Class 8 Cell Structure And Functions CBSE Questions & Answers

Class 8 · Cell Structure And Functions

This is Science Class 8 Cell Structure and Functions CBSE Questions & Answers. There are 15 questions in this test with each question having around four answer choices.

Questions & Answers

1
Structures present within a cell having a specific function are called:
  • A
    cytoplasm
  • B
    ATP
  • C
    organelles
    Correct
  • D
    cell membrane
2
Nucleus of the cell was described by :
  • A
    Robert Hooke
  • B
    Robert Brown
    Correct
  • C
    Virchow
  • D
    Schwann
3
Suicide bags of the cell are:
  • A
    lysosomes
    Correct
  • B
    ribosomes
  • C
    chromosomes
  • D
    microsomes
4
Cell organelle better known as protein factory of the cell are:
  • A
    mitochondria
  • B
    ribosomes
    Correct
  • C
    golgi apparatus
  • D
    endoplasmic reticulum
5
Which of the following organism contains vacuole in its cell?
  • A
    Earthworm
  • B
    Hydra
  • C
    Amoeba
    Correct
  • D
    Virus
6
Structure that provides shape to the cell is :
  • A
    nucleus
  • B
    cytoplasm
  • C
    cell membrane
    Correct
  • D
    endoplasmic reticulum
7
Which of the following is longest ?
  • A
    guard cell
  • B
    blood cell
  • C
    muscle cell
  • D
    nerve cell
    Correct
8
Nucleolus contains:
  • A
    carbohydrates
  • B
    lysosome
  • C
    nucleus
  • D
    protein
    Correct
9
The pigment that traps solar energy is :
  • A
    chloroplast
  • B
    chromatid
  • C
    chlorophyll
    Correct
  • D
    all of them
10
A porous thin layer covering the cell is :
  • A
    capsid
  • B
    plasma membrane
    Correct
  • C
    capsule
  • D
    cell wall
11
Smallest unit that transfers characters from parents to next generation:
  • A
    chromosome
  • B
    gene
    Correct
  • C
    protein
  • D
    cell
12
Read the following statements :i) Plant can be tree, shrub or herb.ii) Such categorisation of plants is based on leaf structure.
  • A
    both are correct
  • B
    statement ii) is correct but i) is wrong
  • C
    both are wrong
  • D
    statement i) is correct but ii) is wrong
    Correct
13
Virus is :
  • A
    multicellular
  • B
    acellular
    Correct
  • C
    unicellular
  • D
    eukaryotic
14
Flowers of any plant are its:
  • A
    organs
    Correct
  • B
    tissue
  • C
    specialised cells
  • D
    cell aggregates
15
Read the following statements :i) all cells are microscopic.ii) cells are structural and functional units of life.
  • A
    both are correct
  • B
    statement i) is correct but ii) is wrong
  • C
    statement ii) is correct but i) is wrong
    Correct
  • D
    both are wrong