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What is the basic unit of life responsible for the living and functioning of organisms?

  • Cells (correct)
  • Molecules
  • Tissues
  • Organs
  • Which branch of biology studies the structure, function, and behavior of cells?

  • Cell biology (correct)
  • Ecology
  • Genetics
  • Physiology
  • What invention allowed for the first sighting of cells in 17th-century Europe?

  • Compound microscope (correct)
  • X-ray machine
  • Telescope
  • Electron microscope
  • Which microscopy techniques are used in the study of cells?

    <p>Fluorescence microscopy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is fundamental to all biological sciences and essential for research in biomedical fields such as cancer?

    <p>Knowledge of cell components and functions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which field is interconnected to research in cell biology?

    <p>Medical microbiology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is credited with the first analysis of live cells?

    <p>Anton Van Leeuwenhoek</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scientists are credited with concluding the cell theory in 1838?

    <p>Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

    <p>Presence of a nucleus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of cells lack an enclosed cell nucleus?

    <p>Bacteria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes gram-positive bacteria from gram-negative bacteria?

    <p>Cell wall composition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which technique has allowed scientists to gain a better understanding of the structure and function of cells?

    <p>Microscopy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which subclass of virology studies viruses?

    <p>Microbiology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two fundamental classifications of cells?

    <p>Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scientist contributed to the cell theory by adding that all cells come from the division of pre-existing cells?

    <p>Rudolf Virchow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do viruses lack that are characteristic of living cells?

    <p>Living metabolism</p> Signup and view all the answers

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