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Published on: 14/09/2019
The Fundamental Unit of Life
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1.
State three differences between plasma membrane and cell wall.
2.
Differentiate between diffusion and Osmosis.
3.
Our body is formed of millions of cells. Now, you can imagine how minute the cells are.We cannot see unicellular bacteria or our cheek cell without the help of microscope.We can see a type of cell with naked eye. These are shelled eggs, for example, egg of a hen. Eggs of a bird after hatching give rise young ones (chick).
With this information, answer the following questions:
(i) Egg of which bird is biggest?
(ii) Why is it said that take one egg daily?
(iii) Why should we not eat more eggs daily for a long period?
(iv) What is your duty after getting this information?
4.
Which organelle is known as the powerhouse of the cell? Why?
5.
What is the difference between a unicellular and multicellular organism? How is multicellularity advantageous over uni cellularity?
6.
(a) Name the organelle which provides turgidity and rigidity to the plant cell. Name any two substances which are present in it.
(b) How are they useful in unicellular organisms?
7.
What type of enzymes are present in the lysosomes? What is their function? Which organelles membrane manufacture these enzymes?
8.
What are the functions of Golgi apparatus?
9.
What would happen to the life of a cell if there was no Golgi apparatus?
10.
Write three main points of cell theory as expressed by Schleiden, Schwann and Virchow.
11.
Fill in the gaps in the following table illustration differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
| Prokaryotic Cell | Eukaryotic Cell |
|---|---|
| Size: generally small (1-10 μm) | Size: generally large (5-100μm) |
| Nuclear region:..............................................................and known as................................................. | Nuclear region: well-defined and surrounded by a nuclear membrane. |
| Chromosome: Single | More than one chromosome. |
| Membrane-bound cell organelles absent. | ........................................................... |
12.
Differentiate between prokaryotic cell and eukaryotic cell.
13.
How do substances like CO2 and water move in and out of the cell? Discuss.
14.
Difference between diffusion and osmosis. Write any two examples where a living organism uses osmosis to absorb water.
15.
What will happen when
(i) an egg without shell is placed in concentrated salt solution for 5 minutes.
(ii) an egg without shell is placed in pure / distilled water for 5 minutes. Give reason in brief.
1.
| Plasma Membrane | Cell Wall |
|---|---|
| It provides support and shape to the cell. | It gives strength and rigidity to the plant cell. |
| It is semipermeable in nature allowing the entry of selected molecules into cell. | It is completely permeable in nature. |
| It is elastic, living and thin. | It is rigid and non-living. |
2.
| Diffusion | Osmosis |
|---|---|
| It occurs in any medium. | It occurs in liquid medium only. |
| Diffusing molecules may be solid, liquid or gaseous solutes. | It involves movement of liquid molecules only. |
| semipermeable membrane is not required. | Semipermeable membrane is required. |
3.
(i) Ostrich (Struthio cametus), its egg size is about 15 em x 13 cm weighing about 3 pounds.
(ii) An egg provides sufficient proteins, fats, vitamin A and vitamin D.
(iii) Eggs contains lot of cholestrol that may cause heart diseases. We should not eat many eggs in a day for long period.
(iv) Our duty is that we should make our friends, relatives and community to know about useful and harmful effects of eating eggs.
4.
Mitochondria are known as 'Power House' of the cell. They are said so because the energy required for various life activities is released by mitochondria in the form of ATP molecules. The body uses energy stored in ATP for synthesis of new compounds and for mechanical work. As ATP instantly provide energy, the are called energy currency of the cell?
5.
Difference between unicellular and multicellular organisms are as given below:
| Unicellular organisms | Multicellular organisms |
|---|---|
| Their body consists of single cell | Their body consists of more than one cell |
|
All functions associated with life take place in a single cell Example: Amoeba and Chlamydomonas. |
Different parts of body perform different functions Example: Banyan tree and horse. |
Multicellularity provides division of labour. This helps the organisms to perform various life processes in a better way.
6.
(a) Plant cells have big vacuoles full of cell sap that provide them turgidity and rigidity. Plant vacuoles store amino acids, sugars, various organic acids and some proteins.
(b) In unicellular organisms, they may serve the following purposes:
(i) Forming Food Vacuoles: In single-celled organisms like Amoeba, the food vacuole contains the food items that the Amoeba has ingested. The food items are digested by the enzymes later on.
(ii) Removal of excess water and wastes: In some unicellular organisms, specialised vacuoles play important roles in expelling excess water and some wastes from the cell.
7.
(i) Lysosomes contain powerful digestive enzymes capable of breaking down all organic material.
(ii) Lysosomes help to keep the cell clean by digesting worn out cell organelles and foreign material such as bacteria or food.
(iii) RER (Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum) makes the digestive enzymes present in the lysosomes.
8.
Functions of Golgi apparatus:
(i) Golgi apparatus is the secretory organelle of the cell. It packages and dispatches the material synthesised in the cell to intracellular (plasma membrane and lysosomes) and extracellular targets.
(ii) Golgi complex is also involved in the formation of Lysosomes.
(iii) Golgi apparatus is also involved in the synthesis of many substances such as polysaccharides, glycoproteins etc.
9.
Golgi apparatus is connected to ER. It collects simpler molecules from ER and convert them into more complex molecules. These are then packaged in small vesicles and are stored or transported inside or outside the cell. If Golgi apparatus is not present in the cell, all the above processes of modification, storage and transportation will not be possible.
10.
Cell Theory: Schleiden and Schwann proposed that:
(i) all the plants and animals are composed of cells and that
(ii) the cell is the basic unit of life. Later on Virchow added that
(iii) all cells arise from pre-existing cells.
11.
Prokaryotic Cell:
Nuclear region is poorly defined due to absence of a nuclear membrane and is known as nucleoid.
Eukaryotic Cell:
Membrane-bound cell organelles are present.
12.
| Prokaryotic Cell | Eukaryotic Cell |
|---|---|
| Cell size is generally small (1-10 μm) | Cell is generally large (5-100 μm) |
| Nuclear region called nucleoid is not surrounded by a nuclear membrane | Nuclear material is surrounded by a nuclear membrane |
| Only a single chromosome is present. | More than one chromosomes are present. |
| Nucleolus is absent | Nucleolus is present |
| Membrane bound cell organelles are absent. | Cell organelles bounded by membrane are present. |
| Cell division by fission or budding (no mitosis). | Cell division mitotic or meiotic. |
13.
1. When concentration of CO2 is more inside the cell than outside, CO2 diffuses from the cell to outside of cell. If CO2 concentration inside the cell is less, CO2 moves inside the cell from outside.
2. The water move in and out of the cell by the process of osmosis. Osmosis is the passage of water from a region of high water concentration through semi-permeable membrane (cell membrane) to a region of low concentration of water.
14.
Difference
| Osmosis | Diffusion |
|---|---|
| Osmosis is the passage of water from a region of high water concentration through a semipermeable membrane to a region of low water concentration. | The process of spontaneous movement of a substance from a region of its high concentration is low is called diffusion. |
Example of osmosis:
(i) Absorption of water by plant roots.
(ii) Absorption of water by freshwater unicellular organisms such as Amoeba.
15.
(i) The egg loses water and shrinks.
Reason. The egg membrane acts as semipermeable membrane. The concentrated salt solution present outside the egg is hypertonic so the egg loses water by osmosis.
(ii) The egg gains water and swells.
Reason. The pure water is hypotonic (dilute) then egg cells, so water from the outside moves into the egg cells by osmosis. Gain of water results in swelling of egg
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