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What is the smallest part of the body of an organism?

  • Organ
  • Cell (correct)
  • Tissue
  • System
  • Which instrument uses a beam of electrons to illuminate the object for magnification?

  • Electron microscope (correct)
  • Scanning electron microscope
  • Light microscope
  • Compound microscope
  • Who proposed the basic cell theory along with Theodor Schwann?

  • Rudolf Virchow
  • Matthias Schleiden (correct)
  • Virchow
  • Robert Hooke
  • According to the modern cell theory, what is the unit of function of all living things?

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

    Which type of organism is made up of millions to billions of cells?

    <p>Multi-celled organism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the internal vacuum requirement for an electron microscope?

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

    What is the main function of the Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (RER)?

    <p>Synthesis of proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organelle is described as having varied shapes, usually sausage-like, and is involved in the synthesis of respiratory enzymes?

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

    What is the primary function of Lysosomes in a cell?

    <p>Intracellular digestion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which feature distinguishes Golgi Apparatus from Dictyosomes in plant cells?

    <p>Freely distributed in the cytoplasm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significant role of Ribosomes in a cell?

    <p>Synthesis of proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes Centrosome from other organelles?

    <p>Contain one or two centrioles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the longest cell mentioned in the text?

    <p>Nerve cell in the neck of a giraffe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of cell has a spherical, biconcave shape?

    <p>Red blood cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why does Amoeba continuously change its shape according to the text?

    <p>For movement and food capture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of cell is described as bean-shaped?

    <p>Guard cell from a plant leaf</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What organism is mentioned as an example of having the smallest cell?

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

    Which type of cell is described as cylindrical?

    <p>Striated muscle fibre cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of chromoplasts?

    <p>Impart colour to flowers and fruits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organelle is known for trapping solar energy for photosynthesis?

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

    What is the primary function of the nucleus in a cell?

    <p>Regulate cell functions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of nucleolus in a cell?

    <p>Produce ribosomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which cellular component contains chromosomes made of genes that control hereditary characteristics?

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

    Where are chromatin fibres located within a cell?

    <p>In the nucleus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is responsible for the transfer of hereditary characteristics from parents to offspring in living organisms?

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

    Which organelle is responsible for providing turgidity to plant cells?

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

    In which type of cell is the presence of plastids typically observed?

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

    Which feature distinguishes a plant cell from an animal cell at a structural level?

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

    Which cell type has a thinner lining of cytoplasm, mostly pushed to the periphery?

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

    Which genetic material arrangement is characteristic of eukaryotic cells?

    <p>Several lengths of DNA wound around proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

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