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State the function of microbodies.

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Micro bodies are unit membrane bound vesicles having enzymes that catalyse oxidation reactions not involved in respiration. These include peroxisomes and glyoxysomes. These contain peroxide producing and peroxide destroying enzymes These protect the cell from damage by peroxidases.
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  2. State the function of cell wall and its constituents.

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  3. State the function of microbodies.

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  4. What are microfilament?

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  5. Why lysosomes are termed 'Suicidal bags'?

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  6. What is transitional vesicle of golgi body?

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  7. What is vitellogenesis?

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  9. Cell is the basic unit of life. - Explain.

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  10. What is cell theory? Who proposed cell theory? Explain the cell theory...

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  11. What is cell? What are the names of the smallest cell and the largest...

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  12. What are prokaryotic, mesokaryotic and eukaryotic cell? Give examples....

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  13. What is cell wall? Describe its ultra structure. What is its function?

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  14. What is cell membrane? What are its structural constituents?What is th...

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  15. What is plastid? Classify the plastid. Describe with diagram the ultra...

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  16. What is ER? Describe its ultra structure. What is its function?

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  17. What is G.B.? Describe its ultrastructure. What is its function? Descr...

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  18. (a) What is mitochondria? Why it is called as "power house of cell"? D...

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  19. What is ribosome? Describe its ultra structure. Why ribosome is called...

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  20. What is lysosome? Why lysosome is called as "suicidal bag"? Discuss it...

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