Biology · Textbook solutions
Cell: The Unit of Life
Every solved example, exercise, and miscellaneous question, in the order the textbook teaches them. · 15 questions
Exercises
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- Ex 8 Q1Which of the following is not correct?
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- Ex 8 Q2New cells generate from
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- Ex 8 Q3Match the following
Column I Column II (a) Cristae (i) Flat membranous sacs in stroma (b) Cisternae (ii) Infoldings in mitochondria (c) Thylakoids (iii) Disc-shaped sacs in Golgi apparatus - Ex 8 Q4Which of the following is correct:
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- Ex 8 Q5What is a mesosome in a prokaryotic cell? Mention the functions that it performs.
- Ex 8 Q6How 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?
- Ex 8 Q7Name 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.
- Ex 8 Q8What are the characteristics of prokaryotic cells?
- Ex 8 Q9Multicellular organisms have division of labour. Explain.
- Ex 8 Q10Cell is the basic unit of life. Discuss in brief.
- Ex 8 Q11What are nuclear pores? State their function.
- Ex 8 Q12Both lysosomes and vacuoles are endomembrane structures, yet they differ in terms of their functions. Comment.
- Describe the structure of the following with the help of labelled diagrams.Ex 8 Q13 (i)Nucleus
- Ex 8 Q13 (ii)Centrosome
- Ex 8 Q14What 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.