Cell Biology Quiz

How did the development of the microscope help scientists to better understand cells and their parts?

• It helped scientists to see the components of the cell by compressing them.

• It helped scientists to see the components of the cell by magnifying them.

• It helped scientists to see the components of the cell by separating them.

• It helped scientists to see the components of the cell by expanding them.

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LS.1.b.iii

Which statement about all living organisms is true?

• They have limbs.

• They produce their own food.

• They breathe air.

• They have at least one cell.

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LS.2

Which part of a plant cell captures sunlight and converts the energy into food?

• chloroplast

• nucleus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which of these is MOST likely malfunctioning if a cell is unable to import substances it requires to process chemical energy?

• cell membrane

• endoplasmic reticulum

• Golgi body

• nuclear envelope

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LS.2.b

A cell that has lost its nucleus no longer has the ability to

• produce food.

• pass genetic information.

• move through the body.

• use energy.

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LS.2.b

An athlete is running a race. The athlete's body needs energy. Which type of organelle in the athlete's cells supplies the energy for cellular function?

• Golgi apparatus

• mitochondrion

• ribosome

• nucleus

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LS.3.a

In eukaryotic organisms, microtubules give cells structure, and microfilaments help the cell contract and move. Together, they combine to perform functions similar to what two human body systems?

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Which pair of organelles are present in both plant cells and animal cells?

• vacuoles and cell wall

• chloroplasts and cell wall

• vacuoles and nucleus

• chloroplasts and nucleus

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LS.2.b

How are plant cells and human cells different?

• Human cells need food, but plant cells do not.

• Human cells need energy, but plant cells do not.

• Plant cells make their own food, but human cells do not.

• Plant cells make their own energy, but human cells do not.

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LS.2.c

Which tool would be BEST for students to use to observe and measure plant cells?

• microscope

• hand lens

• metric ruler

• triple-beam balance

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LS.1.b.iii