General
✓✗The ER divides the intracellular space into two distinct compartments, namely
- luminal (inside ER) and extra-luminal (cytoplasm)
- cis and trans compartments of the cell
- outer compartment and matrix compartment
- stroma and lumen of the thylakoid
General
✓✗A chromosome with a terminal centromere is called
- acrocentric
- telocentric
- metacentric
- sub-metacentric
General
✓✗Which of the following statements about the cell membrane are correct?
A. Its detailed structure was studied after the advent of the electron microscope.
B. It is mainly composed of lipids and proteins.
C. Peripheral proteins are totally buried in the lipid bilayer.
D. The fluid mosaic model was proposed by Singer and Nicolson.
E. The quasi-fluid nature of lipid enables lateral movement of proteins.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
A. Its detailed structure was studied after the advent of the electron microscope.
B. It is mainly composed of lipids and proteins.
C. Peripheral proteins are totally buried in the lipid bilayer.
D. The fluid mosaic model was proposed by Singer and Nicolson.
E. The quasi-fluid nature of lipid enables lateral movement of proteins.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- B, C and D only
- A, C, D and E only
- A, B and C only
- A, B, D and E only
General
✓✗Cilia are small structures which work like
- oars, moving the cell or the surrounding fluid
- storage sacs for water and excretory products
- pumps that move ions against gradients
- sieves that filter proteins entering the cell
General
✓✗The algal cell wall is made of
- peptidoglycan, teichoic acid and lipids
- lignin, suberin and cutin in thick layers
- cellulose, galactans, mannans and minerals like calcium carbonate
- chitin together with calcium carbonate only
General
✓✗In some bacteria, the glycocalyx is thick and tough. It is then called the
- pellicle
- mesosome
- slime layer
- capsule
General
✓✗Match List I with List II.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
| List I | List II |
| P. Axoneme | (i) Nine peripheral triplets with a proteinaceous hub |
| Q. Centriole | (ii) Filament, hook and basal body |
| R. Basal body | (iii) Centriole-like structure from which cilia emerge |
| S. Bacterial flagellum | (iv) Nine doublets and two central microtubules |
- P-(iv), Q-(i), R-(iii), S-(ii)
- P-(iii), Q-(i), R-(iv), S-(ii)
- P-(i), Q-(iv), R-(iii), S-(ii)
- P-(iv), Q-(i), R-(ii), S-(iii)
General
✓✗Which one of the following structures between two adjacent cells is an effective transport pathway?
- Plastoquinones
- Plasmodesmata
- Plasmalemma
- Endoplasmic reticulum
General
✓✗Which of the following correctly describes the nucleolus?
- A cytoplasmic organelle that makes ATP by respiration
- A non-membrane-bound site of active rRNA synthesis
- A double membrane-bound structure that stores fats and oils
- A structure found only in prokaryotes, near the nucleoid
General
✓✗In which form is the genetic material present in a non-dividing eukaryotic nucleus?
- Plasmids
- Nucleoid
- Condensed chromosomes
- Chromatin
General
✓✗The longest portion of a bacterial flagellum, which extends from the cell surface to the outside, is the
- hook
- basal body
- filament
- pilus
General
✓✗Which is the correct pairing of an organelle with the type of membrane boundary?
- Lysosome - double membrane
- Vacuole - single membrane (tonoplast)
- Golgi cisternae - no membrane
- Endoplasmic reticulum - cell wall
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✓✗The endoplasmic reticulum is a network of
- protein filaments forming the cytoskeleton
- tiny tubular structures scattered in the cytoplasm
- microtubules forming the spindle
- stacked thylakoids in the stroma
General
✓✗Which one is the "apparato reticolare"?
- Microtubules
- Microfilaments
- Golgi apparatus
- Endoplasmic reticulum
General
✓✗Which of the following statements is part of the cell theory as modified by Rudolf Virchow?
- All cells arise from pre-existing cells.
- Cells arise from non-living matter by spontaneous generation.
- Cells arise by the fusion of organelles.
- Only plant cells arise from pre-existing cells.