The osmotic expansion of a cell kept in water is chiefly regulated by:
1. Mitochondria
2. Vacuoles
3. Plastids
4. Ribosomes
Match the following and select the correct answer:
Column I | Column II | ||
(a) | Centriole | (i) | Infoldings in mitochondria |
(b) | Chlorophyll | (ii) | Thylakoids |
(c) | Cristae | (iii) | Nucleic acids |
(d) | Ribozymes | (iv) | Basal body of cilia or flagella |
1. A-iv, B-ii, C-i, D-iii
2. A-i, B-ii, C-iv, D-iii
3. A-i, B-iii, C-ii, D-iv
4. A-iv, B-iii, C-i, D-ii
1. | in digesting proteins and carbohydrates |
2. | as energy transferring organelles |
3. | in post-translational modification of proteins and glycosidation of lipids |
4. | in trapping the light and transforming it into chemical energy |
A major site for synthesis of lipids is:
1. SER
2. Symplast
3. Nucleoplasm
4. RER
Ribosomal RNA is actively synthesized in:
1. Lysosomes
2. Nucleolus
3. Nucleoplasm
4. Ribosomes
What is true about ribosomes?
1. | The prokaryotic ribosomes are 80S, where S stands for sedimentation coefficient |
2. | These are composed of ribonucleic acid and proteins |
3. | These are found only in eukaryotic cells |
4. | These are self-splicing introns of some RNAs |
Select the correct statement from the following regarding cell membrane:
1. | Na+ and K+ ions move across cell membranes by passive transport |
2. | Proteins make up 60% to 70% of the cell membrane |
3. | Lipids are arranged in a bilayer with polar heads towards the inner part |
4. | Fluid mosaic model of the cell membrane was proposed by Singer and Nicolson |
Which one of the following structures between two adjacent cells is an effective transport pathway?
1. Plasmodesmata
2. Plastoquinones
3. Endoplasmic reticulum
4. Plasmalemma
1. Golgi apparatus
2. plastid
3. lysosome
4. vacuole