Class IX Chapter : The Fundamental Unit of Life Date of Taking Test : June 24, 2026 Time: 20 Minutes 1. Which of the following is correct? (a) Lysosomes contain powerful digestive enzymes. (b) Golgi apparatus is involved in the formation of ribosomes. (c) In RER, lysosomes are attached to the surface of ER (d) Mitochondria contain green-coloured pigment. None 2. Both fish and frog are eukaryotic organisms. The functions involving storage, modification and packaging of products in vesicles in the cells of these organisms are performed by (a) ER (b) SER (c) Ribosomes (d) Golgi body None 3. Refer to the picture of animal cell below and identify the organelle labelled as P (a) Chlorophyll (b) Nucleus (c) Vacuole (d) Ribosome None 4. The energy currency of the cell is ATP. In this abbreviation, ‘P’ stands for (a) Production (b) Phosphate (c) Phenyl (d) Protein None 5. Specialised vacuoles play an important role in expelling excess water in (a) Only I (b) I and II (c) I and III (d) Only III None 6. The mitochondrial inner membrane is folded into numerous finger-like extensions. What would happen if the inner membrane was not folded? (a) I and II (b) Only II (c) III and IV (d) II and III None 7. Match the following columns (a) 1-D, 2- B, 3-A, 4-C (b) 1-B, 2- D, 3-A, 4-C (c) 1-C, 2- D, 3-A, 4-B (d) 1-D, 2- C, 3-A, 4-B None 8. In Amoeba, the consumed food material is digested in (a) Cytoplasm (b) Food vacuole (c) Contractile vacuoles (d) Both Golgi apparatus and ER None 9. Animal and plant cells differ in several aspects and characteristics. Which of the following is the characteristic feature of plant cell only? (a) Ribosomes (b) Nucleus (c) Centriole (d) Cell Wall None 10. Which of the following process is responsible for producing gametes during reproduction in plants and animals? (a) Mitosis (b) Meiosis (c) Binary fission (d) Budding None 11. Refer to the diagram showing a stage of division in a cell. (a) 8 and 8 respectively (b) 4 and 2 respectively (c) 4 and 4 respectively (d) 6 and 2 respectively None 12. Amoeba is a unicellular yet eukaryotic organism. What among the following attributes qualifies Amoeba as a eukaryote? (a) It contains a contractile vacuole (b) It needs food for energy (c) It has membrane bound nucleus. (d) It is surrounded by a plasma membrane None 13. The plasma membrane is a lipid bilayer that surrounds and contains the cytoplasm of the cell. It possesses several life-sustaining properties. What characteristic of the plasm membrane aids Amoeba in food acquisition? (a) It is flexible in nature (b) It is selectively permeable for some materials. (c) It is made up of proteins and lipids (d) It allows the active transport of some substances across it. None 14. In the absence of Golgi apparatus, a cell would (a) no longer process, modify, and package various molecules for transport. (b) start secreting various enzymes to carry out protein synthesis (c) undergo mitosis rather than meiosis (d) lose all its genetic information. None 15. In a plant cell, plastids are of various types. The colourless plastids in a plant cell are associated with (a) food manufacturing and processing (b) generation of energy (c) storage of protein and starch (d) transport of material across the cell None 16. Assertion (A): Diffusion plays an important role in gaseous exchange between the cells and it external environment. Reason (R): The movement of water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane is called osmosis. (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A (b) Both A and R are true and R is NOT the correct explanation of A (c) A is true but R is false (d) A is false but R is true None 17. Assertion (A): The cell wall is living and freely permeable to all substances. Reason(R): Cell wall is rigid outer covering of plant cell. (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A (b) Both A and R are true and R is NOT the correct explanation of A (c) A is true but R is false (d) A is false but R is true None 18. Assertion (A): The lose water by osmosis in a hypertonic solution. Reason(R): In hypertonic solution, external medium contains a lower concentration of water than the cell. (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A (b) Both A and R are true and R is NOT the correct explanation of A (c) A is true but R is false (d) A is false but R is true None 19. Assertion (A): Eukaryotic cells have nuclear membrane and membrane-enclosed organelles. Reason (R): Eukaryotic cells divide by meiosis only. (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A (b) Both A and R are true and R is NOT the correct explanation of A (c) A is true but R is false (d) A is false but R is true None 20. Assertion (A): SER plays an important role in detoxification Reason (R): Digestive enzymes of lysosomes are made by RER. (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A (b) Both A and R are true and R is NOT the correct explanation of A (c) A is true but R is false (d) A is false but R is true None Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Name * Email * Website Comment * Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.