QUIZ 1. Who was considered to be the father of the cell for his observations of dead cork cells? a. Robert Remak b. Robert Hooke c. Rudolf Virchow d. Mathias Schleiden Answer: b. Robert Hooke first discovered cells, although his work was done on dead cork cells, which did not reveal any of the inside details of cellular structures. 2. What structure within cells first originated the endosymbiotic theory regarding cells? a. Mitochondria b. Nucleus c. Chloroplasts d. Golgi apparatus Answer: c. Chloroplasts were first discovered to divide independently from the cell nucleus, which gave rise to the endosymbiotic theory that regarded chloroplasts as once being primordial bacteria. 3. What cell structure is not found in both prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells? a. Nucleus b. Ribosomes c. Cell membrane d. Cytoplasm Answer: a. Each of these is found in both prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells; however, nuclei are only found in eukaryotic cells and not prokaryotic cells.
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