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Q1:Whoobservedthecellsfirsttime?
Answer:RobertHooke.Heobservedthinsliceofcorkcellsunderasimplemicroscope.

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Q2:DefineCell
Answer:Cellisthestructuralandfunctionalunitoflife.
Q3:Whoproposedthecelltheory?
Answer:Schleiden(1838)andSchwann(1839).
Q4:Whoexpandedcelltheorybysuggestingthatallcellsarisefrompreexisting
cells?
Answer:Virchow(1855.
Q5:Inwhichyearelectronmicroscopewasinvented?
Answer:1940
Q6:NamethebookinwhichRobertHookepublishedhisobservationsaboutcork
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Q7:Whodiscoverednucleusinthecell?
Answer:RobertBrown(1831)
Q8:Namethetwopostulatesofthecelltheory.
Answer:
Cellisthebasicstructuralandfunctionalunitoflifeforalllivingbeings.
Allcellsarisefrompreexistingcells.
Q9:Whocoinedtheterm'protoplasm'?
Answer:Purkinjein1839coinedthetermprotoplasmforthefluidsubstanceofthecell.
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Q11:Nametheworld'ssmallestcell.
Answer:ItisatypeofbacteriacalledMycoplasmaaboutadiameterof10m
(micrometre).
Q12:Namethesmallestcellinhumanbody.
Answer:Humanspermcellabout5x3m.
Q13:Namethebiggestcellinhumanbody.
Answer:Humanovamabout1mmindiameter.
Q14:Namethelongestcellinhumanbody.
Answer:Humannervecellabout1meterlong.
Q15:Namethecellinhumanbodywhichcannotreproduce.
Answer:RBCsorRedBloodCorpuscles/cells.
Q16:Giveanexampleofanucleatecelli.e.cellwithoutnucleus.
Answer:RBCsorRedBloodCorpuscles/cellsinmammals.
Q17:Giveanexampleofcellscontainingtwonuclei(Binucleate).
Answer:Paramecium
Q18:Giveexamplesofcellswhicharemutinucleate(i.e.havingmanynuclei).
Answer:Striatedmuscles,fewtypesalgaeandfungi.
Q19:Whatistheplasmamembranecomposedof?Answer:LipidsandProteins.Ithas
viscousbilayeroflipidwithproteinmoleculesoccurringoninnerandoutersidesoflipid
bilayer.(Phospholipidbilayer)
Q20:Whoproposedfluidmosaicmodelofcellorplasmamembrane?
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Note:Thefluidmosaicmodeldescribestheplasmamembraneasaphospholipidbilayer
withembeddedproteins.
Q21:Isplasmamembranepermeableorselectivelypermeable?
Answer:Selectivelypermeablei.e.itallowscertainmoleculesorionstopassthroughit.

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Q22:Whataredifferenttypestransportofcomponentsacrosscellmembrane?
Answer:Twotypes:
PassiveTransport:e.g.Diffusion,Osmosis
ActiveTransport:e.g.endocytosis,exocytosis

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Q23:DefinePassiveTransport.
Answer:Passivetransportisthenetmovementofmaterialsacrossmembranesthat
doesnotrequireanyspecialsourceofenergy.
Q24:Whatisdiffusion?
Answer:Diffusionisthenetmovementofmoleculesfromhightoregionsoflower
concentrationasaresultofrandommolecularmotion.Diffusiontendstodistribute
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ExchangeofgaseslikeCO2andO2inlungs,plants,bloodcells,O2enteringstomataof
leavesareexamplesofdiffusion.
Diffusionispassivetransporti.e.noexternalenergyisprovidedforthemovementof
molecules.Thenaturalkineticenergyoftheparticlesuppliestheenergy.

Q25:DefineOsmosis.Whataredifferenttypesofosmosis?Giveexamplesof
osmosis.
Answer:Osmosisisaspecialtypeofdiffusioni.e.passageofwater(solvent)acrossa
selectivelypermeablemembrane,fromaregionofhighwaterconcentration(dilute
solution)totheregionoflowwaterconcentration(concentratedsolution).
Osmosisisalsoapassivetransporti.e.noexternalenergyisrequiredforthepassage.
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1. Endosmosis:Theprocessinwhichthewatermoleculesenterintothecellis
knownasendosmosis.
2. Exosmosis:Theprocessinwhichthewatermoleculesmoveoutofthecellis
knownasexosmosis.

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ExamplesofOsmosisare:
Absorptionofwaterbyplantroots.
Absorptionofwaterbyalimentarycanal.
Reabsorptionofwaterbytubulesofthenephroninkidneys.
Q26:Whathappenstoacell(plantcelloranimalcell)whenplacedinthefollowing
solutions:
(a)Hypotonicsolution
(b)Isotonicsolution
(c)Hypertonicsolution
Answer:
(a)HypotonicSolution:externalsolutionisdilutei.e.highwaterconcentration(low
soluteconcentration).Inthiscasewaterwillrushintothecellanditwillgainwater.
(b)IsotonicSolution:externalsolutionconcentrationissameasinternalsolution
concentrationofthecell.Inthiscase,thereisnonetmovementofwater.
(c)HypertonicSolution:externalsolutionisofhighsoluteconcentrationi.e.lowwater
concentration.Herewaterwillrushoutfromcellanditwillshrivel/shrink.
Thefigurebelowshowsredbloodcellandplantcellosmoticbehaviourinvarioustypes
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Q27:Whatisplasmolysis?
Answer:Whenalivingplantcellloseswaterplacedinhypertonicsolution,theplantcell
shrinksawayfromthecellwall.Thisprocessiscalledplasmolysis.Plantswith
plasmolysedcellswilt.
Q28:Placeadeshelledegginwaterforfiveminutes.Whatdoyouobserve?

(Note:Deshelledeggmeans,theshellofaneggisremovedbydissolvingitindilute
hydrochloricacid.Theshellismostlycalciumcarbonate.Athinouterskinnow
enclosestheegg.)
Answer:Theeggswellsbecausewaterpassesintoitbyosmosis.(hypotonicsolution).
Q29:Whatwillhappenifadeshelledegginaconcentratedsaltsolutionfor5
minutes?
Answer:TheeggshrinksbecausewaterpassesoutoftheeggintosaLtsolution.The
saltsolutionismore
concentratedthantheinsideoftheegg.(Hypertonic)
Q30(CBSE):Putdriedraisinsinplainwaterandleavethemforsometime.Thenplace
theminconcentratedsolutionofsugarorsalt.Whatdoyouobserveinbothcases?
Answer:CaseI:Raisinsgainwaterandswellswhenplacedinpurewater.
CaseII:Whenplacedintheconcentratedsolution,raisinslosewaterandhenceshrink.
Q31:Whatwouldhappeniftheplasmamembranerupturesorbreaksdown?
Answer:PlasmaorCellmembraneisaselectivelypermeablemembranei.e.itallows
movementofcertainmaterialsinandouttothecell.Incaseplasmamembrane
ruptures(likeinhypertonicsolution),thecellwillshrivelandeventuallydie.Atthis
time,lysosomesofthecellwillcomeintoaction.Lysosomeswillreleasedigestive
enzymesandeatupwornoutcellorganellesandforeignmaterial.
Q32:WhatdoyoumeanbyEndocytosis?HowdoesanAmoebaobtainitsfood?
Answer:Theprocessbywhichacellengulfsmaterialtobringitintothecelliscalled
endocytosis.Itisatypeofactivetransport.Endocytosisisoftwotypes:
Phagocytosis:Itreferstotheprocessofengulfinglargeparticles(orcell
eating).
Pinocytosis:itreferstoengulfingmacromolecules.(orcelldrinking)
Forexample,Amoebaobtainsitsfoodbyendocytosisinwhichtheflexibilityofthecell
membraneenablesthecelltoengulfinfoodandothermaterialfromitsexternal
environment.
Q33:DefineExocytosis.
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Answer:Exocytosisisprocesstomovematerialtotheoutsideofthecell.Avesicle
fuseswiththeplasmamembraneanddischargesitscontentsoutside.Thisallowscells
tosecretemolecules.Itisatypeofactivetransport.
Q34:Whyarelysosomesknownassuicidebags?
Answer:Lysosomesareorganellesthatcontaindigestiveenzymes.Theydigestexcess
orwornoutorganelles,foodparticles,andengulfedvirusesorbacteria.Lysosomes
fusewithvacuolesanddispensetheirenzymesintothevacuole,digestingitscontents.
Sometimes,lysosomesdigestthecellsthatcontainthem.Ithappenswhencellsget
damagedordestroyed.That'swhylysosomesarecalledsuicidalbags.
E.g.Whenatadpoledevelopsintoafrog,lysosomeswithinthecellsofthetadpoles
tailcauseitsdigestion.OrLysosomeshelpindefensebydigestinggerms,asinwhite
bloodcells.

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Q35:Virusesare
(a)Unicellularmicroorganisms
(b)BiCellularmicroorganisms
(c)Multicellularmicroorganisms
(d)Noncellularmicroorganisms
Answer:(d).NonCellular.Viruseslieonthelineofdivisionbetweenlivingandnon
living.TheyarenonlivingcarryingRNAmaterial.Theyactaslivingwhenfindasuitable
hostandmultiply.
Q36:WhoisknownasFatherofBiology?
Answer:Aristotle.
Q37:WhodiscoveredGolgiapparatus?
Answer:CamilloGolgi
Q38:Whichcellorganelleisknownas"proteinfactory"?
Answer:Ribosomes
Q39:Whatistheenergycurrencyofthecellcalled?
Answer:ATP(Adenosinetriphosphate)
Q40:Whenchromosomesarevisibleinthenucleus?
Answer:Duringcelldivision.
Q41:WhichofthefollowingisNOTinvolvedinthesynthesisofproteins?
(a)roughER
(b)smoothER
(c)Golgibody
(d)ribosomes
Answer:(b)smoothER.
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RoughERisthesiteforproteinsynthesisandhasribosomesembedded.Ribosomeson
theroughERproduce
proteinsthatarepassedfromthecell;theGolgibodythenpackagesthemforthis
purpose.SmoothERisusedmainlyinthemakingoflipidsanddetoxifyingenzymes.
Q42:Whichofthefollowingoftendistinguishesplantcellsfromanimalcells?
(a)centrioles
(b)nucleus
(c)chromatin
(d)roughER
Answer:(a)Centrioles
Q43:Areplastidspresentinallcells?Whatareitstypes?
Answers:Plastidsarepresentonlyinplantcells.Basedoncolourpigments,thereare
threetypesofplastids:
Leucoplasts:Whiteorcolourless.
Chromoplast:Colouredlikeblue,red,yellow.
Chloroplast:Greenincolour.
Q44:Namethesaclikestructurewhichformthegrana?
Answer:Saclikestructuresinchloroplastsarecalledthylakoids.
Q45:Whataretheconditionsforosmosis?
Answer:Conditionsforosmosisare:
1. Thereshouldbetwosolutionsofdifferentconcentrations.
2. Themembraneseparatingthesetwosolutionsshouldbesemipermeable.

Q46:Willthetemperaturehaveanyeffectontheprocessoftheosmosis?
Answer:Yesthehighertemperaturewillincreasetherateofwaterenteringthecellas
itincreasesthekineticenergyofthesolution.
Q47:Whatisosmoregulation?
Answer:Theregulationofthewatercontentofthecelliscalledosmoregulation.
Q48:Whichorganoftheplantbodyhelpsinosmoregulation?
Answer:Leaves
Q49:Whichorganelleofthecellinanimalshelpsinosmregulation?
Answer:ContractileVacuole.
Q50Whatarecentrosomes?Whatfunctionsdotheyperform?
Answer:Centrosomeisa
small,starshapedprotoplamic
organelleandispresentnear
tonucleus.Inanimalcells,it
consistsoftwosmallgranules
calledcentrioles.These
centriolesareorthogonally
arrangedi.e.lieatrightangles
toeachother.Inplantcells,
centriolesareabsent.

Cetrosomesduringcelldivision

FunctionsofCentrosomes:
1. Initiatecelldivision
2. Duringcelldivision,centriolesmovetooppositepolesofthecellandhelpin
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spindleformation.
3. Theyformbasalbodies(microtubuleslikesturtures)whichformcilliaor
flagella.

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Q51:Whoisknownas'FatherofMicroscopy'?
Answer:AntonyvanLeeuwenhoek
Q52:AreVirusesProkaryoticorEukaryotic?
Answer:Neitherofthetwo.Virusesaresmallerthanprokaryoticcells.Avirusis
consideredasasimplenucleicacidsurroundbyaproteincoat.Theyactasnonliving
andbecomelivingonfindingasuitablehost.
Q53:Whichcellorganelleiscalled"kitchenofplant"?
Answer:Plastids
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Q54:Whichcellorganelleiscalled'controlcenter'?
Answer:Nucleus.
Q55:Whichcellorganelleiscalled'transportsystem'?
Answer:EndoplasmicReticulum
Q55:WhatisEndoplasmicReticulum(ER)?Nameitstypes?
Answer:Thecellorganelle,Endoplasmicreticulum(ER)isanextensive,interconnected,
membraneboundnetworkoftubesandsheets.Itconsistsofvariouschannelslike
cisternae,vesiclesandtubules.ERcarriesmaterialsthroughoutthecell.Therearetwo
typeofERs:
RoughEndoplasmicReticulum(RER)bearsribosomes,involvedinprotein
synthesis.
SmoothEndoplasmicReticulum(SER)Doesnotbearribosomes,involved
inlipidsynthesis.

Q56:WhatarethefunctionsofEndoplasmicReticulum(ER)?
Answer:
1. Helpsintransportingmaterialsfromoneparttootherinsidecell.
2. Actsasskeletalframeworkandprovidesmechanicalstrengthtocytoplasmic
matrix.
3. Provideslargersurfaceareaforsynthesisofvariousmetabolicactivities.
4. Itcontainsvariousenzymeswhichactascatalystinsynthesisoflipidsand
proteins.
5. SERisalsoinvolvedintheprocessofdetoxificationofdrugsandpoison.

Q57:Whatarethecomponentsnucleus?
Answer:
1. nucleolus
2. nuclearmembrane
3. chromatinnetwork(formsinchromosomesandcarrygenes).
4. nucleoplasm

Q58:Whatisthefunctionofnucleoplasm?
Answer:Nucleoplasmisasemifluidwhichcontainsanumberofenzymeswhichhelp
insynthesisandfunctioningofDNAandRNA(geneticmaterial).
Q59:Howchromaticnetworkisrelatedtochromosomes?
Answer:Chromatinnetworkisatangledfibrousmassinsidenucleus.Thechromatin
threadscondenseandturnintochromosomesduringcelldivision.
Q60:Whatarechromosomes?
Answer:Chromosomesarecompactrodlikebodies,whichareformedatthetimeof
celldivisionfromchromatinmaterial.TheyaremadeupofDNAandcarrygenes(unit
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ofinheritance).
Q61:WhatisthefullformofDNAandRNA?
Answer:DNADeoxyriboNucleicAcid
RNARibonucleicacid
Q62:WhodiscoveredVirus?
Answer:ViruswasdiscoveredbyIvanowsky,aRussianBotanistin1892.
Q63:Whatarethefunctionofnucleus?
Answer:
1. Nucleuscontrolsallthecellularactivitiesofthecell.
2. Nucleolusisinvolvedinsynthesisofribosomes.
3. Nucleuscontainshereditaryinformationofcell.
4. Itisresponsibleforcelldivision(reproduction)andtransmissionofgenetic
informationfromparentstooffspring.

SurfaceAreatoVolumeRatio
SurfaceAreaofacube(SA)=(lengthxWidth)x6Faces
Volumeofcube(V)=lengthxlengthlength
SurfaceAreatoVolumeRatio=SA/V
SA/Vratioofcubeof1cmlength=6:1
SA/Vratioofcubeof2cmlength=24/8=3:1
SA/Vratioofcubeof4cmlength=96/64=1.5:1
SA/Vratiodecreasesasthesizesofthecubeincreases
Q64:Whycan'tsinglecellsgrowverylarge?OrBigorganismslikehumanbeingsare
multicellular?Whycan'tsuchbigorganismsbeasinglelargecell?
Answer:Cellisthefundamentalunitoflife.Allmetabolicactivities(necessaryforlife)
takesplaceinsidethecell.Allrawmaterialsrequiredforthesemetabolicactivities
enterthroughthecellsurfaceviacellmembrane.Greaterthesurfaceare,large
amountofrawmaterialcanenter(thisisthecaseofunicellularmicroorganisms).As
thesizeofcellgrowslarger,theSurfaceAreatoVolume(SA/V)ratiodecreases,it
meansrawmaterialrequiredforthecelltosurvivewillnotbesufficient.Thus,SA/V
ratiolimitsthesizeofthecell.Thereforebigorganismslikehumanbeingsaremulch
cellular.
Q65(NTSEStage2):Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofasinglecellthatdoesnot
functionasafullfledgedorganism?
(a)Whitebloodcells(WBC)
(b)Amoeba
(c)WBCandAmoeba
(d)Paramecium
Answer:(a)WBC

Q66:Whydovegetablevendors(subziwalla)regularlysprinklewateronthe
vegetablesintheirbaskets?
Answer:Watermakesahypotonicenvironmentfortheplantcellsandtheytakeup
watertoavoidplasmolysedcondition.Thereforevegetableslookcrispandfresh.
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Q67:Whydowestaincellswhileobservingundermicroscope?Listcommonlyused
stains.
Answer:Stainshelpusvisualizespecificorganellesofcellsinbetterway.Otherwise
theseorganellesarenoteasilyrecognizableviamicroscope.Stainsordyesarebasicor
acidicinnaturehaveaffinitytocertainorganelles.Forexample,methyleneblueisa
basicdyewhichhasaffinitytonucleicacidandhenceitcanstainnucleus.Methylene
blueiscommonlyusedtostainanimalcells.Similarly,iodinedyeisusedtodetect
starchandusedtostainplantcells.EosinisusedtoidentifyRBCs,cellmembraneand
cytoplasm.Safarninisanothernuclearstain,andalsousedtostainRheoleavesto
visualizestomata.
(ReadanicearticleonCellStain)

Q68:ArethereanyexceptionstocelltheoryproposedbySchleiden&Schwannand
Virchow?Ifyes,whatarethose?
Answer:Yesthereareexceptionstocelltheory.Theseare:
1. CelltheorydonotexplainnatureofVirus.Theybecomeliveandmultiplythough
theyaremadeupofnonlivingmaterial.
2. Howcomethefirstlivingcelloriginatedorhowlifebeganontheearth.
(ScientistsJ.B.S.Haldane,StanleyL.MillerandHaroldC.Ureydidexperiments
toonthis.).
3. Mitochondriaandchloroplastshavetheirowngeneticmaterialandcan
reproduceindependently.
Q69:Whatisthethicknessofcellmembrane?
Answer:710nanometers.
Q70:Whyismitochondriaabsentinredbloodcells?
Answer:RBCsaretheoxygenandfoodtransporterstodifferentbodycells.Iftheyhave
mitcochondira,theywillconsumethecarryingoxygenforthemselves.

Q71:NamethecellorganelleswhichtheirownDNAandRibosomes.
Answer:MitochondriaandPlastids.

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28comments:
AnilKumar November16,2012at9:06PM
Whatisthedifferencebetweenchloroplastandchromoplast?
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Chloroplasts are green colour plastids due to the presence of

photosynthetic pigment i.e. chlorophyll. While chromoplasts are yellow or
reddish coloured plastids due to presence of pigments other than
chlorophyll.Chromoplastsareresponsibleforgivingcolourtoflowersand
fruits.Thereareleucoplastswhichstorenutrientssuchasstarch.

VaishnaviPawar August14,2014at6:41AM
Chromoplasts are colour giving plastids which give colour to flowers and
plants(exceptgreen).Chloroplastsaretheplastidswhichgivecolourtothe
greenplantsastheycontainagreencolourpigmentchlorophyll.Thelast
memberofthefamilyofplastidsisleucoplasts.Theystorefoodnutrientslike
starch,oils,etc
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Statetheobservationinthefollowing:
a) Dry apricots are left for sometimes in pure water and later transferred to sugar
solution.
b)ARBCiskeptinconcentratedsalinesolution.
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MalvikaArora May19,2013at12:21AM
Whatisactivetransport?
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EshitaAgarwal May22,2013at7:11AM
Whatwouldhappenifshelledrawegganddeshelledboiledeggareplacedinwater?
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KaranSharma June9,2013at10:31PM
whathappenswheneggisfirstputinhclforsometimeandthenplacedinconcentrated
saltsolution
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DeependraSingh June17,2013at11:39PM
For NCERT Solution from Class 9 to 12 visit www.ncerthelp.com or
www.ncerthelp.blogspot.in
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RAY June20,2013at10:49AM
Thankzzzz......ithelpedalot....
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indusingh July10,2013at11:27PM
nice..!
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SriMadhumitha July18,2013at5:50AM
thanks...!!buttheydidn'tmentiontheyear,thecellwasdiscovered...!!
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nsharma July27,2013at6:39AM
canyougiveasummaryofthischapter
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vinitayadav August26,2013at8:12AM
canyougivefine[brief]notesonchaptercell?
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RiyaVarma September13,2013at9:49AM
in which way location of chlorophyll is different in eukaryotes as compared to
prokaryoticcellphotosyntheticbacteria?
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KrishnaDev April11,2014at11:23PM
Whatwouldhappentothelifeofacelliftherewasnogogliapparatus????
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SubirMukherjee April27,2014at12:29AM
Ithinktheansofquestionno25isnotcorrectpleasedotheneedful
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SubirMukherjee April27,2014at12:40AM
sorryquestionno.24
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adithyamanoj May31,2014at2:41AM
howdidthecellform????????????
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Preethi.S May31,2015at5:44AM
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Priyankpriyankgodhani August28,2014at7:25AM
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Priyankpriyankgodhani August28,2014at7:27AM
Doallorganismshavesamenumberofcell?Givereasonforyouranswer.
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SumerChoudhary July25,2015at10:22AM
no,becausesizepforganismsaredifferentfromeachother.
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Priyankpriyankgodhani August28,2014at7:31AM
Describethemolecularstructureofplasmamembrane.
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AksharaVarna April11,2015at11:43PM
whycantsinglecellsgrowverylarge
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AksharaVarna April11,2015at11:44PM
itistruelyhelpfulandinterestingalso

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kunaljena July25,2015at2:43AM
whatareleucoplasts
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kunaljena July25,2015at2:44AM
whygolgibodyisnearER
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