BIOLOGY Biology MCQ – Cell: Basic Unit of Life (SET 1) 1. Phloem transports: Water Minerals Food Oxygen 2. Xylem transports: Food Water and minerals Oxygen Hormones 3. Plastids are found in: Animal cells Plant cells Bacteria Fungi 4. Nervous tissue is found in: Skin Bone Brain and spinal cord Blood 5. Muscle tissue is responsible for: Digestion Movement Secretion Storage 6. Connective tissue provides: Digestion Support and protection Respiration Movement 7. Mitosis results in: 4 cells 3 cells 2 identical cells 1 cell 8. DNA replication occurs in: G1 phase S phase G2 phase M phase 9. Cell cycle consists of: Only mitosis Only interphase Interphase + M phase Only cytokinesis 10. "Tissue" is defined as Group of organs Group of similar cells Single cell Body system 11. The Golgi apparatus is mainly involved in: Respiration Packaging of proteins DNA replication Movement 12. Lysosomes are called the following: Powerhouse Control center Suicidal bags Storage units 13. Ribosomes are responsible for: Lipid synthesis Protein synthesis Respiration Digestion 14. ATP is known as: Energy protein Energy currency Energy enzyme Energy cell 15. The "powerhouse of the cell” is: Nucleus Ribosome Mitochondria Golgi body 16. The jelly-like substance inside the cell is Nucleus Cytoplasm Golgi body Lysosome 17. The nucleus is surrounded by: Single membrane Double membrane No membrane Triple membrane 18. Who discovered the nucleus? Robert Hooke Robert Brown Darwin Mendel 19. Cell membrane function is Respiration Digestion Transport of substances Reproduction 20. Eukaryotic cells contain: No nucleus Only DNA Nucleus and organelles Only ribosomes 21. Which organelle is absent in prokaryotic cells? Ribosome Nucleus Plasma membrane Cytoplasm 22. The size of prokaryotic cells is generally More than 10 µm Less than 5 µm 50 µm 100 µm 23. Prokaryotic cells lack the following: Cytoplasm Cell membrane Nucleus DNA 24. Which of the following is a unicellular organism? Human Dog Bacteria Tree 25. Cell theory was given by: Darwin & Lamarck Hooke & Brown Schleiden & Schwann Watson & Crick 26. Who discovered the cell? Robert Brown Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Robert Hooke Schleiden 27. In which year was the cell discovered? 1660 1665 1675 1680 28. The study of cells is known as Histology Cytology Anatomy Morphology 29. The basic unit of life is the cell. Tissue Organ Cell Atom 30. Protoplasm includes: Only nucleus Only cytoplasm Cytoplasm + nucleus Cell wall Your score is Restart quiz Send feedback