For NEET 2026
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Cell Cell
The unit
The unit of Life of Life
1. Which object is not composed of cells? 6. Unicellular microscopic organisms were first studied
(1) Feather (2) Garden soil by
(3) Plank of wood (4) Leaf (1) Robert Hooke
2. What is the average size of most cells? (2) Priestley
(1) 10 cm (3) Pasteur
(2) Approximately 2.5 cm (4) Leeuwenhoek
(3) Less than 0.5 mm 7. Cell theory was formulated by
(4) Between 4 and 8 μm (micrometres) (1) Schleiden and Schwann
3. Piyush observed a slide of white blood cells under (2) Robert Hooke
microscope. His teacher asked him to draw the (3) Leeuwenhoek
diagram. Select the diagram which should be drawn by (4) Marcello Malpighi
Piyush. 8. ‘Omnis cellula-e cellula’ i.e., new cells arise from pre-
existing cells; this statement
statement isisgiven
givenby
by
(1) Schleiden and Schwann
(1) (2)
(2) Rudolf Virchow
(3) Robert Brown
(4) Robert Hooke
9. Who proposed a modification in the cell theory ?
(3) (4) (1) Schleiden and Schwann
(2) Rudolf Virchow
(3) Robert Hooke
4. Match column I with column II and select the correct
(4) Marcello Malpighi
option from the codes given below.
10. What is true about genetic material of a prokaryotic
Column I Column II
(A) Leeuwenhoek (i) First saw and described a cell?
living cell (1) Lacks histones
(B) Robert Brown (ii) Presence of cell wall is (2) Not enveloped by nuclear membrane
unique to plant cells (3) Composed of a single circular DNA molecule
(C) Schleiden (iii) Discovered the nucleus (4) All of these
(D) Schwann (iv) All plants are composed of 11. Label the parts of the flagellum in the bacterial cell:
different Kinds of cell
(1) A-(i), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(ii)
(2) A-(i), B-(iii), C-(ii), D-(iv)
(3) A-(iii), B-(i), C-(iv), D-(ii)
(4) A-(i), B-(iv), C-(ii), D-(iii)
5. Prokaryotic cells are generally ____ and multiply ____
than the eukaryotic cells.
(1) Smaller, slower (2) Larger, slower
(3) Smaller, faster (4) Larger, faster
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, Correct Answer 20. Which one of these is not a eukaryote?
(1) 1 = Filament, 2 = Hook, 3 = Basal body (1) Euglena
(2) 1 = Basal body, 2 = Hook, 3 = Filament (2) Anabaena
(3) 1 = Hook, 2 = Basal Body, 3 = Filament (3) Spirogyra
(4) 1 = Filament, 2 = Basal body, 3 = Hook (4) Agaricus
12. Slime layer and capsule in bacteria are modifications of 21. Which of the following statements is not true for the
(1) Glycocalyx (2) Cell wall plasma membrane?
(3) Plasma membrane (4) Pellicle (1) It is present in both plant and animal cells
13. In prokaryotes the glyocalyx when it is thick is called (2) Lipids are present in it as bilayer
(1) Slime layer (2) Mesosome (3) Proteins may be peripheral or integral in it
(3) Capsule (4) Cell wall (4) Carbohydrates are never found in it
14. Glycocalyx is associated with 22. The lipid molecules present in plasma membrane have
(1) Plasmalemma polar heads and non-polar tails (as shown in figure).
(2) Nucleus Which option represents the correct arrangement of
lipids in lipid bilayer?
(3) Nucleolus
(4) Nucleosome
15. The type of ribosomes found in prokaryotes is
(1) 80 S type (2) 70 S type
(3) 30 S type (4) 50 S type
16. Which of the following statements about inclusion
bodies is incorrect?
(1) They are not bound by any membrane. (1) (2)
(2) These are involved in ingestion of food
particles.
(3) They lie free in the cytoplasm
(4) These represent reserve material in cytoplasm
17. The reserve food material of the Prokaryotic cell is (3) (4)
(1) Glycogen and oil
(2) Starch
(3) Inclusion bodies 23. A phospholipid molecule is amphipathic and produces
(4) Laminarin two layers coming in contact with H2O. The head of
18. Go through the following statements and then select phosphlipid molecule is
correct option(s) for prokaryotic cells (1) at an angle of 40°
I. They are generally smaller than eukaryotic cells (2) at the outer surface
II. They multiply more rapidly than the eukaryotic (3) on the inner surface
cells (4) embedded in protein molecules
III. They are presented by bacteria, BGA (Blue Green 24. Lipids are arranged within the membrane with
Algae), Mycoplasma and PPLO (Pleuro Pneumonia (1) polar heads toward inner side and the
like organisms) hydrophobic tails toward outerside
(1) All (2) II and III (2) both heads and tails toward outerside
(3) Only III (4) I and III (3) heads toward outerside and tail towards inside
19. Most prokaryotic cells, particularly the bacterial cells, (4) both heads and tails toward innerside
have 25. The most abundant lipid in the cell membrane is
(1) A chemically simple cell envelope (1) cutin
(2) A chemically complex cell envelope (2) glycolipid
(3) No cell envelope (3) steroid
(4) Cell envelope only in the form a cell membrane (4) phosphoglycerides
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Top most mcq's by NandiniBiology DPP by Ambika Ma’am
Expert
DPP
Cell Cell
The unit
The unit of Life of Life
1. Which object is not composed of cells? 6. Unicellular microscopic organisms were first studied
(1) Feather (2) Garden soil by
(3) Plank of wood (4) Leaf (1) Robert Hooke
2. What is the average size of most cells? (2) Priestley
(1) 10 cm (3) Pasteur
(2) Approximately 2.5 cm (4) Leeuwenhoek
(3) Less than 0.5 mm 7. Cell theory was formulated by
(4) Between 4 and 8 μm (micrometres) (1) Schleiden and Schwann
3. Piyush observed a slide of white blood cells under (2) Robert Hooke
microscope. His teacher asked him to draw the (3) Leeuwenhoek
diagram. Select the diagram which should be drawn by (4) Marcello Malpighi
Piyush. 8. ‘Omnis cellula-e cellula’ i.e., new cells arise from pre-
existing cells; this statement
statement isisgiven
givenby
by
(1) Schleiden and Schwann
(1) (2)
(2) Rudolf Virchow
(3) Robert Brown
(4) Robert Hooke
9. Who proposed a modification in the cell theory ?
(3) (4) (1) Schleiden and Schwann
(2) Rudolf Virchow
(3) Robert Hooke
4. Match column I with column II and select the correct
(4) Marcello Malpighi
option from the codes given below.
10. What is true about genetic material of a prokaryotic
Column I Column II
(A) Leeuwenhoek (i) First saw and described a cell?
living cell (1) Lacks histones
(B) Robert Brown (ii) Presence of cell wall is (2) Not enveloped by nuclear membrane
unique to plant cells (3) Composed of a single circular DNA molecule
(C) Schleiden (iii) Discovered the nucleus (4) All of these
(D) Schwann (iv) All plants are composed of 11. Label the parts of the flagellum in the bacterial cell:
different Kinds of cell
(1) A-(i), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(ii)
(2) A-(i), B-(iii), C-(ii), D-(iv)
(3) A-(iii), B-(i), C-(iv), D-(ii)
(4) A-(i), B-(iv), C-(ii), D-(iii)
5. Prokaryotic cells are generally ____ and multiply ____
than the eukaryotic cells.
(1) Smaller, slower (2) Larger, slower
(3) Smaller, faster (4) Larger, faster
1
, Correct Answer 20. Which one of these is not a eukaryote?
(1) 1 = Filament, 2 = Hook, 3 = Basal body (1) Euglena
(2) 1 = Basal body, 2 = Hook, 3 = Filament (2) Anabaena
(3) 1 = Hook, 2 = Basal Body, 3 = Filament (3) Spirogyra
(4) 1 = Filament, 2 = Basal body, 3 = Hook (4) Agaricus
12. Slime layer and capsule in bacteria are modifications of 21. Which of the following statements is not true for the
(1) Glycocalyx (2) Cell wall plasma membrane?
(3) Plasma membrane (4) Pellicle (1) It is present in both plant and animal cells
13. In prokaryotes the glyocalyx when it is thick is called (2) Lipids are present in it as bilayer
(1) Slime layer (2) Mesosome (3) Proteins may be peripheral or integral in it
(3) Capsule (4) Cell wall (4) Carbohydrates are never found in it
14. Glycocalyx is associated with 22. The lipid molecules present in plasma membrane have
(1) Plasmalemma polar heads and non-polar tails (as shown in figure).
(2) Nucleus Which option represents the correct arrangement of
lipids in lipid bilayer?
(3) Nucleolus
(4) Nucleosome
15. The type of ribosomes found in prokaryotes is
(1) 80 S type (2) 70 S type
(3) 30 S type (4) 50 S type
16. Which of the following statements about inclusion
bodies is incorrect?
(1) They are not bound by any membrane. (1) (2)
(2) These are involved in ingestion of food
particles.
(3) They lie free in the cytoplasm
(4) These represent reserve material in cytoplasm
17. The reserve food material of the Prokaryotic cell is (3) (4)
(1) Glycogen and oil
(2) Starch
(3) Inclusion bodies 23. A phospholipid molecule is amphipathic and produces
(4) Laminarin two layers coming in contact with H2O. The head of
18. Go through the following statements and then select phosphlipid molecule is
correct option(s) for prokaryotic cells (1) at an angle of 40°
I. They are generally smaller than eukaryotic cells (2) at the outer surface
II. They multiply more rapidly than the eukaryotic (3) on the inner surface
cells (4) embedded in protein molecules
III. They are presented by bacteria, BGA (Blue Green 24. Lipids are arranged within the membrane with
Algae), Mycoplasma and PPLO (Pleuro Pneumonia (1) polar heads toward inner side and the
like organisms) hydrophobic tails toward outerside
(1) All (2) II and III (2) both heads and tails toward outerside
(3) Only III (4) I and III (3) heads toward outerside and tail towards inside
19. Most prokaryotic cells, particularly the bacterial cells, (4) both heads and tails toward innerside
have 25. The most abundant lipid in the cell membrane is
(1) A chemically simple cell envelope (1) cutin
(2) A chemically complex cell envelope (2) glycolipid
(3) No cell envelope (3) steroid
(4) Cell envelope only in the form a cell membrane (4) phosphoglycerides
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