The Fundamental Unit of Life - Test

Question 1

Question:   The approximate number of cells in a normal human body is ____.

1.	10
2.	100
3.	1014
4.	10144

 Answer:   3

Question 2

Question:   Tick the wrong choice: Plasma or cell membrane is ____.

1.	outer covering of each cell
2.	made of lipids and proteins
3.	superheated gases
4.	a mechanical barrier for the protection of inner cell contents

 Answer:   3

Question 3

Question:   Mitochondria are also called _____.

1.	suicide bags
2.	digestive bags
3.	protein synthesizers
4.	power house of the cell

 Answer:   4

Question 4

Question:   ATP stands for _____.

1.	Adenosine triphosphate
2.	Adenosine diphosphate
3.	Advanced tactical plane
4.	Adenosine terphosphorus

 Answer:   1

Question 5

Question:   The correct order of the phases in mitosis are ____.

1.	prophase, telophase, metaphase, anaphase
2.	prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
3.	telophase, anaphase, metaphase, prophase
4.	metaphase, telophase, anaphase, prophase

 Answer:   2

Question 6

Question:   The resting or non-dividing stage between two successive mitotic divisions is called ____.

1.	metaphase
2.	telophase
3.	interphase
4.	prophase

 Answer:   3

Question 7

Question:   Centrosomes are present in _____.

1.	animal cells only
2.	plant cells only
3.	in both plant cells and animal cells
4.	in neither plant cells nor animal cells

 Answer:   1

Question 8

Question:   Vacuoles (in plant cells) _____.

1.	produce energy for the cell
2.	synthesize proteins
3.	defend the cell
4.	provide turgidity and rigidity to plant cells

Answer:4

 

 

Question 9

Question:   Organelle not present in animal cells is _____.

1.	plastid
2.	centrosome
3.	nucleus
4.	mitochondria

 Answer:   1

Question 10

Question:   The “secretory organelle†of the cell is also called ____.

1.	ribosome
2.	golgi apparatus
3.	peroxisomes
4.	centrosomes

 Answer:   2

Question 11

Question:   The power house of a cell is ____.

1.	chloroplast
2.	mitochondrion
3.	nucleolus
4.	vacuole

 Answer:   2

Question 12

Question:   The 'Scavengers' or 'Digestive bags' of a cell are ____.

1.	chromosomes
2.	centrosomes
3.	lysosomes
4.	ribosomes

 Answer:   3

Question 13

Question:   The site of oxidation in a cell is the _____.

1.	mitochondrion
2.	endoplasmic reticulum
3.	golgi apparatus
4.	ribosome

 Answer:   1

Question 14

Question:   Lysosomes are reservoirs of ____.

1.	fat
2.	secretory glycoproteins
3.	RNA
4.	hydrolytic enzymes

 Answer:   4

Question 15

Question:   The network of endoplasmic reticulum is present in the ____.

1.	nucleus
2.	chromosome
3.	cytoplasm
4.	golgi apparatus

Answer:   3

Question 16

Question:   Centrioles are associated with ____________.

1.	digestion
2.	respiration
3.	reproduction
4.	cell division

 

Answer:   4

Question 17

Question:   A cell has 4 chromosomes. After mitotic cell division the number of chromosomes in the daughter cell would be __________.

1.	8
2.	4
3.	16
4.	32

 Answer:   2

Question 18

Question:   Synapsis occurs during __________.

1.	Mitosis
2.	Meiosis
3.	Amitosis
4.	None of the above

 

Answer:   2

Question 19

Question:   Division of cytoplasm is known as ______________.

1.	Karyokinesis
2.	Plasmolysis
3.	Cytokinesis
4.	None of the above

 Answer:   3

Question 20

Question:   The point where crossing over of chromatids takes place is ___.

1.	chiasma
2.	kinetochore
3.	centromere
4.	chromomere

 Answer:   1

Question 21

Question:   The largest animal cell is ____.

1.	ostrich egg
2.	amoeba
3.	red blood corpuscle
4.	human sperm

 Answer:   1

Question 22

Question:   The organism that is an exception to the cell theory is ____.

1.	virus
2.	bacteria
3.	amoeba
4.	paramecium

 Answer:   1

Question 23

Question:   The largest cell in the human body is ___________.

1.	nerve cell
2.	muscle cell
3.	liver cell
4.	kidney cell

 Answer:   1

Question 24

Question:   Double membrane is absent in ______________.

1.	lysosomes
2.	chloroplast
3.	nucleus
4.	mitochondria

 Answer:   4

Question 25

Question:   Organisms lacking nucleus and membrane bound organelle are _________.

1.	diploids
2.	prokaryotes
3.	haploids
4.	eukaryotes

 Answer:   2