Multiple Choice Questions

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The Gram (-) bacteria detect and respond to the chemicals in their surroundings by

  • muramic acid

  • lipopolysaccharide

  • volutin granules

  • porin


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porin

In cell wall of Gram-negative bacteria, the peptidoglycan layer is very thin. The outer membrane is a bilayered structure consisting chiefly of phospholipids, proteins and lipo-polysaccharides. The permeability of outer membrane to nutrients is provided by proteins called porins, which form channels in the membrane.


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Which type of membrane is most abundant within a cell?

  • ER membrane

  • Nuclear membrane

  • Golgi membrane

  • Plasma membrane


The resolving power of a compound light microscope will be greatest if the source of light is

  • blue

  • green

  • yellow

  • red


In which method of transport, in plasma membrane does not require carrier molecule?

  • Active transport

  • Facilitated diffusion

  • Simple diffusion

  • Na+ - K+ pump


Mesophyll cells, which liberate malic acid at night time, are of :

  • C4 - plants

  • C3 - plants

  • C2 - plants

  • C1 - plants


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Primary and secondary active transport both

  • generate ATP

  • use ATP directly

  • can move solutes against their concentration gradient

  • include the passive movement of glucose molecule


Which structure is present in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic plant cells?

  • Cell wall

  • Nucleus

  • Chloroplast

  • Mitochondria


Short Answer Type

What is telomere? State its function.


Multiple Choice Questions

What is the structural element of cell wall?

  • Matrix

  • Microtubules

  • Microfibrils

  • Arabinogalactans


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Small particles projecting from the inner membranes and cristae of mitochondria are known as

  • myeloid bodies

  • microsomes

  • informosomes

  • oxysomes


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