The Fundamental Unit of Life

Which statement about the cell is correct?

1. Cells are found only in animals.
2. Cells are the basic structural and functional units of all living organisms.
3. Cells do not contain genetic material.
4. Every cell has a cell wall.

Which scientist stated that all cells arise from pre-existing cells?

1. Robert Hooke
2. Rudolf Virchow
3. Schleiden
4. Schwann

Which part of the cell contains most of the metabolic activities?

1. Cytoplasm
2. Cell Wall
3. Nucleus
4. Vacuole

Which of the following is present only in plant cells?

1. Mitochondria
2. Ribosomes
3. Chloroplast
4. Cell Membrane

Which organelle is called the "suicidal bag" of the cell?

1. Chloroplast
2. Lysosome
3. Vacuole
4. Golgi Apparatus

Which organelle is responsible for protein synthesis?

1. Ribosome
2. Mitochondrion
3. Lysosome
4. Vacuole

Which process involves the movement of water through a selectively permeable membrane?

1. Diffusion
2. Osmosis
3. Respiration
4. Photosynthesis

The rigid outer covering present in plant cells is the

1. Cell Membrane
2. Cytoplasm
3. Cell Wall
4. Nucleus

Which organelle contains chlorophyll?

1. Vacuole
2. Chloroplast
3. Nucleus
4. Lysosome

The selectively permeable boundary of a cell is the

1. Cell Wall
2. Plasma Membrane
3. Cytoplasm
4. Nucleus

Which part of the cell controls all its activities?

1. Cytoplasm
2. Cell Membrane
3. Nucleus
4. Vacuole

Which scientist first observed living cells?

1. Robert Hooke
2. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
3. Matthias Schleiden
4. Theodor Schwann

The basic structural and functional unit of life is

1. Tissue
2. Organ
3. Cell
4. Organ System

Who is known as the father of Cell Biology?

1. Charles Darwin
2. Robert Hooke
3. Gregor Mendel
4. Louis Pasteur