A common characteristic feature of plant sieve tube cells and most of mammalian erythrocytes is
1. | Absence of mitochondria | 2. | Presence of cell wall |
3. | Presence of haemoglobin | 4. | Absence of nucleus |
Which of the following statements is true for a secretory cell?
1. | Golgi apparatus is absent |
2. | Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (RER) is easily observed in the cell |
3. | Only Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum (SER) is seen in the cell |
4. | Secretary granules are formed in nucleus |
Which of the following statements can explain the fact that many scientists do not consider viruses as living organisms?
1. | Metabolism and growth are defining properties of living organisms. |
2. | Anything less than a complete structure of a cell does not ensure independent living. |
3. | All cells arise from pre-existing cells. |
4. | All biochemical reactions are catalyzed by enzymes. |
Spindle fibers are attached to the chromosome in the region of:
1. | Centrosome | 2. | Chromomere |
3. | Chromonema | 4. | Kinetochore |
Identify the appendage present on the surface of some bacterial cells that help attach them to rocks in streams and also to the host tissues:
1. | Flagella | 2. | Pili |
3. | Fimbriae | 4. | Cilia |
Which of the following is not considered as a part of the endo-membranous system of a eukaryotic cell?
1. | Lysosomes | 2. | Vacuoles |
3. | Endoplasmic reticulum | 4. | Peroxisomes |
In animal cells, steroidal hormones are synthesized in the:
1. | Rough endoplasmic reticulum |
2. | Smooth endoplasmic reticulum |
3. | Golgi apparatus |
4. | Lysosomes |
An important site of the formation of glycoproteins and glycolipids in a eukaryotic cell is the:
1. Rough endoplasmic reticulum
2. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
3. Golgi apparatus
4. Lysosomes
The component molecules of the cell membrane have two main parts, the head and the tail. These parts are either hydrophobic (repelled by water) or hydrophilic (attracted to water). Which is which?
1. | Hydrophilic Head and Hydrophobic Tail |
2. | Both Hydrophobic |
3. | Hydrophilic Tail and Hydrophobic Head |
4. | Both Hydrophilic |
Scientists think that mitochondria may have once been separate living organisms for all of the following reasons except that they
1. have cilia and flagella
2. have their own DNA
3. can reproduce
4. can produce their own proteins