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What you learned Microscope / Cells

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Thick fluid between the nucleus and cell membrane is called?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Nucleus

d)

Vacuole

2.

The job of this organelle is to direct activities of the cell?

a)

Ribosome

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Nucleus

3.

What are the large peanut shaped organelle that breaks down sugar and reacts with oxygen? It releases carbon dioxide, water and energy.

a)

Lysosomes

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Vacuole

d)

Mitochondria

4.

What organelle is letter B (rigid outer boundary of the plant cell)?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Cell Wall

5.

What organelle is letter A? (Stores water, food, waste and other substances)

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Vacuole

6.

process of going from an area of high concentration to an area of lower concentration.

a)

Cilia

b)

Budding

c)

Flagellum

d)

Diffusion

7.

What microscope part is letter F?

a)

Eyepiece

b)

Diaphragm

c)

Stage

d)

Objective lens

8.

Which scientific tool is used to make small objects appear larger?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.
Cells are the basic unit of _________.
a)
life
b)
atoms
c)
matter
d)
the nucleus
10.

Cell structures that perform specific functions are called

a)

tissues

b)

organs

c)

organelles

d)

organ systems

11.
The objective of a microscope is marked 20x; then the total magnification is 
a)
20x
b)
200x
c)
2000x
d)
10x
12.
The structures used to carry a microscope are 
a)
the arm and base
b)
the arm and body tube
c)
the body tube and nosepiece
d)
the arm and stage
13.

Substances pass in and out of the Cell through the...

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Mitochondria

14.

Which characteristic of life is being shown?

a)

Responding to stimuli

b)

Changing over time

c)

Obtaining and using energy

d)

Growth and development

15.

Which characteristic of life is being shown?

a)

Responding to stimuli

b)

Changing over time

c)

Obtaining and using energy

d)

Growth and development

16.

Which characteristic of life is being shown?

a)

Has DNA

b)

Made up of cells

c)

Obtaining and using energy

d)

Growth and development

17.

Based on the image, is this a prokaryotic or eukaryotic cell?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

18.

Which cell is considered prokaryotic?

a)

Animal

b)

Bacteria

c)

Plant

d)

Fungi

19.
What is an observation?
a)
an opinion
b)
a fact
c)
what you decide
d)
a conclusion
20.
The penguin got pushed in.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
21.
There are fourteen penguins.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
22.
The boy is in the water.
a)
inference
b)
observation
23.
The weather is cold.
a)
inference
b)
observation
24.
This step of the scientific method is an educated guess or a prediction. 
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Research
c)
Observation
d)
Conclusion
25.
Which is an example of Quantitative Data?
a)
42 grams
b)
Hard
c)
Squishy
d)
Blue
26.
The dependent variable in an experiment is what you ________________. 
a)
Change
b)
Measure
27.
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 
a)
scientific method
b)
recipe
c)
data collection
d)
metric system
28.
Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):
a)
answer
b)
experiment
c)
problem
d)
safety check
29.

Looking at the letter "e" through a microscope made the letter "e"

a)

smaller and darker

b)

upside down and larger

c)

larger and lighter

d)

smaller and darker

30.

In a plant cell only, a ridged outer layer that surrounds the cell membrane?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Cell Membrane

31.

Creature with only one cell

a)

unicellular

b)

multicellular

c)

cell

d)

organism

32.

Which type of cells do humans have?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

Human

33.
Which part of the cell is often called "the brain of the cell"?
a)
nuclear membrane
b)
endoplasmic reticulum
c)
nucleus
d)
mitochondria
34.

Which matches the function of the nucleus?

a)

controls all functions of the cell

b)

transports materials

c)

makes proteins

d)

protects the cell

35.

Organisms can be made of...

a)

one cell

b)

two cells

c)

many cells

d)

one cell or many cells

36.

Maleea viewed a cell part that stored water and food. Which organelle was she viewing?

a)

vacuole

b)

cytoplasm

c)

nucleus

d)

mitochondria

37.

Cells reproduce by

a)

adding

b)

subtracting

c)

multiplying

d)

dividing

38.
Which of the following is NOT a source for stem cells?
a)
umbilical cord blood 
b)
early embryos 
c)
sperm and eggs 
d)
certain adult tissues 
39.
Stem cells are
a)
cells that grow uncontrollably.
b)
undifferentiated and can develop into many types of cells.
c)
cells that never go through cell division.
d)
only found in embryos.
40.
What is the difference between embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells?
a)
Embryonic stem cells can differentiate into more cell types than adult stem cells
b)
Adult stem cells are pluripotent, just like embryonic stem cells
c)
Adult stem cells can differentiate into more cell types than embryonic stem cells
d)
Adult stem cells grow bigger than embryonic stem cells
41.
Which type of cell is unspecialized?
a)
skin cell
b)
stem cell
c)
liver cell
d)
muscle cell
42.

What organelle chased you around when inside the cell trying to eat you?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Nucleus

c)

Lysosome

d)

Ribosome

e)

all of the answers

43.

What 3 organelles were you able to view when looking through the microscope at a magnification of 100x

a)

nucleus

b)

cell wall

c)

cell membrane

d)

mitochondria

e)

cytoplasm

44.

How many chromosomes does the nucleus in all your somatic cells (all cell, but sex cells) carry?

a)

22

b)

23

c)

34

d)

46

e)

49

45.

Which answers best describes sweating when hot shows a negative response.

a)

The body responds by opening up pores to absorb more heat and increase temperature above homeostasis level.

b)

The body responds by adding more heat to being hot to cool the body to reach a homeostasis level.

c)

The body responds by opening up pores to release heat and cool body temperature to a homeostasis level.

d)

The body responds by by closing the pores in your skin to keep the heat in and reach a homeostasis level.

46.

Which best describes what happens to the egg placed in vinegar?

a)

The water concentration outside the cell is lower than inside the cell so the water diffuses into the cell to reach a equilibrium/isotonic .

b)

The water concentration inside the cell is lower than outside the cell so the water diffuses into the cell to reach a equilibrium/isotonic .

c)

The water concentration is equal inside and outside the cell so an equal number of water molecules are moving in and out of the cell, making the cell stay the same

47.

What macromolecule does RNA make?

a)

Lipids

b)

Proteins

c)

Carbohydrate

d)

Monomoers

48.

What macromolecule do our cells use for ATP first?

a)

Lipids

b)

Proteins

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Nucleic Acids