V Biology Cell Overview

The field of vision of this microscope is brightly illuminated and used for most microscopic work.

• bright-field microscope

• electron microscope

• slide microscope

• organismal microscope

To see a general view of a microscope slide, use _____ power. If you need to see a more specific and detailed view, use _____ power.

• low; high

• high; low

Which type of microscope is used to view very small cell components like proteins and DNA?

• bright-field microscope

• light microscope

• electron microscope

• slide microscope

When viewing a cork through his homemade microscope, Robert Hook discovered small compartments that he called _____.

• boxes

• cells

• prokaryotes

• eukaryotes

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The most accepted theory regarding the make-up of living things is the _____.

• organismal theory

• cell theory

• chromosomal theory

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Schleiden and Schwann believed _____.

• that organisms were the basic unit of life

• that both cells and organisms were basic units of life

• that the questions of the basic unit of life were too abstract to answer

• none of the above

The spherical object within a cell that controls its activity is the _____.

• mitochondria

• nucleus

• ribosome

• membrane

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The part of the cell that contains the living substance of the cell, excluding the nucleus, is the _____.

• nucleus

• cell membrane

• cytoplasm

• cell wall

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Select all that apply.

All cells have similar structures, including _____.

• a plasma membrane

• vacuoles

• Cytoplasm

• Protoplasm

• chloroplasts

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All prokaryotes are single-celled organisms. Compare prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Select the characteristics that only apply to prokaryotes.

• These cells have DNA in a region called the nucleoid

• Some of these cells have structures like flagella and microvilla

• These cells have cell walls made of polypeptides and polysaccharides

• These cells have cell walls made of cellulose

• These cells have DNA contained in a nucleus

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