Basic Points Of biology

1. Smallest unit of life?
Answer: Cells
2. Longest cell?
Answer: Nerve
3. The largest human cell?
Answer: Ovum
4. The largest cell in the world?
Answer: Ostrich egg
5. The physical basis of life?
Answer: Protoplasm
6. Building blocks of all living body?
Answer: Cells
7. Who is considered to be the Father of Cytology?
Answer: Robert Hooke
8. Cells was discovered by?
Answer: Robert Hooke
9. Plant cell was discovered by?
Answer: M.J Schleiden
10. Animal cell was discovered by?
Answer: Theoder Schwann
11. The ability of a cell to form a complete organism iscalled?
Answer: Totipotency
12. Plant cells differ from animal cells in having?
Answer: Cell wall
13. The most abundantly occurring component of the cell wall?
Answer: Cellulose
14. Energy is stored in the mitochondria as?
Answer: ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate)
15. ATP synthesis takes place in?
Answer: Mitochondria
16. Universal biological Energy currency?
Answer: ATP
17. ‘Power house’ of the cell?
Answer: Mitochondria
18. Chemical factories of the cell?
Answer: Mitochondria
19. Smallest cell organelle?
Answer: Ribosome
20. Cell organelle which is known as ‘Suicidal bags’?
Answer: Lysosomes
21. Disposal unit of a cell?
Answer: Lysosomes
22. Largest cell organelle?
Answer: Nucleus
23. The controlling centre of all vital activities of the cell?
Answer: Nucleus
24. Cell Nucleus was discovered by?
Answer: Robert Brown
25. Store house of hereditary information?
Answer: Cell Nucleus