
The name chromatin was given by:

Important Questions on Cell : The Unit of Life




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


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?


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:



Identify the part labelled as ‘’ in the diagram given below:

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 |








