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Cell : the basis of life - class-IX

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Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the codes given below.

Column - I Column - II
A. Leeuwenhoek (i) First saw and described a living cell
B. Robert Brown (ii) Presence of cell wall is unique to plant cells
C. Schleiden (iii) Discovered the nucleus
D. Schwann (iv) All plants are composed of different kinds of cell
  1. $A - (i), B - (iii), C - (iv), D - (ii)$

  2. $A - (i), B - (iii), C - (ii), D - (iv)$

  3. $A - (iii), B - (i), C - (iv), D - (ii)$

  4. $A - (i), B - (iv), C - (ii), D - (iii)$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • The first man to witness a live cell under a microscope was Anton Von Leeuwenhoek.
  • Robert Brown was responsible for discovering the nucleus of a cell.
  • Matthias Jakob Schleiden started that all parts of the plant organism are composed of different kinds of cell.
  • Theodor Schwann studied that cells had a thin outer layer which is today known as plasma membrane. He also concluded that the plant shows the presence of a cell wall is a unique character of plant cells.
  • So, the correct option is " A-(i), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(ii).
The figures of cork cells as seen by Robert Hooke were published in the book.
  1. Origin of species

  2. Species plantarum

  3. Genera plantarum

  4. Micrographia


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In 1665 Robert Hooke published his book Micrographia which detailed his observations and included drawings. This book was the first important work on microscopy, the study of objects through a microscope. At the end of the book, there are observations of the stars and moon as seen through a telescope.

So, the correct answer is " Micrographia ".

Unicellular microscopic organisms were first studied by _____________.
  1. Robert Hooke

  2. Priestley

  3. Pasteur

  4. Leeuwenhoek


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Leeuwenhoek, a Dutch naturalist was the first to observe and describe various unicellular microorganisms like bacteria, protozoa etc. along with animal cells like RBCs, muscles fibres, through a specialized lens designed by him.

So, the correct answer is 'Leeuwenhoek'

Omnis cellula e cellulae i.e., new cells arise from pre-existing cells, this statement was given by
  1. Schleiden and Schwann

  2. Rudolf Virchow

  3. Robert Brown

  4. Robert Hooke


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Rudolf Virchow modified the cell theory and gave the concept of 'omnis cellula e cellulae' - means new cells develop by division of the pre-existing cells. This is called theory of cell lineage or common ancestry.

So, the correct answer is 'Rudolf Virchow'.

The figures of cork cells as seen by Robert Hooke were published in the book

  1. Origin of species

  2. Species plantarum

  3. Genera plantarum

  4. Micrographia


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • The  cork cells seen by Robert Hooke were published in his book  'Micrographia'. It was published in January 1665. It was the first book which illustrate the microscopic view of plants and insects. 
  • Origin of species is a work of scientific literature by Charles Darwin . It was published on 24 November 1859.
  • Species Plantarum list every species of plant known at that time. This is a book by Carl Linnaeus , originally published in 1753. 
  • Genera Plantarum is a fifth edition of book Species Plantarum .

Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the codes given below:

Column I Column II
(A) Leeuwenhoek (i) First saw and described a living cell
(B) Robert Brown (ii) Presence of cell wall is unique to plant cells
(C) Schleiden (iii) Discovered the nucleus
(D) Schwann (iv) All plants are composed of different kinds of cell
  1. (A)- (i); B- (iii); C- (iv),; D- (ii)

  2. (A)- (i); B- (iii); C- (iv),; D- (iv)

  3. (A)- (iii); B- (i); C- (iv),; D- (ii)

  4. (A)- (i); B- (iv); C- (iv),; D- (iii)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Anton Von Leeuwenhoek first saw and described a living cell.
  • Robert Brown later discovered the nucleus.
  • Schleiden observed that all plants are composed of different kinds of cell which form the tissues of the plant . 
  •  Schwann observed that presence of cell wall is unique character of plant cells.
  • So, the correct option is 'Option B'.

________ are an exception to cell theory.

  1. Bacteria

  2. Fungi

  3. Virus

  4. Lichen


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Virus are an exception to cell theory. Because of the following reasons

1. The viruses are non-cellular organism that are characterized by having an inert crystalline structure outside the cell. 
2. Once they infect a cell they take over the machinery of the host cell to replicate themselves, killing the host.
So, the correct answer is 'Virus'.

Omnis cellulae cellualae i.e., new cells arise from pre-existing cells; this statement was given by ______.

  1. Schleiden and Schwann

  2. Rudolf Virchow

  3. Robert Brown

  4. Robert Hooke


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Rudolf Virchow modified the cell theory of gave the concept of 'omnis cellule e cellulae'- means new cells develop by division of the pre-existing cells. This is called theory of cell lineage or common ancestry.

Cells are the .......... structural units of living organism.

  1. Largest

  2. Smallest

  3. Oldest

  4. Newest


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • Cells are called the smallest structural and functional unit of life because all the living organisms are made up of cells and also all the functions taking place inside the body of organisms are performed by cells. 

So, the correct answer is option B.

Most of the cells are ........... in size and are not visible to the unaided eye.

  1. Microscopic 

  2. Macroscopic 

  3. Regular

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  • The cells are microscopic in size and are not visible to the unaided eye with the size from 0.5 micrometers to 50 micrometers. 
  • They need to be enlarged or magnified by a microscope. 
  • The electron microscope discovered by Knoll and Ruska was able to magnify the cellular structure.
So, the correct answer is option A.

The term mitosis was given by

  1. Farmer

  2. Flemming

  3. Boveri

  4. Moore


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Mitosis was first observed by Boveri and Flemming (1879) in animal cells. But the term mitosis was given by Flemming (1882).

Mitosis is the common method of cell division in which parent cell divides into two daughter cells with an equal number of chromosomes and thus, called as equational division. It occurs in somatic cells of the both unicellular and multicellular organisms.
Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

An organism made up of many cells is known as 

  1. Unicellular

  2. Multicellular

  3. Acellular

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The organism made up of many cells are known as multicellular.

A unicellular organism, also known as a single-celled organism, is an organism that consists of only one cell, unlike a multicellular organism that consists of more than one cell. 
The absence of cells is known as acellular.
So, the correct answer is option B.

A cell is the .......... and functional unit of an organism.

  1. Longest structural

  2. Smallest structural

  3. Biggest structural

  4. Strongest structural


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Cells are called the smallest structural and functional unit of life because all the living organisms are made up of cells and also all the functions taking place inside the body of organisms are performed by cells. 

Organisms having bigger size and have a complex structure are called as 

  1. Acellular

  2. Unicellular

  3. Multicellular

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Organisms can consist of one cell to many cells. 
  • The cell is the structural unit of life. Unicellular organisms are made up of one cell that performs all the functions.
  •  Whereas, a multicellular organism that consists of multiple cells and a different group of cells perform different functions which give complexity to the multicellular organisms.

Define cell.

  1. A thick solution mainly composed of water, salts and proteins

  2. Basic structural, functional and biological unit that can replicate independently

  3. Biopolymers or large biomolecules essential for all known forms of life

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • The cells are the basic structural, functional and biological unit of all known living organisms. 
  • Cells are the smallest unit of life that can replicate independently and are often called the building blocks of life. 
  • The human body is composed of trillions of cells. 
  • They provide structure for the body, take in nutrients from food, convert those nutrients into energy and carry out specialized functions. 
  • Cells also contain the body's hereditary material and can make copies of them.
So, the correct answer is option B.

All living things including plants and animals are made up of 

  1. Cell

  2. Cell wall

  3. Nucleus

  4. Plastids


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • The first characteristic of a living thing is that they are made up of cells. A cell is a basic building block of all organisms. 
  • It is the smallest unit of organization in a biosphere. A cell performs the life process to maintains the survival of an organism.

 Which of the following is a type of cell?

  1. Eukaryotic

  2. Prokaryotic

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Cells can be prokaryotic or eukaryotic. If the cells have dispersed nucleus i.e., nucleoid then these are called as prokaryotic cells. Eukaryotes are organisms, whose cells are organized into complex structures by internal membranes and a cytoskeleton.
So, the correct answer is option C.

Bricks in a building and cells in the living organisms are 

  1. Basic structural unit

  2. Basic model

  3. Basic unit

  4. Basic structure


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Cells are called the structural and functional unit of life because all the living organisms are made up of cells and also all the functions taking place inside the body of organisms are performed by cells. Cells provide specific conditions, for the occurrence of the metabolic reactions. These have specialized enzymes, which catalyze the biochemical reaction and regulates the functions of the body.

A group of cells together make up

  1. Organelles

  2. Tissues

  3. Organs

  4. Body


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Tissues are the group of cells, which may be similar or dissimilar in structures, but coordinates to perform specialized functions e.g., xylem.

Who first saw and described a live cell?

  1. Robert Hooke

  2. Robert Brown

  3. Gregor Mendel

  4. Anton von Leeuwenhoek


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The first man to witness a live cell under a microscope was Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, who described the algae, Spirogyra, in 1674. He named that cell as animalcules. He is also known as father of microbiology, as he was first to study the microorganism.
So, the correct answer is option D.

Cells are said to contain

  1. Individuals

  2. Life span information

  3. Both A and B

  4. DNA


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • The cell is considered to be the basic unit of life in many pathological processes. 
  • In addition, the phenomenon of energy flow occurs in cells in processes that are part of the function known as metabolism. 
  • Cells contain hereditary information (DNA), which is passed from cell to cell during cell division and from one generation to next. Thus, the correct answer is option D

The scientist who first observed bacteria and protozoa is

  1. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek

  2. Robert Hooke

  3. Mathias Jacob

  4. Robert Brown


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) described cells in a drop of pond water using a microscope made by him. He was the first person to observe bacteria and protozoa. By observing the movement of bacteria or protozoa he named them animalcules. Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

What made the study of cells possible?

  1. Discovery of microorganism

  2. Division of offsprings

  3. Evolution of generation

  4. Invention of microscope


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The size of cells and microorganisms are too small to observe by naked eyes. It was impossible to study them but with the invention of the microscope, cells became visible and many new discoveries were made about them. Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

The branch which deals with the study of cell structure and function is known as

  1. Histology

  2. Ecology

  3. Morphology

  4. Cytology


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Cytology is the branch of science which, deals with the study of form, structure, and contents of cells as observed under the microscope. The term was coined by Hertwig in 1893. Cytology has enormous application in genetics, biomedical research etc. It is used for diagnosis and screening of various diseases. It can also be for the study of the genetic composition of a living organism.

Which of the following is the exception of cell theory?

  1. Bacteria

  2. Fungi

  3. Lichen

  4. Virus


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Virus are non-living crystallisable entities which replicate in other living cells. They do not have a cellular structure and are an exception to cell theory.

Who discovered "ribosomes" in animal cells?

  1. Mendel

  2. Hooke

  3. Mc Carty

  4. Claude


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Ribosomes were first seen by Claude in 1941 but first studied by Robinsons and Brown in 1953 in bean root cells. Thus, the correct answer is option D.

The branch of biology dealing with structures, function and reproduction of cell is

  1. Physiology

  2. Anatomy

  3. Histology

  4. Cell Biology


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Cell biology is a scientific study of the cells. It is concerned with the physiological properties, structure, the organelles it contains, interactions with the environment, life cycle, division and death of the cell. It is associated with the morphological and molecular level of the cell.

Which of the following is not correct?

  1. Robert Brown discovered the cell.

  2. Schleiden and Schwann formulated the cell theory.

  3. Virchow explained that the cells are formed from pre-existing cells.

  4. A unicellular organism carries out its activities within a single cell.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Robert Brown discovered the nucleus. He discovered the presence of nucleus in the cells of orchid root. Nucleus is a specialized double membrane bound protoplasmic body which contains all the genetic information for controlling cellular metabolism. 

Indicate weather the statement is true of false :
Robert Hook discovered the nucleus.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Robert Hooke was mathematician and physicist. He discovered the cell. He took a piece of spanish oak and prepared thin slice by means of sharp pen knife. A deep planoconcave lens was used for throwing light on cork piece. The latter was observed under the microscope. The piece of cork was found to have a honey comb structure with a number of box like compartments, each having a pore and separated from others by diaphragms. Robert Hooke named the compartments as cellulae, now known as cells.
Nucleus was discovered by Robert Brown. He discovered the presence of nucleus in the cells of orchid root. Nucleus is a specialized double membrane bound protoplasmic body which contains all the genetic information for controlling cellular metabolism and transmission to the posterity.

The unit of measurement used for expressing dimension (size) of cells is

  1. Centimeter

  2. Millimeter

  3. Micrometer

  4. Meter


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The majority of cells are small. Normal animal cell size varies from 10 to 30 micrometer, while plant cell stretches from 10 to 100 micron. 

What is the structural and functional unit of living organisms?

  1. Tissue

  2. Cell

  3. Organ

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Cells are called the structural and functional unit of life because all the living organisms are made up of cells and also all the functions taking place inside the body of organisms are performed by cells. Cells provide specific conditions, for the occurrence of the metabolic reactions. These have specialized enzymes, which catalyze the biochemical reaction and regulates the functions of the body.

Which of the following is not a cell?

  1. Red Blood Corpuscle (RBC)

  2. Bacterium

  3. Spermatozoa

  4. Virus


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Virus is an acellular microscopic infection-causing agent. It has only protein cover and a nucleic acid (either DNA or RNA). These are intracellular parasites that depend upon the host for nutrition.

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

  1. Tissue

  2. Organ

  3. Cell

  4. Organelle


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of life. Whether it is a complex organism like humans, animals or plants or simple organisms like the bacteria, they are all made of cells. So, the cell forms the most basic level of organization of organisms.

The shape of the cell is related to

  1. the habitat of the organism

  2. the body size of the organism

  3. the function it performs

  4. the number of cells in an organism


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

There is a direct correlation between the shape of the cell and the function it performs. For example, the Red Blood Cells (RBCs) have a biconcave disc-shaped structure because they have to squeeze through blood capillaries to deliver oxygen to the various parts of the body. If the RBCs had any other shape, it would be difficult to perform the same function efficiently.

Cells were determined to be the basic structural units of plants and animals, in which of the following time period?

  1. 1600's

  2. 1700's

  3. 1800's

  4. 1900's


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  • The cell was discovered by Robert Hook in 1665. But the statement that cell is the structural and functional unit of life generalized as cell theory in 1839 by Schleiden and Schwann. Thus, the correct answer is option C.

1 A$^o$ is

  1. 10$^{-6}$m

  2. 10$^{-9}$m

  3. 10$^{-10}$m

  4. 10$^{-3}$m


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

(a) 1 Micrometer= 10$^{-6}$m
(b) 1 Nanometer= 10$^{-9}$m
(c) 1 Angstrom= 
10$^{-10}$m

THus, the correct answer is option C.

Auxospores are formed in the life cycle of diatoms these structure are ________________.

  1. Vegetuative cells with ploidy level N

  2. Asexual spores with ploidy level N

  3. Statosspores with 2N ploidy Level

  4. Sexual spores with ploidy level $2N$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Auxospores are formed by diatoms at an important stage of their life cycle. They are specialized cells which help the diatoms in regaining their normal size. After cell division in diatoms, each daughter cell inherits one of the two valves and hence results in reduction of size of the diatom, to retain the size diatoms produce auxospores and hence they are vegetative.
So, the correct option is, 'Vegetuative cells with ploidy level N'.

Which one of the following is incorrect for the members of chrysophyta?

  1. These are nonmotile bivalved organism

  2. Presence of primordial utricle around a central vacuole

  3. Resetve food materials are paramylon and volutin granules

  4. Movement occurs by mucilage propulsion


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Chrysophyta are motile. They sometime produce flagellated motile zoospores during reproduction. They are also bivalved.

Therefore the right answer is "These are nonmotile bivalved organism".

The concept ''OMNIS cellula-e-cellala'' means that ,new cells are formed from:

  1. Non living materails

  2. Pre-existing living cells

  3. Dead organic matter

  4. As the results of chemical reaction


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

"Omnis cellula e- cellula" means new cells are formed from pre-existing living cells. 

So the correct option is 'pre existing living cells'.

Which of the following statement is false?

  1. Properties of cellular organelles are present in the molecular constituents of the organelles

  2. Interaction among the molecular components of the organelles results into properties of cell organelles

  3. Biology is the story of life on earth(formation, evolution and biodiversity)

  4. Biology is the life sciences dealing with every aspect of life


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A cell possesses several cellular organelles. Each of the organelle such as mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum etc. have their own specific function in the cell. These organelles are composed of several molecules and ions such as proteins, lipids, calcium and magnesium ions etc. These molecules together help the organelles perform their specific function. However, when present outside the organelle or in a different organelle the same molecules may perform functions that are different. So, the correct option is 'Properties of cellular organelles are present in the molecular constituents of the organelles'.

The size of the cell is not related to the size of the body of an animal.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The size of cell of an organism has no relation with the size of its body. The size of the cell does not matter. It is always the number of cells. If the organism is unicellular, it is very microscopic. If it is multicellular, as the cell number increases, the size of the organism will also increase. 
Thus, the correct answer is 'True.'

Simple one-celled cyanobacteria-like organisms developed on earth.

  1. $5600$ million years

  2. $5000$ million years

  3. $4600$ million years

  4. $3600$ million years

  5. $3000$ million years


Correct Option: A

The 'cell doctrine' was given by____________.

  1. Robert Hooke

  2. Schwann, Schleiden and Virchow

  3. Dutrochet

  4. Huxley


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Cell theory was proposed by a German botanist, Matthias Schleiden and English zoologist, Theodor Schwann in the year 1839. Cell theory was considered as the most acceptable theory which, elucidated the functioning of a cell. The cell theory includes the following points -
1) All living things are made up of cells.
2) The cell is the smallest living thing that can perform all the functions of life.   
Later on, in the year 1855, Rudolf Virchow added a new point in cell theory that all cells must come from pre-existing cells, which was also known as "Omnis cellula e cellula". The modern cell theory is called as 'Cell Principle' or 'Cell Doctrine'.
So, the correct answer is option B.

Who reported that entity of an organism is not because of the cell but collection of many cells?  

  1. Dutrochet

  2. Dujardin

  3. Robert Brown

  4. Schleiden and Schwann


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Leeuwenhoek was the first to see 'free-living cells' under his microscope. In 1809, Lamarck concluded that all living beings are formed of cells. Living substance was first observed by Corti in 1772 and was named sarcode by Dujardin in 1835. Dutrochet believed in the individuality of cells, i.e., living organisms are made up of a number of individual cells. The nucleus was discovered by Robert Brown and Schleiden and Schwann are credited with the formulation of the cell theory. Thus, the correct answer is option A.

Match the column I and II.

Column I Column II
(a) K.C. Mehta (i) Fluid mosaic model
(b) P. Maheshwari (ii) First recombinant plasmid
(c) Cohen and Boyer (iii) Haploid culture
(d) Singer and Nicolson (iv) Rust disease
  1. (a)-i, (b)-iii, (c)-ii, (d)-iv

  2. (a)-iv, (b)-iii, (c)-ii, (d)-i

  3. (a)-i, (b)-ii, (c)-iii, (d)-iv

  4. (a)-ii, (b)-iii, (c)-iv, (d)-i


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • K.C. Meta -  Investigated the effects of temperature on rust fungi growth.
  • P. Maheswari - Discovered the production of haploid by anther culture.
  • Cohen and Boyer - Discovered recombinant DNA technology.
  • Singer and Nicolson - proposed the fluid mosaic model of the cell membrane.

So the correct option is B.

Cell is called as the structural and functional units of life because_________

  1. All organisms are formed of cells.

  2. All cells are biochemical reaction house.

  3. ATP is synthesized within cells.

  4. All of the above.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Cells are called the structural and functional unit of life because all the living organisms are made up of cells and also all the functions taking place inside the body of organisms are performed by cells. Cells provide specific conditions, for the occurrence of the metabolic reactions. These have the specialized enzymes, which catalyze the biochemical reaction and regulates the functions of the body such as respiration (formation of ATP in the cell)
So, the correct answer is option D.

The term chromosome was given by

  1. Waldeyer

  2. Strasburger

  3. Morgan

  4. Sutton and Boveri


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Schleiden and Virchow were recognized the coiled structures in nucleus as chromosomes but the term chromosome was coined by Von Waldeyer-Hartz, 

The centre for cellular and molecular biology is located at 

  1. Delhi

  2. Nagpur

  3. Mumbai

  4. Hyderabad


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The center for cellular and molecular Biology or CCMB is located in Hyderabad. The research programs undergoing in CCMB includes the areas of biomedicine & diagnostics, evolution & development, gene regulation in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, host-parasite interactions, membrane biology, protein structure, bioinformatics, functional genomics, theoretical biology, etc.

Who among the following is the father of Indian cytology?

  1. A. K. Sharma

  2. P. Maheshwari

  3. B. P. Pal

  4. Lal Singhji


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Arun Kumar Sharma or A. K. Sharma is the father of Indian cytology.

He developed various new methods for chromosome analysis and gives a new theory of speciation. He also demonstrated the role of repeat DNA sequences under stress conditions as well as in the control of various genetic characters in plants.

The living substance of cell was named by Dujardin as____________________

  1. Biotic soup

  2. Jivam

  3. Sarcode

  4. Protoplasm


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  • Dujardin applied the name 'sarcode' to the free plasma without a covering to protect it from the contact with the outer world. So, the living things were named as a sarcode.

Thus, the correct answer is option C.

The father of modern cytology is__________________

  1. Leeuwenhoek

  2. Robert Hooke

  3. C. P. Swanson

  4. A. K. Sharma


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Cytology is the branch of biology concerned with the structure and function of plant and animal cells. Where Leeuwenhoek is called the father of microbiology and Robert Hooke the father of cytology, Carl P Swanson is called the father of modern cytology. A K Sharma is called the father of Indian cytology.
So, the correct option is 'B'.


"New cells arise from pre-existing cell" is the statement given by 

  1. Max Schultze

  2. R. Virchow

  3. Altmann

  4. Purkinje


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Rudolf Virchow famously stated "Omnis cellula e cellula", i.e., "All cells only arise from pre-existing cells."

Virchow was a major advocate of the cell theory and published an influential theory that cells arose from each other in a continuous series of generations. 
He opposed spontaneous generation and carried out experiments in the 1850's to show that nematodes do not arise spontaneously.

Who first discovered nucleus in cell in 1831?

  1. Robert Hooke

  2. Robert Brown

  3. Altmann

  4. Swanson


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The nucleus was discovered by Robert Brown while he was working on orchids, under a microscope and he observed an opaque area, which he called the areola or nucleus. It is a site for the genetic material.

So, the correct answer is option B.

The first person to see the 'live cell' under the microscope was 

  1. Robert Brown

  2. Robert Hook

  3. Altmann

  4. Leeuwenhoek


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The cell walls observed by Hooke gave no indication of the nucleus and other organelles found in most living cells. The first man to witness a live cell under a microscope was Anton van Leeuwenhoek, who in 1674 described the algae Spirogyra. 

Cell was discovered by 

  1. Robert Brown

  2. Mendel

  3. Robert Hooke

  4. Jagdish Chandra Bose


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The cell was first discovered by Robert Hooke in 1665, which can be found to be described in his book Micrographia. In this book, he gave 60 'observations' in detail of various objects under a coarse, compound microscope. One observation was from very thin slices of bottle cork. 

.......... is the basic unit of life.

  1. Cell

  2. Tissue

  3. System

  4. Organism


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cells are called as the basic unit of life because all the living organisms are made up of cells and also all the functions taking place inside the body of organisms are performed by cells. Cells provide the specific conditions, for the occurrence of the metabolic reactions. These have the specialized enzymes, which catalyze the biochemical reaction and regulates the functions of the body.

Cells are able to live and perform its functions due to the presence of_________________

  1. Organelles

  2. Lysosomes

  3. Cell wall

  4. Ribosomes


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • The cell is the basic unit of life. All the living organisms are made up of cells and each cell performs a life-sustaining process. The cell is composed of the cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, cell organelles and cell wall (except animal cells). An organelle is a distinct part of a cell, which has a particular structure and function. 
  • Each organelle performs a particular function. For example- mitochondria produce ATPs, lysosomes digest cellular waste and debris, centrioles separates chromosomes during cell division, Ribosome synthesizes proteins, cell wall protects, etc. 
  • Due to this, a cell can survive and perform its own functions. Thus, the correct answer is option A.

A cell is a building unit of an organism. Select the correct statements.

  1. In unicellular organisms, a single cell is capable of performing all the functions of life

  2. In multicellular organisms, a single cell is capable of performing all the functions of life

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Cells are called the structural and functional unit of life because all the living organisms are made up of cells and perform all life process for survival. Unicellular organisms are made up of a single cell and single-cell only performs all the functions of life. Whereas multicellular organisms are made up of multiple cells and perform all the functions of life. Thus, the correct answer is option A.

The basic living structure of an organism is an organ.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • The basic living structure of all organisms is a cell. Cell, which was discovered by Robert Hooke in the year 1665, is considered to be the basic structural and functional unit of all the organisms. 
  • Many cells combine together to form a tissue. Many tissues together form an organ. Many organs form an organ system and many different organ systems together form a human body.
  • So, option cell is the structural and functional unit of all organisms and so option B.

Several tissues combine to form_________________

  1. Organ

  2. Organism

  3. Cell

  4. Cytoplasm


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • A group of cells, which are structurally similar and work together to perform a particular function are called tissue. 
  • The collection of such tissues, which are joined in a structural unit to perform a certain function, is called an organ. Whereas cytoplasm is the living fluid in the cell. Thus, the correct answer is option A.

Which of the following statements is true?

  1. The structural unit of living things is molecule.

  2. All animals are autotrophs.

  3. All organisms reproduce sexually.

  4. Organisms follow a life cycle of birth, growth, reproduction, ageing and death.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • All the living organism is made up of cells which constitute some organic and inorganic molecules and perform all the life process like nutrition (autotrophic or heterotrophic), reproduction (sexual or asexual), excretion. 
  • Each cell arises from pre-existing cells, they divide and increase their numbers and has a certain life span, thus they undergo aging and then death. Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Each cell of unicelluler organism performs certain functions such as____________

  1. Nutrition

  2. Transport

  3. Excretion and reproduction

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • In unicellular (single-celled) organisms, the single cell performs all life processes for survival such as nutrition, transport, excretion, and reproduction. 
  • They do not depend on another cell for function and thus exist independently.

Each cell is amazing world in itself because 

  1. It can take in nutrients, converts these nutrients into energy.

  2. It carry out specialized functions.

  3. It can reproduce as necessary.

  4. All of the above.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

  • Cells are called an amazing world in itself because all the living organisms are made up of cells and also all the functions taking place inside the body of organisms are performed by cells. 
  • These have the specialized enzymes, which catalyze the biochemical reaction and regulates the specialized functions of the body such as the conversion of nutrients into the energy, reproduction in unicellular and division or replication in multicellular.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Which scientist coined the term cell?

  1. Robert hooke

  2. Robert brown

  3. Robert clay

  4. Robert cook


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Robert Hooke was an English scientist who coined the term cell for the Honeycomb structures he saw in a cork slice. Through he didn't see the inside of a cell, he discovered the cell and coined the term. He used a primitive compound microscope . He only saw cell walls as it a dead tissue. He discovered it in $1665$. The first man to witness a live cell under microscope was Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek in $1674$.

One millionth of a metre is

  1. Millimetre

  2. Micrometre

  3. Nanometre

  4. Centimetre


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A micrometre is also known as a micron. It is an SI derived unit of length. Its value is 1×10$^{−6}$ metres or one millionth of a metre. Thus the correct answer is option B.

Mark the correct option

  1. Every living organism is made up of cells and organs

  2. Living organisms have capacity to divide

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Living organisations have capacity to reproduce for ex animals give both to young ones of their kind, either directly or through egg.

Who discovered Endoplasmic reticulum?

  1. Porter

  2. Altmann

  3. Golgi

  4. Benda


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a system of membrane-lined channels found in all eukaryotic cells except mature erythrocytes. 
  • Endoplasmic reticulum was discovered by Porter and Thompson (1945). 
  • The name endoplasmic reticulum was given by Porter in 1953.
    Hence, option A is correct.

"Lysosomes" were discovered by

  1. Haekel

  2. Christian de Duve

  3. Hugo de Vries

  4. Purkinje


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Lysosomes are small vesicles containing hydrolyzing enzymes and surrounded by a single membrane of lipids. They were discovered by Christian de Duve in 1955 but were named and observed under an electron microscope by Novikoff in 1956. 

___________ are the non-living components of the cell.

  1. Lysosomes

  2. Vacuoles

  3. Nuclei

  4. Golgi bodies


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Cell inclusions are tiny droplets which contain stored nutrients, secretory products and pigment granules.
Eg- lipid droplets in fat cells, pigment granules in skin cells and hair cells, water-containing vacuoles.
Vacuoles are non-living cell inclusions present in the cytoplasm which contain inorganic and organic molecules.Each droplet is a small vacuole filled up with cell-sap. These small vacuoles enlarge and finally coalesce to give rise to a large vacuole.They are present in the form of minute droplets in the cytoplasm of the cells (small vacuole filled with cell sap).
So, the correct answer is 'Vacuoles'.

An exception to cell theory is 

  1. Fungi

  2. Bryophyte

  3. Virus

  4. Pteridophyte


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Virus are an exception to cell theory. Because of the following reasons
1. The viruses are non-cellular organism that are characterized by having an inert crystalline structure outside the cell. 
2. Once they infect a cell they take over the machinery of the host cell to replicate themselves, killing the host.
So, the correct answer is 'Virus'.

The phrase omnis cellula e cellula was given by

  1. Virchow

  2. Pasteur

  3. Schleiden and Schwann

  4. Robert Brown


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Pasteur work on fermentation and germ theory of biology. Schleiden and Schwann are the co-founders of cell theory. Robert Brown was a Botanist and he discovered the nucleus. Rudolf Virchow was a German Physician, Biologist, Pathologist as well as a writer. The phrase 'Omnis cellula e cellula' is coined by Virchow which means all cells come from a cell, all cells born from a previous cell. So the answer is 'Virchow'.

Cell principle is not applicable to

  1. Bacteria.

  2. Viruses.

  3. Algae.

  4. Fungi.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Cell principle states that the cell is a fundamental unit of life and has all structural and functional properties of an organism. Also according to this principle cells are made from pre-existing cells and all organisms are made up of cells. Bacteria, algae and fungi obey the cell principle rules whereas viruses are under debate of being living or dead. They have many features of life but according to cell theory, they are not alive. Viruses lack cellular structure (cell wall, cytoplasm, ribosomes etc.) but do have genetic material in the form of RNA and they can only multiply when inside a host cell. Outside a host, they are unable to survive. Since a virus is not a cell, cell principle is not applicable to them. 

Cell is a unit of

  1. Structure.

  2. Function.

  3. Mass of protoplasm.

  4. All of the above.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • A cell is a unit mass of protoplasm which is surrounded by protective and semi-permeable plasma membrane which separates the cell contents from the environment. 
  • It is the basic unit of life and carries out the different functions of life. The body of all organisms is made up of cells so it is the structural unit of life. 
  • Also, all the physiological, biochemical and genetic functions of the body are carried out by cells so it is called a functional unit of life. So, the correct answer is option D.

'Micrographia' was written by which of the following scientists?

  1. Grew

  2. Hooke

  3. Brown

  4. Lamarck


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Micrographia is a book written by Robert Hooke when he discovered the cells in 1665. His all observation about the discovery of cells is detailed in this book. Hans and Zacharias designed the first compound microscope and by using this microscope Robert Hooke studied insects, sand, bird feathers, snowflakes and plants. He also observed a piece of cork which made him discover a framework of cells with empty spaces within it. its visual similarity with honeycomb cells made him name those units as the cell. He recorded all such observation through different lenses in the book Micrographia which is the first scientific bestseller.  

The theory proposing that body of an organism consists of incompletely divided cells is known as

  1. Organismal theory.

  2. Protoplasmic theory.

  3. Cell theory.

  4. Theory of cell lineage.


Correct Option: A

Who applied cell theory to plants?

  1. Schwann

  2. Schleiden

  3. Swanson

  4. Jenssen


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In 1838, Matthias Schleiden who was a German Botanist while studying a large number of plants he made an observation that plants also composed of different kinds of cells. These cells were arranged into tissues. Whereas Schwann was studying animal cells and reported the existence of cell membrane that surrounds cytoplasm. Together Schleiden and Schwann proposed cell theory based on their observation plants and animal cells. So Schleiden applied cell theory specifically to plans and Schwann to animals.  

Who proposed protoplasmic theory as opposed to the cell theory?

  1. Virchow

  2. Schultze

  3. Sachs

  4. Strasburger


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Schleiden and Schwann proposed a cell theory according to which all cells are formed from preexisting cells. After the discovery of protoplasm by Corti, Dujardin observed a living juice inside the cells and named it as sarcode. Purkinje coined the term protoplasm while observing sap of plant cells. Max Schultze established similarity between protoplasm and sarcode that leads him to propose a theory which is called as the protoplasmic theory by Hertwig. This theory states that protoplasm is the physical basis of life. So answer B is correct.

Organismal theory was proposed by

  1. Van Mohl.

  2. Sachs.

  3. Virchow.

  4. Haberlandt.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The organismal theory teaches that the organism (even a multicellular organism) is the basic unit of life. It was proposed by Sachs. Thus the correct option is B.

Which is correct about cell theory in view of current status of our knowledge about the cell structure?

  1. It needs modification due to discovery of subcellular structure like chloroplasts and mitochondria.

  2. Modified cell theory means that all living beings are composed of cells capable of reproducing.

  3. Cell theory does not hold good because all living beings (e.g., viruses) do not have cellular organisation.

  4. Cell theory means that all living objects consist of cells whether or not capable of reproducing.


Correct Option: C

Match the columns.

Column I Column II
(a) Robert Hooke (i) Mutation theory
(b) Charles Darwin (ii) Swan necked flask experiment
(c) Hugo de Vries (iii) Origin of Species
(d) Louis Pasteur (iv) Micrographia
  1. a-(iii); b-(iv); c-(i); d-(ii)

  2. a-(ii); b-(i); c-(i); d-(iv)

  3. a-(i); b-(ii); c-(i); d-(iv)

  4. a-(iv); b-(iii); c-(i); d-(ii)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

a) Mutation theory is proposed by Hugo de Vries.  

b) The famous swan-necked flask experiment is performed by Louis Pasteur in this experiment he used a flask whose neck exactly looked like the neck of swan. 
c) Origin of species is the great scientific theory of Charles Darwin in which he explained that the species are originated from natural selection, the most fit species can survive in nature. 
d) Micrographia is a significant book of Robert Hooke which is related to the morphological description of microscopic organisms.

Who coined the term 'cytology'?

  1. Robert Hooke

  2. Leeuwenhoek

  3. Hertwig

  4. Swammerdam


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

a) The term cytology was termed by Robert Hooke. Cytology, the study of cells as fundamental units of living things.

b) Leeuwenhoek is the first scientist who experiments with microscopes and he named the microbes as animalcules. 
c) Hertwig was a German zoologist and wrote a book by studying sea urchins.
d) Swammerdam was a biologist who dies at a very early age. After his death, his book Biblica Naturae was published. 

Schwann and Schleiden were

  1. Dutch biologists

  2. English biologists

  3. Austrian biologists

  4. German biologists


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Schleiden defined the cell as the basic unit of plant structure, and a year later Schwann defined the cell as the basic unit of animal structure. Theodor Schwann was a German physiologist and Matthias Jakob Schleiden was a German botanist. The universally accepted cell theory was credited to Schleiden and Schwann for their great contribution.
Hence answer is 'German biologists'

First scientist to observe red blood cells

  1. Swammerdam

  2. Leeuwenhoek

  3. Rudolf Virchow

  4. Strasburger


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) described cells in a drop of pond water using his microscope. By using a microscope he observes and describes red blood cells in humans and other animals, as well as sperm cells. Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

Robert Hooke published his work on cork cells in which book?

  1. Genera Plantarum

  2. Species Plantarum

  3. Micrographia

  4. Cytologia


Correct Option: C

Who is the father of microscopy and microbiology?

  1. Theophrastus

  2. Janssen

  3. Leeuwenhoek

  4. Hooker


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

a) Theophrastus is known as the father of Botany for his different works in plants. 

b) Zacharias Janssen was involved in the invention of the first optical telescope.
c) Leeuwenhoek is known as the father of microscopy and microbiology as he has a great contribution to the establishment of the field microbiology. 

d)  Hooker is the founder of Geographical Botany.
So the correct answer to the question is 'Leeuwenhoek'.

Schleiden (1838) proposed cell to be structural and functional unit of life. His idea was a/an

  1. Observation.

  2. Assumption.

  3. Generalisation.

  4. Hypothesis.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The term hypothesis means a proposition or a set of propositions set forth as an explanation for the occurrence of some specific phenomenon. In this case, the phenomenon was smallest constituent entity of living organisms. In 1838, German Botanist Matthias Schleiden found that all plant tissues are made up of cells which have essentially similar structure. German zoologist Theodor Schwann, 1839, working independently observed that animal cells do not have cell wall but are otherwise similar among themselves. Thus, the original idea of both the workers was a hypothesis based on their observation which had to be experimentally verified by other workers.

Hence, D is the correct option. 

Nucleus develops from a pre-existing nucleus. The finding was made by 

  1. Farmer and Moore

  2. Winiwater

  3. Sutton

  4. Strasburger


Correct Option: D

Which of the following are the most abundant elements in the living cells?

  1. C, H, S and P

  2. C, O, N and P

  3. C, H, O and N

  4. C, H, Mg and Ca


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The most common elements in living things are carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen. 
A carbohydrate is a biological molecule consisting of carbon (C), hydrogen (H) and oxygen (O) atoms.
Proteins are made up of amino acids which are organic compounds  (C, H, and O) containing amine (-NH2), along with a side chain (R group) specific to each amino acid.
Each nucleotide consists of a nitrogen-containing aromatic base attached to a pentose sugar (C, H, and O), which is in turn attached to a phosphate group. 

So, major macromolecules consist of C, H, O and N and hence, are the most abundant elements in living cells.
Thus, the correct answer is option (C). 

1 $\mu$m is

  1. $10^{-6}$ m

  2. $10^{-9}$ m

  3. $10^{-10}$ m

  4. $10^{-3}$ m


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • A micron is a unit of measurement in the metric system that is equal to one-thousandth of a millimeter.
  • Therefore, 1 micron is equal to the $10^{-6}$ meter.

The size of the cells of an organism has no relation with the size of its body.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • A cell is the smallest form containing genetic material, cell organelles, cytoplasm and it can replicate to give rise to new cells. The cell size is the same in the elephant and in ant. 

Which of the following is he chief reason to indicate that proto - cell was probably a fermenter?

  1. Fermentation provides the most amount of energy

  2. Atmosphere didn't have any oxygen

  3. It didn't have any enzymes

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The photocell was probably a fermenter living on the preformed organic molecules in the organic soup. The primitive atmosphere was a reducing atmosphere with no free oxygen gas. So, the correct option is "Atmosphere didn't have any oxygen".

Which of the following gives a possible sequence of organic chemicals prior to the proto -cell?

  1. Water, salts, protein, oxygen

  2. Inorganic gases, amino acids, polypeptide, microsphere

  3. Inorganic gases, nucleotides, nucleic acids, genes

  4. Both (b) and (c)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The photocell was not considered a cell until it contained the genes. According to the first RNA hypothesis, the first genes and enzymes were RNA molecules. The first protein hypothesis suggested that protein enzymes were needed before nucleic acids could form. So, the correct option is "both (b) and (c)".

Who wrote the book Micrographia, which contains some of the most beautiful drawings of microscopic observations ever made?

  1. Anton Van Leeuwenhock

  2. Robert Hooke

  3. Sir Christopher Wren

  4. Ivan Pavlov


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Micrographia: or Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses. With Observations and Inquiries Thereupon. is a historically significant book by Robert Hooke about his observations through various lenses. It is particularly notable for being the first book to illustrate insects, plants etc. as seen through microscopes. Published in January 1665, the first major publication of the Royal Society, it became the first scientific best-seller, inspiring a wide public interest in the new science of microscopy. It is also notable for coining the biological term cell.

So the correct option is 'Robert Hooke'.

Cells are autonomous because___________________

  1. They synthesize components of living protoplasm from non-living materials.

  2. They are able to grow and divide.

  3. Each cell has its own life span.

  4. All of the above.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • All of the living organisms are made up of cells. Cells can give rise to new cells by cell division. Each cell has a particular life span. Cells possess machinery, enzymes to form living protoplasm from non-living materials. 
  • For example, plant cells take up CO$ _2$ and O$ _2$ from the environment and make food in the presence of sunlight. Animal cells break down or oxidize glucose and form ATP. 
  • Such ATPs are used as energy currency in cell and various processes of cell formation organelle are carried out. Thus, the correct answer is option D.
Robert Hooke actually observed .......... of cells. 
  1. Cell walls.

  2. Protoplasts.

  3. Wall-less cells.

  4. Walled cells.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Robert Hook discovered cells in 1655 with the help of compound microscope. He was observing insects, sand, bird feathers, fossils and plants. Once he was observing a thin slice of cork under the microscope he found a framework similar to honeycomb-like structure. He named those structures as cells but those were actually non living cell walls. So option A is correct.

Robert Hook was the first person to see cells in:

  1. Various ants

  2. Fungi

  3. Animals

  4. Cork


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Robert cook first discovered the cells in a cork. He saw small spaces under a microscope and called them cells meaning "little rooms".

So, the correct option is 'cork'.

One of the following is an exception to the 'cell theory'. 

  1. Bacteria

  2. Fungi

  3. Virus

  4. Lichens


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  • Schleiden and Schwann in 1839 formulated cell theory. 
  • There are several exceptions to cell theory, e.g., viruses do not have a cellular structure. 
  • They replicate but are non-living particles made up of proteins and nucleic acids. 
  • Only one nucleic acid is found in a virus particle either RNA or DNA.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Who applied the cell theory to plants?

  1. Schwann

  2. Schleiden

  3. Dutrochet

  4. Virchow


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In 1838, German botanist, Matthias Schleiden found that all plant tissues are made up of cells which have been essentially similar structure. German zoologist, Theodor Schwann in 1839 working independently observed that animal cells do not have cell walls but are otherwise similar amongst themselves. He put forward cell hypothesis which states that bodies of animal and plants are made up of cells. Schleiden and Schwann in 1839 compared their findings and formulated cell theory.

Who first proposed that new cells are formed by the division of preexisting cells?

  1. Rudolph Virchow

  2. W. Flemming

  3. Karl Nageli

  4. C.P. Swanson


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • By carefully observing the process of cell division, Rudolph Virchow in 1858, argued that cells only arose from the division of pre-existing cells.
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