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Biology - 7.1 - Life is Cellular (1)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The invention of the ______________________ made the discovery of cells possible.

a)

telescope

b)

horoscope

c)

microscope

d)

gyroscope

2.

Robert Hooke used the name ____________ to refer to the tiny chambers he saw when he observed magnified cork.

a)

corpuscle

b)

cell

c)

cubicle

d)

unit

3.

German botanist Matthias Schleiden concluded that __________ are made of cells.

a)

animals

b)

fungi

c)

bacteria

d)

plants

e)

all living things

4.

German biologist Theodor Schwann concluded that __________ are made of cells.

a)

animals

b)

fungi

c)

bacteria

d)

plants

e)

all living things

5.

German biologist Rudolph Virchow concluded that new cells are produced from ____________ .

a)

other animal cells

b)

other fungi cells

c)

other pre-existing cells

d)

other plant cells

e)

spontaneous generation

6.

The _______________________ combines the conclusions made by Schleiden, Schwann, and Virchow.

a)

germ theory

b)

miasma theory

c)

evolution theory

d)

cell theory

7.

The size of the image formed by a light microscope is unlimited because light that passes through matter is diffracted.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Fluorescent dyes help scientists see the movement of compounds and structures in livings cells.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Transmission electron microscopes form a 3-D image of the surface of a specimen.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

To study cells with a light microscope, different types of stains are usually available. Why is it generally more useful to stain eukaryotic cells than prokaryotic cells?

a)

Prokaryotic cells are simpler so the stain more easily diffuses throughout the cell.

b)

Prokaryotic cells are more complex, so there are more compounds and surfaces for the different stains to attach to and, thereby, provide visual detail about.

c)

Eukaryotic cells are simpler so the stain more easily diffuses throughout the cell.

d)

Eukaryotic cells are more complex, so there are more compounds and surfaces for the different stains to attach to and, thereby, provide visual detail about.

11.

Is the cell pictured in the diagram, a prokaryotic cell or a eukaryotic cell?

a)

prokaryotic cell

b)

eukaryotic cell

c)

neither

12.

Is the cell pictured in the diagram, a prokaryotic cell or a eukaryotic cell?

a)

prokaryotic cell

b)

eukaryotic cell

c)

neither

13.

What type of cell is more complex and contains organelles?

a)

prokaryotic cells

b)

eukaryotic cells

c)

eubacterial cells

d)

archae-bacterial cells

14.

What type of cells - prokaryotic or eukaryotic - is your body composed of?

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

c)

neither

15.

Is a bacterial cell a prokaryotic cell or eukaryotic cell?

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

c)

neither