Cell Structure & Organelles MCQs with Answers

The soluble part of the cytoplasm protoplasm is called ?

• A.Cell sap
• B.Nucleoplasm
• C.Cytosol
• D.Hyaloplasm

Nine outer pair of tubules and two single central tubules are present in the internal structure of:

• A.Basal bodies only
• B.Centrioles only
• C.Cilia and flagella
• D.Microfilaments

What process can cause a cell to become turgid?

• A.Diffusion
• B.Osmosis
• C.Active transport
• D.Plasmolysis

Which of the following is responsible for maintaining the shape and structure of animal cells?

• A.Cell wall
• B.Plasma membrane
• C.Cytoskeleton
• D.Nucleus

All of the following are part of a prokaryotic cell except?

• A.Ribosomes
• B.Plasma membrane
• C.Endoplasmic reticulum
• D.Nucleoid region

Which of the following independently reproduces in the cell?

• A.Mitochondria
• B.Ribosome
• C.Chloroplast
• D.Golgi apparatus

The hydrophilic end of phospholipid molecule is polar because of the presence of _?

• A.Phosphate group
• B.Glycerol backbone
• C.Fatty acid chain
• D.Hydrocarbon tail

Which of the following is a mismatch pair?

• A.Mitochondria: site of respiration
• B.Nucleus: control center of the cell
• C.Chloroplast: site of respiration
• D.Ribosome: site of protein synthesis

Which of the following is a sac-like structure that stores waste material for some time before its removal from the cell?

• A.Lysosome
• B.Vacuole
• C.Ribosome
• D.Golgi apparatus

Which one of the following is discovered by Robert Hook earlier than protoplast?

• A.Cell wall
• B.Nucleus
• C.Mitochondria
• D.Cell membrane