GENERAL

Question 1

Is a science that attempts to understand the diversity of life on
earth, of which we are a part.

Answer 1

Biology

Question 2

What is the greek word that means life?

Answer 2

Bios

Question 3

What is the greek word that means study?

Answer 3

Logus

Question 4

“Who published On the Origin of Species in 1859, marking the
beginning of the modern era of biology and revolutionizing the
understanding of evolution through natural selection?”

Answer 4

Charles Darwin

Question 5

“Who is credited with disproving the theory of spontaneous
generation through a series of experiments in the 19th
century, thereby supporting the concept that life arises from
existing life?”

Answer 5

Louis Pasteur

Question 6

the logical process of learning facts through observation and
experimentation from which certain conclusions or theories
are drawn.

Answer 6

Scientific Method

Question 7

What is the first step in the scientific method where scientists
recognize and define the issue or phenomenon to be studied?

Answer 7

Identification of the problem

Question 8

In which step of the scientific method do scientist propose a
possible explanation or prediction that can be tested?

Answer 8

Formulation of Hypothesis

Question 9

What step involves designing and performing controlled
experiments to test the validity of the proposed hypotheses?

Answer 9

Experimentation or testing of hypothesis

Question 10

Which step involves the collection, analysis, and interpretation
of data obtained from experiments?

Answer 10

Analysis and interpretation of data and results

Question 11

“All organisms are made up of cells and these cells come from
pre-existing cells”

Answer 11

Cell theory

Question 12

11. In which step of the scientific method do scientists generalize findings and form a conclusion, potentially establishing a scientific law or principle?

Answer 12

Generalization or formulation of conclusion

Question 13

“all living things have a common ancestor and are adapted to
a particular way of life” (Darwin 1858).

Answer 13

Evolution

Question 13

. “life comes only from life” (Pasteur 1965).

Answer 13

Biogenesis

Question 14

“the internal environment remains within a normal range”
(Bernard 1858).

Answer 14

Homeostasis

Question 15

“Organisms contain coded information that dictates their
structure, function and behavior” (Mendel 1966, Wilkins,
franklin, Watson, & Crick 1953)

Answer 15

Gene

Question 16

This theory states that life was created by the Almighty God,
as described in the book of Genesis in the Bible. What is this
theory?

Answer 16

Divine Creation Theory

Question 17

This theory proposes that a protoplasm in the form of a resistant spore originated from outer planets, propelled by radiation pressure. What is this theory?

Answer 17

Cosmozoic theory

Question 17

This theory claims that life originated spontaneously from
non-living matter. What is this theory?

Answer 17

Spontaneous Generation Theory

Question 18

This philosophical perspective posits that life has no beginning
and no end. What is this theory?

Answer 18

Philosophical theory of Eternity

Question 19

This scientific theory, developed in the 1940s, explains that life
formed from the chemical evolution of different compounds
present on primitive Earth. What is this theory?

Answer 19

Big Bang Theory

Question 20

All the chemical and energy transformation that occur in cells
to carry out life’s processes.

Answer 20

Metabolism

Question 21

An increase in size occurs when constructive activities outweigh destructive activities

Answer 21

Growth

Question 22

The ability to react to environmental changes or stimuli, often resulting in movement.

Answer 22

Irritability

Question 23

Living things must produce other living thins of their kind

Answer 23

Reproduction and Development

Question 24

Living things not suited to new conditions can either move to a better environment or change (evolution).

Answer 24

Adaptation

Question 25

There are levels of biological organization: biochemical, structural, physiological, and ecological.

Answer 25

Organization

Question 26

The process of converting non-living inorganic and organic molecules into a living cells.

Answer 26

Assimilation

Question 27

Organisms belonging to the same species are alike with some variations.

Answer 27

Definite form and size

Question 28

All organisms are primarily composed of inorganic and organic molecules.

Answer 28

Definite chemical composition

Question 29

Who was the scientist that observed tiny cavities in cork slices with a microscope and named them “cells” due to their resemblance to monastery rooms?

Answer 29

Robert Hooke

Question 30

Who was the scientist that made pioneering discoveries about protozoa, red blood cells, capillary systems, and insect life cycles, and also perfected the compound microscope?

Answer 30

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

Question 31

Who was the scientist that observed a distinct central part, known as the nucleus, in plant cells and described the movement of cytoplasm, referred to as Brownian movement?

Answer 31

Robert Brown

Question 32

Who was the scientist that discovered that cells were filled with a thick, jelly-like substance known as protoplasm?

Answer 32

Felix Dujardin

Question 33

Who was the scientist that concluded that plants are composed of cells and formulated the plant cell theory?

Answer 33

Matthias Schleiden

Question 34

Who was the scientist that concluded that animals are composed of cells and formulated the animal cell theory?

Answer 34

Theodore Schwann

Question 35

Who was the scientist that stated that all cells come from pre-existing cells?

Answer 35

Rudolf Virchow

Question 36

Who were the scientists that built the first transmission electron microscope?

Answer 36

Max Knoll and Ernst Ruska

Question 37

Who were the scientists that discovered the structure of DNA, ushering in the era of molecular biology?

Answer 37

James Watson and Francis Crick

Question 38

What is the name of the famous book of Robert hooke?

Answer 38

Micrographia

Question 39

Who is the father of Microbiology?

Answer 39

Anton van leeuwenhoek

Question 40

Is a random motion of particles suspended in a fluid.

Answer 40

Brownian movement

Question 41

What term did Félix Dujardin use to refer to protozoans and protoplasm?

Answer 41

Sarcode

Question 42

What phrase did Rudolf Virchow famously state that means “all cells come from pre-existing cells”?

Answer 42

Omnis cellula e cellula