cell intro and organelles

Multiple Choice

Which scientist is credited with discovering cells by observing cork under a microscope?

• Robert Hooke

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Matthias Schleiden

• Rudolf Virchow

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Which statements are part of the cell theory?

• All organisms are made of cells

• Cells are basic units of life

• Cells come from non-living matter

• Cells come from cells

Multiple Choice

Which type of microscope is used to take pictures of atoms and cell structures at a very small scale?

• Light microscope

• Electron microscope

• Compound microscope

• Dissecting microscope

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about organelles is correct?

• All organelles perform the same function.

• Organelles are cell parts with different and important functions.

• Organelles are only found in plant cells.

• Organelles are not visible under a microscope.

Multiple Choice

The function of the cell membrane is....

• to regulate what enters and leaves the cell.
• fight bacteria and viruses that enter the cell.
• provide rigid support and protection to the cell.
• make sure each cell can move

Multiple Choice

Which organelle is the command center for eukaryotic (plant and animal) cells and is referred to as the "brain"?

• Cell wall

• Nucleus

• Mitochondria

• Lysosome

Multiple Choice

In PLANT cells, which part is the rigid outer layer that supports and protects the cell?

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• chloroplast

• nucleus

Multiple Choice

A cell wall...

• is very soft and flexible

• is very rigid, and supports the plant cell, giving it its shape

• is the part that is inside the plant's nucleus

Multiple Choice

Which organelle is responsible for directing cell activities and contains chromatin and a nucleolus?

• Mitochondria

• Nucleus

• Golgi apparatus

• Cell Wall

Multiple Choice

The Ribosomes make...

• Food (Glucose)
• Proteins
• Energy (ATP)
• Ribosomes

Multiple Choice

The Endoplasmic Reticulum is wrapped around the nucleus.  It can sometimes have ribosomes on it.  What does the ER package?

• Cellular Mail
• Proteins
• Glucose (Food)
• ATP (Energy)

Multiple Select

Which of the following are functions of proteins in the cell?

• Building structures

• Speeding up reactions

• Transporting oxygen

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

Which organelle is called the "power house"?

• a. vacuole

• b. mitochondria

• c. endoplasmic reticulum

• d. cytoplasm

Multiple Choice

What organelle is called the "powerhouse" of a cell because it breaks down food and converts it to energy.

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Nucleus

• Mitochondria

• Nucleolus

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about cytoplasm is true?

• It is a thick gel-like fluid.

• It provides support to the cell.

• It fills the area around other organelles.

• All of the above.

Multiple Choice

Which organelle undergoes photosynthesis within a plant cell?

• Vacuole

• Mitochondria

• Cytoplasm

• Chloroplast

Multiple Choice

Which organelle is present in both animal and plant cells?

• Cell wall

• Large vacuole

• Mitochondrion

• Chloroplast

Multiple Choice

Which organelle would you expect to find in a plant cell but not animal cells?

• ribosome

• mitochondria

• chloroplast

• vacuole

• smooth ER

Multiple Choice

Stores food and water for the cell.

• Cytoplasm
• Cell Wall
• Vacuole
• Nucleus

Multiple Choice

Which structure would be found in a tree cell but NOT on your cell?

• cell wall

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• vacuoles

Multiple Choice

Plant and animal cells are identical. 

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

The nucleus is also known as what?

• control center

• storage tank

• closet

• powerhouse

Multiple Choice

Which organelle is responsible for breaking down large food particles and waste in the cell?

• Lysosome

• Mitochondria

• Chloroplast

• Vacuole

Multiple Select

Select all statements that are true about multicellular organisms.

• They are made up of more than one cell.

• They have specialized cells that perform specific functions.

• All cells in multicellular organisms perform the same function.

• Multicellular organisms show increasing complexity from cells to organism.

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Which of the following correctly represents the increasing levels of complexity in biological organization?

• Cells → Tissues → Organ → Organ Systems → Organism

• Organism → Organ Systems → Organ → Tissues → Cells

• Cells → Organ → Tissues → Organ Systems → Organism

• Organ Systems → Organism → Organ → Tissues → Cells

Multiple Choice

Why are cells considered the basic unit of structure and function in living things?

• Because they are the smallest living organisms

• Because all living things are made up of cells

• Because cells perform all the necessary functions for life

• Because cells are only found in animals