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NTSE SAT Biology - Cells and Tissues Sample Question Paper with Answer

SAT Biology - Cells and Tissues

Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30

1 )

The two major process of wound healing are

(a)
Regeneration and fibrosis
(b)
Fibrosis and tissue formation
(c)
Ingrowth and granulation
(d)
Regeneration and replacement

2 )

Which of the following is not a function of epithelial tissue?

(a)
Covers surfaces
(b)
Secretion and absorption
(c)
Support of the body
(d)
Lining of the digestive track

3 )

Mast cell occur in ___________

(a)
Nervous tissue
(b)
Connective tissue
(c)
Epithelial tissue
(d)
Skeletal tissue

4 )

Xylem vessels have walls impregnated with

(a)
Cutin
(b)
Chitin
(c)
Keratin
(d)
Lignin

5 )

Cork is waterproof because its cell walls are impregnated with

(a)
Chitin
(b)
Suberin
(c)
Keratin
(d)
Pillin

6 )

The primary function of muscle tissue is to

(a)
Contract
(b)
Shorten
(c)
Both A & B
(d)
Protect the body from harmful U.V rays

7 )

Which of the following has slowest growth rate?

(a)
Connective tissue
(b)
Epithelial tissue
(c)
Nervous tissue
(d)
None of these

8 )

Which tissue makes plants hard & stiff?

(a)
Sclerenchymatous tissue
(b)
Epidermal tissue
(c)
Squamous epithelial tissue
(d)
None of the above

9 )

Parenchyma: Simple :: Phloem _________

(a)
Simple
(b)
Collenchyma
(c)
Complex
(d)
Xylem

10 )

__________ tissue forms new cells in plants.

(a)
Meristematic
(b)
Permanent
(c)
Simple
(d)
None of the above

11 )

________ tissues prevent loss of water in plants.

(a)
Protective
(b)
Xylem
(c)
Phloem
(d)
All of the above

12 )

Active division takes place in the cells of _________

(a)
Xylem
(b)
Phloem
(c)
Sclerenchyma
(d)
Cambium

13 )

The largest animal cell is ________

(a)
Ostrich egg
(b)
Amoeba
(c)
Red blood corpuscle
(d)
Human sperm

14 )

Cell theory was propounded by

(a)
Morgan
(b)
Halden
(c)
Schleiden and Schwann
(d)
Robert Hooke

15 )

ER was discovered by

(a)
Robert Brown
(b)
Porter
(c)
A.V. Leeuwenhoek
(d)
Schwann

16 )

Which of the following is called as 'Suicidal bags'?

(a)
Centrosome
(b)
Lysosome
(c)
Microsome
(d)
Mesosomes

17 )

Double membrane is absent in

(a)
mitochondrion
(b)
chloroplast
(c)
nucleus
(d)
lysosome

18 )

Which organelle releases oxygen?

(a)
Ribosome
(b)
Golgi apparatus
(c)
Mitochondria
(d)
Chloroplast

19 )

The membrane surrounding the vacuole of a plant cell is called

(a)
tonoplast
(b)
plasma membrane
(c)
nuclear membrane
(d)
cell wall

20 )

Nucleoplasm is continuous with cytoplasm through

(a)
centriole
(b)
golgi apparatus
(c)
nuclear pores
(d)
endoplasmic reticulum

21 )

The function of the nucleolus in the cell is

(a)
secretory
(b)
synthesis of DNA
(c)
synthesis of RNA and ribosomes
(d)
none of these

22 )

Which of the following would not be considered part of a cell's cytoplasm?

(a)
Ribosome
(b)
Nucleus
(c)
Mitochondrion
(d)
Microtubule

23 )

Which one is not a part of nucleus?

(a)
Chromatin
(b)
Nucleolus
(c)
Centrosome
(d)
Nucleoplasm

24 )

Glycocalyx is:-

(a)
glycoproteins and glycolipids
(b)
oligosaccharide part of glycolipids and glycoproteins
(c)
lipid and protein parts of glycolipids
(d)
mucopolysaccharides attached to cell wall

25 )

Study the given flow chart regarding some cell organelles present in a cell.

Which of the following options is incorrect regarding X, Y and Z?

(a)
Organelle X can transform solar energy into chemical energy of carbohydrates.
(b)
Enzymes of organelle F are present in the acrosome of human sperm cell which digest the limiting membrane of ovum during fertilization.
(c)
On starvation, organelle Z digests stored food contents and other cellular components; this process is called as autophagy.
(d)
Organelle X can bring about stepwise oxidation of carbohydrates to produce CO₂ and water

26 )

Plastids are cytoplasmic organelles found in plant cells and in certain protists. All plastids have essentially the same structure because
(i) they have to perform the same function
(ii) they are localised in the aerial parts of plant
(iii) one type of plastid can differentiate into another type of plastid depending upon the cell requirements
(iv) all plastids have to store starch, lipids and proteins.
Which of the above mentioned statement(s) is/are correct,