Questions

Multiple choice questions

1. the study of cells is called —

a. Paleontology

b. epidemiology

c. Cell biology

d. Biology

2. Robert Hooke proposed that cells are present, was a proposal by studying —

a. Cork

b. animal mass

c. Guava wood

d. spinach leaves

3. The magnification of a microscope is the highest in

a. Compound, b. Simple, c. Phase contrast, d. Electron

4. The ability to see two close points with distinction is the ............... power of the microscope

a. magnifying, b. resolving, c. understanding, d. lens

5. The membranous structures that the cell has are termed as ...................... .

a. organs, b. organelles, c. organisms, d. organics

6. The outermost covering of the cell in animals is the ................................ .

a. cell membrane, b. cell wall, c. chitinous structure, d. cuticle

7. The outer most covering of the cell in plants is ..................... .

a. cell membrane, b. cell wall, c. chitinous structure, d. cuticle

8. the outer most covering of the bacterial cell is ....................... .

a. cell membrane, b. cell wall, c. chitinous structure, d. cuticle

9. mechanical strength to a plant cell is due to ................

a. cell membrane, b. cell wall, c. chitinous structure, d. cuticle

10.  .......................is called as the power house of the cell.

a. Golgi apparatus, b. nucleus, c. mitochondria, d. vacuoles

11. Cytoplasm is lacking in ...................

a. viruses, b. bacteria, c. algae, d. fungi

12. Staphylococcus is the name of a .........................

a. viruses, b. bacteria, c. algae, d. fungi

13. The disease Malaria is caused by ...................

a. viruses, b. bacteria, c. protozoan parasite, d. fungi

14. Yeast is a kind of ...........................

a. viruses, b. bacteria, c. algae, d. fungi

15. Spirogyra is an example of ...........................class.

a. viruses, b. bacteria, c. algae, d. fungi

 

Some More Questions

Give functions of :

1. Nucleus

2. Mitochondrion

3. Vacuole

4. Golgi apparatus

5. Plastids

6. Cell wall

7. Cytoplasm

8. Cell membrane

Write notes on :

1. Antibiotics

2. Electron microscopy

3. Compound microscope

4. Algae

5. Harmful bacteria

6. Useful bacteria

Differentiate between :

1. Plant cell and animal cell

2. Mitochondrion and nucleus

3. Cell membrane and cytoplasm

Give reasons :

1. A plant cell is more rigid than the animal cell.

2. Mitochondrion is called as the ”Powerhouse of the cell”

3. Antibiotics are important in medicine.

4. An animal cell is flexible as compared to a plant cell