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General Biology 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the control center of the cell?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Golgi apparatus

d)

Ribosomes

2.

They are the sites of protein synthesis.

a)

Lysosomes

b)

Peroxisome

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Nucleus

3.

It is a system of continuous membranes within the cytoplasm. It has two types: the smooth and rough.

a)

Centrioles

b)

Endoplasmic reticulum

c)

Golgi apparatus

d)

Chloroplast

4.

It is called the "powerhouse of the cell".

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Cytoskeleton

c)

Nucleus

d)

Plastids

5.

A (a)   envelopes each cell of an organism.

6.

What organelle is in the picture?

a)

Rough ER

b)

Smooth ER

c)

Golgi apparatus

d)

Nucleus

7.

He is the first one who coined the term "cells"

a)

Robert Brown

b)

Rudolf Virchow

c)

Anton van Leeuwonhoek

d)

Robert Hooke

8.

He stated that cells are the units of life.

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Henri Dutrochet

d)

Matthias Schleiden

9.

He proposed that all plants are made up of cells.

a)

Matthias Schleiden

b)

Robert Brown

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Henri Dutrochet

10.

He suggested that the cell is not only a structural unit of life but a physiological one.

a)

Henri Dutrochet

b)

Matthias Schleiden

c)

Theodor Schwann

d)

Robert Hooke

11.

He suggested that every animal is composed of cells and products of cells.

a)

Theodor Schwann

b)

Matthias Schleiden

c)

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

d)

Robert Brown

12.

He claimed that cells arise from pre-existing cells through cell division.

a)

Robert Remak

b)

Robert Brown

c)

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

d)

Henri Dutrochet

13.

He popularized the Latin phrase "Omnis cellula e cellula"

a)

Robert Remak

b)

Robert Brown

c)

Rudolf Virchow

d)

Henri Dutrochet

14.

The cell is the biggest entity that exhibits the characteristics of life.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Development refers to the irreversible increase in the number of cells.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

A cell is made up of smaller units called organelles.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Cells produce new cells of the same kind through cell division.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

All lifeforms contain information in the form of genes.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Energy cannot flow within cells.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The genetic makeup of the cells of organisms that belong to the same species is different.

a)

True

b)

False