Cell Structure and Function MCQs for MDCAT Practice

Biology section, Cell Structure and Function chapter. Sample questions from past PMC papers.

1. Question 1
   All of the following scientists studied cells except
   • A.Hooke
   • B.van Leeuwenhoek
   • C.Schleiden
   • D.Schwann
   • E.Linnaeus
   Sign up free to see the explanation, distractor analysis, and add this to your spaced repetition deck.
2. Question 2
   Following are some events of a phase of growth in plants. I. The walls of cells become thicker. II. The walls of tissues become pitted. III. New structural features develop. The above events belong to the phase of
   • A.cell division.
   • B.elongation.
   • C.maturation.
   • D.differentiation.
   Sign up free to see the explanation, distractor analysis, and add this to your spaced repetition deck.
3. Question 3
   Ribosomes exist in two forms, either attached with RER or freely dispersed in the:
   • A.Tonoplast
   • B.Golgi bodies
   • C.Cytoplasm
   • D.SER
   Sign up free to see the explanation, distractor analysis, and add this to your spaced repetition deck.
4. Question 4
   In chloroplasts, chlorophyll is present in the:
   • A.Outer membrane
   • B.Inner membrane
   • C.Thylakoids
   • D.Stroma
   Sign up free to see the explanation, distractor analysis, and add this to your spaced repetition deck.
5. Question 5
   Kinetochore is a complex of _______ associated with the centromere of a chromosome to which the microtubules of the spindle attach.
   • A.DNA
   • B.Carbohydrates
   • C.Nucleosomes
   • D.Proteins
   Sign up free to see the explanation, distractor analysis, and add this to your spaced repetition deck.
6. Question 6
   Which structures are found in both animal cells and plant cells?
   • A.Cell membrane and chloroplasts
   • B.Cell membrane and nucleus
   • C.Cell wall and chloroplasts
   • D.Cell wall and nucleus
   Sign up free to see the explanation, distractor analysis, and add this to your spaced repetition deck.
7. Question 7
   Chromosomes begin migrating to opposite poles.
   • A.Telophase
   • B.Metaphase
   • C.Prophase
   • D.Anaphase
   Sign up free to see the explanation, distractor analysis, and add this to your spaced repetition deck.
8. Question 8
   A cell without a cell wall is termed as?
   • A.Tonoplast
   • B.Protoplast
   • C.Symplast
   • D.Epiblast
   Sign up free to see the explanation, distractor analysis, and add this to your spaced repetition deck.