1. Which of the following organisms are not composed of cells?
a) Amoeba
b) Paramecium
c) Euglena
d) None of these
Explanation: None of these
2. Unicellular organisms are not capable of
a) Independent existence
b) Performing essential functions of life
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of these
Explanation: None of these
3.Who was the first one to see a live cell?
a) Robert Hook
b) Leeuwenhoek
c) Robert Brown
d) None of these
Explanation: Leeuwenhoek
4. Who was the German botanist to study the different cells forming plant tissues?
a) Schleiden
b) Schwann
c) Rudolf Virchow
d) None of these
Explanation: Schleiden
5. In which year Matthias Schleiden examined a large number of plants and observed that all
plants are composed of different kinds of cells which form the tissues of the plant?
a) 1638
b) 1738
c) 1838
d) 1938
Explanation: 1838
6. In which year Schwann studied different types of animal cells?
a) 1839
b) 1739
c) 1639
d) 1938
Explanation: 1839
7. The cell has a thin outer layer which is known as ‘Plasma membrane’. Who reported this?
a) Schleiden
b) Schwann
c) Virchow
d) Robert Hooke
Explanation: Schwann
8. ‘Cell wall is a unique structure of plant cells’. Who concluded this?
a) Schleiden
b) Schwann
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of these
Explanation: Schwann
9. Who proposed the hypothesis that the bodies of animals and plants are composed of cells and
product of cells?
a) Schleiden
b) Schwann
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) none of these
Explanation: Schwann
10. Who formulated the cell theory?
a) Schleiden
b) Schwann
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) none of these
Explanation: Both (a) and (b)