Abhishek's Education Centre
Assignment -2
Science
Class : IX
Roll No. : Time -
Date : MM - 55
1. Name the cell organelle which is termed as powerhouse of the cell. 1
2. Which part of the plant cell permits it to withstand very dilute external medium without 1
bursting?
3. Write any two differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. 1
4. What are the basic functions of a cell? 1
5. List the constituents of plasma membrane. 1
6. Name the process in which diffusion take place through a selectively permeable 1
membrane.
7. State the function of chromosome in a cell. 1
8. Name two cell organelles that have their own genetic material. 1
9. Name the cell organelle which is able to destroy a damaged cell. 1
10. Name the process by which unicellular freshwater organisms and most plant cells fend to 1
gain water.
11. In which parts of the plant are chromoplasts found ? 1
12. Which cell organelle is responsible for the release of energy as ATP? 1
13. Which type of ribosomes are found in prokaryotes and eukaryotes? 1
14. Why are ribosomes called ‘protein factories’? 1
15. ‘Every multicellular organism has arisen from a single cell’. Justify this statement. 1
16. Which is the smallest cell in human body? 1
17. Name the largest cell in human body? 1
18. Give two examples of organisms in which a single cell performs all the functions. 1
OR
Name two unicellular organisms.
19. Draw the diagram of a plant cell and label any three parts which make it different from an 3
animal cell.
20. Distinguish between hypotonic solution, isotonic solution and hypertonic solution. 3
21. What are the main functional regions of a cell? Explain with the help of a diagram. 3
22. Describe the complexity in structure of organisms. 3
23. The structure/organelle of a cell that functions as a passage for intracellular transport as 1
well as a manufacturing surface, is
(i) ribosome
(ii) endoplasmic reticulum
(iii) plastids
(iv) plasma membrane
24. If a plant cell is kept in a hypotonic solution, it will 1
(i) increase in its volume
(ii) maintain the same volume
(iii) decrease in its volume
(iv) burst
25. Analyse the statements and pick up the right one regarding mitochondrial membranes 1
from the following :
(i) The inner membrane is longer than the outer membrane
(ii) The outer membrane is longer than the inner membrane
(iii) Both the inner and the outer membranes are almost equal in length.
(iv) Mostly mitochondria have a single membrane.
26. The cell organelles (other than the nucleus) which contain DNA are 1
(i) plastids and lysosomes
(ii) mitochondria and Golgi apparatus
(iii) Golgi apparatus and lysosomes
(iv) plastids and mitochondria
27. The primary function of smooth endoplasmic reticulum in liver cells is 1
(i) protein synthesis
(ii) catabolism of proteins
(iii) detoxification
(iv) carbohydrate metabolism
28. Engulfing of food materials or foreign bodies by cells like Amoeba is called 1
(i) diffusion
(ii) endocytosis
(iii) osmosis
(iv) plasmolysis
29. In plant cells, many substances important for life are stored in 1
(i) plastids
(ii) mitochondria
(iii) vacuoles
(iv) lysosomes
30. A prokaryotic cell does not possess 1
(i) cell membrane
(ii) cell wall
(iii) nuclear membrane
(iv) both (a) and (c)
31. The most abundant material in plant cell wall is 1
(i) cellulose
(ii) lipids
(iii) proteins
(iv) wax
32. The membrane of Golgi apparatus has connections with those of 1
(i) nuclear membrane
(ii) endoplasmic reticulum
(iii) cell membrane
(iv) mitochondria
33. The major function of Golgi apparatus is 1
(i) detoxification
(ii) fermentation
(iii) translocation
(iv) secretion
34. The cell organelles with digestive enzymes are 1
(i) ribosomes
(ii) food vacuoles
(iii) lysosomes
(iv) Golgi apparatus
35. 70-80 % of volume of a mature plant cell is occupied by 1
(i) endoplasmic reticulum
(ii) nucleus
(iii) cytoplasm
(iv) vacuole
36. Rough endoplasmic reticulum helps in the synthesis of 1
(i) glycogen
(ii) starch
(iii) steroids
(iv) proteins
37. Most of the substances in the living world are transported across the cell membrane by 1
the process of
(i) osmosis
(ii) endocytosis
(iii) diffusion
(iv) plasmolysis
38. The proteins and lipids, essential for building the cell membrane, are manufactured by 1
(i) rough endoplasmic reticulum
(ii) Golgi apparatus
(iii) plasma membrane
(iv) mitochondria
39. The cell organelle involved in forming complex sugars from simple sugars are 1
(i) endoplasmic reticulum
(ii) ribosomes
(iii) plastids
(iv) Golgi apparatus
40. Cell wall of which one of these is not made up of cellulose? 1
(i) Bacteria
(ii) Hydrilla
(iii) Mango tree
(iv) Cactus
41. Kitchen of the cells 1
(i) mitochondria
(ii) endoplasmic reticulum
(iii) chloroplast
(iv) Golgi apparatus
42. Lipid molecules in the cell are synthesized by 1
(i) smooth endoplasmic reticulum
(ii) rough endoplasmic reticulum
(iii) Golgi apparatus
(iv) plastids
43. There is no net movement of water when a cell is placed in a/an _________ medium. 1
44. The basic building units of an onion bulb, are called ____________ . 1
45. Centrosome helps in ____________ division. 1
46. The folds of inner membrane of mitochondria increase the area for ATP generating 1
chemical reactions. [True/False]
47. Lysosomes are produced by endoplosmic reticulum. [True/False] 1
