Naming of Cell: Chapter-01 Quiz
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Who first observed living cells with complete cellular structures?

  • Brown
  • Fontana
  • Leeuwenhoek (correct)
  • Grew
  • Who named the jelly-like transparent substance in cells as 'Sarcode'?

  • Dutrochet
  • Lamarck
  • Purkinje
  • Dujardin (correct)
  • Who named the liquid living substance in cells as 'Protoplasm'?

  • Loewy and Siekevitz
  • Grew
  • Johannes Purkinje (correct)
  • De Mirabel
  • Which scientist first discovered the spherical nucleus in plant cells?

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

    According to which scientist, 'Cells are the fundamental structural unit of an organism'?

    <p>Jean Brachet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is not a correct definition of a cell?

    <p>Cell is a living organism that can reproduce on its own.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Robert Hooke observe when he made a thin section of the cork?

    <p>He observed numerous little chambers or boxes, resembling a honeycomb.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the reason behind Robert Hooke naming these little chambers as 'cells'?

    <p>He remembered that he had seen some small chambers (cells) for the priests or monks residing in a monastery.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is the largest cell described in the text?

    <p>Egg of an ostrich</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Robert Hooke publish his findings in?

    <p>A book called 'Micrographia'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was Robert Hooke's role at the Royal Society of London?

    <p>He was the in-charge of the machineries of the Royal Society.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements about cells is NOT true according to the text?

    <p>Robert Hooke observed living cells under the microscope.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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