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LS5: Cell Structure and Function

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

An example of a prokaryotic cell is a _____ cell.

a)

plant

b)

fungi

c)

bacteria

d)

animal

2.

Which of the following organisms do not have cell walls?

a)

plants

b)

fungi

c)

bacteria

d)

animals

3.

Folded membranes are an advantage to a cell because

a)

cell processes can be more efficient

b)

the membranes provide a large surface area

c)

the membranes form interconnected compartments

d)

all of these

4.

Who concluded that all plants are made of living cells?

a)

Virchow

b)

Hooke

c)

Schwann

d)

Schleiden

5.

What do electron microscopes use to focus and magnify an image?

a)

glass lenses

b)

X rays

c)

electromagnets

d)

light

6.

A major difference between a compound light microscope and a transmission microscope is that a light microscope image

a)

requires thin slices

b)

allows you to see fine detail of organelles

c)

can be made from living, unstained materials

d)

uses magnet lenses

7.

Each of the following is a main idea of the cell theory except

a)

all organisms are composed of cells

b)

the cell is the basic unit of organization of organisms

c)

all cells are similar in structure and function

d)

all cells come from preexisting cells

8.

The scientist who first described living cells as seen through a simple microscope was

a)

van Leeuwenhoek

b)

Schleiden

c)

Hooke

d)

Schwann

9.

One advantage of electron microscopes over light microscopes is their

a)

size

b)

higher magnification

c)

two-dimensional image

d)

use of live specimens

10.

If a cell contains a nucleus, it must be a(n)

a)

plant cell

b)

eukaryotic cell

c)

animal cell

d)

prokaryotic cell

11.

Because the phospholipid molecules and some proteins are free to move, the plasma membrane is said to be a

a)

bilayer

b)

solid

c)

fluid mosaic

d)

fatty acid

12.

A plasma membrane is made up of a(n)

a)

cholesterol layer

b)

enzyme bilayer

c)

lipid bilayer

d)

protein layer

13.

Specialized cells are found only in

a)

animals

b)

single-celled organisms

c)

bacteria

d)

many-celled organisms

14.

Which of the following is NOT a form of passive transport.

a)

facilitated diffusion

b)

diffusion

c)

endocytosis

d)

osmosis

15.

If a cell is placed in salt water, water leaves cell by

a)

osmosis

b)

diffusion

c)

active transport

d)

phagocytosis