CELL: THE UNIT OF LIFE
PREVIOUS YEAR NEET QUESTIONS
1.Which of the following components provides sticky character to the bacterial cell?
- Cell wall
- Nuclear membrane
- Plasma membrane
- Glycocalyx
2. Which of the following cell organelles is responsible for extracting energy from carbohydrates to form ATP?
- Lysosome
- Ribosome
- Chloroplast
- Mitochondrian
3. Water-soluble pigments found in plant cell vacuoles are
- Chlorophylls
- Carotenoids
- Anthocyanins
- Xanthophylls
4. Which one of the following cell organelles is enclosed by a single membrane?
- Chloroplasts
- Lysosomes
- Nuclei
- Mitochondria
5. Mitochondria and chloroplast are
I. Semi-autonomous organelles
II. Formed by the division of pre-existing organelles and they contain DNA but lack protein-synthesizing machinery.
II. Formed by the division of pre-existing organelles and they contain DNA but lack protein-synthesizing machinery.
Which one of the following options is correct?
- II is true, but I is false
- I is true, but II is false
- Both I and II are false
- Both I and II are true
6. Microtubules are the constituents of
- Spindle fibres, centrioles & cilia
- Centrioles, spindle fibres & chromatin
- Centrosome, nucleosome & centrioles
- Cilia, flagella & peroxisomes
7. A cell organelle containing hydrolytic enzyme is
- Lysosome
- Microsome
- Ribosome
- Mesosome
8. Select the wrong statement
- A bacterial cell wall is made up of peptidoglycan
- Pili & fimbriae are mainly involved in the motility of bacterial cells
- Cyanobacteria lack flagellated cells
- Mycoplasma is a wall-less microorganism
9. Select the mismatch.
- Gas vacuoles – Green bacteria cells
- Large central vacuoles – Animal cells
- Protists – Eukaryotes
- Methanogens – Prokaryotes
10. Which of the following structure is not found in a prokaryotic cell?
- Nuclear envelope
- Ribosome
- Mesosome
- Plasma membrane
11. Which of the following structures is not found in prokaryotic cells?
- Plasma membrane
- Nuclear envelope
- Ribosome
- Mesosome
12. Balbiani rings are sites of
- Lipid synthesis
- Nucleotide synthesis
- Polysaccharide synthesis
- RNA & protein synthesis
13. Which of the following are not membrane bound?
- Vacuoles
- Ribosomes
- Lysosomes
- Mesosomes
14. A protoplast is a cell
- Without plasma membrane
- Without nucleus
- Undergoing division
- Without cell wall
15. Cellular organelles with membranes are
- Nuclei, ribosomes & mitochondria
- Chromosomes, ribosomes & endoplasmic reticulum
- Endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes & nuclei
- Lysosomes, Golgi apparatus & mitochondria
16. The solid linear cytoskeletal elements having a diameter of 6nm & made up of a single type of monomer are known as
- Microtubules
- Microfilaments
- Intermediate filaments
- Lamins
17. The osmotic expansion of a cell kept in water is chiefly regulated by
- Mitochondria
- Vacuoles
- Plastids
- Ribosomes
18. A major site for synthesis of lipids is
- RER
- SER
- Symplast
- Nucleoplasm
19. The Golgi complex plays a major role
- In trapping the light & transforming it into chemical energy
- In digesting proteins & carbohydrates
- As energy transferring organelles
- In post translational modification of proteins & glycosidation of lipids
20. Ribosomal RNA is actively synthesised in
- Lysosomes
- Nucleolus
- Nucleoplasm
- Ribosomes
21. What is true about ribosomes?
- The prokaryotic ribosomes are 80S, where S stands for sedimentation oo coefficient
- These are composed of ribonucleic acid & proteins
- These are found only in eukaryotic cells
- These are self-splicing introns of some RNAs
22. Select the correct statement from the following regarding cell membrane
- Na⁺ & K⁺ ions move across cell membrane by passive transport
- Proteins make up 60 to 70% of the cell membrane
- Lipids are arranged in a bilayer with polar heads towards the inner part
- Fluid mosaic model of cell membrane was proposed by Singer & Nicolson
23. Which one of the following organisms is not an example of eukaryotic cells?
- Escherichia coli
- Euglena viridis
- Amoeba proteus
- Paramecium caudatum
24. Important site for formation of glycoproteins & glycolipids is
- Golgi apparatus
- Plastid
- Lysosome
- Vacuole
25. Which one of the following also acts as a catalyst in a bacterial cell?
- sn RNA
- hn RNA
- 23S rRNA
- 5S rRNA
26. Peptide synthesis inside a cell takes place in
- Mitochondria
- Chromoplast
- Ribosomes
- Chloroplast
27. Which one of the following has its own DNA?
- Mitochondria
- Dictyosome
- Lysosome
- Peroxisome
28. The main arena of various types of activities of a cell is
- Plasma membrane
- Mitochondrion
- Cytoplasm
- Nucleus
29. Which one of the following structures between two adjacent cells is an effective transport pathway?
- Plasmodesmata
- Plastoquinones
- Endoplasmic reticulum
- Plasmalemma
30. The plasma membrane consists mainly of
- Phospholipids embedded in a protein bilayer
- Proteins embedded in a phospholipid bilayer
- Proteins embedded in a polymer of glucose molecules
- Proteins embedded in a carbohydrate bilayer
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