Top 5 Cell MCQs

1.

Cells with a well organised nucleus with a nuclear membrane are named as:

  1. Cheek cell
  2. Prokaryotic cell
  3. Eukaryotic cell
  4. Auto Karyotic
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Option c: Eukaryotic cell
2.

How many cells are there in giant organisms?

  1. Billions
  2. Tens
  3. Thousands
  4. Hundreds
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Option a: Billions
3.

Which of the following statements is true about mitosis cell division?

  1. Chromosomes divide in such a way that the daughter cells receive a lower amount of genetic material
  2. Chromosomes divide in such a way that completely different daughter cells receive an unequal amount of genetic material.
  3. Chromosomes divide in such a way that the daughter cells receive an equal amount of genetic material.
  4. Chromosomes divide in such a way that the daughter cells receive a higher amount of genetic material.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Option c: Chromosomes divide in such a way that the daughter cells receive an equal amount of genetic material.
4.

Which cytologist explained the role’ of the Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) in protein processing and sorting in various types of cells in the 1960s?

  1. Ralph M. Steinman
  2. George E. Palade
  3. Cyril Darlington
  4. Nettie Stevens
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Option b: George E. Palade
5.

The flattened membrane-bound sacs present in the Golgi apparatus are known by what name?

  1. Cristae
  2. Stroma
  3. Lamella
  4. Cisternae
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Option a: Cristae