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Cell: The Unit of Life · Question 3

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Select the correct statements regarding cell membrane in eukaryotic cell. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. C, D and E only
  2. B, C and E only
  3. A, B and D only
  4. A, C and E only

Answer

(3) A, B and D only

Solution

A is correct: the human RBC membrane has about 52% protein and 40% lipid.

B and D are correct: lipids form a bilayer with polar heads outside and hydrophobic tails inside, away from water.

C is incorrect: mesosomes are infoldings of the membrane in prokaryotes, not eukaryotes.

E is incorrect: in NCERT the glycocalyx is described as the outermost layer of the bacterial cell envelope, not of the eukaryotic plasma membrane.

Correct: A, B and D.

Answer: (3)

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Choose the correct statements regarding cell organelles and their inclusions. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. A, B and C only
  2. C, D and E only
  3. A and B only
  4. B, C and D only
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Mitochondrial inner membrane encloses .

  1. aqueous humor
  2. matrix
  3. cytosol
  4. mucus
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Cell theory was formulated by .

  1. Antonie Von Leeuwenhoek
  2. Schleiden and Schwann
  3. Robert Brown
  4. Singer and Nicolson
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The plastid that stores xanthophyll is known as .

  1. amyloplast
  2. chloroplast
  3. chromoplast
  4. aleuroplast
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Smooth endoplasmic reticulum .

  1. is a site for the synthesis of carbohydrates
  2. has ribosomes attached to its surface
  3. is the major site for the synthesis of lipids
  4. is actively involved in protein synthesis
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Which of the following are characteristics of prokaryotic cells?

  1. (A), (B) and (C) only
  2. (B) and (C) only
  3. (A) and (C) only
  4. (A), (C) and (D) only
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Match List-I with List-II.

  1. A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
  2. A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
  3. A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
  4. A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I
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Endomembrane system includes .

  1. Golgi complex, chloroplast, peroxisomes and vacuole
  2. endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi complex, lysosomes and vacuole
  3. endoplasmic reticulum, chloroplast, peroxisomes and vacuole
  4. mitochondria, chloroplast, peroxisomes and vacuole
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Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A), and the other is labelled as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. A is true but R is false
  2. A is false but R is true
  3. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  4. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
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From the statements given below choose the correct option :

  1. A, B, E are true
  2. B, D, E are true
  3. A, B, C are true
  4. A, B, D are true
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