Fundamental Unit of Life - WKST - 1

FUNDAMENTAL UNIT OF LIFE- WKST- 1
Q1. If cells of onion peel and RBC are separately kept in a hypotonic solution, what will
happen to each of them?
A Both the cells will swell
B RBC will burst easily while cells of onion peel will resist the bursting to some
extent.
C Both A and B
D RBC and onion peel cells will behave similarly.
Q2. A person takes a concentrated solution of salt, after sometime, he starts vomiting.
What is the phenomenon responsible for such a situation?
A Osmosis
B Exosmosis
C Endosmosis
D None of the above
Q3.Where will you find more number of ribosomes-in cancer cells or in fat cells?
A Cancer cells
B Fat cells
Q4.What are the colours absorbed by plants?
A No colors are absorbed by plants
B All the colors of the spectrum
C Only yellow color
D Only natural colors
Q5.A solution of 3% glucose and a solution of 8% glucose are kept in a trough
separated by a semipermeable membrane. What will you observe after 1 hour?
A Both sides of the semipermeable membrane will become isotonic because of
exosmosis
B Single side of the semipermeable membrane will become hypertonic because of
osmosis
C Both sides of the semipermeable membrane will become isotonic because of
osmosis
D No change will occur
Q6. Why does the skin of your finger shrink when you wash clothes for a long time?
A Soap is hypotonic, so water is moved out of finger by osmosis
B Soap is hypertonic, so water is moved out of finger by osmosis
C Soap is isootonic, so water is moved into finger by osmosis
D None of the above
Q7. Mitosis is referred to as reductional division because the number of

chromosomes get halved in the daughter cell than that in the parent cell. State true or
false.
A True
B False
Q8. The green light of the sunlight is blocked. How will the photosynthesis be
affected?
Q9. What is the importance of meiosis in bringing about variation?
Q10.A cell has two boundaries, the outer being the cell wall and the inner being
plasma membrane. The inherent property of this pair involving from outside to inside
is—-----------------------------
Q11. A poorly developed zone in the center of a cell that has DNA molecule is called
as—----------------
Q12. The plant cells become turgid due to—-------------
Q13. In a living cell the fluid present inside the nucleus is called—------------------
Q14. What would happen if an animal cell is kept in distilled water for 24 hours?
Q15. How is mitochondrial and chloroplast similar to each other?
Q16. What will happen if a plant cell is placed in a hypotonic solution?
Q17. Why lysosomes are called
a. Natural scavengers of the cell?
b. Suicidal bags of the cells?
Q18.In the cell theory,all plants and animals are composed of cells and that the cell is
the basic unit of life, was presented by two biologists, German zoologist Schleiden
(1838) and British zoologist Schwann (1839). The cell theory was further expanded by
Virchow (1855) by suggesting that all cells arise from pre-existing cells. With the
discovery of the electron microscope in 1940, it was possible to observe and
understand the complex structure of the cell and its various organelles.
(1) Theodore Schwann was a _____
(a) British zoologist
(b) German zoologist
(c) British botanist
(d) German botanist
(2) Matthias Schleiden was a _____
(a) German zoologist
(b) British zoologist
(c) German botanist
(d) British botanist
(3) Which of these scientists formulated the cell theory?
(a) Schleiden and Schwann
(b) Rudolf Virchow
(c) Robert Koch
(d) Antony Von Leeuwenhoek
(4) Which scientist was the first to explain that new cells arise from pre-existing cells?
(a) Antony Von Leeuwenhoek
(b) Matthias Schleiden
(c) Rudolph Virchow
(d) Theodore Schwann
(5) Which of these scientists did not contribute to the cell theory?
(a) Robert Koch
(b) Matthias Schleiden
(c) Theodore Schwann
(d) Rudolph Virchow
Q19. White blood cells (WBC) can squeeze through walls of blood vessels and get
into intercellular spaces to fight against germs. Which property of WBCs allows them
to do this?
Q20.Why do you think parents and doctors get very worried if a child gets a head or
spinal injury?

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Q7. Mitosis is referred to as reductional division because the number of

(a) British zoologist

(b) German zoologist

(c) British botanist

(d) German botanist

(2) Matthias Schleiden was a _____

(a) German zoologist

(b) British zoologist

(c) German botanist

(d) British botanist

(3) Which of these scientists formulated the cell theory?

(a) Schleiden and Schwann

(b) Rudolf Virchow

(c) Robert Koch

(d) Antony Von Leeuwenhoek

(b) Matthias Schleiden

(c) Rudolph Virchow

(d) Theodore Schwann

(a) Robert Koch

(b) Matthias Schleiden

(c) Theodore Schwann

(d) Rudolph Virchow

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