The lipid component of the plasma membrane mainly consists of:

1. Triglycerides

2. Cholesterol

3. Phosphoglycerides

4 Proteins

Carotenoid pigments are found in:

I. Chloroplasts

II. Chromoplasts

III. Leucoplasts

(1) Only I

(2) Only I and II

(3) Only II

(4) I, II and III

Microbodies, which help to convert stored lipids into carbohydrates so they can be used for plant growth, are known as:

1. Peroxisomes

2. Sphaerosomes

3. Glyoxysomes

4. Lysosomes

Ribosomes are produced in

1. Nucleolus

2. Mitochondria

3. Cytoplasm

4. Golgibody

All the following are the part of a eukaryotic cell endomembranous system except:

1. Vacuole

2. Lysosome

3. Golgi complex

4. Mitochondria

A feature unique to prokaryotes would be:

1. A cell wall not made up of cellulose

2. An extrachromosomal plasmid DNA

3. A cell membrane of peptidoglycan

4. Presence of inclusions

The tail of the phospholipid molecule:

In animal cells, lipid-like steroidal hormones are synthesized in the:

1. Nucleus

2. Rough endoplasmic reticulum

3. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

4. Golgi apparatus

Unless specifically stained by a vital stain like Janus Green, which of the following will not be visible under a microscope?

1. Rough endoplasmic reticulum

2. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

3. Golgi apparatus

4. Mitochondria

Fat soluble pigments like xanthophylls are present in:

1. Chromoplasts

2. Aleuroplasts

3. Elaioplasts

4. Amyloplasts