Histochemistry Quiz: Chemical Components of Cells and Tissues
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What technique is used in Histochemistry to visualize biological structures?

  • Spectroscopy
  • Microscopy (correct)
  • Chromatography
  • Electrophoresis
  • What is the main focus of Histochemistry?

  • The identification and distribution of chemical components of cells and tissues (correct)
  • The study of the biological functions of cells and tissues
  • The study of the physical structure of cells and tissues
  • The analysis of the genetic makeup of cells and tissues
  • What is the unique feature of cells that Histochemistry exploits to identify chemical constituents?

  • Unique chemical environments (correct)
  • Unique biological functions
  • Unique genetic makeup
  • Unique shape and size
  • What is the role of stains and indicators in Histochemistry?

    <p>To identify and distribute chemical components of tissues</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of a cell?

    <p>Transporting materials, obtaining energy, waste disposal, replication, and responding to the environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the combination of techniques that Histochemistry is based on?

    <p>Biochemistry and Histology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is credited with naming the structural units he saw in cork 'cells'?

    <p>Robert Hooke</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of all cells having the same basic structure and carrying out similar life processes?

    <p>It results from a common evolutionary origin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes a cell as the basic unit of all living things?

    <p>Its role as the smallest independent component</p> Signup and view all the answers

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