Cell: The Unit of Life Questions and Answers Part-16

1. Both cilium and flagellum emerges from centriole like structure which is called
a) Basal granules
b) Basal bodies
c) Basal lamina
d) Basal ganglion

Answer: b
Explanation: Basal bodies

2.The name ‘chromatin’ was given by
a) Robert Brown
b) Fleming
c) Schwann
d) Ramchandran

Answer: b
Explanation: Fleming

3. The outer membrane of nucleus remains continuous with which cell organelle
a) ER
b) Golgi body
c) Lysosome
d) All of these

Answer: a
Explanation: ER

4. The perinuclear space is about
a) 1–5 nm
b) 5–10 nm
c) 10–50 nm
d) > 100 nm

Answer: c
Explanation: 10–50 nm

5. The following cells are without nucleus
a) Erythrocytes of many mammals
b) Sieve tube cells of vascular plant
c) Bacterial cell
d) All of these

Answer: d
Explanation: All of these

6. The site of active ribosomal RNA synthesis is
a) Nucleolus
b) Mitochondria
c) Cytoplasm
d) All of these

Answer: a
Explanation: Nucleolus

7. Chromatin contains
a) DNA
b) Basic protein histone
c) Some non-histone protein and RNA
d) All of these

Answer: d
Explanation: All of these

8. How long a DNA is distributed in our forty six chromosomes?
a) 1 metre
b) 3 metre
c) 2 metre
d) 4 metre

Answer: c
Explanation: 2 metre

9. Based on the position of centromere, the chromosomes are classified into how many types?
a) 1
b) 3
c) 2
d) 4

Answer: d
Explanation: 4 types

10. Identify A, B, C and D given in the figure.
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a) A–Nucleoplasm, B–Nucleolus, C–Nuclear pore, D–Nuclear membrane
b) A–Nucleolus, B–Nucleoplasm, C–Nuclear membrane, D–Nuclear pore
c) A–Nuclear pore, B–Nuclear membrane, C–Nucleoplasm, D–Nucleolus
d) A–Nuclear membrane, B–Nucleoplasm, C–Nuclear pore, D–Nuclear membrane

Answer: a
Explanation: A–Nucleoplasm, B–Nucleolus, C–Nuclear pore, D–Nuclear membrane