The Fundamental Unit of Life 1 short Flashcards
1
Q
Study of form, structure and composition of cells is called ?
A
Cytology
2
Q
What is cell in Latin ?
A
Little room
3
Q
What are cells ?
A
It is the basic unit that makes up life
4
Q
Who discovered cells and when ?
A
Robert Hooke in 1665
5
Q
Who discovered cells nucleus and when ?
A
Robert Brown in 1831
6
Q
Purkinje coined the term
A
Protoplasm
7
Q
All cells arise from pre existing cells was given by ?
A
Virchow
8
Q
The Cell theory was proposed by ?
A
Schleiden and Schwann
9
Q
When was the discovery of the electron microscope ?
A
1940
10
Q
What are Unicellular organisms ?
A
Organisms with a single cell
11
Q
True or false — All cells derive from pre-existing cells ?
A
True
