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Arjuna NEET 2026
Botany
Cell - The Unit of Life DPP 01
Q1 You are asked to examine a cell using a powerful Statement 2: Animal cells rupture when placed in
light microscope. The image you see has a clearly distilled water.
defined nucleus and mitochondria. It also has a (A) Both statements 1 and 2 are correct.
large central vacuole and chloroplasts. From (B) Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is
what group of organisms did this cell most likely incorrect
come? (C) Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is
(A) Bacteria (B) Protists correct
(C) Animal (D) Plants (D) Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect.
Q2 The best way to identify a cell as either plant cell Q6 The feature which differentiate cells of human
or animal cell is to determine whether: cheek with the cells of onion peel is:
(A) it came from a single-celled or multicellular (A) the type of outer boundary
organism. (B) cytoplasm which is the main arena of cellular
(B) it has a cell wall. activities
(C) it has a plasma membrane. (C) absence of centriole
(D) it has cytosol. (D) presence of dense membrane bound
structure
Q3 Which of following is not common in chloroplasts
& mitochondria? Q7 The phragmoplast is organised at the:
(A) Both are present in animal cells (A) beginning of anaphase
(B) Both contain their own genetic material (B) beginning of telophase
(C) Both are present in eukaryotic cells (C) end of anaphase
(D) Both are present in plant cells (D) end of telophase
Q4 How many non-membrane-bound organelles are Q8 Incorrect statement is:
found in animal cells that are absent in plant (A) All eukaryotic cells are not identical.
cells? (B) Plant cells possess cell walls, plastids and a
(A) 2 large central vacuole, which are absent in
(B) 1 animal cell.
(C) An animal cell does not have non-membrane- (C) Animal cells have centrioles and dictyosomes
bound organelles. which are absent in almost all plant cells.
(D) Plant and animal cells have all the same (D) Eukaryotic genetic material is organised into
organelles. chromosomes.
Q5 Read the given statements and select the correct Q9 Which of the following statements are incorrect?
option. (i) Plant cells have centrioles which are absent in
Statement 1: Plant cells do not rupture when almost all animal cells.
placed in distilled water. (ii) Ribosomes are the site of protein synthesis.
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Arjuna NEET 2026
Botany
Cell - The Unit of Life DPP 01
Q1 You are asked to examine a cell using a powerful Statement 2: Animal cells rupture when placed in
light microscope. The image you see has a clearly distilled water.
defined nucleus and mitochondria. It also has a (A) Both statements 1 and 2 are correct.
large central vacuole and chloroplasts. From (B) Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is
what group of organisms did this cell most likely incorrect
come? (C) Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is
(A) Bacteria (B) Protists correct
(C) Animal (D) Plants (D) Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect.
Q2 The best way to identify a cell as either plant cell Q6 The feature which differentiate cells of human
or animal cell is to determine whether: cheek with the cells of onion peel is:
(A) it came from a single-celled or multicellular (A) the type of outer boundary
organism. (B) cytoplasm which is the main arena of cellular
(B) it has a cell wall. activities
(C) it has a plasma membrane. (C) absence of centriole
(D) it has cytosol. (D) presence of dense membrane bound
structure
Q3 Which of following is not common in chloroplasts
& mitochondria? Q7 The phragmoplast is organised at the:
(A) Both are present in animal cells (A) beginning of anaphase
(B) Both contain their own genetic material (B) beginning of telophase
(C) Both are present in eukaryotic cells (C) end of anaphase
(D) Both are present in plant cells (D) end of telophase
Q4 How many non-membrane-bound organelles are Q8 Incorrect statement is:
found in animal cells that are absent in plant (A) All eukaryotic cells are not identical.
cells? (B) Plant cells possess cell walls, plastids and a
(A) 2 large central vacuole, which are absent in
(B) 1 animal cell.
(C) An animal cell does not have non-membrane- (C) Animal cells have centrioles and dictyosomes
bound organelles. which are absent in almost all plant cells.
(D) Plant and animal cells have all the same (D) Eukaryotic genetic material is organised into
organelles. chromosomes.
Q5 Read the given statements and select the correct Q9 Which of the following statements are incorrect?
option. (i) Plant cells have centrioles which are absent in
Statement 1: Plant cells do not rupture when almost all animal cells.
placed in distilled water. (ii) Ribosomes are the site of protein synthesis.
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