Which of the following statements about plasmids in prokaryotic cells is correct?
1. Plasmids are essential for the survival of bacteria under normal conditions.
2. Plasmids encode proteins that aid in photosynthesis.
3. Plasmids carry non-essential genes that confer advantages such as antibiotic resistance.
4. Plasmids are linear DNA molecules found in the cytoplasm.
Subtopic:  Cell Organisation | Prokaryotic Cell Organisation |
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What will be true for both erythrocytes of many mammals and sieve tube cells of vascular plants?
1. They are not considered as living cells.
2. They do not contain a nucleus at maturity.
3. They divide continuously to produce new cells.
4. They are fragments of larger cells present in early embryonic stages.
Subtopic:  Cell Organisation |
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Which of the following statements with respect to Endoplasmic Reticulum is incorrect?
1. SER are the sites for lipid synthesis 
2. RER has ribosomes attached to ER 
3. SER is devoid or ribosomes 
4. In prokaryotes only RER are present 
Subtopic:  Cell Organisation | Endomembrane System (Endoplasmic Reticulum) |
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Thin, amorphous, and cementing layer between two adjacent cells, is

1. Primary wall 2. Middle lamella
3. Secondary wall 4. Plasma membrane 
Subtopic:  Cell Organisation | Cell Wall | Cell Membrane |
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A single human somatic cell has approximately:
1. two metre long thread of DNA distributed among its forty six chromosomes.
2. two metre long thread of DNA distributed among its twenty three chromosomes.
3. one metre long thread of DNA distributed among its forty six chromosomes.
4. one metre long thread of DNA distributed among its twenty three chromosomes.
Subtopic:  Cell Organisation |
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State the following statements as true (T) or false (F) and select the correct option.

A. Integral proteins are partially or totally buried in the membrane.
B. Human RBC membrane has approximately 52% proteins.
C. Proteins move laterally within overall bilayer of membrane.
 
A B C
1. T T T
2. F T F
3. T F T
4. F F T
Subtopic:  Cell Organisation | Cell Membrane | Evidence for Fluidic Nature of Membrane |
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Eukaryotic cells are considered as more efficient than prokaryotic cells, due to

1. compartmentalisation of cytoplasm
2. infolding of membrane
3. presence of cell wall
4. aerobic respiration 
Subtopic:  Cell Organisation | Prokaryotic Cell Organisation |
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