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Identify the type of chromosome based on the position of the centromere.

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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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Rewrite the following statements with suitable words in the blanks:
There are _____ pairs of chromosomes in human beings. [Write the value in digits]
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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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When the centromere is situated in the middle of two equal arms of chromosomes, the chromosome is referred as:
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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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Which of the following statements is not correct?
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Identify the part labelled as ‘M’ in the diagram given below:

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Match List - I with the List - II.

  List - I   List - II
(a) Metacentric chromosome (i) Centromere situated close to the end forming one extremely short and one very long arms
(b) Acrocentric chromosome (ii) Centromere at the terminal end
(c) Sub-metacentric (iii) Centromere in the middle forming two equal arms of chromosomes
(d) Telocentric chromosomes (iv) Centromere slightly away from the middle forming one shorter arm and one longer arm

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Fill up the blanks with suitable words, respectively. 

Each chromosome has a ____ or _____ on the sides, disc shaped structure is called _____. The _____ chromosome has two equal arms, ____ chromosome has one shorter and one long arm. _____ chromosome has no second arm. The secondary constriction develop small fragment called ______

A) metacentric
B) telocentric
C) centromere
D) primary constriction 

E) submetacentric
F) satellite
G) kinetochore

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Match the columns and identify the correct option.
 
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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