Cell- The Fundamental Unit Of Life

Question 1

Who discovered the first living cell and in which year

Answer 1

Anton Von Leuweenhoek in 1674

Question 2

Who gave the term cell?

Answer 2

Robert Hooke

Question 3

Who discovered the first cell in the thin slice of cork?

Answer 3

Robert Hooke

Question 4

Who gave the term Protoplasm?

Answer 4

Purkinje

Question 5

Who discovered nucleus?And in which year?

Answer 5

Robert Brown 1831

Question 6

Primitive nucleus is the characteristic of which type of organisms?

Answer 6

Prokaryotes

Question 7

Who proposed the cell theory?

Answer 7

Schleiden and Schwann

Question 8

“Omnis cellula e cellula” was given by

Answer 8

Rudolf Virchow

Question 9

The shape and size of the cell is related to it’s ____________

Answer 9

Function

Question 10

The smallest cell is of________

Answer 10

Mycoplasma, 0.3um

Question 11

The largest cell is of

Answer 11

Ostrich egg

Question 12

The physical basis of life is ________

Answer 12

Protoplasm

Question 13

_________ is the delimiting structure of cell.

Answer 13

Cell membrane

Question 14

The cell membrane is ____________ permeable, to allow entry of some substances in and out of the cell.

Answer 14

Selectively

Question 15

The cell membrane is made up of

Answer 15

Lipids and proteins

Question 16

The exchange of gases in the living cells take place through the process of _________

Answer 16

Diffusion

Question 17

Name the process that help in absorption of water by roots of plants ?

Answer 17

Osmosis

Question 18

When a plant cell is placed in hypertonic solution, what will happen

Answer 18

It will swell up and become turgid.

Question 19

When a plant cell is placed in hypertonic solution, it will undergo ______

Answer 19

Plasmolysis