Carotenoid pigments are found in:

I. Chloroplasts

II. Chromoplasts

III. Leucoplasts

(1) Only I

(2) Only I and II

(3) Only II

(4) I, II and III

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Fat soluble pigments like xanthophylls are present in:

1. Chromoplasts

2. Aleuroplasts

3. Elaioplasts

4. Amyloplasts

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Which of the following organelles is not correctly matched with its feature?

Organelle Feature
1. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum Synthesis of steroidal hormones in animals
2. Golgi apparatus Formation of glycoproteins and glycolipids
3. Lysosomes Rich in alkaline hydrolases
4. Elaioplasts Store oils and fats
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Choose the correct statements –
I. Mitochondria and Chloroplast transfer energy.
II. Mitochondrion is a power-house of cell as it produces most of the cellular ATP.
III. Mitochondria and chloroplast are found in all eukaryotic cells.
IV. Mitochondria are the sites of anaerobic respiration.
V. The matrix of mitochondria posses a single linear DNA, many RNA molecules, 80S ribosomes.

1. IV and V
2. I, II
3. II, IV and V
4. III and V

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Select the incorrect match

1. Elaioplast - Oil and fats storage

2. Amyloplast - Carbohydrate storage 

3. Proteinoplast - Protein storage

4. Aleuroplast - Starch storage

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Match List - I with List - II

List - I List - II
(a) Chromoplasts (i) Proteins
(b) Amyloplasts (ii) Oil and fats
(c) Elaioplasts  (iii) Starch
(d) Aleuroplasts (iv) Carotene

Choose the correct answer from the option given below

(a) (b) (c) (d)
1. (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
2. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
3. (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
4. (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
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The two types of cellular organelles that transform energy are:

(1) Chromoplasts and Leucoplasts

(2) Mitochondria and Chloroplasts

(3) Mitochondria and Endoplasmic reticulum

(4) Chloroplasts and Golgi apparatus

 

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In the given diagram of chloroplast, enzymes required for the synthesis of carbohydrates and proteins are located in:

  

1. A 2. B
3. C 4. D
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Select the wrong statement from the following:

1. both chloroplasts and mitochondria contain an inner and an outer membrane

2. both chloroplasts and mitochondria have an internal compartment, the thylakoid

space bounded by the thylakoid membrane

3. both chloroplasts and mitochondria contain DNA

4. the chloroplasts are generally much larger than mitochondria

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Chloroplast differs from mitochondria in

1. Having circular DNA and 70S ribosomes

2. Phase of division or duplication during cell cycle

3. Having porins in outer membrane

4. Having enzymes for carbohydrate synthesis in stroma

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