Cell and Molecular Biology Test
1. Who was the first to observe living cells under the microscope which includes bacteria and protozoa?
a. Anton Van Leeuwenhoek c. Robert Hooke
b. Robert Brown d. Rudolf Virchow
2. Who postulated that all living organisms are composed of cells, and cells come from pre-existing cells?
a. Anton Van Leeuwenhoek c. Robert Hooke
b. Robert Brown d. Rudolf Virchow
3. Which of the following scientists was the first to identify cells and named them?
a. Anton Van Leeuwenhoek c. Robert Hooke
b. Robert Brown d. Rudolf Virchow
4.Which of the following techniques uses electrical field to separate molecules based on their mobility and
is used extensively to determine the sizes of protein, DNA, and RNA molecules?
a. centrifugation c. electrophoresis
b. chromatography d. mass spectrometry
5. Which of the following are the three different strands of biological inquiry resulting to the emergence
of modern cell biology?
a. biochemistry, cytology, genetics c. cytology, heredity, genetics
b. biochemistry, cytology, microbiology d. cytology, physiology, genetics
6. Which of the following refers to the part of the experiment that the scientist changes or manipulates
to see what effect occurs?
a. control c. dependent variable
b. experimental d. independent variable
7. Which of the following is the effect that occurs from changing the independent variable?
a. control c. dependent variable
b. experimental d. independent variable
8. Melan’s experiment proved that eggplants grow faster with homemade fertilizer. Which of the
following steps of the scientific method is observed in the statement?
a. drawing conclusions c. performing an experiment
b. making hypothesis d. analyzing data
9. Maria thought if she fertilizes her plants with homemade fertilizer, the plants will blossom. Which of
the following steps of the scientific method is observed in the statement?
a. observing c. performing an experiment
b. making hypothesis d. analyzing data
10. Sandra regularly measures the growth of her plants in terms of leaf length, number of leaves and plant
height. Which of the following steps of the scientific method is observed in the statement?
a. observing c. performing an experiment
b. making hypothesis d. analyzing data
11. Which of the following is an example of a prokaryotic cell?
a. animal cell c. eukaryotic cell
b. bacteria cell d. plant cell
12. Which of the following are examples of eukaryotic cells?
a. animals and bacteria c. plants and bacteria
b. plants and animals d. prokaryotes and animals
13. Which of the following is the function of golgi apparatus?
a. energy production c. aids in digestion
b. protein synthesis d. processing of proteins and lipids
14. Which of the following describes the function of lysosomes?
a. energy production c. aids in digestion
b. protein synthesis d. processing and packaging of proteins and lipids
1. Who was the first to observe living cells under the microscope which includes bacteria and protozoa?
a. Anton Van Leeuwenhoek c. Robert Hooke
b. Robert Brown d. Rudolf Virchow
2. Who postulated that all living organisms are composed of cells, and cells come from pre-existing cells?
a. Anton Van Leeuwenhoek c. Robert Hooke
b. Robert Brown d. Rudolf Virchow
3. Which of the following scientists was the first to identify cells and named them?
a. Anton Van Leeuwenhoek c. Robert Hooke
b. Robert Brown d. Rudolf Virchow
4.Which of the following techniques uses electrical field to separate molecules based on their mobility and
is used extensively to determine the sizes of protein, DNA, and RNA molecules?
a. centrifugation c. electrophoresis
b. chromatography d. mass spectrometry
5. Which of the following are the three different strands of biological inquiry resulting to the emergence
of modern cell biology?
a. biochemistry, cytology, genetics c. cytology, heredity, genetics
b. biochemistry, cytology, microbiology d. cytology, physiology, genetics
6. Which of the following refers to the part of the experiment that the scientist changes or manipulates
to see what effect occurs?
a. control c. dependent variable
b. experimental d. independent variable
7. Which of the following is the effect that occurs from changing the independent variable?
a. control c. dependent variable
b. experimental d. independent variable
8. Melan’s experiment proved that eggplants grow faster with homemade fertilizer. Which of the
following steps of the scientific method is observed in the statement?
a. drawing conclusions c. performing an experiment
b. making hypothesis d. analyzing data
9. Maria thought if she fertilizes her plants with homemade fertilizer, the plants will blossom. Which of
the following steps of the scientific method is observed in the statement?
a. observing c. performing an experiment
b. making hypothesis d. analyzing data
10. Sandra regularly measures the growth of her plants in terms of leaf length, number of leaves and plant
height. Which of the following steps of the scientific method is observed in the statement?
a. observing c. performing an experiment
b. making hypothesis d. analyzing data
11. Which of the following is an example of a prokaryotic cell?
a. animal cell c. eukaryotic cell
b. bacteria cell d. plant cell
12. Which of the following are examples of eukaryotic cells?
a. animals and bacteria c. plants and bacteria
b. plants and animals d. prokaryotes and animals
13. Which of the following is the function of golgi apparatus?
a. energy production c. aids in digestion
b. protein synthesis d. processing of proteins and lipids
14. Which of the following describes the function of lysosomes?
a. energy production c. aids in digestion
b. protein synthesis d. processing and packaging of proteins and lipids
