1. It is a plastid. It helps in the storage of starch.   Chromoplast   Leucoplast   Centrosome   Endoplasmic Reticulum   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. It provides protection, shape and rigidity to the cell. It is freely permeable, allowing substances in the form of solutions to enter and leave the cell without any hindrance.   Centrosome   Golgi Apparatus   Endoplasmic Reticulum   Cell Wall   Hint       3. It is the house of all metabolic activities and functions in the cell. In other words, it contains most of the cell organelles, each of which perform a specific function.   Cytoplasm   Chloroplast   Golgi Apparatus   Cell Membrane   Half-n-half Clue   4. It initiates and regulates cell division. It also helps in forming spindle fibres, with the help of asters.   Endoplasmic Reticulum   Cytoplasm   Centrosome   Chromoplast   Half-n-half Clue   5. It provides shape to the cell. It is semi-permeable, regulating the entry and exit of substances, namely solutes and ions.   Cytoplasm   Endoplasmic Reticulum   Leucoplast   Cell Membrane   Hint       6. It is a plastid, containing pigments such as xanthophyll (yellow in color) and carotene (orangish-red in color). These pigments impart color to flowers and fruits of plants.   Chromoplast   Golgi Apparatus   Leucoplast   Cytoplasm   Half-n-half Clue   7. It is a plastid, containing a pigment called chlorophyll. This chlorophyll captures energy from sunlight and helps in the manufacture of food by the process of photosynthesis.   Leucoplast   Endoplasmic Reticulum   Chloroplast   Cytoplasm   Hint       FREE PREVIEW: Last 8 Questions not a part of the free preview. Get Premium Membership to view all questions.