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Cells Cells Cells

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
You can find total magnification by which of the following methods?
a)
ocular PLUS objective
b)
ocular TIMES objective
c)
ocular MINUS objective
d)
ocular DIVIDED BY objective
2.
Find the total magnification: 
Eyepiece = 10X 
Objective lens = 55X
 
a)
10x
b)
55x
c)
65x
d)
550x
3.
What is number 15?
a)
light source
b)
base
c)
coarse adjustment
d)
fine adjustment
4.
What is number 17?
a)
body tube
b)
arm/neck
c)
stage
d)
base
5.
You should always carry the microscope by the
a)
arm and base
b)
arm and body tube
c)
arm only
d)
the objectives
6.
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
7.
When looking through your microscope, you move your slide to the right- It appears
a)
to move to the right
b)
to stay the same
c)
to move to the left
d)
vanish
8.
The lens you look through, closest to the top of the microscope, is called the
a)
objective lens
b)
ocular lens
c)
diaphragm
d)
light source
9.
Who was the person who used his microscope to observe a thin slice of cork, and concluded that the cork was made up of cells?
a)
Robert Hooke
b)
Bill Nye
c)
Matthias Schleiden
d)
Rudolf Virchow
10.
What is the function of stage clips?
a)
To move the objectives
b)
To keep the slide secure
c)
To adjust the focus
d)
To look through
11.
A compound light microscope will use _______ or more lenses at the same time.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
12.
Find the total magnification:
Eyepiece = 10X 
Objective lens = 10X
 
a)
0x
b)
10x
c)
20x
d)
100x
13.
What is number 18?
a)
stage
b)
stage clips
c)
coarse adjustment
d)
fine adjustment
14.
A microscope is an instrument that.
a)
makes faraway objects look closer.
b)
makes small objects appear larger.
c)
decreases the size of small objects.
d)
increases the size of small objects.
15.
The higher the magnification, the ________ you see of the specimen.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
higher
d)
lower
16.
The invention of the microscope made it possible for people to discover and learn about
a)
Plants
b)
Skin 
c)
Animals 
d)
Cells
17.
What structures distinguish a plant cell from an animal cell?
a)
Plant cells have cell walls and ribosomes.
b)
Plant cells have cell walls and chloroplasts.
c)
Plant cells have chloroplasts and ribosomes.
d)
Plant cells have chloroplasts and mitochondria.
18.
Which organism is made up of cells that have both a cell membrane and a cell wall?
a)
desert mouse
b)
human 
c)
maple tree
d)
zebra
19.
The ___ is the basic unit of sturucture and function of organisms
a)
atom
b)
cell
c)
matter
d)
all other answers are correct
20.
Who looked at cork and named the cell?
a)
Robert Hooke
b)
Van Leeuwenhoek
c)
Robert Brown
d)
Francesco Redi
21.
Robert Hooke, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Theodor Schwann, Rudolf Virchow, and Matthias Schliden were all responsible for what theory?
a)
The Theory of Gravity
b)
The Theory of Relativity
c)
The Cell Theory
d)
The Theory of Continental Drift
22.
Rocks are not living because
a)
they never move
b)
they aren't needed for humans
c)
they are not made of cells
d)
they don't break down
23.

Many animals have a skeleton to provide support. What do plants cells depend on for support so that the stems of the plant can remain upright?

a)

cell wall

b)

chloroplasts

c)

mitochondria

d)

cell membrane

24.
Which structures are found in every living cell?
a)
cell membrane and cytoplasm
b)
chloroplasts and mitochondria
c)
a cell wall and nucleus
d)
chloroplasts and cell wall
25.
Which cell structure is found in plant and animals cells and controls what can come into or leave a cell?
a)
cell membrane
b)
cytoplasm
c)
nucleus
d)
vacuole
26.
What is the function of the cell nucleus found in both plant and animal cells?
a)
to produce energy
b)
to control cell activity
c)
to remove waste products
d)
to allow molecules to enter the cell
27.
Cell organelles that are responsible for digesting food, worn out organelles and other cellular wastes are called ___________________.
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Vacuoles
c)
Lysosomes
d)
Chlororplasts
28.
What is one basic function of the vacuoles?
a)
circulating oxygen
b)
producing food
c)
controlling cell processes
d)
storing water
29.
Chloroplasts in plant cells allow the plant to perform a function that animal cells cannot do.  What is the main function of the chloroplasts found in plant cells?
a)
to absorb light energy and manufacture food
b)
to remove waste materials by active transport
c)
to manufacture chemical energy from food
d)
to control the shape of the cell
30.
All cells need energy to function.  Which cell organelle is responsible for producing energy in the cell?
a)
chloroplasts
b)
mitochondria
c)
nucleus
d)
vacuoles
31.
What is the function of a cell wall?
a)
to protect and support the cell
b)
to perform different functions in each cell
c)
to prevent water from passing through it
d)
to prevent oxygen from entering the cell
32.
In what part of the plant cell does the process of photosynthesis take place?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplasts
d)
vacuoles
33.
I am a protein packaging and shipping machine! Who am I?
a)
vacuole
b)
ribosome
c)
mitochondrion
d)
golgi apparatus
34.
Which of the following is directly involved in the transportation of materials inside/within the cell?
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Vacuole
c)
Lysosome
d)
Mitochondria
35.
What is found in both plant and animal cells but is much larger in plant cells?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Vacuole
36.
Where are proteins made?
a)
Golgi body
b)
Mitoichondria
c)
Chromosomes
d)
Ribosomes
37.
A rigid layer that lies outside the cell's  membrane is...
a)
Cytoskeleton
b)
Cilia
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Flagella
38.
A group of tissues that work together to perform a similar function is called_____. (Examples include the heart, lungs or stomach)
a)
cells
b)
tissues
c)
organs
d)
organ system
39.
 A group of cells that have similar functions? Examples are nervous, epithelial, muscle and connective
a)
cells
b)
tissues
c)
organs
d)
atoms
40.
Organs that work together to perform a related function is called _____________?
a)
cells
b)
tissues 
c)
organ system
d)
organs
41.
When many organ systems work together it can form...
a)
organ
b)
cells
c)
organ system
d)
organism 
42.
This is a example of........ 
a)
organ system
b)
cells
c)
organ
d)
tissue
43.
This is a example of ........
a)
cell
b)
organ system
c)
organ
d)
tissue
44.
The lungs and the kidneys are examples of
a)
cells
b)
organs
c)
tissues
d)
organ systmes