Structure & Functions of the Plant & Animal Cells

In 1665 [blank_start]Robert Hooke[blank_end] observed a section of a cork using a primary microscope. That was when he discovered the smallest biological unit of life 'cells'

Radolf Virchow is credited for the third part of the modern cell concept.

Select the correct statements about the animal cell out of the following:

Interior to the plasma membrane is the cell wall in plant cells.

The cell wall is a living structure.

What are the main constituents of the plasma membrane?

During cell division, chromatin is converted into chromosomes.

The main function of the nucleus is [blank_start]control of the cellular activities[blank_end].

Humans have 26 pairs of chromosomes.

Chloroplast is called the 'power house of the cell'.

What are the functions of the golgi complex?

Ribosomes are membrane bound organelles which provide place for protein synthesis.

There are two main parts in the Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER). They are; 1. Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum 2. Soft Endoplasmic Reticulum

The membrane surrounding the vacuole is called the [blank_start]tonoplast[blank_end].

Unicellular organisms have contractile vacuoles filled with cell sap.

Plant cell growth has no limit.

During cell division, first the [blank_start]nucleus[blank_end] divides and then, the cytoplasm follows.

Meiosis is significant for the growth of multicellular organisms.

Select the correct statements about meiosis from the following.

In humans and so-like animals, zygote produced by the fusion of the two gametes which are produced from meiosis grows into a multicellular organism by undergoing the process of mitosis.