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1.

Who propounded protoplasmic theory-

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J.E. Purkinje (1834).

2.

Living cell was first seen by –(a) Robert Hooke(b) Robert Brown(c) Von Mohl(d) Leeuwenhoek

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The answer is (d) Leeuwenhoek

3.

Fill in the Blanks:1. The instrument used to observe the cell is _____ 2. I control the food production of a cell. Who am I? _____ 3. I am like a policeman. Who am I _____ ? 4. The Term “ cell” was coined by _____ 5. The egg of an Ostrich is the _____ single cell.

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1. microscope 

2. chloroplast 

3. cell wall 

4. Robert hooke 

5. largest

4.

Match the following :1. Control centerCell membrane2. Food producer (plant cell)Mitrochondria3. Gate of the nucleusNucleus4. Gate of the cellChloroplasts5. Energy producerNuclear membrane

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1. Control centerNucleus
2. Food producer (plant cell)Chloroplasts
3. Gate of the nucleusNuclear membrane
4. Gate of the cellCell membrane
5. Energy producerMitochondria
5.

Most organelles in a eukaryotic cell are found in the (a) Cell wall (b) cytoplasm (c) nucleus (d) Vacuole

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Correct answer is  (b) cytoplasm

6.

Which one is called as “Area of movement”?

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Cytoplasm is called as “Area of movement”.

7.

ER was discovered by-(a) Porter(b) Brown(c) Okawa(d) Duve

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The answer is (a) Porter

8.

Who discovered the cell in 1665?

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The English scientist Robert Hooke discovered the cell in 1665 from cork slices kept under a microscope

9.

Give any three examples of the eukaryotic cell?

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1. Plant cells 

2. Animal cells 

3. Most of fungi and Algae

10.

What are the organelles found only in plant cell?

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Chloroplasts and cell wall are the organelles found only in plant cell.

11.

What type of cells do we have?

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We have Eukaryotic cells.

12.

Write about the contribution of Robert Hooke in cell biology.

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Robert hooke was a scientist and inventor. He improved microscope and built a compound microscope. One day he made thin sections of the cork and observed many small identical chambers through his microscope. They were hexagonal in shape. Based on this observations Hooke published a book named Micrographia in the year 1665, where he first used the term Cell. He describes the structure of tissue using the term cell.

13.

What are the essential components of a cell?

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A typical cell consists of three major parts. 

1. An outer cell membrane 

2. A liquid cytoplasm 

3. Nucleus

14.

A typical cell consists of ______ major parts (a) Two (b) Four (c) Three (d) Five

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Correct answer is (c) Three

15.

The habitat of Eschericia coli bacteria is (a) It is a soil inhabiting bacteria (b)It lives in human intestine (c) It is an aquatic bacteria (d) It lives in the air

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(b) It lives in human intestine

16.

Which one is prokaryotic cell among the following? (a) Plant cell (b) Animal cell (c) Nerve cell (d) Cyano bacteria cell

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(d) Cyano bacteria cell

17.

Match the following :1.Discovery of cell(a)Nerve cell2.Unicellular organism(b)Spirogyra3.Multicellular organism(c)Robert Hooke4.Longest cell(d)Cyano bacteria5.Prokaryotic cell(e)Amoeba

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1. – c 

2. – e 

3. – b 

4. – a 

5. – d