Cell Structure & Organelles MCQs with Answers

Intracellular digestion of peptides is usually immediately preceded by which process?

• A.Endocytosis
• B.Exocytosis
• C.Phagocytosis
• D.Pinocytosis

All the following are double-layered membranes except for:

• A.Nucleus
• B.Mitochondria
• C.Chloroplast
• D.Glyoxysome

The main role of centrioles in animal cells is ?

• A.Formation of spindle fibers during mitosis
• B.Synthesis of proteins
• C.Production of ATP energy
• D.Storage of genetic material

Which of the following is present in a prokaryotic cell?

• A.Nucleus
• B.Mitochondria
• C.Ribosome
• D.Endoplasmic reticulum

What is the basic structural and functional unit of the human body?

• A.Tissue
• B.Cell
• C.Organ
• D.Organ System

The term meiosis was coined by ?

• A.Farmer
• B.Walther Flemming
• C.Robert Hooke
• D.Gregor Mendel

Mitochondria are found ?

• A.In all eukaryotic cells
• B.Only in animal cells
• C.Only in plant cells
• D.Only in prokaryotic cells

Which type of cell would probably be most appropriate to study lysosomes?

• A.Nerve cell
• B.Red blood cell
• C.Phagocytic white blood cell
• D.Muscle cell

Rough endoplasmic reticulum synthesizes proteins due to presence of ?

• A.Centrosomes
• B.Lysosomes
• C.Mitochondria
• D.Ribosomes

Chromosomes are thread like structures appear at the time of _?

• A.Photosynthesis
• B.Protein synthesis
• C.Respiration
• D.Cell division