Biochemistry and Cells Notes

Who was the English scientist that first identified cells over 300 years ago, while looking at cork under a microscope that he built?

• Robert Hooke
• Albert Einstein
• Charles Darwin
• Isaac Newton

What did Robert Hooke see while looking at cork that looked like small boxes?

• He saw tiny insects crawling on the cork.
• He observed large, round bubbles in the cork.
• He noticed a pattern resembling a honeycomb structure.
• He saw small box-like structures called 'cells'.

The cell theory consists of how many main parts?

• Two main parts
• Three main parts
• Five main parts
• Four main parts

What are the three main parts that the cell theory consists of?

• All cells contain a nucleus.
• Cells can spontaneously generate from non-living matter.
• All cells are identical in structure and function.
• 1) All living organisms are composed of one or more cells. 2) The cell is the basic unit of life. 3) All cells arise from pre-existing cells.

What is the main ingredient in any cell?

• Oxygen
• Glucose
• Protein
• Water

Without water chemical reactions that keep cells alive would not occur true or false?

• True

• False

What is the necessary substance and cells formed by joining many small molecules together?

• Compound
• Monomer
• Macromolecules

• Element

What is the word origin for micromolecules?

• From Greek makro means “long” and Latin molecula means “mass”

• The term micromolecules is derived from the Arabic word 'mukhalaf' meaning complex.
• Micromolecules comes from the French word 'microscopique' meaning tiny.
• The origin of micromolecules is from the German word 'klein' meaning little.

How many macromolecules make up cells?

• Three macromolecules
• Five macromolecules
• Two macromolecules
• Four macromolecules

What are the four macromolecules that all cells are made up of?

• Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids
• Cells, tissues, organs, systems
• Fats, sugars, acids, bases
• Vitamins, minerals, water, enzymes