Biology

The Fundamental Unit of Life

Question:

Are there any exceptions to cell theory proposed by Schleiden & Schwann and Virchow? If yes, what are those?

Answer:

Yes there are exceptions to cell theory. These are:
  1. Cell theory do not explain nature of Virus. They become live and multiply though they are made up of non-living material.
  2. How come the first living cell originated or how life began on the earth. (Scientists J.B.S. Haldane, Stanley L. Miller and Harold C. Urey did experiments to on this.).
  3. Mitochondria and chloroplasts have their own genetic material and can reproduce independently.
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The Fundamental Unit of Life

Q 1.

Which cell organelle is known as 'protein factory'?

Q 2.

Identify cell organelle and write down its name:
A tough, non-living layer, it prevents plant cells from bursting, freely permeable

Q 3.

Which cell organelle is called 'kitchen of plant'?

Q 4.

Is plasma membrane permeable or selectively permeable?

Q 5.

What is the plasma membrane composed of?

Q 6.

Are plastids present in all cells? What are its types?

Q 7.

What are chromosomes?

Q 8.

What is the full form of DNA and RNA?

Q 9.

Which of the following cell is better candidate to study lysosomes?
(a) White Blood Cell
(b) Muscle Cell

Q 10.

Define Cell

Q 11.

Name the two postulates of the cell theory.

Q 12.

Name the sac like structure which form the grana?

Q 13.

What are different types transport of components across cell membrane?

Q 14.

Why is mitochondria absent in red blood cells?

Q 15.

Name the biggest cell in human body.

Q 16.

Identify cell organelle and write down its name:
Slipper or oval shaped, its inner membrane is multi-folded and has lot of chemical activity

Q 17.

Who observed the cells the first time?

Q 18.

Give an example of anucleate cell i.e. cell without nucleus.

Q 19.

Which organ of the plant body helps in osmoregulation?

Q 20.

What are the function of nucleus?

Q 21.

Identify cell organelle and write down its name:
A network of flattened cavities surrounded by a membrane, which links with the nuclear membrane. Help in packaging proteins.

Q 22.

Who coined the term 'protoplasm'?

Q 23.

Who proposed the cell theory?

Q 24.

Name the smallest cell in human body.

Q 25.

Will the temperature have any effect on the process of the osmosis?

Q 26.

Identify cell organelle and write down its name:
Digestive organelle where macromolecules are hydrolyzed

Q 27.

What is diffusion?

Q 28.

What are the conditions for osmosis?

Q 29.

Identify cell organelle and write down its name:
Powehouse of cell

Q 30.

Who proposed fluid-mosaic model of cell or plasma membrane?

Q 31.

What is plasmolysis?

Q 32.

When chromosomes are visible in the nucleus?

Q 33.

Which cell organelle is called 'control center'?

Q 34.

Which cell organelle is called 'transport system'?

Q 35.

Identify cell organelle and write down its name:
A partially permeable layer prevents cell contents from escaping controls what substances enter and leave the cell. Identify?

Q 36.

Identify cell organelle and write down its name:
Called 'suicide bags' of a cell.

Q 37.

What is the thickness of cell membrane?

Q 38.

Identify cell organelle and write down its name:
Contains green colour pigment, traps light energy. Present in some plant cells.

Q 39.

Identify cell organelle and write down its name:
Thread like structures made up of in DNA and proteins. Converts to chromosomes when cell is dividing.

Q 40.

Who discovered Golgi apparatus?

Q 41.

Who is known as 'Father of Microscopy'?

Q 42.

Why can't single cells grow very large? Or Big organisms like human beings are multi-cellular? Why can't such big organisms be a single large cell?

Q 43.

Name the cell type that have internal membranes which compartmentalize their functions.

Q 44.

Name the cell organelles which change energy from one form to another.

Q 45.

Identify cell organelle and write down its name:
Membrane-bound vesicles arranged approximately parallel to each other. Active in synthesis, modification, sorting, and Secretion of cell products

Q 46.

Identify cell organelle and write down its name:
Detoxify drugs and poisons specially in liver cells.

Q 47.

Who expanded cell theory by suggesting that all cells arise from pre-existing cells?

Q 48.

In which year electron microscope was invented?

Q 49.

Name the longest cell in human body.

Q 50.

Name the cell in human body which cannot reproduce.