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SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

MIDTERM EXAMINATION
GENERAL BIOLOGY 1

Name of Learner: ____________________________ Name of Section: _________

Date: __________________ Score: _________

Which of the following statements about living cells is false?

A. Most are microscopic
B. They are found in all animals but not in all plants.
C. They are found in all animals but not in all plants.

Chromosomes are found in of cells.

A. Nucleus
B. the cytoplasm
C. Both the nucleus and the cytoplasm

Which of the following statements is true about the chromosomes of different plant and animal species?
A. They may difer in number, but are the same shape and size.
B. They may differ in the shape and size, but normally have the same number.
C. may differ in number, shape, and size.

Which of the following statement is true about cells?

A. The nucleus is within the cell membrane which is surrounded by the nuclear membrane
B. The nucleus is within the nuclear membrane which is surrounded by the cytoplasm.
C. The cytoplasm is within the nuclear membrane.

Which cell feature is responsible for making proteins?

A. Lysosomes
B. Ribosomes
C. Mitochondria

What is one major feature that plant cells have that animal cells do not?
A. Lysosomes
B. cell wall
C. cell membrane

Which cell feature processes proteins?

A. Endoplasmic Reticulum
B. Chloroplasts
C. Golgi Body

Which cell feature transports ribosomes?

A. Endoplasmic Reticulum
B. Chloroplasts
C. Golgi Body

The plant cell structure where photosynthesis takes place is called .

 A. Chloroplast
B. Chlorophyll
C. Vacuole

A group of organized working together forms . An organized

group of the latter work together to form .

A. Tissues; organs; cells

B. organs;cells;tissue
C. cells; tissue; organs

Which level of organization is the basic unit of life?

A. Cell
B. Tissue
C. Organ
D. System
Which of the following is NOT a postulate of a unified cell theory?
A. All living things are composed of cells
B. Cells are the basic unit of life
C. All cells undergo complete development
D. All new cells arise from existing cells
Who coined the term cell for the box like structure he observed when viewing cork tissue?
A. Matthias Schleiden
B. Theodor Schwann
C. Rudolf Virchow
D. Robert Hooke
In many cells, the structure that controls the cell activities is the .
A. Cell Membrane
B. Organelle
C. Nucleolus
D. Nucleus
Which part of the cell serves as venue for cellular respiration and is known as the powerhouse of the
cell?
A. Nucleolus
B. Chromosome
C. Mitochondrion
D. Nucleus
Which type of tissue would be found in the epidermis and form the lining of internal organs such as the
intestines?
A. Nervous tissue
B. Muscular tissue
C. Connective tissue
D. Epithelial tissue

The process by which the nucleus divides to produce two new nuclei that results in two daughter cells that
are genetically identical to each other and to the parental cell from which they came.
A. Meiosis
B. Interphase
C. Mitosis
D. Cytokinesis
A type of passive transport which relies on carrier proteins in order for the substances to move down
their concentration gradient.
A. Active transport
B. Facilitated diffusion
C. Osmosis
D. Sodium-potassium pump
 Which of the following is an example of passive transport which occurs when particles move from an
area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration?
A. Phagocytosis
B. Pinocytosis
C. Diffusion
D. Osmosis

This process utilizes additional metabolic energy against the concentration gradient to move molecules
across the membrane from a region of lower concentration to a region of higher concentration.
A. Active Transport
B. Passive Transport
C. Osmosis
D. Exocytosis

II. Take note of the scientists and their respective works. Choose from the box which
scientist gave the following statements.

Matthias Schleiden
Anton van
Leeuwenhoek
Robert Hooke
Rudolf Virchow
Theodor Schwann

1. All cells come from pre-existing cells (1858).

2. All animals are made up of cells (1839).
3. All plants are made up of cells (1838).
4. Tiny living organisms are observed (1676).
5. Thousands of tiny empty chambers in cork are called cells (1665).

Direction: Below are drawing of plant and animal cells. Label the parts of the
cell. Write your answers on the boxes according to letters and numbers.

Mitochondria

Nucleus
 Direction: Match each general tissue category to the appropriate feature. Write
the letter of your choice before each number.
A. Connective tissue
B. Epithelium
C. Muscular tissue
D. Nervous tissue

_1. A type of tissue that would make up the majority of the brain and
spinal cord?
_2. Found in the epidermis and form the lining of internal organs such as
the intestines
_3. Form the ligaments, tendons, fat and bone
_4. A type of tissue that makes up majority of the heart

Rudolf Virchow observations helped to disprove the commonly held belief of?
a. evolution c. spontaneous generation
b. existence of molecules d. atomic models

What invention led to the development of cell theory?

a. telescope c. microwave
b. computer d. microscope

Why do you think there were no significant development of the discovery of cells on the 17th
Century?
a. Scientists got lazy to work for additional contributions.
b. There were not enough funding to go on with the experiments.
c. World War ruined the timeline.
d. There were no microscopes available with higher magnification.

Matthias Schleiden ; Theodor Schwann______________

a. botanist; histologist c. inventor; taxonomist
b. botanist; physiologist d. zoologist; botanist
 The first term used by scientists before the word “cell” was coined.
a. cyto c. cork
b. molecule d. animalcules

___________ are made up of at least one cell. Which word best fits in the blank?
a. all living things c. animals
b. plants d. atoms

Where do all cells come from?

a. cell division c. mutation
b. evolution d. pre-existing cells

Who was the first person who see cells under the microscope and give them a name?
a. Leeuwenhoek c. Hooke
b. Schwann d. Schleiden

He discovered that all plants were made of cells, who contributed to the development of cell
theory.
a. Virchow c. Schleiden
b. Schwann d. Leeuwenhoek

He advanced the cell theory with his conclusion that cells could only come from other cells.
a. Hooke c. Schleiden
b. Virchow d. Schwann

A single-celled organism that Leeuwenhoek referred as animalcules.

a. protozoa c. animals
b. plant d. bacteria

Which of the following scientists contributed to the cell theory?

a. Hooke, Schwann, Schleiden, Leeuwenhoek, Virchow
b. Leeuwenhoek, Schwann, Schleiden, Darwin, Hooke
c. Sheen, Shwann, Hooke, Leeuwenhoek, Virchow
d. Clooney, Hooke, Schleiden, Schwann, Darwin

Which of the following statement is NOT part of the cell theory?

a. Cell is the basic unit of structure and function in all living things.
b. Only animal cells are composed of cells
c. All cells are produced from other cells
d. All living things are composed of cells

The invention of microscope made it possible for people to discover and learn about .
a. plants c. skin
b. animals d. cells

Why microscopes are important in studying cells?

a. Most cells are very large c. Most cells are very small
b. Most cells move very quickly d. Most cells are dead