above

Ans. A

Explanation:  Cytoplasm is the jelly-like substance present inside the cell and contains other organelles. It is a thick solution that fills each cell and is enclosed by the cell membrane

10. Blue-green Algae are

a) Prokaryotic

b) Eukaryotic

c) Both a) and b

d) Neither a) nor b

Ans. A

Explanation: Blue-green Algae or Cyanobacteria are Prokaryotes. They lack membrane-bound organelles and nuclei

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