Cells Structure and Functions For Class 8 Science Important Questions
Q 1 – Nucleus is separated from cytoplasm by (a) nuclear membrane (b) nucleoplasm (c) organs (d) cell membrane
Q 2 – The liquid material in the nucleus is (a) chromosomes (b) bacteria (c) nucleoplasm (d) nucleolus
Q 3 – Cells present in living organism differ in (a) numbers (b) shape (c) size (d) all of these
Q 4 – Cells which lack nuclear membrane are (a) eukaryotic cells (b) prokaryotic cells (c) single cells (d) multicells
Q 5 – The control centre of all the activities of a cell is (a) nucleus (b) nucleoplasm (c) cytoplasm (d) organelles
Q 6 – The coloured organelles which are found in plants only are (a) chlorophyll (b) plastids (c) vacuoles (d) WBC
Q 7 – A group of similar cells combine to form (a) tissue (b) organ (c) organisms (d) organelles
Q 8 – The organism containing only a single cell is called (a) unicellular organism (b) multicellular organism (c) organelle (d) all of these
Q 9 – Genes are located in (a) chromosomes (b) plastids (c) cytoplasm (d) lysosome
Q 10 – Cell walls is found in (a) plant cells only (b) animal cells only (c) both (a) and (b) (d) none of them
Q 10 – Cell walls is found in (a) plant cells only (b) animal cells only (c) both (a) and (b) (d) none of them
Q 12 – True or false
Cytoplasm is not a part of cell.
Cell wall surrounds the cell membrane.
A group of similar cells is called tissue.
Tissues combine to form an organism.
Cell are of different sizes.
Q 13 – Match the following
Column A
Column B
1. Epithelial cells
(a) Spindle shaped
2. Smooth muscle
(b) Round cells
3. Nerve cells
(c) Flattened
4. Egg cells
(d) Long and branched
5. Cell wall
(e) Dead
Q 14 – What is the function of cell wall?
Q 15 – What do you mean by unicellular and multicellular organisms?
Q 16 – Give a brief description of nucleus.
Q 17 – Name the following:
Q 18 – Differentiate between (a) Cell wall and cell membrane (b) Leucoplast and chloroplast (c) Vacuole in a plant cell and an animal cell (d) A tissue and an organ
Q 19 – What are the main functional regions of a cell? Explain.
Q 20 – Define nucleus and state its major parts.
Q 21 – In a cell, every cell organelle perform its own function. They coordinate the functions of cell.
Q 22 – Visit an agriculture extension centre in your area. Find out about genetically modified (GM) crops. Prepare a short speech for your class on this topic.
Q 23 – Find out about Bt cotton from an agriculture expert (or from envfor.nic.in/divisions/csnrv/ btcotton/bgnote.pdf). Prepare a short note on its advantages/disadvantages.