BVM GLOBAL @ BENGALURU
SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
Class 8/Biology/Annual Exam -WS
Cell: Structure and Function
1. Cheek cells do not have
a. Nucleus
b. Plastids
c. Cell membrane
d. Golgi apparatus
2. Which pair is responsible for inheritance of characters?
a. Cell membrane and cell wall
b. Chromosomes and genes
c. Chloroplasts and cell membrane
d. Chromosomes and mitochondria
3. Plastids that help in the storage of starch and proteins are——-.
a. Chloroplasts
b. Chromoplasts
c. Leucoplasts
d. All of these
4. The unit used for measurement of the cell size is——-.
a. Millimetre
b. Centimetre
c. Micrometre
d. Decimetre
5. No. of chromosomes in a human cell are——.
a. 80
b. 24
c. 46
d. 32
6. Smallest cells in the human body are ———-.
a. Liver cell
b. Red blood cells
c. Nerve cell
d. Skin cell
7. The word cell is not applicable for
a. Algae
b. Bacteria
c. Fungi
d. Virus
8. Which one of these is not a part of the nucleus?
a. Chromosomes
b. Genes
c. Ribosomes
d. Chromatin
9. Identify the statement that holds true for cells
a. Eggs of Insects are not cells.
b. Single cell can perform all functions in a unicellular organism.
c. Cells are of the same shape in a multicellular organism.
d. Different types of cells make a tissue.
10. Plant cell wall is made up of
a. Proteins
b. Cellulose
c. Starch
d. Lipid
11. Ritika accidentally touched a hot pan and immediately pulled her hand away. She felt
the sensation of heat and reacted due to the action of
a. Skin surface
b. Nerve cells
c. Blood cells
d. Nuclei of skin
Directions: In the following questions, a statement of assertion is followed by a statement of
reason.
Mark the correct choice as:
(a) If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
(b) If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of
Assertion.
(c) If Assertion is true but Reason is false.
(d) If both Assertion and Reason are false.
12. Assertion: Eukaryotic cells have membrane bound organelles.
Reason: Prokaryotic cells lack membrane bound organelles.
13. Assertion: Schleiden and Schwann were the first to observe the cells and to put forward
cell theory.
Reason: The cells are always living unit.
14. Give reasons for the following.
1. Tomatoes are red in colour.
2. Plant cells contain large vacuoles.
3. . More mitochondria are found in cells which are physiologically more active.
4. Multicellular organisms are made up of cells having varied shapes and sizes.
15. Answer the following questions.
1. Rohan has a small lawn in his house, having a number of flowers. He is amazed at the
beautiful colours and asks his teacher ‘what makes the flowers so colourful?’
2. While observing onion peel cells, what is the dark structure in the centre of the cells
found
to be? Mention two of its functions.
3. Why are nerve cells long and fibre-like? Discuss.
4. Explain the role of ribosomes present on the Rough ER.
5. Why multicellular organisms like humans and elephants cannot grow as a single large cell
and perform all functions through it?
16. .Observe the Fig. 8.2 and answer the following questions.
a. Identify and name the type of cell.
b. Label the parts A to E.
c. Write the difference between A and B.
d. Write the function of C.