The Cell

The study of cells is called

• cytology

• microscopy

• biology

• geology

The scientist who first observed cells.

• Leeuwenhoek

• Schleiden

• Virchow

• Hooke

Which one is NOT one of the principles of the cell theory?

• The cell is the basic unit of all living things.

• Microscopes were considered to be the cell tool.

• New cells come from the reproduction of existing cells.

• Cells perform all the functions of living things.

The breakdown of food ( *usually glucose) with the release of energy.

• absorption

• digestion

• respiration

• irritability

Removal of soluble waste from the cell

• excretion

• secretion

• homeostasis

• reproduction

An example of a unicellular organism.

• fungi

• organs

• desmid

• bacteria

Give three examples of multicellular organisms.

What type of cell has a nucleus?

• prokaryotes

• eukaryotes

• both

Which type of cell contains genetic material such as DNA?

• Prokaryotic

• Eukaryotic

• Both

This provides storage in a cell

• Golgi apparatus

• lysosome

• vacuole