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Unit 1: Life is Cellular

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

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.

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

a)

prokaryotic cell

b)

eukaryotic cell

c)

neither

4.

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

a)

prokaryotic cell

b)

eukaryotic cell

c)

neither

5.

What type of cell is more complex and contains organelles?

a)

prokaryotic cells

b)

eukaryotic cells

c)

eubacterial cells

d)

archae-bacterial cells

6.

What type of cells is your body composed of?

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

c)

neither

d)

unkaryotic

7.

Is a bacterial cell a prokaryotic cell or eukaryotic cell?

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

c)

neither

8.

organisms that are made up of one cell

a)

unicellular

b)

multicellular

c)

tissues

d)

organelles

9.

Tiny structures that carry out functions that a cell needs to stay alive are called

a)

unicellular

b)

multicellular

c)

tissues

d)

organelles

10.

A sections of DNA that contains the instructions for a single trait of an organism is called a

a)

development

b)

reproduction

c)

gene

d)

virus

11.
During which phase of the cell cycle does the cell spend the most time?
a)
Mitosis
b)
Cytokinesis
c)
Interphase
12.
During which part of the cell cycle does the cell divide?
a)
Interphase
b)
Mitosis
c)
S phase
13.
During which parts of the cell cycle does the cell grow?
a)
G1 and G2
b)
G1 and S
c)
M phase and cytokinesis
14.
During which part of the cell cycle is DNA copied?
a)
Mitosis
b)
Cytokinesis
c)
S phase
15.
Which phase of mitosis is shown in the picture?
a)
Prophase
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telophase
16.
Which phase of mitosis is shown in the picture?
a)
Interphase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Telophase
17.
Which phase of mitosis is shown in the picture?
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
18.
Which phase of mitosis is shown in the picture?
a)
Prophase
b)
Telophase
c)
Metaphase
19.
What is shown in the picture?
a)
Mitosis
b)
Interphase
c)
Cytokinesis
20.

Uncontrolled cell division which usually leads to tumors and disease is called:

a)

Metaphase

b)

Cytokinesis

c)

Cancer

d)

Diabetes

21.

Which organelle is responsible for making proteins?

a)

nucleus

b)

ribosome

c)

mitochondria

d)

cell membrane

22.

Which organelle is responsible for energy production?

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

ribosome

d)

cell membrane

23.

Which structures do plant cells have that animal cells do NOT have?

a)

cell wall

b)

large central vacuole

c)

chloroplasts

d)

all of these

24.
What organelle is responsible for energy production?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
ribosome
d)
cell membrane
25.

Which organelle determines what can enter/exit the cell?

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

ribosome

d)

cell membrane

26.

The cell membrane is selectively permeable. What does "selectively permeable" mean?

a)

All thing can enter.

b)

Nothing can enter.

c)

Some things can, others can't enter.

27.

What is the major difference between a prokaryote and a eukaryote?

a)

prokaryotes do not have a nucleus

b)

prokaryotes do not have ribosomes.

c)

prokaryotes do not have a cell membrane.

d)

prokaryotes do not contain DNA

28.
Which is larger, a normal eukaryotic cell or a prokaryotic cell?
a)
eukaryotic
b)
prokaryotic 
29.
What organelle is  the "brain, or control center" of the cell?
a)
mitochondria
b)
nucleus
c)
ribosome
d)
cell membrane
30.
What do viruses need to reproduce?
a)
they need genetic material
b)
They need a host cell
c)
They need  bacteria
d)
They need insulin
31.

Which type of viral infection kills its host cell by using the host to make copies until the cell bursts?

a)

lytic

b)

mitosis

c)

lysogenic

d)

S phase

32.

Which type of viral infection doesn't kill the host cell but instead inserts its own genetic code into the host's DNA.

a)

lytic

b)

mitosis

c)

lysogenic

d)

S phase

33.

What type of solution is this red blood cell in?

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Hypotonic

34.

What type of solution is this healthy looking red blood cell in?

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Hypotonic

35.
Which of the following is the correct order of organization in living things from most basic (simple) to most complex?
a)
a.  Organism, cell, tissue, organ, organ system
b)
a.  Organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organism
c)
a.  Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
d)
a.  Cell, organ, tissue, organ, organism, organ system
36.
When a group of organs work together to perform a particular function they create a/an
a)
organ system
b)
organism
c)
tissue
d)
organ
37.
A group of similar cells that come together to perform a specific function is a/an
a)
organ
b)
organism
c)
organ system
d)
tissue
38.
A group of organs that work together to perform a major function is an organ
a)
system
b)
column
c)
bank
d)
stack
39.

A structure made up of different types of tissue and performs a specific job.

a)

cells

b)

tissue

c)

organ

d)

organ system

40.
The basic unit of structure and function for the body.
a)
cell
b)
atom
c)
organelle
d)
nucleus