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| 1. | Micrographia was written byA. GrewB. HookeC. BrownD. Lamarck | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 2. | A multicelluar ortganism possessesA. Differentiated cellsB. Undifferentiated cellsC. Dedifferentiated cellsD. All the above | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 3. | Cell theory was first modified byA. SchleidenB. BrownC. SchwannD. Grew | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 4. | Cell principle is not applicable toA. BacteriaB. VirusesC. AlgaeD. Fungi | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 5. | Which are less efficient ?A. Multicellualr animalsB. Multicellular plantsC. Colonial organismsD. Unicellular organisms | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 6. | Agening is slow or absent inA. PlantsB. ParrotC. HydraD. Unicells | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 7. | Each cell leads a double life was first proposed byA. SchleidenB. GrewC. Von MohlD. Malpighi | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 8. | Number of types of cells found in human body isA. 20B. 30C. 260D. 300 | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 9. | Assertion : It is important that the organisms should have cell. Reason : A cell keeps its chemical composition steady within its boundary.A. If both are true reason being correct explanationB. both true but reason is not correct explanationC. assertion is true but reason is wrongD. both are wrong | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 10. | Largest animal cell is that ofA. OstrichB. DuckC. HumanD. Hen | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 11. | The …………… are an exception to cell theory.A. MycoplasmaB. VirusC. ProtistansD. Algae | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 12. | Cell arises from pre-existing cell was states byA. LamarckB. VirchowC. SchwannD. Darwing | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 13. | Basic unit of life isA. CellB. TissueC. OrganD. Organ system | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 14. | Human egg is larger than human sperm because it hasA. Larger nucluesB. More membranesC. More cytoplasmD. All the above | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 15. | Large cells haveA. High metabolic rateB. High respiration rateC. Low surface : volume ratioD. High surface : volume ratio | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 16. | Longest cell in human body may beA. Nerve cellsB. Bone cellsC. Leg muscle cellsD. Heart muscle cells | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 17. | Living beings are made up of cells. This was first stated byA. LamarckB. Von HelmontC. Schleiden and SachwannD. Hugo de Vires | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 18. | The cell as a basic unit of structure of living things ws discovered byA. Schleiden and SchwannB. MendelC. Robert HookeD. Aristotle | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 19. | Largeer sized organisms usually haveA. Large sized cellsB. More non-cellular materialC. Higher number of cellsD. More cellular excretions | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 20. | 70S type of ribosome shows two units whose sedimentation constants are " " Or Sub unit in prokaryotic ribosome isA. Sedimentation coefficientB. SolubilityC. Surface areaD. Size | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 21. | Assertion : The number of cells in a multicellular organism is inversely proportional to the size of body. Reason : All the cells in the biological world are of same size.A. If both are true reason being correct explanationB. bothe true but reason is not correct explanationC. assertion is true but reason is wringD. both are wrong | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 22. | Schleiden and Schwann proposedA. Brownian movmentB. Cell theoryC. Protoplasm as physical basis of lifeD. None of the above | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 23. | Schleiden (1838) proposed that cell is the structural and functional unit of life. His idea was aA. ObservationB. AssumptionC. GeneralisationD. Hypothesis | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 24. | In tissue culture embryoids are formed from pollen grains due toA. Test tube cultureB. Double fertilisationC. Cellular totipotencyD. Organogenesis | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 25. | Who proposed the "Cell theory"A. SchleidenB. SchwannC. DutrochetD. Steward | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 26. | The living substance of cell was named sarcode byA. CortiB. DujardinC. LamarckD. Dutrochet | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 27. | The term cytology was coined byA. HertwigB. Robert HookeC. DutrochetD. Robert Brown | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 28. | T. Schwann and M. Schleiden wereA. Dutch biologistsB. English biologistsC. Asutrian biologistsD. German biologists | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 29. | Who wrote the book 'Cells and Tissues' and coined the term of cytologyA. Robert HookeB. LeeuwenhoekC. HertwigD. Swammerdam | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 30. | Protoplasm was first observed byA. DujardinB. PurkinjeC. Von MohlD. Corti | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 31. | An enucleated plant cell isA. Epidermal cellB. Companion cellC. Xylem parenchymaD. Sieve tube cell | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 32. | Who first saw and described a live cellA. Mathias SchleidenB. Theodore SchwannC. Anton von LeeuwenhoekD. Rudolf Virchow | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 33. | New cells haveA. Bacterial fermentationB. Regeneration of old cellsC. Pre-existing cellsD. Abiotic material | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 34. | Cell theory was put forward byA. SchleidenB. SchwannC. Schleiden and SachwannD. Sachs | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 35. | Mature RBCs lackA. Aerobic respirationB. TranscriptionC. DNA replicationD. All the above | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 36. | Concept of cellular totipotency was established byA. WhiteB. HaberlandtC. StewardD. Muir | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 37. | Which of the following statement are false ? (a) Most cells are tiny with volume range of `1-100 nm^(3)` (b) Some cells have microvillia to increases the absorptive surface area (c) All cells arise from pre-existing cells (d) In plants, translocation of solutes is performed by xylem vessels and tracheids (d) According to cell theory, all cells arise from abiotic meterialA. a,c and e are falseB. a,d and e are falseC. b, c and d are falseD. c,d and e are false | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 38. | Multicellularity is useful forA. Forming protective coveringB. Keeping cell size smallC. Division of labourD. All the above | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 39. | Volumes of procaryotic and eucaryotic cells areA. `0*2-10 mum^(3) and 1000-10000 mum^(3)`B. `0*1-10 mum^(3) and 100-1000mum^(3)`C. `0*1-5*0 mum^(3) and 3-30 mum^(3)`D. `0*1-1*0 mum^(3) and 10-100 mum^(3)` | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 40. | In 1831, Robert Brown discoveredA. CellB. DictyosomeC. NucleusD. Nucleolus | 
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |