Cell The Unit of Life – Solutions

1.Which of the following is not correct?

(a) Robert Brown discovered the cell.

(b) Schleiden and Schwann formulated the cell theory.

(c) Virchow explained that cells are formed from pre-existing cells.

(d) A unicellular organism carries out its life activities within single cell.

Solution:

The cell was discovered by Robert Hook. Hence, statement (a) is not correct.

2. New cells generate from

(a) Bacterial fermentation

(b) regeneration of old cells.