Pre-test Biology 22-23

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

Biology is the science of:

• Humanity

• Medicine

• Life

• Love

You were invited to job shadow a biologist at their job for a week. Which of the following types of work would be most expect the biologist to be performing?

• Sorting through recycling bins, making sure to separate the glass and plastics.

• Studying the cause of a devastating fungal wood infection in the redwood forest.

• Measuring the amounts of air pollution in the atmosphere outside of the city.

• Weighing moon rocks.

It is NOT important for everyone to be scientifically literate.

• True

• False

What is the smallest living thing on this list?

• Atom

• Smallest premature baby ever born

• Single celled organism

• Fertilized chicken egg