HOLY CHILD PUBLIC SCHOOL

CLASS – VIII SUBJECT

SCIENCE

SESSION – 2022-23

ASSIGNMENT CH 8: CELL-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS

Multiple Choice Questions:

1. Nuclear membrane is
(a) Double layered and porous (b) Double layered and non-porous
(c) Single layered and porous (d) Single layered and non-porous
2. Read the different combinations of terms given below:
(a) cell wall, cell membrane, nucleus, plastid
(b) cell wall, nucleus, ribosome, chromosome
(c) the cell membrane, mitochondria, ribosome, chromosome
(d) the cell membrane, ribosome, mitochondria, chloroplast.
The correct combination of terms with reference to an animal cell is _____.
3. Read the following pairs of examples of organisms:
(a) moss and sponge
(b) yeast and Amoeba
(c) bacteria and a blue-green alga
(d) penicillium and Spirogyra
The pair that belongs to the group prokaryotes is_____
4. Identify the cell
(a) Plant cell (b) Animal cell
(c) Bacterial cell (d) Fungal cell  
5. Which of the following cell organelle is found in all plant
cells, animal cells and also in bacterial cells?
(a) chloroplast
(b) cell wall
(c) cell membrane
(d) nucleus
6. Refer to the given diagram of animal cell. Identify the labeled parts (P-S), match them with
their functions and select the correct option.
 (i) Synthesis, store and transport cell products
(ii) Secretion of enzymes, hormones and proteins
(iii) Powerhouse of the cell
(iv) Control centre of cell
(a) P-ii, Q-iv, R-iii, S- i (b) P-ii, Q-iii, R-I, S-iv
(c) P-ii, Q-iii, R-iv, S-i (d) P-i, Q-iii, R-iv, S-ii
Name the following:
7. The single cell from which all multicellular organisms begin their life.
8. Two cells which keep on changing their shape.
9. Powerhouse of the cell.
10. Protein factories of the cell.
11. Suicidal bags of the cell.
12. Cells which do not have well organized nucleus.
13. Organelle which is present only in animal cell but absent in plant cell.
14. Unit of inheritance in living organisms.
15. Nucleus and cytoplasm together forms.
16. Organelle which stores soluble food, wastes and secretions of the cell.

Answer the following questions:

17. In leaves, name the cell organelle and pigment that is responsible for green colour.
18. Observe the following diagram and answer the following questions:
(a) Does it represent a plant cell or an animal cell?
(b) Does it represent a prokaryotic cell or a eukaryotic cell?

19. Write the functions of cell wall.

20. Why plasma membrane is called a semi permeable membrane?
21. Name six organelles common to plant and animal cells.
22. Compare the cell to a factory. There are various areas in the factory. Now place the
organelles listed below against corresponding factory areas.
Ribosomes, lysosomes, mitochondria, cell membrane, Golgi bodies, nucleus, nuclear
membrane, endoplasmic reticulum, cytoplasm
FACTORY
(i) Main office _________ (ii) Office wall __________
 (iii) Area surrounding main office ______ (iv) Production units ________
(v) Supply channels ________ (vi) Recycling units ________
(vii) Powerhouse __________ (viii) Boundary wall of factory __
(ix) Packaging unit ________
23. The table given below has certain terms and four blank spaces named A, B, C and D. Fill the
blank spaces.

Cell Feature/Part Function

Amoeba A Movement
Plant cell Plastid B
C Spindle Shaped Contraction
Nerve Cell D Stimuli and response
24. Label the plant cell diagram

Question No. 28 and 30 consist of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Answer these questions selecting appropriate option given below.
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) Assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) If both assertion and reason is false.
25. Assertion (A): Amoeba, a single-celled animal is able to perform all its functions.
Reason (R): The nucleus is absent in Amoeba.
26. Assertion (A): A bigger organism has a large number of cells than a smaller one.
Reason (R): The size of cell is related to the size of the organism.