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Cell—Structure and Functions

The size of the cells of an organism has no relation with the size of its body. Do you agree? Give reason for your answer.

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Cell—Structure and Functions

Why do plant cells have an additional layer surrounding the cell membrane? What is this layer known as?

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Cell—Structure and Functions

Cells consist of many organelles, yet we do not call any of these organelles as structural and functional unit of living organisms. Explain.

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Cell—Structure and Functions

Fill in the blanks with the terms given in the box below:

Nucleus, chromosomes, cell wall, cell membrane, protoplasm, cytoplasm, ribosome, cell organelles

The outermost layer of plant cells is the (a) beneath which is the (b) . The term (c) refers to the jelly-like substance containing all the (d) . The (e) contains thread-like structures called (f) .

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Cell—Structure and Functions

Read the following statements and write the appropriate term against each statement.
A. I control the functions of a cell. Who am I? ……………….
B. I am like a policeman. I do not allow anything and everything to get in and out of the cell. Who am I? ……………….
C. I transfer characters from parents to offsprings. Who am I?……………….

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Cell—Structure and Functions

Is the following statement correct? If it is wrong, correct the
statement
Statement : “Unicellular organisms do not respire, only
multicellular organisms respire”

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Cell—Structure and Functions

What are the functions of cell wall in plant cells?

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Cell—Structure and Functions

Amoeba and Paramecium belong to which category of organisms?

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Cell—Structure and Functions

In a cell, where are the genes located?

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Cell—Structure and Functions

We do not sense any pain when we clip our nails or cut our hair. Why?

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