MCQ on Nucleus with Answers Pdf
MCQ on Nucleus:
MCQ on Nucleus is becoming the most common part of today’s competitive examinations. Without a basic knowledge of the Nucleus Aspirants lag in these examinations. It tests general knowledge of common terms and concepts of the Nucleus.
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Important Points to Remember about Nucleus :
- The nucleus is one of the most essential components in eukaryotic cells because it functions as a store, retrieval, and duplication center for genetic material.
- The nucleus is a double-membrane-bound organelle that houses chromatin, which is the genetic material.
- A membrane surrounds the nucleus, keeping all of the chromosomes inside but separating them from the numerous organelles and cell components that remain outside.
- A nucleus mainly consists of a nuclear membrane, chromosomes, nucleoplasm, and nucleolus.
- The nucleus is usually not present in sieve tubes and mammalian erythrocytes.
- The nucleus is the largest organelle and uses around 10 percent of the volume of the cell.
- As the nucleus controls most of the activities of cells and also contains genetic material, it is known as the command center of cells.
- The nucleus usually controls and regulates the activities of the cell in growth and cell metabolism. It carries the genes and structures that contain the hereditary information. Also, it controls the heredity characteristics of an organism.
MCQ on Nucleus for NEET / MCQ on Nuclei for Class 12:
1. Name the control center of the eukaryotic cell?
a) Nucleus
b) Ribosome
c) Cytoplasm
d) Golgi complex
Answer: A
Read: MCQ on Cell
2. The nucleus is separated from cytoplasm by__________
a) Protoplasm
b) Cell membrane
c) cell wall
d) Nuclear membrane
Answer: D
3. Who discovered the Nucleus___________.
a) Sutton
b) Boveri
c) Robert Brown
d) Hoffmeister
Answer: C
Read : MCQ on Cell Organelles
4. The term chromosome was coined by ___________.
a) Sutton
b) Boveri
c) Waldeyer
d) Hoffmeister
Answer: C
5. What is the approximate size of the nucleus in a typical mammalian cell?
a) 2.2 meter
b) 1.2 meter
c) 10−⁴ meter
d) 10−⁶ meter
Answer: D
Read: MCQ on Cell Wall
6. What is the important function of the nucleus?
a) Photosynthesis
b) Cellular reproduction
c) Lipid synthesis
d) Protein synthesis
Answer: D
7. The two membranes are separated of the nucleus are separated by___________
a) 30 to 40nm
b) 20 to 40nm
c) 10 to 40nm
d) 50 to 90nm
Answer: B
Read: MCQ on Mitochondria
8. Nucleolus was discovered by_________
a) Robert Brown
b) Leeuwenhoek
c) Robert Hooke
d) Fontana
Answer: D
9. Nucleolus is the site of formation of____________
a) Spindle fibers
b) Ribosomes
c) Peroxisomes
d) Chromosomes
Answer: B
Read: MCQ on Cytoplasm
10. The thread-like structure present in the nucleus is________
a) Nucleolus
b) Genes
c) Chromosomes
d) Ribosomes
Answer: C
11. ‘S-shaped nucleus is present in___________
a) Monocytes
b) Neutrophils
c) Eosinophils
d) Basophils
Answer: D
Read : MCQ on Vacuoles
12. The component of the cell wall with hereditary material is________
a) Nucleus
b) Protoplasm
c) Cytoplasm
d) Plastid
Answer: A
13. Nucleus is absent in___________
a) Companion cells
b) Sieve tube cells
c) Phloem parenchyma
d) Cambium
Answer: B
14. Nucleoplasm is also called_________
a) Nuclear sap
b) Karyolymph
c) Both A and B.
d) Nuclear matrix
Answer: C
15. Components of nucleus are___________
a) Karyotheca, nucleolus, chromatin, and nuclear matrix
b) Nuclear envelope, nucleolus, chromatin, and nucleoplasm
c) Nuclear envelope, nucleoplasm, chromatin
d) All the above
Answer: D
16. What is the function of the nucleus in a cell?
a) It controls all the metabolic activities of the cell.
b) It brings about the growth of the cell by directing the synthesis of structural proteins.
c) It contains genetic information in the form of genes located in the chromosomes.
d) All of the above.
Answer: D
17. How is the nucleus different from the nucleoid?
a) The nucleus is a membrane-bound nucleoid that is open
b) Nucleus has nucleoplasm separated by a nuclear membrane but nucleoids do not have any plasma separated by a membrane
c) Nucleus has a nucleolus but the nucleoid does not have a nucleolus
d) All of the above
Answer: D
18. Number of annular units in the nuclear membrane is_________
a) 4
b) 6
c) 8
d) 10
Answer: C
19. The carrier protein in nuclear protein is__________
a) Intrinsic
b) Importin
c) Extrinsic
d) None
Answer: B
20. The jelly-like substance present between the cell membrane and the nucleus is called:
a) Cytoplasm
b) Ribosome
c) Golgi apparatus
d) All of the above.
Answer: A
21. The liquid material in the nucleus is___________
a) chromosomes
b) bacteria
c) nucleoplasm
d) nucleolus
Answer: C
22. The nucleus is separated from the cytoplasm by ……….. which is absent in ………. and present only in ……… The words filling the blanks are respectively
a) Cell wall. Bacteria and Amoeba
b) Cell membrane, animals, and prokaryotes
c) Nuclear membrane, prokaryotes, and eukaryotes
d) Plasma membrane, eukaryotes, and prokaryotes
Answer: C
23. The repeating subunit of chromatin is called___________
a) nucleus
b) nucleotide
c) nucleosome
d) DNA network
Answer: C
24. In a normal human being, the number of chromosomes is___________
a) 23
b) 46
c) 53
d) 26
Answer: B
25. The structure of chromatin can be modified by________
a) methylation
b) acetylation
c) phosphorylation
d) all of the above
Answer: D
26. Which of the following structures is called a ‘little nucleus’?
a) Nucleolus
b) Nucleoid
c) Ribosome
d) Lysosome
Answer: A
27. Which of the following is not a component of the nucleus?
a) Chromosome
b) Nucleolus
c) Cytoplasm
d) Nuclear envelope
Answer: C
28. The nucleus contains a network of subdivisions called________
a) microfilaments
b) microtubules
c) Chromatin fibers
d) Chromatin network
Answer: D
29. Which of the following statements about the nucleus and nucleolus is right?
a) The nucleus is membrane-bound while the nucleolus is non-membrane-bound.
b) The nucleolus is membrane-bound while the nucleus is non-membrane-bound.
c) Both the nucleus and nucleolus are membrane-bound.
d) Both nucleus and nucleolus are not membrane-bound.
Answer: A
30. Which of the following microorganisms has two nuclei?
a) Slime molds
b) Cyanobacteria
c) Amoeba
d) Paramecium
Answer: D
31. Which of the following statements is true about the Nucleus?
a) It is absent in prokaryotes
b) It is called the brain of the cell
c) It contains DNA and other genetic materials.
d) All of the above
Answer: D
32. A darkly stained body within a nucleus without any prominent membranous boundary is____________
a) nucleolus
b) vacuole
c) ribosomes
d) mitochondria
Answer: A
33. Name the structure which is used to transfer macromolecules between the cytoplasm and nucleus.
a) Microtubules
b) Nuclear pores
c) Cilia
d) Centrioles
Answer: C
34. Which of the following is not true for chromatin?
a) Organized structure of DNA and protein
b) These are highly condensed DNA
c) It is found in the nucleus
d) It contains a single dsDNA
Answer: A
35. Which of the following statements is true about chromosomes?
a) It is present within the nucleus
b) It carries genes and helps in the inheritance
c) It is composed of DNA in the form of Chromatin and protein
d) All of the above
Answer: D
36. Find out the correct sentence
a) Enzymes packed in lysosomes are made through RER (rough endoplasmic reticulum).
b) Rough endoplasmic reticulum and smooth endoplasmic reticulum produce lipid and protein respectively.
c) Endoplasmic reticulum is related to the destruction of plasma membranes.
d) Nucleoid is present inside the nucleoplasm of the eukaryotic nucleus.
Answer: A
37. Identify the correct statement from the following.
a) Golgi apparatus is involved with the formation of lysosomes.
b) Nucleus, mitochondria, and plastids have DNA; hence they can make their own
Structural proteins.
c) Mitochondria is said to be the powerhouse of the cell as ATP is generated in them.
d) All of the above.
Answer: D
38. Which of the following statements is true about the ends of the chromosome?
a) The ends of the chromosomes are called Satellites
b) The ends of the chromosomes are called Centromeres
c) The ends of the chromosomes are called Telomeres
d) The ends of the chromosomes are called Kinetochore
Answer: C