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Cell: The Unit of Life

Every solved example, exercise, and miscellaneous question, in the order the textbook teaches them. · 15 questions

Exercises

15 q
  1. Ex 8 Q1
    Which of the following is not correct?

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  2. Ex 8 Q2
    New cells generate from

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  3. Ex 8 Q3
    Match the following
    Column IColumn II
    (a) Cristae(i) Flat membranous sacs in stroma
    (b) Cisternae(ii) Infoldings in mitochondria
    (c) Thylakoids(iii) Disc-shaped sacs in Golgi apparatus
  4. Ex 8 Q4
    Which of the following is correct:

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  5. Ex 8 Q5
    What is a mesosome in a prokaryotic cell? Mention the functions that it performs.
  6. Ex 8 Q6
    How do neutral solutes move across the plasma membrane? Can the polar molecules also move across it in the same way? If not, then how are these transported across the membrane?
  7. Ex 8 Q7
    Name two cell-organelles that are double membrane bound. What are the characteristics of these two organelles? State their functions and draw labelled diagrams of both.
  8. Ex 8 Q8
    What are the characteristics of prokaryotic cells?
  9. Ex 8 Q9
    Multicellular organisms have division of labour. Explain.
  10. Ex 8 Q10
    Cell is the basic unit of life. Discuss in brief.
  11. Ex 8 Q11
    What are nuclear pores? State their function.
  12. Ex 8 Q12
    Both lysosomes and vacuoles are endomembrane structures, yet they differ in terms of their functions. Comment.
  13. Describe the structure of the following with the help of labelled diagrams.
    Ex 8 Q13 (i)
    Nucleus
  14. Ex 8 Q13 (ii)
    Centrosome
  15. Ex 8 Q14
    What is a centromere? How does the position of centromere form the basis of classification of chromosomes. Support your answer with a diagram showing the position of centromere on different types of chromosomes.