Introduction to Cells Quiz 2024-2025

Plants are classified as which of the following?

• Prokaryote
• Eukaryote
• Both

Animals are classified as which of the following?

• Prokaryote
• Eukaryote
• Both

The cell theory states that

• all living things are made of one or more cells
• all cells come from other cells
• cells are the most basic unit of life
• all of the above

The most basic unit of life is which of the following?

• atom
• molecule
• cell
• organelle

The scientist to name the cell was which of the following?

• Schleiden
• Schwann
• Virchow
• Hooke

Which individual disproved spontaneous generation with his meat and maggot experiment?

• Francesco Redi
• Louis Pasteur
• Robert Hooke
• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

Unicellular organisms are which type of cell?

• prokaryotic
• eukaryotic

Jelly-like substance that serves as the interior of the cell; where chemical reactions occur within the cell

• chloroplast
• ribosome
• nucleus
• cytoplasm

Structures that perform specific functions with a cell are known as which of the following?

• Mitochondria
• Lysosomes
• Organelles
• Organs

Rigid structure that provides support for the cell is known as which of the fpllowing?

• Mitochondria
• Lysosomes
• Cell membrane
• Cell wall