Ribosomes are non-membrane bound organelles found in:
1. All prokaryotic cells only
2. All eukaryotic cells only
3. All somatic cells in eukaryotic organisms only
4. All cells

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A non-membrane bound organelle found in animal cells that helps in cell division would be:

1. Centromere 2. Centrosome
3. Basal body 4. Fimbriae
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A ‘comma’ shaped bacterium is known as a:

1. Bacillus
2. Coccus
3. Vibrios
4. Spirillum

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The genomic DNA of a bacterial cell is:

1. circular and located on a single chromosome
2. circular and located on multiple chromosomes
3. linear and located on a single chromosome
4. linear and located on multiple chromosomes

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Extra-chromosomal circular double stranded and autonomously replicating DNA found in many bacteria is known as:

1.Plastid2.Genophore
3.Plasmid4.Genome

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A ‘slime layer’ or a ‘capsule’ is a modification of which of the following layers of the cell envelope of a prokaryotic cell?

1. Glycocalyx 2. Cell wall
3. Lipoprotein layer 4. Cell membrane
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Mesosomes, extensions of plasma membrane in bacterial cells, help in all the following except:

1. Cell wall formation
2. DNA replication and distribution to daughter cells
3. Respiration
4. Photosynthesis

Subtopic:  Cell Membrane |
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A basal body is a part of bacterial:

1. Inclusion bodies 2. Chromosomal DNA
3. Flagellum 4. Plasmid
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The surface appendage on the bacterial cells that helps in conjugation is:

1. Flagellum 2. Fimbria
3. Pilus 4. Cilia
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Identify the incorrect statement regarding bacterial ribosomes:

1. They are associated with plasma membrane
2. They are 70 S with two subunits being 30 S and 40 S
3. Several ribosomes may attach to a single mRNA
4. They translate the mRNA into proteins

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