CELL THEORY
Name of the scientists who proved that all
cells come from other cells.
➔ Remack and Virchow
What is the basic structural and functional
unit of all organisms?
➔ Cells
Which of the following statements below
supports the 3rd postulate in the traditional
cell theory: “Cell is the basic unit of structure
and organization of life”?
➔ The presence of simple squamous,
simple cuboidal and simple
columnar epithelia on the tubules
and collecting ducts of the kidney.
What postulate of the cell theory did
Schleiden and Schwann disagree on?
➔ All cells come from pre-existing
cells.
What characteristic of life did Anton van
Leeuwenhoek observed on the unicellular
organisms from a pond water sample which
led him to calling them “animalcules”?
➔ locomotion
What discovery was Theodor Schwann
famous for?
➔ Animals are composed of cells
Who is the original owner of information
which Rudolf Virchow used in publishing a
postulate in cell theory?
➔ Robert Remak
What are the microorganisms that
Leeuwenhoek observed under the
microscope? He called it animalcules.
➔ bacteria and protists
Total magnification of a specimen can be
calculated by multiplying which among the
following?
➔ Magnification of objective lens x
magnification of ocular lens.
What discovery was Matthias Schleiden
famous for?
➔ Plants are composed of cells
CELL ORGANELLES
What organelle does paramecium need to
pump out excess water from its cellular
body?
➔ Contractile vacuoles
Microfilaments: Support
Microtubules: ___________
➔ Organelle movement
What cell structure among prokaryotic cells
do they use to attach to other bacterium and
to surfaces?
➔ Fimbriae
Which cell structure assembles proteins
based on its genetic information?
➔ Ribosomes
Which is least likely to happen to a mango
tree if it loses its vacuole?
➔ The petal of the flower will lose its
color.
Which cell structure carefully selects the
substances that move into and out of the
cell?
➔ Plasma Membrane
Which energy-converting organelle makes
ATP molecules for the cell to perform its How many rounds of nuclear divisions occur
functions? in mitosis?
➔ Mitochondria ➔ 1

What is the coded instruction inside the cell How many daughter cells are produced in
which undergoes replication to produce every cycle of mitosis?
proteins? ➔ 2
➔ DNA
What is/are the roles of mitosis in the life of
Which structure inside the cell contains all a human organism?
your DNA? ➔ Healing of an abrasion
➔ Chromosomes
During which stage of mitosis is a structure
Which cell structure looks like a jelly-like called the spindle fiber formed?
substance which contains organelles, water, ➔ Prophase
ions, nutrients, and cellular waste?
➔ Cytoplasm What type of cells based on chromosome
numbers undergo mitosis?
MITOSIS ➔ Somatic cells
How many chromosomes must each
daughter cell receive at the end of mitosis MEIOSIS
and cytokinesis?
➔ 46 Are the number of chromosomes that each
of the daughter cells will receive at the end
This checkpoint checks if all chromosomes of meiosis II the same or different from that
are lined up in the middle during of the parent cell?
metaphase. ➔ Different
➔ M checkpoint
What separates during Meiosis I?
The invisible plate wherein chromosomes ➔ Homologous chromosomes
gather and line up during metaphase.
➔ equatorial plate What is the purpose of crossing over in
prophase I?
The structure formed in animal cells during ➔ Genetic variation
cytokinesis. It is the result of the formation
of a contractile ring made of overlapping How many rounds of nuclear divisions occur
actin and myosin filaments. in meiosis?
➔ cleavage furrow ➔ 2

When does meiosis start to occur in a

This checkpoint checks if DNA is replicated human organism (male)?
correctly. ➔ At the start of puberty.
➔ G2 checkpoint
How many chromosomes must each
daughter cell receive at the end of meiosis
II?
➔ 23

How many daughter cells are produced in

meiosis II?
➔ 4

How many daughter cells are produced in

meiosis I?
➔ 2

What is/are the roles of meiosis in the life of

a human organism?
➔ Oogenesis

Are the daughter cells genetically identical

with the parent cell at the end of meiosis II?
➔ No