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NEET & AIIMS - 2019

M-CAPS-01 : BOTANY
(Medical-Classroom Assessment Practice Sheet)
Topics covered : Cell : The Unit of Life : What is a Cell?, Cell Theory, An Overview of Cell, Prokaryotic
Cell-Structure, Gram Staining, Eukaryotic Cell Structure, Difference between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cell,
Difference between Plant Cell and Animal Cell, Plasma Membrane; Cell Wall, Endomembrane System–
Endoplasmic Reticulum, Golgi body, Lysosome, Vacuole, Mitochondria, Plastid; Ribosomes.

1. Select the mismatch. 4. What is the outermost layer of cell envelope in

(1) Nucleus – Robert Brown prokaryotic cell?
(2) Cell theory – Matthias Schleiden and (1) Cell wall
Theodore Schwann (2) Glycocalyx
(3) Mesosomes – George Palade (3) Plasma membrane
(4) Cell membrane – Singer and Nicolson (4) Mesosomes
2. Read the following statements and select the 5. Select the incorrect statement.
correct option w.r.t. cell theory.
(1) Egg of ostrich is the largest isolated single cell
(a) All living organisms are composed of cells and
products of cells. (2) Ribosomes are organelle within the organelle

(b) Viruses are exception to cell theory because (3) The shape of the cells may vary with the
they are cellular particles. function they perform
(c) All cells arise from pre-existing cells. (4) Genetic material is present in well defined
(d) Activities of an organisms are the outcome of nucleus in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes
sum total of activities and interactions of its 6. Match the column.
constituent cells.
Column I Column II
(e) Rudolf Virchow gave final shape to cell theory.
(Types of cell) (Size)
(1) All except (b)
a. Typical bacteria (i) 0.3 μm
(2) All except (b) & (c)
b. Viruses (ii) 0.02 – 0.2 μm
(3) All except (c) & (e)
c. PPLO (iii) 10 – 20 μm
(4) All except (a) & (d)
d. Typical eukaryotic cell (iv) 1 – 2 μm
3. Statement A :Ribosomes are membraneless
organelles found in all cells. (1) a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv) (2) a(iv), b(ii), c(i), d(iii)
Statement B :Cytoplasm is the main arena of (3) a(ii), b(i), c(iii), d(iv) (4) a(iii), b(ii), c(i), d(iv)
cellular activities.
7. Which of the following acts as mordant in Gram
(1) Only statement A is incorrect staining technique?
(2) Only statement B is incorrect (1) Alcohol (2) Crystal violet stain
(3) Both the statements are incorrect
(3) Safranine (4) Iodine
(4) Both the statements are correct
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8. Select the odd one w.r.t. functions of mesosome.
(1) Helps in respiration and secretion processes
(2) Helps in cell wall formation
(3) Helps in formation of inclusion bodies
(4) Helps in DNA replication
9. A flagellum is composed of
(1) Inclusion bodies, filament and hook
(2) Filament, hook and basal body
14. Select the incorrect statement w.r.t. active
transport.
(1) Uphill movement of materials takes place
across the membrane
(2) Solute particles move against the concentration
gradient
(3) Energy dependent process
(4) Active transport do not requires energy
15. Select the incorrect statement w.r.t. eukaryotic
cell

(3 Filament, cell wall and cell membrane (1) Membrane bound organelles are present
(2) Sap vacuoles are commonly found in plant
(4) Filament, mesosomes and basal body
cells
10. In a prokaryotic cell, (3) Contains 80 S ribosomes
I. Pigment containing membranous extensions (4) Plasma membrane is symmetrical in nature
present in cytoplasm are (a) . 16. Cell wall in algae is made up of

II. Reserve material are stored in cytoplasm in (1) Cellulose and hemicellulose with minerals like
calcium carbonate
the form of (b) .
(2) Cellulose, galactans, mannans and minerals
(a) (b) like calcium carbonate
(1) Fimbriae Gas vacuoles (3) Cellulose, galactose, pectin and minerals like
magnesium carbonate
(2) Vesicles Polysome
(4) Cellulose, galactans, mannans and chitin
(3) Chromatophores Inclusion bodies
17. The cell organelle that divides the intracellular space
(4) Tubules Inclusion bodies into two distinct compartments is

11. (a) is the extrachromosomal DNA present in (1) Golgi body

(2) Endoplasmic reticulum
(b) of prokaryotic cell.
(3) Nuclear membrane
(1) (a) Mesosome (b) Plasmamembrane
(4) Mitochondria
(2) (a) Mesosome (b) Cell wall 18. Golgi apparatus is associated with
(3) (a) Plasmid (b) Nucleus (1) Post translational protein modification
(4) (a) Plasmid (b) Cytoplasm (2) Glycosylation of lipids
12. What percentage of proteins and lipids respectively (3) Gycosidation of proteins
are present in the membrane of human erythrocyte
(4) Co-translational protein processing
cell?
19. The inner mitochondrial membrane contains
(1) 40% and 52% (2) 52% and 40%
(1) Enzymes (2) Electron carriers
(3) 48% and 52% (4) 50% and 42%
(3) 70 S ribosomes (4) Both (1) & (2)
13. Which of the following is present in animal cell but
absent in plant cell? 20. Lysosomes have

(1) Plastids (1) Hydrolases active at acidic pH

(2) Large sap vacuole (2) Lipases and proteases only

(3) Cell wall (3) Hydrolases active at pH = 7

(4) Centriole (4) Hydrolases active at basic pH

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21. _________ are called as suicidal bags. 26. Oxidative phosphorylation is done by
(1) Gas vacuoles (1) Mitochondria (2) Chloroplast
(2) Autophagic vacuoles (3) Plastids (4) Ribosomes
(3) Food vacuoles 27. Contractile vacuole in Amoeba helps in
(4) Contractile vacuoles
(1) Osmoregulation (2) Excretion
22. Match the column I to column II and choose the
(3) Digestion (4) Both (1) & (2)
correct option.
Column I Column II 28. Vacuole in a plant cell can occupy upto

a. Chloroplast (i) Carbohydrates (1) 90% of the cell volume

b. Chromoplast (ii) Proteins (2) 20% of the cell volume
c. Elaioplasts (iii) Chlorophyll (3) 10% of the cell volume
d. Aleuroplast (iv) Fat soluble pigments (4) 35% of the cell volume
e. Amyloplast (v) Oils and fats 29. Semi-autonomous nature of mitochondria is due to
(1) a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv), e(v) presence of
(2) a(iii), b(iv), c(v), d(ii), e(i) (1) 70S ribosome
(3) a(iv), b(iii), c(v), d(ii), e(i) (2) ds DNA
(4) a(v), b(iv), c(iii), d(ii), e(i) (3) Cardiolipin
23. Endomembrane system includes
(4) Both (1) & (2)
(1) Endoplasmic reticulum, golgi apparatus,
lysosomes and vacuoles 30. Read the statements carefully and choose the
(2) Endoplasmic reticulum, plastids, lysosomes correct option.
and vacuoles A. Primary cell wall of plant cells is incapable of
(3) Endoplasmic reticulum, golgi apparatus, growth and diminishes gradually as the cell
peroxisomes and vacuoles matures.
(4) Endoplasmic reticulum, golgi apparatus,
B. RER is abundantly found in the cells which are
sphaerosomes and vacuoles
actively involved in proteins synthesis and
24. Choose incorrect option w.r.t chloroplast
secretion.
(1) Has enzymes for carbohydrate synthesis
C. SER is a major site for lipid synthesis.
(2) Stroma - Light reaction
D. A number of proteins synthesized by RER are
(3) Has enzymes for protein synthesis
modified inside the Golgi apparatus.
(4) Thylakoid - Possess photosystem
(1) A, B & C (2) A, C & D
25. Cell wall is
(3) B, C & D (4) A, B & D
A. A non-living, rigid structure that surrounds the
plasma membrane of plant cell. 31. Ribosomes are also called as

B. Fungal cell wall is composed of a polymer of (1) Palade particles (2) Oxysomes
N-acetylglucosamine units. (3) F0 – F1 particles (4) Cristae
(1) Only A is correct 32. Choose the incorrect statement w.r.t. ribosome.
(2) Only B is incorrect (1) It is composed of rRNA and proteins

(3) Only A is incorrect (2) It is not surrounded by any membrane

(3) It is the smallest cell organelle
(4) Both A and B are correct
(4) It helps in lipid synthesis

  
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NEET & AIIMS-2019

M-CAPS-01 : BOTANY
(Medical-Classroom Assessment Practice Sheet)

ANSWERS

1. (3) (E) 2. (1) (VD) 3. (4) (M) 4. (2) (E) 5. (4) (D)
6. (2) (D) 7. (4) (M) 8. (3) (M) 9. (2) (E) 10. (3) (M)
11. (4) (E) 12. (2) (E) 13. (4) (E) 14. (4) (M) 15. (4) (M)
16. (2) (M) 17. (2) (M) 18. (1) (E) 19. (4) (M) 20. (1) (M)
21. (2) (E) 22. (2) (D) 23. (1) (E) 24. (2) (E) 25. (4) (M)
26. (1) (E) 27. (4) (M) 28. (1) (E) 29. (4) (D) 30. (3) (VD)
31. (1) (E) 32. (4) (M)

Question Level Questions Number

Easy (E) – 13 1,4,9,11,12,13,18,21,23,24,26,28,31

Moderate (M) – 13 3,7,8,10,14,15,16,17,19,20,25,27,32

Difficult (D) – 4 5, 6,22,29

Very Difficult (VD) – 2 2, 30

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