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1. Who first discovered cells while examining a thin slice of cork?
A. Anton van Leeuwenhoek
B. Robert Brown
C. Robert Hooke
D. Matthias Schleiden
2. The term "cell" comes from the Latin word meaning—
A. Small body
B. A little room
C. Tiny organism
D. Living unit
3. The scientist who discovered the nucleus in a cell was—
A. Schwann
B. Leeuwenhoek
C. Robert Brown
D. Virchow
4. The cell theory was first proposed by—
A. Hooke and Leeuwenhoek
B. Schleiden and Schwann
C. Brown and Virchow
D. Pasteur and Schwann
5. Who expanded the cell theory by suggesting that all cells arise from pre-existing cells?
A. Virchow
B. Schwann
C. Brown
D. Hooke
6. The cell is called the basic unit of life because—
A. All organisms are made of cells
B. It performs all vital functions
C. It forms tissues
D. It is visible under microscope
7. Unicellular organisms are those that—
A. Have many cells
B. Contain no nucleus
C. Consist of a single cell
D. Contain chlorophyll
8. Which organism shows change in shape continuously?
A. Amoeba
B. Paramecium
C. Bacteria
D. Hydra
9. The plasma membrane is made of—
A. Proteins and cellulose
B. Lipids and proteins
C. Cellulose and starch
D. Chitin and lipids
10. Plasma membrane is called selectively permeable because it—
A. Allows all materials
B. Allows only water
C. Allows selected materials to pass
D. Prevents all movement
11. The movement of molecules from higher to lower concentration is—
A. Osmosis
B. Diffusion
C. Transpiration
D. Active transport
12. The diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane is called—
A. Filtration
B. Transpiration
C. Osmosis
D. Diffusion
13. A cell placed in a hypotonic solution will—
A. Shrink
B. Remain same
C. Swell up
D. Burst immediately
14. A hypertonic solution causes a cell to—
A. Gain water
B. Lose water and shrink
C. Stay same
D. Burst
15. When no net movement of water occurs across a membrane, the solution is—
A. Hypotonic
B. Hypertonic
C. Isotonic
D. Dilute
16. The rigid outer covering of a plant cell is called—
A. Plasma membrane
B. Cell wall
C. Cytoplasm
D. Nucleus
17. The main component of the plant cell wall is—
A. Lignin
B. Cellulose
C. Protein
D. Keratin
18. The phenomenon of shrinkage of cytoplasm from the cell wall due to water loss is—
A. Plasmolysis
B. Diffusion
C. Turgidity
D. Transpiration
19. The nucleus is surrounded by—
A. Single membrane
B. Double membrane
C. No membrane
D. Protein capsule
20. Functional segments of DNA are called—
A. Chromatin
B. Genes
C. Proteins
D. Nucleotides
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