Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) on Cell:
The Unit of Life (NCERT Class 11 - Up to Cell
Theory)
1. Who first observed cells under a microscope?
a) Anton van Leeuwenhoek
b) Robert Hooke
c) Matthias Schleiden
d) Theodor Schwann
2. What term did Robert Hooke use to describe the structures he observed in cork?
a) Compartments
b) Cells
c) Units
d) Vesicles
3. Which of the following is a key point of the cell theory?
a) All cells have a nucleus
b) All living organisms are composed of cells
c) Cells arise spontaneously
d) Cells are only found in plants
4. Who proposed that all plants are composed of cells?
a) Robert Hooke
b) Theodor Schwann
c) Matthias Schleiden
d) Rudolf Virchow
5. Which scientist extended the cell theory by stating that all cells arise from pre-
existing cells?
a) Matthias Schleiden
b) Theodor Schwann
c) Rudolf Virchow
d) Robert Hooke
6. What is the basic structural and functional unit of life according to the cell
theory?
a) Tissue
b) Organ
c) Cell
d) Nucleus
7. Which of the following is NOT a part of the modern cell theory?
a) Cells contain hereditary information passed during cell division
b) All cells are identical in structure and function
c) All living organisms are composed of one or more cells
d) Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living organisms
8. What type of microscope did Robert Hooke use to observe cork cells?
a) Electron microscope
b) Compound microscope
c) Dissecting microscope
d) Scanning tunneling microscope
9. Which of the following organisms was observed by Anton van Leeuwenhoek
using his microscope?
a) Bacteria
b) Fungi
c) Viruses
d) Algae
10. The cell theory was developed in which century?
a) 16th century
b) 17th century
c) 18th century
d) 19th century
Answer Key
1. b) Robert Hooke
2. b) Cells
3. b) All living organisms are composed of cells
4. c) Matthias Schleiden
5. c) Rudolf Virchow
6. c) Cell
7. b) All cells are identical in structure and function
8. b) Compound microscope
9. a) Bacteria
10. d) 19th century
