MCQs: Cell – Structure and Functions
(GNM 1st Year – Anatomy & Physiology)
These MCQs on cell structure and functions are prepared specially for GNM 1st year nursing students to help in exam preparation and quick revision.
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Multiple Choice Questions
1. The basic structural and functional unit of life is:
a) Tissue
b) Organ
c) System
d) Cell
Correct answer: d) Cell
2. The cell was discovered by:
a) Charles Darwin
b) Louis Pasteur
c) Robert Hooke
d) Gregor Mendel
Correct answer: c) Robert Hooke
3. The outer covering of the cell is called:
a) Cell wall
b) Cytoplasm
c) Cell membrane
d) Nucleus
Correct answer: c) Cell membrane
4. The jelly-like substance present inside the cell is:
a) Nucleus
b) Cell membrane
c) Cytoplasm
d) Ribosome
Correct answer: c) Cytoplasm
5. The powerhouse of the cell is:
a) Ribosome
b) Golgi apparatus
c) Mitochondria
d) Lysosome
Correct answer: c) Mitochondria
6. Ribosomes are mainly involved in:
a) Lipid synthesis
b) Energy production
c) Protein synthesis
d) Cell division
Correct answer: c) Protein synthesis
7. Which cell organelle is known as the suicide bag of the cell?
a) Golgi apparatus
b) Ribosome
c) Lysosome
d) Mitochondria
Correct answer: c) Lysosome
8. Rough endoplasmic reticulum is involved in:
a) Lipid synthesis
b) Detoxification
c) Protein synthesis
d) Cell division
Correct answer: c) Protein synthesis
9. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum helps in:
a) Protein synthesis
b) Lipid synthesis and detoxification
c) Energy production
d) Cell division
Correct answer: b) Lipid synthesis and detoxification
10. The control center of the cell is the:
a) Cytoplasm
b) Ribosome
c) Nucleus
d) Mitochondria
Correct answer: c) Nucleus
11. Genetic material (DNA) is present in the:
a) Cytoplasm
b) Mitochondria
c) Golgi body
d) Nucleus
Correct answer: d) Nucleus
12. Which organelle helps in packaging and secretion of proteins?
a) Ribosome
b) Golgi apparatus
c) Lysosome
d) Centrosome
Correct answer: b) Golgi apparatus
13. Which organelle is important during cell division?
a) Lysosome
b) Ribosome
c) Golgi apparatus
d) Centrosome
Correct answer: d) Centrosome
14. Which type of cell division occurs in body cells?
a) Meiosis
b) Mitosis
c) Binary fission
d) Fragmentation
Correct answer: b) Mitosis
15. Meiosis occurs in:
a) Somatic cells
b) Body cells
c) Reproductive cells
d) Skin cells
Correct answer: c) Reproductive cells
16. Red blood cells do not have a:
a) Cell membrane
b) Cytoplasm
c) Nucleus
d) Hemoglobin
Correct answer: c) Nucleus
17. Which organelle is responsible for energy production?
a) Golgi body
b) Ribosome
c) Mitochondria
d) Lysosome
Correct answer: c) Mitochondria
18. Cell membrane mainly helps in:
a) Protein synthesis
b) Energy production
c) Control of entry and exit of substances
d) Storage of genetic material
Correct answer: c) Control of entry and exit of substances
19. Which of the following is NOT a cell organelle?
a) Mitochondria
b) Ribosome
c) Lysosome
d) Tissue
Correct answer: d) Tissue
20. Cell division is important for:
a) Growth only
b) Repair only
c) Reproduction only
d) Growth, repair, and reproduction
Correct answer: d) Growth, repair, and reproduction
Important Note for Students
- Questions from the cell chapter are frequently asked
- Remember the functions of organelles
- Focus on key words like powerhouse, suicide bag, control center