Cells and Living Things Review

Getting goose bumps in order to keep your body warm to maintain an internal balance

• response to surroundings
• homeostasis
• reproduction
• made of cells

A car backfires and you jump. What is the stimulus in this example?

• the backfire of the car
• You jump

Which of the following scientists was the first to observe bacteria?

• Anton van Leuwenhoek
• Matthais Schleiden
• Robert Hooke
• Theodor Schwann

Which of the following statements is not part of the cell theory?

• Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in all living things.
• All cells are produced from other cells.
• Only animal cells are composed of cells.
• All living things are composed of cells.

The invention of the microscope made it possible for people to discover and learn about

• Plants
• Skin 
• Animals 
• Cells

What is one way in which all living things on Earth are alike?

• All living things have hair.
• All living things are made of cells and come from other cells.
• The cells of all living things have chloroplast.
• All living things can move. 

Which statement reflects one of the major components of the cell theory?

• All living things are multi-cellular.
• Organs are the basic unit of structure and function for all living things.
• All cells come from previously existing cells.
• Every organism has a reproductive system to ensure survival of the species.

What structures distinguish a plant cell from an animal cell?

• Plant cells have cell walls and ribosomes.
• Plant cells have cell walls and chloroplasts.
• Plant cells have chloroplasts and ribosomes.
• Plant cells have chloroplasts and mitochondria.

When cells are damaged, new cells are created by cell division. How does the cell theory support this fact?

• It states that all cells have a nucleus which divides.
• It states that all living things are made up of one or more cells.
• It states that cells come from previously existing cells.
•  It states that the basic units of structure and function are cells.

Which organism is made up of cells that have both a cell membrane and a cell wall?

• desert mouse
• human 
• maple tree
• zebra