GENERAL BIOLOGY 1st Summative Exam

Cells are the basic building blocks of all living things

• True

• False

Robert Hooke used the first light microscopes to look at thin slices of plant tissues.

• False

• True

Robert Brown published his observations on tiny living organisms which he named “animalcules”.

• True

• False

Theodor Schwann was able to complete diverse kinds of plant specimens under the microscope.

• False

• True

In 1858, Rudolf Virchow concluded that all cells come from pre-existing cells.

• True

• False

It controls the center and stores DNA

• Nucleus

• Nucleolus

• Cell Membrane

• Cell Wall

Powerhouse of the cell

• Cytoplasm

• Ribosomes

• Mitochondria

• Lysosomes

They are the site of photosynthesis and traps sunlight to make food

• Vacuole

• Chloroplast

• Melanin

• Microfilaments

A theory that states that living things are composed of one or more cells.

• Big bang Theory

• Theory of Evolution

• Natural Selection

• Cell theory

What caused scientists to discover the existence of cells?

• Development of cells

• Development of microscope

• All of the above

• None of the above