Biology and Chemistry Quiz

Which of the following best defines Biology?

• The study of animals

• The study of living organisms

• The study of chemicals

• The study of cells

Which of these is *not* a characteristic of living things?

• Respiration

• Growth

• Rusting

• Reproduction

Which organelle is responsible for energy production in a cell?

• Nucleus

• Ribosome

• Mitochondrion

• Golgi body

The structural and functional unit of life is the...

• Tissue

• Organ

• Cell

• Organism

What is the function of the nucleus in a cell?

• Protein synthesis

• Digestion

• Cell respiration

• Control of cell activities

A group of similar cells performing the same function is called...

• An organ

• A tissue

• A system

• An organism

Which of the following is *only* found in plant cells?

• Cytoplasm

• Cell membrane

• Cell wall

• Ribosome

What component of the cell contains digestive enzymes?

• Vacuole

• Lysosome

• Mitochondrion

• Nucleus

Which of the following is responsible for protein synthesis?

• Ribosomes

• Golgi apparatus

• Centrioles

• Lysosomes

Who proposed the Cell Theory?

• Charles Darwin

• Schleiden and Schwann

• Watson and Crick

• Aristotle