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Cells - Unit 2, Chapter 1, Lessons 1, 2, 3

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 3hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are cells?

a)

The basic units of structure and function of life

b)

The complex units of structure and function in life

c)

The rooms that monks sleep in (like college dorms without really annoying roommates)

d)

The simple units of structure but not function in life

2.

What is structure?

a)

What something isn't made of

b)

What something is made of and how its parts are put together

c)

What something does

d)

What something is made of and what it does

3.

What is function?

a)

What something isn't made of

b)

What something is made of and how its parts are put together

c)

What something does

d)

What something is made of and what it does

4.

What scientist made his own microscope and examined the scrapings from his dirty teeth?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Rudolf Virchow

c)

Theodor Schawnn

d)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

e)

Matthias Schleiden

5.

What scientist first used the word "cell" when looking at cork under a microscope; said it reminded him of the small rooms that monks lived in?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Rudolf Virchow

c)

Theodor Schawnn

d)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

e)

Matthias Schleiden

6.

What scientist was a botanist who discovered that all plants are made of cells?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Rudolf Virchow

c)

Theodor Schawnn

d)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

e)

Matthias Schleiden

7.

What scientist was a zoologist who discovered that all animals are made of cells?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Rudolf Virchow

c)

Theodor Schawnn

d)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

e)

Matthias Schleiden

8.

What scientist conducted research that showed that all cells come from preexisting cells?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Rudolf Virchow

c)

Theodor Schawnn

d)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

e)

Matthias Schleiden

9.

Which of these are the three parts of cell theory?

a)

All living things are made of cells.

b)

Some living things are made of cells.

c)

Cells are the basic units of structure and function of life.

d)

Cells spontaneously crystallize into existence.

e)

Cells come from other cells.

10.

What is a microscope?

a)

An instrument that makes large items look smaller

b)

An item that makes scopes micro

c)

An instrument that makes small objects look larger

d)

An instrument that miniaturizes people

11.

What is the cell theory?

a)

A widely accepted explanation of the relationship between cells and living things

b)

A somewhat accepted explanation of the relationship between cells and living things

c)

A widely accepted explanation of how cells start existing

d)

A widely accepted explanation of whether the universe is infinite or not

12.

Select everything that describes cell walls.

a)

Found in plants

b)

Structure: a rigid outer layer

c)

Structure: a soft outer layer

d)

Function: protects and supports the cell

e)

Function: controls what goes into and out of the cell

13.

Select everything that describes cell membranes.

a)

Found in both plant and animal cells

b)

Structure: a thin flexible membrane

c)

Structure: a rigid outer layer

d)

Function: protects and supports the cell

e)

Function: controls what goes into and out of the cell

14.

Select everything that describes the nucleus.

a)

Found in both plant and animal cells

b)

Structure: a large oval

c)

Structure: a rigid outer layer

d)

Function: control center (the brain of the cell)

e)

Function: stores water, food, and other materials

15.

Select everything that describes mitochondria.

a)

Found in both plant and animal cells

b)

Structure: rod-shaped

c)

Structure: a rigid outer layer

d)

Function: breaks down food to release energy to power all the cell's activities (powerhouse of the cell)

e)

Function: convert the sun's energy into food (sugar) for the plant in a process called photosynthesis

16.

Select everything that describes chloroplasts.

a)

Found in plants

b)

Structure: rod-shaped

c)

Structure: green stacks

d)

Function: breaks down food to release energy to power all the cell's activities (powerhouse of the cell)

e)

Function: convert the sun's energy into food (sugar) for the plant in a process called photosynthesis

17.

Select everything that describes vacuole(s)

a)

Found in plants (one large central one) and animals (many small)

b)

Structure: rod-shaped

c)

Structure: empty sac

d)

Function: breaks down food to release energy to power all the cell's activities (powerhouse of the cell)

e)

Function: stores water, food, and other materials

18.

Select everything that describes cytoplasm.

a)

Found in plants and animals

b)

Structure: thick, clear, gel-like fluid

c)

Structure: thin flexible membrane

d)

Function: breaks down food to release energy to power all the cell's activities (powerhouse of the cell)

e)

Function: fills the space between the cell membrane and the nucleus; what all the organelles float in

19.

What are organelles?

a)

Small organs

b)

Tiny cell structures that carry out specific functions in a cell

c)

Giant cell structures that carry out specific functions in a cell

d)

Tiny cell structures that carry out vague functions in a cell

20.

What are multicellular organisms?

a)

Organisms with one cell

b)

Organisms with a negative number of cells

c)

Organisms with a square root of -1 number of cells

d)

Organisms with many cells

21.

What are unicellular organisms?

a)

Organisms with one cell

b)

Organisms with a negative number of cells

c)

Organisms with a square root of -1 number of cells

d)

Organisms with many cells

22.

What is a tissue?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

That's what Kleenex is, isn't it?

23.

What is an organ?

a)

A group of different kinds of tissues that function together

b)

A group of similar kinds of tissues that function together

c)

A group of cells that function together

d)

A group of organs that work together to perform a major function

24.

What is an organ system?

a)

A group of organs that work together to perform a major function

b)

A group of organs that work together to perform a minor function

c)

A group of organs that don't work together to perform a function

d)

A group of organs that work together to perform any kind of function

25.

Select all that describe simple carbohydrates.

a)

A chemical that all living organisms have

b)

Sugar

c)

Indicator: Glucose testing strips

d)

Found in: fruits and some vegetables

e)

Indicator: Iodine (Lugol's solution)

26.

Select all that describe complex carbohydrates.

a)

A chemical that all living organisms have

b)

Starch

c)

Found in: Meat, nuts, beans, dairy

d)

Found in: potatoes, pasta, rice, bread

e)

Indicator: Iodine (Lugol's solution)

27.

Select all that describe lipids.

a)

A chemical that all living organisms have

b)

Found in: fats, oils, waxes

c)

Found in: Meat, nuts, beans, dairy

d)

Indicator: Brown paper bag test

e)

Indicator: Biuret reagent

28.

Select all that describe proteins.

a)

A chemical that all living organisms have

b)

Found in: fats, oils, waxes

c)

Found in: Meat, nuts, beans, dairy

d)

Indicator: Iodine (Lugol's solution)

e)

Indicator: Biuret reagent

29.

Select all that describe nucleic acid.

a)

A chemical that all living organisms have

b)

Found in: fats, oils, waxes

c)

Found in: DNA (the "code" that our cells follow found in the nucleus)

d)

Indicator: Not tested in the lab

e)

Indicator: Biuret reagent

30.

EXTRA: Which of these organelle functions are matched up correctly?

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER): Makes various substances, helps ribosomes make proteins

b)

Ribosomes: Make proteins

c)

Nucleolus: A small, round structure in the nucleus where ribosomes are made

d)

Chromatin: Thin strands of material that fill the nucleus, containing information for directing a cell's functions