Chapter 7 Review

Who used a compound microscope to see chambers within cork and named them "cells"?

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Robert Hooke

• Matthias Scheiden

• Rudolf Virchow

What advance in technology made the discovery of cells possible?

• the centrifuge

• the particle accelerator

• the ultraviolet light

• the microscope

Which of the following is NOT a principle of the cell theory?

• Cells are the basic unit of life.

• All living things are made of cells.

• Very few cells are able to reproduce.

• All cells are produced from existing cells.

Which of these is NOT true of cells?

• They are much like empty rooms.

• They were first discovered in the 1600s.

• They can be found in pond water.

• They contain a huge array of working parts.

Which type of microscope can produce three-dimensional images of a cell's surface?

• transmission electron microscope

• scanning electron microscope

• simple light microscope

• compound light microscope

Looking under a microscope, you note that it is a prokaryote. How do you know?

• The cell lacks cytoplasm.

• The cell lacks a cell membrane.

• The cell lacks a nucleus.

• The cell lacks genetic material.

Which of the following organisms are prokaryotes?

• plants

• animals

• bacteria

• fungi

Which of the following enclose their DNA in a nucleus?

• prokaryotes

• bacteria

• eukaryotes

• viruses

Not all cells are alike. Which of the following in NOT a true statement about differences between cells?

• Cells come in many different shapes.

• Different kinds of cells are different sizes.

• Some cells have a nucleus, but others do not.

• Most cells have a membrane, but some do not.

In the picture below, which of the following conclusions could you draw about the cell?

• The cell is eukaryotic because it has a nucleus.

• The cell is prokaryotic because it has a nucleus.

• The cell is eukaryotic because it does not have a nucleus.

• The cell is prokaryotic because it does not have a nucleus.