CELL THEORY AND CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS

What are the basic building blocks of all living things?

What did Robert Hooke observe under the microscope?

• Tiny chambers he called cells

• Red blood cells

• Animalcules

• Nucleus

What is the significance of the Miller-Urey Experiment?

• It demonstrated that biomolecules can form under ancient Earth-like conditions

• It created life

• It proved the theory of evolution

• It showed that cells can arise from non-living matter

What are the three basic components of the cell theory?

What did Charles Darwin propose in his theory of evolution?

What is the role of lysosomes in a cell?

• Digestion of macromolecules

• ATP production

• Protein synthesis

• Storage of materials

What is the function of the cell membrane?

• It surrounds the cell and acts as a barrier.

• It produces energy for the cell.

• It stores genetic information.

• It helps in protein synthesis.

What is cytoplasm made up of?

• Nucleus and ribosomes

• Cytosol and other cell structures

• Cell membrane and DNA

• Mitochondria and Golgi apparatus

What are ribosomes responsible for?

• Energy production

• Protein synthesis

• Genetic information storage

• Cell division

What is the basic unit of life?

• Atom

• Molecule

• Cell

• Tissue