Cell Structure and Function
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What is the science that studies the microscopic appearance of cells?

  • Biocytics
  • Cytology (correct)
  • Microtology
  • Cellology

Who proposed the Cell Theory in 1839?

  • Robert Hooke and Anton van Leeuwenhoek
  • Gregor Mendel and Charles Darwin
  • Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch
  • Matthais Schleiden and Theodor Schwann (correct)

What type of organism consists of only a single cell?

  • Microscopic organism
  • Multicellular organism
  • Macroscopic organism
  • Unicellular organism (correct)

What is the smallest working unit of all living things according to the Cell Theory?

<p>Cells (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the three functions that all organisms, whether multicellular or unicellular, must accomplish?

<p>Uptake and processing of nutrients, excretion of wastes, response to environmental stimuli (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of microscope is used to view thin specimens through which electrons can pass generating a projection image?

<p>Transmission electron microscope (TEM) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of a scanning electron microscope?

<p>To depend on the emission of secondary electrons from the surface of a specimen (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of a light microscope?

<p>To pass visible light through the specimen and glass lenses (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the technique used in electron microscopy to investigate the detailed structure of tissues, cells, organelles, and macromolecular complexes?

<p>Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of microscope is used to obtain high resolution images of biological and non-biological specimens?

<p>Both TEM and SEM (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of microscope is used to pass visible light through the specimen and glass lenses?

<p>Light microscope (LM) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between transmission electron microscope (TEM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM)?

<p>TEM generates projection images while SEM depends on the emission of secondary electrons from the specimen's surface (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of glass lenses in a light microscope (LM)?

<p>To refract light and form an image (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of microscope is suitable for viewing tissue sections and molecules?

<p>Transmission electron microscope (TEM) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what way does the transmission electron microscope (TEM) differ from the light microscope (LM)?

<p>TEM is used to view thin specimens generating a projection image while LM depends on the emission of secondary electrons from the specimen's surface (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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