15 Questions
Who is largely attributed to the discovery of cells?
Robert Hooke
What is the basic structural/organizational unit of all organisms according to cell theory?
Cell
Who also studied cells of both animal and plants, discovering significant differences between the two types of cells?
Theodor Schwann
What technology made the discovery of cells possible?
Magnification technology
Who proposed that living organisms are made up of cells and that all cells come from pre-existing cells?
Romans
What is the significance of cell theory in biology?
It provides a framework for the study of cellular biology.
Who made the initial discovery of cells through the invention of the microscope?
Robert Hooke
What was the shocking observation made by Robert Hooke when he looked at a piece of cork under the microscope?
He discovered pores in the cork structure.
Which biologists studied cells of both animal and plants, discovering significant differences between the two types of cells?
Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann
What technology made the discovery of cells possible?
Advanced magnification technology
Which organelle is responsible for the synthesis of lipids, metabolism of carbohydrates, and detoxification of drugs and poisons?
Endoplasmic reticulum
Which organelle is believed to have originated as a symbiotic relationship between an ancestral eukaryotic cell and an ingested prokaryote?
Mitochondria
Which non-membrane bounded organelle is responsible for the organization and assembly of microtubules in animal cells?
Centrosomes
Which organelle is involved in the modification, sorting, and packaging of proteins for secretion from the cell?
Golgi apparatus
Which organelle contains enzymes responsible for breaking down and recycling cellular components and waste materials?
Lysosomes
Test your knowledge about the foundational concept of cell theory in biology, which states that living organisms are made up of cells, they are the basic unit of structure and reproduction, and all cells come from pre-existing cells. Explore the principles and implications of cell theory with this quiz.
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