NCERT solutions for Class 11 Biology chapter 8 - Cell: The Unit of Life [Latest edition]

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Solutions for Chapter 8: Cell: The Unit of Life

Below listed, you can find solutions for Chapter 8 of CBSE, Karnataka Board PUC NCERT for Class 11 Biology.


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Exercises [Page 141]

NCERT solutions for Class 11 Biology Chapter 8 Cell: The Unit of Life Exercises [Page 141]

Exercises | Q 1 | Page 141

Which of the following is not correct?

(a) Robert Brown discovered the cell.

(b) Schleiden and Schwann formulated the cell theory.

(c) Virchow explained that cells are formed from pre-existing cells.

(d) A unicellular organism carries out its life activities within a single cell.

Exercises | Q 2 | Page 141

New cells generate from

(a) bacterial fermentation       

(b) regeneration of old cells

(c) pre-existing cells              

(d) abiotic materials

Exercises | Q 3 | Page 141

Match the following

  Column I   Column II
a Cristae 1 Flat membranous sacs in stroma
b Cisternae 2 Infoldings in mitochondria
c Thylakoids 3 Disc-shaped sacs in Golgi apparatus
Exercises | Q 4 | Page 141

Which of the following is correct:

(a) Cells of all living organisms have a nucleus.

(b) Both animal and plant cells have a well defined cell wall.

(c) In prokaryotes, there are no membrane bound organelles.

(d) Cells are formed de novo from abiotic materials.

Exercises | Q 5 | Page 141

What is a mesosome in a prokaryotic cell? Mention the functions that it performs.

Exercises | Q 6 | Page 141

How do neutral solutes move across the plasma membrane? Can the polar molecules also move across it in the same way? If not, then how are these transported across the membrane?

Exercises | Q 7 | Page 141

Name two cell-organelles that are double membrane bound. What are the characteristics of these two organelles? State their functions and draw labelled diagrams of both?

Exercises | Q 9 | Page 141

Multicellular organisms have division of labour. Explain.

Exercises | Q 10 | Page 141

Cell is the basic unit of life. Discuss in brief.

Exercises | Q 11 | Page 141

What are nuclear pores? State their function.

Exercises | Q 12 | Page 141

Both lysosomes and vacuoles are endomembrane structures, yet they differ in terms of their functions. Comment.

Exercises | Q 13.1 | Page 141

Describe the structure of the following withthe help of labelled diagrams

Nucleus

Exercises | Q 13.2 | Page 141

Describe the structure of the following withthe help of labelled diagrams.

Centrosome

Exercises | Q 14.1 | Page 141

What is a centromere?

Exercises | Q 14.2 | Page 141

How does the position of centromere form the basis of classification of chromosomes. Support your answer with a diagram showing the position of centromere on different types of chromosomes.

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Solutions for Chapter 8: Cell: The Unit of Life

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NCERT solutions for Class 11 Biology chapter 8 - Cell: The Unit of Life

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Concepts covered in Class 11 Biology chapter 8 Cell: The Unit of Life are Cell Theory, Structure of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells, Endomembrane System, Mitochondria, Plastids, Ribosomes, Cilia and Flagella, Centrosome and Centrioles, Cytoskeleton, Nucleus, Microbodies, Plant Cell and Animal Cell, Overview of Cell, Prokaryotic Cells, Cell Envelope and Its Modifications, Ribosomes and Inclusion Bodies, Cell Membrane, Cell Wall, Cell: the Fundamental Unit of Life, The Invention of the Microscope and the Discovery of Cell, Organisms Show Variety in Cell Number, Shape and Size, Structure and Functions of Cell Envelope, Cell Membrane, Cell Wall, Cell Organelles.

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