General Biology 1 First Semester Quiz#1, Quizzes of Biology

Download General Biology 1 First Semester Quiz#1 and more Quizzes Biology in PDF only on Docsity! Name: ________________________________________ Date: ______________________ Direction. Read each item carefully. Write the letter that corresponds to the answer before each number. 1. What is a cell? a. Smallest structural unit of living matter capable of functioning independently. b. Smallest structural unit of living matter incapable of functioning independently. c. Second smallest structural unit of living matter not capable of functioning independently. d. Second smallest structural unit of living matter capable of functioning independently. 2. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the cell theory. a. Cell is the basic unit of life. b. All cells arise spontaneously c. All cells arise from preexisting cells. d. All living organisms are made up of cells. 3. Which part of the cell controls cell activities and transmits hereditary information? a. mitochondria c. plasmid b. nucleus d. ribosome 4. Which part of the cell serves as the venue for cellular respiration? a. mitochondria c. chloroplast b. nucleus d. lysosome 5. Which organelle is responsible for the photosynthetic activities of a plant cell? a. mitochondria c. chloroplast b. nucleus d. lysosome 6. Which structure will determine that a cell is prokaryotic? a. cell membrane c. nuclear membrane b. cytoplasm d. capsule 7. Which of the following cell organelles regulates the entry and exit of molecules to and from the cell? a. lysosomes c. cell membrane b. Golgi bodies d. mitochondria 8. Which of the following organisms is NOT eukaryotic? a. amoeba c. bacteria b. centipede d. earthworm 9. In which of the following are most of the organelles in a eukaryotic cell found? a. cell membrane c. nuclear membrane b. cytoplasm d. nucleus 10. A bird in a cold night shiver to maintain its body temperature. This scenario is an example of _________________. a. energy processing c. homeostasis b. sensitivity d. regulation 11. Which of the following organelles is/are found outside eukaryotic cells and is/are usually involved in this movement? a. centrosome c. endoplasmic reticulum b. cilia and flagella d. nucleus GENERAL BIOLOGY 1 QUIZ 1 TEACHER: TONDO, JOHN MICHAEL R. 12. The following are present in all eukaryotic cells, EXCEPT a. cell membrane c. endoplasmic reticulum b. plasmid d. nucleus 13. Who was the first person to observe live cell under the microscope? a. Matthias Schleiden b. Robert Hooke c. Rudolf Virchow d. Anton van Leeuwenhoek 14. The rough ER is specially well developed in cells actively engaged in __________________. a. protein synthesis b. nucleotide synthesis c. lipid synthesis d. secretory functions 15. Which of the following statements is true about the cell wall? a. The cell wall is mainly composed of lipid. b. The cell wall is mainly composed of starch. c. The cell wall is mainly composed of protein. d. The cell wall is mainly composed of cellulose. 16. Which of the following statements is false? a. All multicelled organisms have cell walls. b. All multicelled organisms are eukaryotic. c. All multicelled organisms have cell membranes. d. The nuclei of multicelled organisms are membrane-bound. 17. Read the statement. I. Matthias Schleiden declared “Omnis cellula e cellula”, which means “Cells come from pre-existing cells”. II. Theodore Schwann proposed that all plants are made up of cells. a. only the 1st statement is correct b. only the 2nd statement is correct c. both statements are correct d. neither 1st nor 2nd statements are correct 18. Which of the following is NOT a unicelled organism? a. amoeba c. bacteria b. paramecium d. fungi 19. Peter, a biology student took a sample of plant cell and he grown it in a test tube containing radioactive nucleotides, the parts from which DNA is built. Later, Wendell’s examination of the cell showed the radioactivity to be concentrated in the: a. nucleus c. rough ER b. chloroplast d. central vacuole 20. Eukaryotic cell; ribosome – present, Prokaryotic cell; ribosome - _________. a. present c. protein b. absent d. plasmid 21. Which of the following are the example of eukaryotic cell? a. algae and euglena c. halophiles and thermophiles b. blue green algae d. lactobacillus 22. Which cell modification allows vibratory motion and covers mostly the cell surface? a. cilia c. microvilli GENERAL BIOLOGY 1 QUIZ 1 TEACHER: TONDO, JOHN MICHAEL R.