New cells generate from

1. bacterial fermentation
2. regeneration of old cells
3. pre-existing cells
4. abiotic materials

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The term that is not applicable to bacterial flagellum will be:

1. Tubulin 2. Filament
3. Hook 4. Basal body
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Few chromosome have non-staining secondary constrictions at a constant location, also known as :-

1. Cristae 

2. Satellite

3. Kinetochores 

4. Hub

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Eukaryotic cells are considered as more efficient than prokaryotic cells, due to

1. compartmentalisation of cytoplasm
2. infolding of membrane
3. presence of cell wall
4. aerobic respiration 
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Thin, amorphous, and cementing layer between two adjacent cells, is

1. Primary wall 2. Middle lamella
3. Secondary wall 4. Plasma membrane 
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Element necessary for the middle lamella:
1.  Ca
2.  Zn
3.  K
4.  Cu

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Microtubules are absent in:

1. Mitochondria 2. Flagella
3. Spindle fibers 4. Centriole
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Which one of the following cellular parts is correctly described?

1. Thylakoids-flattened membranous sacs forming the grana of chloroplasts
2. Centrioles - sites for active RNA synthesis
3. Ribosomes-those on chloroplasts are larger (80S) while those in the cytoplasm are smaller (70S)
4. Lysosomes-optimally active at a pH of about 8.5
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The smallest known cells are that of

1. Mycoplasma 2. Bacteria
3. Human RBC 4. Fungi
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A non-membrane-bound organelle found exclusively in animal cells is

1. Sphaerosome

2. Glyoxisome

3. Peroxisome

4. Centriole

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