Multiple Choice Questions

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Chitin is a

  • polysaccharide

  • nitrogenous polysaccharide

  • lipoprotein

  • protein


A.

polysaccharide

Chitin is a polysaccharide comprising chains of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, a derivative of glucose. Chitin is structurally very similar to cellulose and serves to strengthen the supporting structure of invertebrates. It also occurs in fungi.


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Quiescent centre is found in plants at

  • root tip

  • cambium

  • shoot tip

  • leaf tip


When the cell is fully turgid, its

  • DPD = OP

  • DPD = zero

  • WP = TP

  • OP = zero


Which one is true for ATP?

  • ATP is a prosthetic part of an enzyme

  • ATP is an enzyme

  • ATP is the organic ions of enzyme

  • ATP is a coenzyme


Purines possess nitrogen at

  • 1, 2, 4 and 6 position

  • 1, 3, 5 and 7 position

  • 1, 3, 7 and 9 position

  • 1, 2, 6 and 8 position


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Thylakoids occur inside

  • mitochondria

  • chloroplast

  • Golgi apparatus

  • endoplasmic reticulum


Mitochondria are semiautonomous as they possess

  • DNA

  • DNA and RNA

  • DNA, RNA and ribosomes

  • Protein


Which of the cell organelle lacks membrane?

  • Mesosome

  • Mitochondria

  • Ribosome

  • Liposome


Interfascicular cambium is a

  • primary meristematic tissue

  • primordial meristem

  • type of protoderm

  • secondary meristematic tissue


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Chloroplast dimorphism is a characteristic feature of

  • plants with Calvin cycle

  • C4 -plants

  • all plants

  • only in algae