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What do you mean by the permeability of a membrane? Explain with a suitable example.

Important Questions on The Fundamental Unit of Life

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If a cell is placed in hypertonic solution it will-
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The containers X and Y have 1 litre of pure water and 1 litre of 0.1 M sugar solution, respectively. Which one of the following statements would be correct regarding their water potential Ψ and osmotic potential Ψs?

*Note: There were errors in original KVPY papers, and thus the options are modified here.

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Glucose is the prime source of energy in our body. However it is stored in the form of glycogen in the muscle and liver of animals and in the form of starch in plants. As a result, every time a cell requires glucose, it must hydrolyze glycogen which is an energy-consuming process. Why does the cell store glycogen instead of glucose in free form?

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When a cell is placed in a strong salt solution. It shrinks, because:
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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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When the concentration of solutes differs on the two sides of a membrane permeable only to water, then -
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A biology teacher placed a hen’s egg in three different solutions:
 Solution A: Pure water,
 Solution B: saturated salt solution,
 Solution C: Hydrochloric acid
 The sequence of treatments and the ensuring probable effect on the egg are listed below:
 I. A - B - C -Remains unchanged
 II. B - C - A - Swells
 III. C - A - B - Shrinks
 IV. B - A - C - Loses salts
 Based on the above sequence to treatment which one of the options will be correct?
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 A few dried raisins are put in water for some time and then placed inside the concentrated salt solution. What we observe is, raisins:
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Eukaryotic cells contain several membrane-bound subcellular structures called Organelles. The vacuole is one such organelle found in both animal and plant
cells. Which of the following statement are true for vacuoles?
A. Contain cell sap.
B. Provide turgidity to the plant cell.
C. Plant cell vacuoles are smaller than animals cell vacuoles.
D. Vacuoles store amino acids, sugar, acids and contain protein.
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In simple organisms, exchange of gases and excretion occurs through –
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What will happen to cells of cyanobacteria if they are placed in purified water?
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Choose one of the following alternative statements given below which correctly explains the process of osmosis.
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DNA synthesis occurs in which stage of cell cycle.
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Which of the following is not found in prokaryotes except?
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The water potential ψp of pure water at standard temperature and atmospheric pressure is:
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The movement of molecules during diffusion can be described through all of the following except - 
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The plasma membrane (pm) forms the boundary of lung cells. Which of the following statements is true for the pm?
A. Plasma membrane is a semipermeable membrane
B. Water moves across the pm by osmosis.
C. O2 and CO2 can cross the pm by diffusion.
D. Na+ and K+ ions can pass the pm by diffusion.