Cells and Subcellular Organelles

Biology, HSSC-Punjab First Year. This chapter is split into 37 topics and has 868 practice questions. The topics covered are listed below, followed by 10 free sample questions from the chapter.

Topics in this chapter

1. Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells compared 25 questions
2. Membrane transport mechanisms 25 questions
3. Cytoplasm and membranous organelles 25 questions
4. Cell signalling 25 questions
5. Plasma membrane and cell wall 25 questions
6. Nucleus and the genetic material 25 questions
7. Stem cells and their applications 25 questions
8. Cells as the basic unit of life & cell theory 25 questions
9. Ribosomes, cytoskeleton and cellular inclusions 25 questions
10. Microscopy and techniques for studying cells 25 questions
11. Properties of life, cell theory scientists and exceptions in detail 23 questions
12. Light microscope: parts, working principle and staining (Figure 3.2) 20 questions
13. Electron microscopes: TEM, SEM and Figures 3.3-3.4 22 questions
14. Microscopy calculations: magnification, resolution and unit conversions 21 questions
15. Cell wall layers: primary wall, middle lamella, secondary wall and plasmodesmata (Figures 3.5-3.6) 22 questions
16. Cell wall functions and wall materials in different organisms 21 questions
17. Fluid mosaic model and plasma membrane proteins (Figures 3.7-3.8) 26 questions
18. Membrane composition table, glycocalyx, membrane functions and techniques to study membranes 25 questions
19. Plant and animal cell ultrastructure and cytoplasm (Figures 3.9-3.10) 21 questions
20. Nucleus: envelope, pore complex, nucleolus and Figures 3.11-3.13 23 questions
21. Chromatin, nucleosomes and chromosomes (Figure 3.14) 21 questions
22. Endoplasmic reticulum: lumen, rough ER, smooth ER and Figures 3.15-3.17 23 questions
23. Ribosomes: composition, subunits and protein synthesis (Figure 3.18) 20 questions
24. Mitochondria: structure, ATP production and origin (Figure 3.19) 29 questions
25. Chloroplasts: structure, pigments and photosynthesis (Figure 3.20) 26 questions
26. Mitochondria and chloroplasts compared: energy conversion and chloroplast calculations 20 questions
27. Golgi apparatus: structure, faces, history and functions (Figure 3.21) 21 questions
28. Lysosomes: digestion, autophagy, enzymes and storage diseases (Figures 3.22-3.23) 21 questions
29. Peroxisomes, glyoxysomes and vacuoles: functions and Figures 3.24-3.25 25 questions
30. Centrioles, cytoskeleton, cilia and flagella (Figures 3.26-3.28 and 3.30) 26 questions
31. Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells: comparison table rows and Figures 3.29-3.30 23 questions
32. Cell signalling: three steps, receptors and responses (Figures 3.31-3.33) 22 questions
33. Passive transport: diffusion, facilitated diffusion, osmosis and tonicity (Figures 3.34-3.36) 26 questions
34. Active transport, endocytosis, exocytosis and reverse osmosis (Figures 3.37-3.38) 23 questions
35. Stem cells: potency examples, sources, advantages and Figure 3.39 22 questions
36. Exercise-based questions: structures, organelles, transport and short questions 22 questions
37. Assertion and reason: cell structure, organelles, signalling and transport 24 questions