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Cell Theory and Structure

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Biology is the study of ...

a)

plants

b)

biospheres

c)

life

d)

cells

2.

Scientists who study Biology are called ...

a)

Biologers

b)

Biologists

c)

Bio-engineers

d)

Magicians

3.

What are CELLS?

a)

the basic units that make up all living things

b)

the basic units that make up all matter

4.

Which is NOT an organism?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

Which tool can you use to look at cells of a leaf?

a)

Microscope

b)

Telescope

c)

Magnifying Glass

d)

Eyes

6.

True or False

Some organisms consist of just one single cell.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

The ______ of cells is how they look and the ______ is what they do.

a)

function / structure

b)

microscope / magnifying glass

c)

size / shape

d)

structure / function

8.

Which image show brain cells?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

True or False

This is a micro-graph of living material.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What part of the microscope is #4?

a)

Light

b)

Eyepiece

c)

Objective

d)

Diaphragm

11.

What will you do to improve the magnification of this image under the microscope?

a)

Use a stronger light

b)

Use a stronger objective

c)

Adjust the stage

d)

Adjust the diaphragm

12.

Classify this specimen:

a)

Animal cells

b)

Plant cells

c)

Bacteria

d)

Non-living material

13.

Which is NOT a statement

of CELL THEORY?

a)

All living things are made from cells

b)

Cells are the basic units of structure and function in all living things

c)

New cells come from pre-existing cells

d)

Microscopes help us see cells

14.

What do you think the function of these cells are in the human body?

a)

Store fat

b)

Help us move

c)

Keep us healthy

d)

Help us think

15.

True or False

Science will keep changing as technology advances

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which scientist was the first to use the term 'cells'.

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Matthias Schleiden

d)

Theodore Schwann

17.

Leeuwenhoek called what he saw under the microscope "animacules". What was he actually looking at?

a)

Cork cells

b)

Bacteria

c)

Animal cells

d)

Fungi

18.

True or False

All new cells come from pre-existing cells.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Is this specimen living or non-living?

a)

Non-living

b)

Living

c)

It was alive, but not anymore

20.

Which microscope was used in the 1600s?

a)
b)
c)
d)