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Sci 8 Unit B 2.0 Microscope, Cells and Processes

Total questions: 126

Worksheet time: 2hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This plant tissue is designed to allow water to move from the roots to the leaves:

a)

Xylem

b)

Phloem

c)

Epidermis

d)

Muscle

2.

This plant tissue is designed to allow sugar (glucose) to be transported from the leaves to the other plant parts.

a)

Xylem

b)

Phloem

c)

Roots

d)

Stems

3.

Look at the diagram.

Where is the low concentration of purple dye?

a)

at the bottom of glass

b)

at the top of the glass

4.

The picture below is an example of ___________.

a)

osmosis

b)

change of state

c)

diffusion

d)

selectively permeable membrane

5.
Osmosis is the movement of _____ across a membrane.
a)
food
b)
energy
c)
oxygen
d)
water
6.

Permeable means...

a)

substances can pass through the openings

b)

substances cannot pass through the openings

7.

How does an amoeba move?

a)

Amoebas are able to move using cilia.

b)

Amoebas can move by moving several flagella.

c)

Amoebas can move using their blood.

d)

Amoebas can move by using pseudopods.

8.

Which structure does a paramecium use for locomotion?

a)

pseudopod

b)

flagella

c)

cilia

d)

cytoplasm

9.

Muscle tissue

a)

is made of organelles

b)

is made of organs

c)

is made of muscle cells

d)

is made of cilia

10.

Diffusion is the movement of molecules from an area of _____ concentration to a _____ concentration

a)

high, low

b)

low, high

c)

low, low,

d)

high, high

11.

Challenge Question: How is diffusion affected by an increase in temperature?

a)

Diffusion is faster.

b)

Diffusion is slower.

c)

Has no effect

12.

Categorize the cell structures.

Categorize the following

chloroplasts

cell wall

geometric shape

many small vacoules

nucleus

one large vacuole

cell membrane

irregular shape

mitochondria

cytoplasm

Plant cells
Both Plant and Animal cells
Animal cells
13.

This cell structure acts like a cell filter - allowing some materials to pass through it, but not others.

a)

cytoplasm

b)

cell membrane

c)

cell wall

d)

vacuoles

14.

What is tissue?

a)

A group of organs that perform a specific function

b)

A group of cells that work together to perform a specific function

c)

A group of cells that perform different functions

15.

Phloem:

a)

Green substance in the leaves

b)

Tissue that transports water & minerals from roots

c)

Using light to make food

d)

Tissue that transports sugar from leaves

16.

Xylem tissue:

a)

Green substance in the leaves

b)

Transport water & minerals from roots

c)

Using light to make food

d)

Transports sugar from leaves

17.

What is an example of a unicellular organism?

a)

bee

b)

bird

c)

bacteria

d)

soil

18.

Which diagram best shows the end result of diffusion?

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

19.

The short, hair-like projections that help with paramecium locomotion are called...

a)

cilia

b)

mitochondria

c)

pseudopods

d)

vacuoles

20.

Challenge Question: The word "pseudopod" means:

a)

new leg

b)

movement

c)

false foot

d)

eating habit

21.
A microscope with 2 lenses is known as 
a)
compound microscope
b)
simple microscope
c)
electric microscope
d)
nuclear microscope
22.

Microscope part: Functions to moves the stage up and down for focusing with low power objective.

a)

Fine Focus Knob

b)

Large Focus Knob

c)

Course Focus Knob

d)

Small Focus Knob

23.

What will be the total magnification if the ocular eyepiece lens is 10X and the objective lens is 4X?

a)

40X

b)

10X

c)

100X

d)

400X

24.
The higher the magnification, the ________ you see of the specimen.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
higher
d)
lower
25.

What power objective do you start with when using a microscope?

a)

High

b)

Medium

c)

Low

26.

Never use this adjustment knob with the high power objective lens:

a)

Fine

b)

Large

c)

Coarse

d)

Small

27.
You should always carry the microscope by the
a)

arm and base

b)

arm and nosepiece

c)

arm only

d)

nosepiece

28.

A cell that is placed in a saltwater (hypertonic) solution will

a)

Stay the same size

b)

Shrink (get smaller)

c)

Swell (get bigger)

29.

If you looked at red blood cells under a microscope and saw that several of the blood cells had burst, what would you say happened?

a)

The cells were placed in distilled water.

b)

The cells were placed in a saltwater solution.

30.

“High concentration area” means particles are:

a)

Spread out

b)

Tightly packed together

c)

Uncrowded

d)

Spacious

31.

Water diffusing across a membrane is called:

a)

respiration

b)

photosynthesis

c)

osmosis

d)

streaming

32.
What does selectively-permeable mean?
a)

The cell controls what passes in and out of the cell

b)

Nothing gets into the cell

c)

The cell lets only large substances through

33.

Look at the diagram. The concentration of water inside the cell is 300. The concentration of water outside the cell is 150.

Which way will the water molecules move?

a)

Out of the cell, so the cell shrinks.

b)

Out of the cell, so the cell swells.

c)

Into the cell, so the cell shrinks.

d)

Into the cell, so the cell swells.

34.

Part 9

a)

Stage

b)

Eyepiece

c)

Objective

d)

Light Source

35.
Part 10
a)
Stage
b)
Arm
c)
Base
d)
Diaphragm
36.
Part 11
a)
Stage Clips
b)
Stage
c)
Diaphragm
d)
Illuminator
37.
Part 12
a)
Fine Adjustment Knob
b)
Coarse Adjustment Knob
c)
Diaphragm
d)
Objective
38.
Part 13
a)
Fine Adjustment Knob
b)
Course Adjustment Knob
c)
Stage
d)
Diaphragm
39.

This microscope part brings the specimen into sharp focus:

a)

Coarse Adjustment Knob

b)

Fine Adjustment Knob

c)

Eyepiece

d)

Diaphragm

40.

Connects to the base and helps you carry the microscope easily

a)

Arm

b)

Base

c)

Body Tube

d)

Revolving Nosepiece

41.

Used to control the amount of light reaching the specimen:

a)

Objective Lens

b)

Stage

c)

Eyepiece

d)

Diaphragm

42.

The flat surface on a microscope where the slide is placed:

a)

Base

b)

Arm

c)

Stage

d)

Diaphragm

43.
Part 2
a)
Objectives
b)
Body Tube
c)
Revolving Nosepiece
d)
Stage
44.
Part 6
a)
Stage
b)
Stage Clips
c)
Diaphragm
d)
Arm
45.
Part 7
a)
Stage
b)
Stage Clips
c)
Light Source
d)
Diaphragm
46.

A person would never have pure water put into their blood vessels because their blood cells would...

a)

Shrink/Dehydrate

b)

Expand/Swell

47.

If there is 5 % water concentration inside a cell and 5% water concentration outside a cell

a)

More water will move inside the cell

b)

More water will move outside the cell

c)

Water will move in and out of the cell in equal amounts

48.

When cells are placed in a __________ solution they begin to swell.

a)

Saltwater

b)

Distilled Water

49.

What is the name of this tissue?

a)

Paramecium

b)

Amoeba

c)

Muscle

d)

Epidermis

50.

Which is an example of a unicellular organism?

a)

seed

b)

ant

c)

moss

d)

diatom

51.

What are small microscopic hairs on a micro-organism that help it to move?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

pseudopod

c)

cilia

d)

chloroplasts

52.

The amoeba gets its food by...

a)

pseudopods surrounding food and digesting it

b)

cilia bringing food in an oral groove

c)

photosynthesis to make food

d)

using the water as food

53.
What organelle is found in both plant and animal cells, but is much larger in plant cells?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Vacuole
54.
This organelle takes food and turns it into energy for plant and animal cells (like a powerhouse).
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Lysosome
d)
Nucleus
55.
I am the outer-most layer of an animal cell. What am I?
a)
cell wall
b)
nucleus
c)
cell membrane 
d)
cell skin
56.

Which tiny organelle converts glucose into energy?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Vacuole

c)

Nucleu

d)

Mitochondria

57.

A rigid structural layer that lies outside the plant cell's membrane is...

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Vacuole

58.

Which organelle is called the "powerhouse" of a cell?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Vacuole

59.

The gel-like substance inside of cells that keeps all the organelles in place:

a)

photoplasm

b)

photosynthesis

c)

cytoskeleton

d)

cytoplasm

60.

A group of cells that perform the same function is called...

a)

organelle

b)

tissue

c)

organ

61.
Which organelle is only found in a plant cell? 
a)
nucleus
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria
d)
cell membrane
62.
Provides extra support for the plant cell, and gives it a rectangular or square shape....
a)
chlorophyll
b)
chloroplast
c)
cell wall
d)
cell membrane
63.
A storage structure -
in an animal cell there are many small ones, but in a plant cell there is just one large one.
a)
vacuole
b)
ribosome
c)
lysosome
d)
chloroplast
64.

glucose-making organelle of the plant cell

a)

choroplasts

b)

cell wall

c)

vacuole

d)

cell membrane

65.

Which organelle is responsible for releasing the stored energy within cells?

a)

lysosome

b)

mitochondria

c)

chloroplast

d)

vacuole

66.

Animal cells DO NOT have ...

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Vacuoles

d)

Chloroplasts

67.
This process happens inside chloroplasts...
a)
Cellular Respiration
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Protein Synthesis
d)
Respiration
68.

In osmosis, water moves from...

a)

high water concentration --> lower water concentration

b)

low water concentration --> higher water concentration

69.

Which pair of cell structures is only found in PLANT cells

a)

nucleus & cytoplasm

b)

cell wall & chloroplasts

c)

nucleus & mitochondria

d)

mitochondria & vacuoles

70.

The movement of particles from higher concentration to lower concentration is ...

a)

diffusion

b)

cell division

c)

active transport

d)

tonicity

71.
The diffusion of water across a semi-permeable membrane is ...
a)
osmosis
b)
diffusion
c)
endocytosis
d)
exocytosis
72.

This cell substance holds or "suspends" the cell's organelles....

a)

cell membrane

b)

cytoplasm

c)

cell wall

d)

nucleus

73.

The 'command center' of the cell:

a)

cell membrane

b)

mitochondria

c)

vacuole

d)

nucleus

74.

The "storage center" of the cell:

a)

Nucleus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Vacuole

d)

Cytoplasm

75.

The picture is an example of _________________.

a)

osmosis

b)

diffusion

76.

Where are red blood cells made?

a)

Heart

b)

Bone

c)

Muscles

d)

Brain

77.
What is the function of Bone Marrow?
a)
Hydrate the Bone
b)
Produce new skin cells
c)
Produce new blood cells
d)
Add fluid to blood stream
78.

Part 9

a)
Eyepiece
b)

Diaphragm

c)
 Arm
d)
Objective
79.

Which unicellular organisms use pseudopods to move?

a)

paramecium

b)

algae

c)

amoeba

d)

slime mold

80.

The bone marrow produces...

a)

red blood cells

b)

white blood cells

c)

xylem cells

d)

phloem cells

81.

Which protist is this?

a)

Amoeba

b)

Paramecium

c)

Mycoplasma

d)

Diatom

82.

Which is an example of a multicellular organism?

a)

amoeba

b)

bacteria

c)

worm

d)

diatom

83.

Which is an example of a unicellular organism?

a)

bird

b)

banana

c)

snake

d)

bacteria

84.
Which is an example of a multicellular organism?
a)
bacteria
b)
bear
c)
algae
d)
yeast
85.

Group of cells that perform a specific function:

a)

organs

b)

cells

c)

tissue

d)

cell membranes

86.
How does this protist move? 
a)
Cilia
b)
Pseudopods
c)
Flagellum 
d)
Arms
87.

Which structure of the cell is often called "the command centre" of the cell"?

a)
cytoplasm
b)
endoplasmic reticulum
c)
nucleus
d)
mitochondria
88.

The picture below is an example of _________________.

a)

epidermis cells

b)

muscle cells

c)

red blood cells

d)

amoeba cells

89.

Red blood cells cannot reproduce because they ...

a)

lose their chloroplasts when they are mature

b)

lose their cytoplasm when they are mature

c)

lose their mitochondria when they are mature

d)

lose their nucleus when they are mature

90.
A person should never drink salty water because their cells would
a)
shrink
b)
expand
91.

If there is 5% water inside a cell and 60% water outside a cell ...

a)

more water will move into the cell

b)

more water will move out of the cell

c)

There will be no movement of water cells

92.

The cell below is in a _________ solution.

a)

distilled water

b)

saltwater

93.

The cell below is in:

a)

saltwater

b)

distilled water

94.

Which of the following is a micro-organism?

a)

human

b)

amoeba

c)

mosquito

d)

ant

95.

Which of the following is a micro-organism?

a)

bee

b)

cat

c)

paramecium

d)

ant

96.

Xylem tissue is located in:

a)

plants

b)

animals

97.

Phloem tissue is located in:

a)

animals

b)

plants

98.
When looking at a specimen on your slide, you should always start with the
a)
low objective lens
b)
medium objective lens
c)
high objective lens
d)
super extra high power lens
99.

The circle shape you see when looking through a microscope is called:

a)

shape of view

b)

field of view

c)

area of view

d)

circle of view

100.

Look at the picture.

The field of view is with the 40x objective.

The field of view is 0.4mm.

What is the estimated length of one plant cell?

a)

3mm

b)

0.1mm

c)

0.3mm

d)

0.4mm

101.

This diagram is demonstrating how to make a

a)

water slide

b)

specimen slide

c)

dry mount slide

d)

wet mount slide

102.

Which part of a wet mount slide goes on last?

a)

slide

b)

specimen

c)

cover slip

d)

water

103.

The type of microscope used in a junior high lab is

a)

compound electron microscope

b)

compound light microscope

c)

simple electron microscope

d)

simple light microscope

104.

Smallest size object a human eye can see:

a)

0.01 mm

b)

0.1 mm

c)

0.1 cm

d)

1 cm

105.

Structure label A

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplast

c)

nucleus

d)

vacuole

106.

Structure label B

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplast

c)

nucleus

d)

vacuole

107.

Structure label C

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplast

c)

nucleus

d)

vacuole

108.

Structure label D

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplast

c)

nucleus

d)

vacuole

109.

Animal cell label structure A

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

cytoplasm

d)

vacuole

e)

membrane

110.

Animal cell label structure B

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

cytoplasm

d)

vacuole

e)

membrane

111.

Animal cell label structure C

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

cytoplasm

d)

vacuole

e)

membrane

112.

Animal cell label structure D

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

cytoplasm

d)

vacuole

e)

membrane

113.

Animal cell label structure D

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

cytoplasm

d)

vacuole

e)

membrane

114.

These cheek cells were viewed with the high power objective. The field of view is 0.4mm. What is the estimated size of one cheek cell?

a)

1.6 mm

b)

0.4 mm

c)

0.2 mm

d)

0.1 mm

115.

What is the total magnification of a specimen viewed using a microscope's low power objective?

a)

4X

b)

10X

c)

40X

d)

400X

116.

What is the total magnification of a specimen viewed using a microscope's high power objective?

a)

4X

b)

10X

c)

40X

d)

400X

117.

What is the total magnification of a specimen viewed using a microscope's medium power objective?

a)

40X

b)

10X

c)

100X

d)

400X

118.

These onion epidermal cells were viewed with the medium power objective. The field of view is 2mm. What is the estimated size of the length of one typical epidermal cell?

a)

1.0 mm

b)

0.4 mm

c)

0.2 mm

d)

0.1 mm

119.

The letter “e” is placed in an upright position on the slide, then viewed under the low power objective.

Which image of the letter "e" would be seen in the field of view?

a)
b)
c)
d)
120.

Order the following in making a wetmount:

a)

slide

b)

water and specimen

c)

cover slip

1)
2)
3)
121.

Name a cell structure or organelle that is only found in plant cells.

(a)  

122.

Name the tissue that makes red blood cells.

(a)  

123.

Are these plant or animal cells?

a)

plant cells

b)

animal cells

124.

Are these plant or animal cells?

a)

plant cells

b)

animal cells

125.

This microscope part brings the specimen into sharp focus:

a)

Coarse Adjustment Knob

b)

Fine Adjustment Knob

c)

Eyepiece

d)

Diaphragm

126.

Look at the image. The medium power objective is being used and the field of view is 2mm. What is the estimated size of the width of one cell?

a)

18 mm

b)

0.9 mm

c)

0.2 mm

d)

0.02 mm

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