Cell Biology Quiz

What is the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism?

• Cell

• Organ

• Organism

• Tissue

Who invented the basic light microscope and observed cells for the first time?

• Louis Pasteur

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Rudolf Virchow

• Robert Hooke

What type of microscope passes a beam of electrons through the specimen to see its smallest parts?

• Transmission Electron Microscope

• Light Microscope

• Fluorescence Microscope

• Scanning Electron Microscope

What did Rudolf Virchow develop the hypothesis that cells only come from?

• Spontaneous generation

• Non-living matter

• Inorganic compounds

• Other cells

According to cell theory, where do all cells come from?

• Non-living matter

• Spontaneous generation

• Inorganic compounds

• Other cells

What is one of the most important theories in biology?

• Germ Theory

• Theory of Relativity

• Cell Theory

• Theory of Evolution