ICSE Class 10 Cell: The Unit of Life — Mock Test

Free online mock test for Cell: The Unit of Life (ICSE Class 10 Botany) — 82 competency-based questions with instant marking. Try the samples below, then take the full test free.

Sample questions

1. 1.Polar molecules cannot pass directly through the nonpolar lipid bilayer. How are they transported across the membrane?
   • A.By simple diffusion through the bilayer
   • B.With the help of a carrier protein of the membrane
   • C.Only by osmosis
   • D.They are never transported across the membrane
2. 2.Assertion (A): Rudolf Virchow gave the cell theory its final shape. Reason (R): Virchow explained that new cells are formed from pre-existing cells (Omnis cellula-e cellula).
   • A.Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
   • B.Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
   • C.A is true but R is false
   • D.A is false but R is true
3. 3.Which of the following statements about the cell is NOT correct?
   • A.Antonie Von Leeuwenhoek first saw and described a live cell
   • B.Robert Brown discovered the nucleus
   • C.Robert Brown discovered the cell
   • D.Cell is the fundamental structural and functional unit of all living organisms
4. 4.In the chloroplast, the flattened membranous sacs arranged in stacks like piles of coins are called:
   • A.Grana
   • B.Stroma
   • C.Cristae
   • D.Cisternae
5. 5.Where in a eukaryotic plant cell would you find 70S ribosomes?
   • A.Only on the rough ER
   • B.In the cytoplasm only
   • C.In chloroplasts and mitochondria
   • D.On the nuclear envelope only