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Explain the function of amyloplasts.

Important Questions on Cell : The Unit of Life

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The shorter and longer arms of a submetacentric chromosome are referred to as:
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In a chloroplast the highest number of protons are found in:
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Which of the following cell organelles is responsible for extracting energy from carbohydrates to form ATP?
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Match the following types of plastids with their functions:

Column - I Column - II
(a) Leucoplasts (i) Carbohydrates
(b) Amyloplasts (ii) Proteins
(c) Elaioplasts (iii) Nutrients
(d) Aleuroplasts (iv) Oils and Fats

 

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The structures that are formed by stacking of organized flattened membranous sacs in the chloroplasts are:
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The solid linear cytoskeletal elements having a diameter of 7 nm and made up of a single type of monomer are known as:
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A cell organelle containing hydrolytic enzymes is:
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Cellular organelles with membranes are:
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Water-soluble pigments found in plant cell vacuoles are:
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The chromosomes in which centromere is situated close to one end are:
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Microtubules are the constituents of:
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Which of the following are not membrane-bound?
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Mitochondria and chloroplast are:

(i) Semi - autonomous organelles

(ii) Formed by the division of pre-existing organelles and they contain DNA but lack protein synthesizing machinery

Which one of the following option is correct?

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Which of the following statements is not correct?
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Which one of the following cell organelles are enclosed by a single membrane?
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Proteins P, Q, and R are associated with an intact organellar membrane in a cell. If the intact organelle is treated with a high ionic strength buffer, only protein R remained associated with the membrane fraction. Based on this, one could conclude that:
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Balbiani rings are sites of:
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DNA is not present in:
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Match the columns and identify the correct option.
 
  Column I   Column II
A Thylakoids (i) Disc-shaped sacs in Golgi apparatus
B Cristae (ii) Condensed structure of DNA
C Cisternae (iii) Flat membranous sacs in stroma
D Chromatin (iv) Infoldings in mitochondria
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The region of chromatin that is stained lightly is