The Fundamental Unit of Life Class 9 Worksheet Science Chapter 5

Multiple Choice Questions

Q2: Amoeba acquires its food through _____.
(a) endocytosis
(b) plasmolysis
(c) cell organelles
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)

Q3: _______ impart beautiful colours to flowers to attract insects for pollination. 
(a) Centrosome
(b) Chromoplasts
(c) Plastids
(d) Vacuole
Ans: (b)

Q4: Ribosomes carry out _____ synthesis.
(a) Protein
(b) Lipids
(c) Enzymes
(d) All of these
Ans: (a)

Fill in the blanks

(i) Biology is the study of living organisms.
(ii) Cell is the basic structural and functional unit of life.
(iii) Protoplasm is commonly called the physical basis of life.
(iv) Cell wall protects the cells against pathogens.
(v) Transporting channel of the cell is endoplasmic reticulum .

Crossword Puzzle

Q1:

ACROSS

3. ___stands DeoxyriboNucleic Acid
6. These are important for photosynthesis in plants

DOWN

1. They are the powerhouses of the cell
2. Paramoecium is a ____________ organisms
4. It is a kind of waste disposal system of the cell
5. One of the biologists who presented the cell theory

Ans:
(1) Mitochondria
(2) unicellular
(3) DNA
(4) Lysosomes
(5) Schleiden
(6) Chloroplasts

Very Short Answer Questions

Q2: Which organelle is known as the powerhouse of the cell? Why? 
Ans: It is Mitochondria of the cell also known as the power house of the cell because it synthesizes energy in the form of ATP during respiration which is vital for various life activities.

Q3: Why are lysosomes known as suicide bags?
Ans: Lysosomes are cell organelles filled with hydrolytic(digestive) enzymes. When a cell is damaged, its lysosomes may burst out and its enzymes digest up its own cell. Due to this, we can say that lysosomes are suicide bags.

Q4: If the organisation of a cell is destroyed due to some physical or chemical influence, what will happen? 
Ans: If the organisation of a cell is destroyed due to some physical or chemical influence then such cell would not survive any more as all components of that cell are digested up by its lysosomes.

Q5: Where do lipids and proteins get synthesized?
Ans: Lipids get synthesized in the smooth endoplasmic reticulum and proteins get synthesised in the ribosome and rough endoplasmic reticulum.

Q6: What would happen if the plasma membrane breaks down?
Ans: If plasma membrane breaks down then molecules of some substances will freely move in and out. 

Short Answer Questions

Ans: Leeuwenhoek (1674) was the first to observe the free living cells in pond water. Example of unicellular organisms : Amoeba, Chlamydomonas, Paramoecium, Bacteria, etc.

Q2: Why is the cell called the structural and functional unit of life?
Ans: All living organisms are made up of cells so cell is the basic building unit of a living organism and all the activities performed by a living organism are sum total of activities performed by its cells hence cell is called the structural and functional unit of life.

Q3: What is the function of plastids?
Ans: Plastids are present only in plant cells. There are two types of plastids chromoplast (coloured plastids) and leucoplasts (white or colourless). Chromoplast : Consists of coloured pigments and give different colours to flowers, fruits and leaves. The green colour pigment present in leaf is called chlorophyll which helps in the photosynthesis and a plastid with chlorophyll is called chloroplast. Leucoplast : It stores starch, oil and protein granules in it.

Q4: Why does mitochondria have largely folded inner membrane?
Ans: Mitochondria have largely folded inner membrane which provides the increased surface area for ATP generating chemical reactions. Mitochondria is the site for cellular respiration and provides energy to the cell.