Cells Test Review

1. Which historical event most directly contributed to the development of the cell theory?

• A. The discovery that DNA is the genetic material.
• B. The development of microscopes and higher powered lenses.
• C. The discovery and classification of thousands of species of organisms.
• D. The development of theories of natural selection on evolution of organisms.

3. Which of the following is FALSE about this graph?

• A. The person ate their meal over a 20 minute period.
• B. The person's glucose level were near homeostasis about 2 hours after they started eating.
• C. The highest peak of blood glucose levels were at about 30 minutes.
• D. At no time was the person's blood glucose level above 140.

4. From left to right, these are pictures 1, 2, 3, and 4. What two pictures are associated with Cellular Respiration?

• A. 1 & 2
• B. 1 & 3
• C. 1 & 4
• D. 2 & 4

5. Who was one of the first people to identify and observe cells from cork?

• A. Charles Darwin
• B. Anton von Leeuwenhoek
• C. Rudolf Virchow
• D. Robert Hooke

6. What characteristic identifies this cell as an animal cell?

• A. Lack of a nucleus
• B. Lack of mitochondria
• C. Lack of ribosomes
• D. Lack of a cell wall

7. Which statement is true about prokaryotic cells?

• A. They contain a single circular DNA molecule.
• B. They lack ribosomes.
• C. They usually lack cell walls.
• D. They contain a nucleus.

8. What is found in a eukaryote but NOT in a prokaryote?

• A. Ribosomes
• B. Genetic material
• C. Cytoplasm
• D. Chloroplasts

9. In which types of cells would very large numbers of mitochondria most likely be found?

• A. Muscle
• B. Bone
• C. Hair
• D. Skin

10. Which of these is responsible for the “rough” appearance of endoplasmic reticulum?

• A. Ribosomes
• B. Lysosomes
• C. DNA
• D. Enzymes

12. Which sequence represents the levels of structural and functional organization in multicellular organisms from simplest to most complex?

• A. organ systems, organs, tissues, cells
• B. cells, tissues, organs, organ systems
• C. tissues, cells, organ systems, organs
• D. cells, organs, tissues, organ systems