General Science Quiz (Focus--Cell and Cell Organelles)

                     Animal Cell                                                                        Plant Cell

Q 1:Which part of the cell contains organelles?
Cell Membrane
Cytoplasm
Cell Wall

Q 2:In true bacteria and cyanobacteria, cell wall is of ....................., in some fungi it is of chitin and in most of the algae and higher green plants it is of cellulose.

glutathione
peptidoglycan
Tryptone

Q 3:The Nucleus in cell was discovered by .............
A.W.Hill
Louis Pasteaur
Robert Brown

Q 4:Point the wrong statement
Prokaryotes do not have a well designed nuclear membrane while, eukaryotes have a well designed nuclear membrane.
Chromatin organizes itself into thread like structures called Ribosomes.
Nucleolus helps in the production of ribosomes.

Q 5:................coined the term chromosome.
Robert Hook
Waldeyer
Robert Brown

Q 6:Where are the chromosomes found in cell?
Mitochondria
Vacuole
Nucleus

Q 7:Find the Odd man out
Paramecium
Lichens
Amoeba

Q 8:..................is called Powerhouse of the cell or energy converting organelles, as oxidation of 'fuel' occurs stepwise in these, resulting in the release of chemical energy.
Vacuoles
Mitochondria
Nucleus

Q 9:Name the cell organelle which is found only in plant cell.
Ribosomes
Nucleus
Plastids

Q 10:.....................are also called Suicidal bags.
Ribosomes
Lysosomes
Chromosomes

Q 11:The largest cell is 170mm x 130mm, is the egg of an.............
Ostrich
Kiwi
Octopus

Q 12:..............are rod shaped and very minute bodies present in cytoplasm. They are concerned with release of energy from food during respiration.

Centrioles
Mitochondria
Vacuoles

Q 13:................digests worn - out or unnecessary parts of the cell, or even whole cells by process called 'Autophagy'.
Mitochondria
Centrosome
Lysosomes

Q 14:Vacuoles are found in plant cells only.Membrane surrounding the vacuole is ..............
tonoplast
chorion
amnion

Q 15:In the cell who takes care of regulation of water, in osmoregulation, in storage and in digestion?
Centriole
Vacuole
Cytoplasm

Q 16:It is colorless, occur in large no in cells of fruits, seeds, etc. They store nutrients (e.g., amyloplasts of potato store starch).What is it?
Chloroplast
Chromoplasts
Leucoplasts

Q 17:In Biology, the basic unit of which all living things are composed is known as ............
Cell
Gene
DNA

Q 18:Chloroplast : Green contains the pigment chlorophyll. Contains the matrix (fluid), stroma which has many flat membranous structures called ..............
chloroplast envelope
thylakoids
plasma membrane

Q 19:.....................is found in animal cells and cells of lower plants (e.g., Algae) only.
Ribosome
Nucleus
Centrosome

Q 20:The first indication that the cell is about to divide is generally given by the.......................?
Centrosome
Nucleus
Cytoplasm

Q 21:............is a unit of inheritance in living organisms.
Gene
Chromosome
Nucleus

Q 22:Genes are composed of ......., except in some viruses.

RNA
DNA
Chromosomes

Q 23:...............are called as ‘Kitchen of plant cells’.
Mitochondria
Vacuoles
Plastids

Q 24:Point out the wrong statement regarding Animal Cell
Cell wall is present.
These cells do not contain Chloroplasts.
Chromosomes are present in the nucleus.

Q 25:In humans, the diploid number is ...
48
46
52