TNPSC Group IV Biology Questions

Biology General Knowledge [GK] Questions and Answers

Cells and Cell Organelles

#   The most abundantly occurring component of the cell wall?
Answer: Cellulose

#   Energy is stored in the mitochondria as?
Answer: ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate)

#   ATP synthesis takes place in?
Answer: Mitochondria

#   Universal biological Energy currency?
Answer: ATP

#   ‘Power house’ of the cell?
Answer: Mitochondria

#   Chemical factories of the cell?
Answer: Mitochondria

#   Smallest cell organelle?
Answer: Ribosome

#   Cell organelle which is known as ‘Suicidal bags’?
Answer: Lysosomes

#   Disposal unit of a cell?
Answer: Lysosomes

#   Largest cell organelle?
Answer: Nucleus

#   The controlling centre of all vital activities of the cell?
Answer: Nucleus

#   Cell Nucleus was discovered by?
Answer: Robert Brown

#   Store house of hereditary information?
Answer: Cell Nucleus

Biology General Knowledge [GK] Questions and Answers

Cells and Cell Organelles :-

#   Smallest unit of life?
Answer: Cells

#  Longest cell?
Answer: Nerve

#  The largest human cell?
Answer: Ovum

#  The largest cell in the world?
Answer: Ostrich egg

#  The physical basis of life?
Answer: Protoplasm

#  Building blocks of all living body?
Answer: Cells

#  Who is considered to be the Father of Cytology?
Answer: Robert Hooke

#  Cells was discovered by?
Answer: Robert Hooke

#  Plant cell was discovered by?
Answer: M.J Schleiden

#  Animal cell was discovered by?
Answer: Theoder Schwann

#  The ability of a cell to form a complete organism is called?
Answer: Totipotency

#  Plant cells differ from animal cells in having?
Answer: Cell wall