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The instrument used to observe cells is

botany cell and cellular organization cell theory microscope cell and its discovery

  1. Stethoscope

  2. Microscope

  3. Manometer

  4. Endocardiogram

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • A microscope is an instrument, which is used for observing very small objects. 
  • It uses lens or combination of lenses to produce a magnified image of tiny objects, which are not visible to the naked eyes. 
  • Cells are also very small, which cannot be seen by the naked eyes. Hence, a microscope is used to observe cells. So option B is correct.

Which one of the following is surrounded by a callose wall ?

botany cell and cellular organization cell theory microscope cell and its discovery

  1. Pollen grain

  2. Microspore mother cell

  3. Male gamete

  4. Egg

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The deposition of callus occurs around the Microspore Mother Cell (MMC) prior to the cell undergoing meiotic division. The division results in the formation of a cluster of 4 haploid cells the microspores. These cells are held together by the callose to form a microspore tetrad. The callose deposition allows the development of the microspores into pollen grains by preventing them from sticking to each other. After complete development of the pollen the callose wall is disintegrated.

So, the correct answer is 'Microspore mother cell'

Robert Brown discovered the cell.

botany cell and cellular organization cell theory microscope cell and its discovery

  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • Robert Brown discovered the nucleus of the cell. Robert Hooke discovered the cell. 

Hence, the correct answer is 'False'.

Unicellular microscopic organisms were first studied by

botany cell and cellular organization cell theory microscope cell and its discovery

  1. Robert Hooke

  2. Priestley

  3. Pasteur

  4. Leeuwenhoek

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Most of the "animalcules" are now referred to as unicellular organisms, although Leeuwenhoek observed multicellular organisms in pond water. He was also the first to document microscopic observations of muscle fibers, bacteria, spermatozoa, red blood cells, crystals in gouty tophi, and blood flow in capillaries.

Zernike was awarded Noble prize for the discovery of

botany cell and cellular organization cell theory microscope cell and its discovery

  1. TEM

  2. SEM

  3. Fluorescent microscope

  4. Phase contrast microscope

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Frits Zernike invented phase contrast microscopy which was proved to be an advancement in microscopy. He was awarded Nobel prize in Physics in 1953.
Phase contrast microscopy is a optical microscopy technique that converts phase shifts in light passing through a transparent specimen to brightness changes in the image.

The only microscope which gives 3D images is

botany cell and cellular organization cell theory microscope cell and its discovery

  1. Compound microscope

  2. Electron microscope

  3. Scanning electron microscope

  4. Fluorescent microscope

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Scanning electron microscopes do provide 3D images but not naturally. However, 3D images can be obtained by different methods such as:
Photogrammetry where 2 or 3 images are there from tilted specimen.
Photometric stereo where there is use of 4 images from detector.

Very high wavelength rays are used in one of the following microscope.

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  1. Fluorescent

  2. Polarising

  3. Ultraviolet

  4. Phase contrast

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Fluorescence is the emission of light by a substance that has absorbed light. Here, the emitted light has a longer wavelength and, therefore, lower energy than the absorbed radiation.

Binding of specific proteins on regulatory DNA sequences can be studied by means of

botany cell and cellular organization cell theory microscope cell and its discovery

  1. Electron microscope

  2. Light microscope

  3. Centrifugation

  4. X-ray crystallography

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The detailed structural views of protein-DNA interfaces have been obtained through X-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy.

Zernike was awarded Noble prize for the discovery of 

botany cell and cellular organization cell theory microscope cell and its discovery

  1. TEM

  2. SEM

  3. Fluorescent

  4. Phase contrast microscope

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Phase contrast microscope was developed by Zernike and in 1953 he got noble prize for this discovery. The microscope has a phase plate and an annular diaphragm. They bring about changes in light rays passing through the specimen producing differences in light intensity. Denser parts, alter path of light more than the thinner parts. This produces varying contrast for different regions. The microscope is useful in the study of small living organisms, living cells, constituents of living cells, effect of various factors over living structures, and study of various cellular events like behaviour of chromosomes during mitosis and meiosis, spindle formation, cytokinesis, pinocytosis, phagocytosis, cyclosis, glandular secretions, spermatogenesis, oogenesis etc.
So, the correct answer is 'Phase contrast microscope'.

The branch of biology dealing with structure, function and reproduction of cell is 

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  1. Cytology

  2. Anatomy

  3. Histology

  4. Cell biology

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Cell biology is the study of all aspects of cells and their components including their structure, biochemistry, development and physiology. It treats the cell as fundamental unit of life.
So, the correct answer is 'Cell biology'.