12 General Biology 1 1st Quarter
Reviewer Question and answers
correctly solved 2025/2026
cell theory - correct answer ✔1. all living organism are composed of one or more cells
2. the cell is the most basic unit of life
3. all cells arise only from pre-existing cell
4. cell of multicellular organism are interconnected allowing it to function as single unit
primitive time - correct answer ✔is manifested by the accumulation of information derived from the
practical needs
classical period - correct answer ✔manifested by great curiosity on natural phenomenon and ability to
organized biological knowledge
hippocrates - correct answer ✔known as the greatest physician of antiquity and father of medicine. he
stated that the disease have natural cause and the body has the power to repair itself.
aristotle - correct answer ✔known as the father of biology an called the greatest ancient scientist. scala
naturae or great chain of being "ladder of being" hierarchical structure of all matter and life.
theophrastus - correct answer ✔known as the father of botany, historia plantarum and etiology of
plants
galen - correct answer ✔known as the father of experimental physiology
renaissance period - correct answer ✔the spirit of curiosity on the structure of living things,
experimentation and objectivity were important to the development of science
,leonardo da vinci - correct answer ✔renowned as painter, sculpture, and scientist. in human anatomy
he studied circulation of blood and action of the eye
michaelangelo buonarroti - correct answer ✔great painter and made accurate studies on anatomy of
human being. he considered the male nude to be the foremost subject in art.
andreas vesalius - correct answer ✔expanded the study of human anatomy and dissect human
cadaver. he wrote de humani corporis fabrica, which was based on the dissection of corpses. this laid
the foundation of modern science of anatomy.
william harvey - correct answer ✔discovered the circulation of blood and the role of heart in propelling
it. he established the modern science of physiology.
zacharias and hans hanssen - correct answer ✔they invented microscope by putting two lenses
together in the tube then they observed enlargement of specimen
anton van leeuwenhoek - correct answer ✔a dutch microscopist who discovered one-celled organism
like bacteria and protozoa, which he called it animalcules. he made observation of capillaries, redblood
cell, and sperm.
matthias schleiden - correct answer ✔a german botanist who investigated plants parts microscopically
and state that all parts of plants are composed of cells.
theodore schwann - correct answer ✔a german zoologist and physiologist who theorized that animals
are made up of cell. he is generally considered the founder of modern histology, the study of the
structure of plant and animal tissue
rudolf virchow - correct answer ✔a german scientist and founder of cellular pathology who theorized
that the living cell came from pre-existing cell.
, robert brown - correct answer ✔scottish botanist best known for his descriptions of cell nuclei and of
the continuous motion of minute particles in solution, which came to be called brownian motion.
Jan Evangelista Purkinje - correct answer ✔a bohemian physiologist who coined the word protoplasm,
he invented the microtome, an instrument for slicing the portions of tissue for microscopic examination
microscope - correct answer ✔it is an instrument used to magnify object that cannot be seen by the
naked eye. it is an essential tool in the study of the fine structure of an organism, especially cells.
it makes use of the light and lenses to oversee and magnify objects.
light microscope - correct answer ✔is one of the oldest and most used instruments in the life science
inquiry.
parts of the microscope - correct answer ✔mechanical parts
illuminating or optical parts
magnifying parts
mechanical parts - correct answer ✔body tube
revolving nose piece
inclination joint
stage
body tube - correct answer ✔connection between the ocular eyepiece and the objective
revolving nose piece - correct answer ✔facilitate the shifting of the objectives
Reviewer Question and answers
correctly solved 2025/2026
cell theory - correct answer ✔1. all living organism are composed of one or more cells
2. the cell is the most basic unit of life
3. all cells arise only from pre-existing cell
4. cell of multicellular organism are interconnected allowing it to function as single unit
primitive time - correct answer ✔is manifested by the accumulation of information derived from the
practical needs
classical period - correct answer ✔manifested by great curiosity on natural phenomenon and ability to
organized biological knowledge
hippocrates - correct answer ✔known as the greatest physician of antiquity and father of medicine. he
stated that the disease have natural cause and the body has the power to repair itself.
aristotle - correct answer ✔known as the father of biology an called the greatest ancient scientist. scala
naturae or great chain of being "ladder of being" hierarchical structure of all matter and life.
theophrastus - correct answer ✔known as the father of botany, historia plantarum and etiology of
plants
galen - correct answer ✔known as the father of experimental physiology
renaissance period - correct answer ✔the spirit of curiosity on the structure of living things,
experimentation and objectivity were important to the development of science
,leonardo da vinci - correct answer ✔renowned as painter, sculpture, and scientist. in human anatomy
he studied circulation of blood and action of the eye
michaelangelo buonarroti - correct answer ✔great painter and made accurate studies on anatomy of
human being. he considered the male nude to be the foremost subject in art.
andreas vesalius - correct answer ✔expanded the study of human anatomy and dissect human
cadaver. he wrote de humani corporis fabrica, which was based on the dissection of corpses. this laid
the foundation of modern science of anatomy.
william harvey - correct answer ✔discovered the circulation of blood and the role of heart in propelling
it. he established the modern science of physiology.
zacharias and hans hanssen - correct answer ✔they invented microscope by putting two lenses
together in the tube then they observed enlargement of specimen
anton van leeuwenhoek - correct answer ✔a dutch microscopist who discovered one-celled organism
like bacteria and protozoa, which he called it animalcules. he made observation of capillaries, redblood
cell, and sperm.
matthias schleiden - correct answer ✔a german botanist who investigated plants parts microscopically
and state that all parts of plants are composed of cells.
theodore schwann - correct answer ✔a german zoologist and physiologist who theorized that animals
are made up of cell. he is generally considered the founder of modern histology, the study of the
structure of plant and animal tissue
rudolf virchow - correct answer ✔a german scientist and founder of cellular pathology who theorized
that the living cell came from pre-existing cell.
, robert brown - correct answer ✔scottish botanist best known for his descriptions of cell nuclei and of
the continuous motion of minute particles in solution, which came to be called brownian motion.
Jan Evangelista Purkinje - correct answer ✔a bohemian physiologist who coined the word protoplasm,
he invented the microtome, an instrument for slicing the portions of tissue for microscopic examination
microscope - correct answer ✔it is an instrument used to magnify object that cannot be seen by the
naked eye. it is an essential tool in the study of the fine structure of an organism, especially cells.
it makes use of the light and lenses to oversee and magnify objects.
light microscope - correct answer ✔is one of the oldest and most used instruments in the life science
inquiry.
parts of the microscope - correct answer ✔mechanical parts
illuminating or optical parts
magnifying parts
mechanical parts - correct answer ✔body tube
revolving nose piece
inclination joint
stage
body tube - correct answer ✔connection between the ocular eyepiece and the objective
revolving nose piece - correct answer ✔facilitate the shifting of the objectives
