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1-1 Discovering Cells

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The basic unit of structure and function for all living things is the __.

a)

atom

b)

molecule

c)

cell

d)

DNA

2.

What invention made it possible for people to discover and learn about cells?

a)

thermometer

b)

barometer

c)

satellite

d)

microscope

3.

What instrument makes small objects look larger?

a)

thermometer

b)

electronic balance

c)

graduated cylinder

d)

microscope

4.

A microscope that has more than one lens is called a(n) __.

a)

simple microscope

b)

compound microscope

c)

convex microscope

d)

electron microscope

5.

One of the first people to observe cells by looking at cork is __.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Linnaeus

c)

Hooke

d)

Schleiden and Schwann

6.

All of the following are stated in the cell theory EXCEPT __.

a)

All cells are produced from other cells.

b)

Cells are the basic unit of structure and function of living things.

c)

Cells are the building blocks of matter.

d)

All living things are composed of cells.

7.

True or False: The cell theory holds true for all living things.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What do a giraffe and leaf have in common?

a)

they are made of cells

b)

their cells lack a nucleus

c)

they are autotrophs

d)

they are unicellular

9.

The ability to make things look larger than they are is called __.

a)

magnification

b)

resolution

c)

classification

d)

experimentation

10.

The ability to clearly distinguish the individual parts of an object is called __.

a)

magnification

b)

resolution

c)

classification

d)

experimentation

11.

Lenses magnify an object by ___.

a)

uses electrons

b)

absorbing light

c)

bending light

d)

increasing temperature

12.

To calculate the total magnification of a compound microscope, you ___ the magnification of the two lenses.

a)

add

b)

subtract

c)

multiply

d)

divide

13.

Calculate total magnification of a compound microscope if one lens has a magnification of 10 and another has a magnification of 40.

a)

40

b)

50

c)

400

d)

500

14.

An electron microscope has better resolution than a light microscope because __.

a)

it uses light

b)

it uses electrons

c)

it uses technology

d)

the specimen is not living

15.

What kind of microscope to do we use in class?

a)

simple microscope

b)

compound light microscope

c)

convex microscope

d)

electron microscope

16.

When making a wet mount, why should a student make sure the edge of the coverslip touches the drop of water before setting it onto the slide?

a)

to increase evaporation

b)

to reduce air bubbles

c)

to clean the slide

d)

to prevent coverslip from breaking

17.

Look at the diagram of the microscope. Which part of the microscope is used to bring the image of an object into focus?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

18.

The image to the left shows __.

a)

cheek cells

b)

amoeba

c)

cork cells

d)

bacterial cells

19.

Stated that plants and animals were made of cells

a)

Hooke

b)

Leeuwenhoek

c)

Schleiden and Schwann

d)

Virchow

20.

Stated that all cells come from pre-existing cells

a)

Hooke

b)

Leeuwenhoek

c)

Schleiden and Schwann

d)

Virchow

21.

What happens as the power of magnification increases?

a)

As image gets bigger, the field of view gets bigger.

b)

As image gets bigger, the field of view gets smaller.

c)

The field of view stays the same.

22.

Invented a powerful microscope in the 1600s that was used to view pond water and bacteria on teeth

a)

Hooke

b)

Leeuwenhoek

c)

Schleiden and Schwann

d)

Virchow

23.

Cells are __.

a)

the building blocks of living things

b)

the building blocks of everything in the universe

c)

used in dichotomous keys

d)

really big

24.

What does the image show?

a)

making a wet mount

b)

focus a microscope

c)

a commercially prepared slide

d)

moving water on a slide

25.

This image shows cells from a commercially made slide of ___.

a)

cheeks

b)

amoeba

c)

bacteria

d)

cork