Identify the correct statement(s) regarding the structure of a typical cell membrane:
I: The lipid component mainly consists of phosphoglycerides.
II: Peripheral proteins are either lying on the surface of the membrane or partially buried in it.
III: Carbohydrates are not a component of cell membrane.
IV: Cholesterol is a lipid and is a part of the cell membranes of animal cells.
 
1. Only I 2. II and III only
3. I and IV only 4. II and IV only

Subtopic:  Cell Membrane |
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The middle lamella of a typical plant cell:
I: mainly consists of calcium carbonate
II: holds or glues the different neighbouring cells together
III: is not traversed by plasmodesmata
 
1. Only II is correct
2. Only I is incorrect
3. I, II and III are incorrect
4. Only II and III are correct
Subtopic:  Cell Wall |
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The endoplasmic reticulum:
I: divides the intracellular space into a luminal compartment and an extra-luminal [cytoplasm] compartment.
II: is called as rough ER if it shows ribosomes attached to its inner surface.
1. both I and II are correct
2. only I is correct
3. only II is correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
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The organelle, involved in packaging materials, to be delivered either to intra-cellular targets or to be secreted outside the cells, is:

1. RER 2. SER
3. Golgi Apparatus 4. Mitochondria
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Consider the two statements:
Statement I: Concentration of ions is significantly higher in the vacuole than in the cytoplasm.
Statement II: In plant cells, the vacuoles occupy up to 90 % of the volume of the cell.
 
1. Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect
2. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct but Statement II does not explain Statement I
3. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct and Statement II correctly explains Statement I
4. Only Statement II is correct
Subtopic:  Vacuole |
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Identify the incorrect statement regarding mitochondria:
1. The number of mitochondria per cell is same in all the cells of human body.
2. The inner membrane forms a number of infoldings called the cristae towards the matrix.
3. They divide by binary fission.
4. They are called as ‘power houses’ of the cell.
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George Palade was the first scientist to observe:
1. Lysosome 2. Peroxisome
3. Ribosome 4. Mesosome
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A ribosome is made of:
1. rRNA and proteins 2. rRNA and carbohydrates
3. rRNa and mRNA 4. mRNa, tRNA and proteins
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The given diagram:
I: shows the diagrammatic representation of the ultra-structure of centriole
II: shows the 9 + 2 arrangement of the axonemal microtubules of cilia/flagella
1. Both I and II are correct
2. only I is correct
3. only II is correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
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The prokaryotic cells:
1. do not possess flagella
2. possess flagella that are structurally similar to that of the eukaryotic flagella
3. possess flagella that are structurally different from that of the eukaryotic flagella
4. possess flagella made of tubulin protein and microtubules
Subtopic:  Eukaryotic Cell Orgenelle |
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