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Microscope and Cells Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The most basic living unit of all organisms.

a)

Rock

b)

Cell

c)

Air

d)

Water

2.

Which of the following is NOT part of the cell theory?

a)

All cells come from other (pre-existing cells)

b)

All cells must be capable of the characteristics of life

c)

All organisms are made up of one or more cells

d)

The cell is the basic unit of organization in an organism.

3.

Which of the following are prokaryotic cells?

a)

Animal

b)

Bacteria

c)

Fungus

d)

Plant

4.

Which type of microscope do we use in class?

a)

Stereomicroscope

b)

Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

c)

Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)

d)

Compound Light Microscope

5.

If you want to see the surface of a bacteria cell in great detail, which microscope would you use?

a)

Compound Light Microscope

b)

Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

c)

Stereomicroscope

d)

Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)

6.

Prokaryotic cells do not have a nucleus.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Eukaryotic cells do have a nucleus.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

If you want to see the inside of a bacteria cell in great detail, which microscope would you use?

a)

Compound Light Microscope

b)

Stereoscope

c)

Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

d)

Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)

9.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three main parts of a cell?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Cytoskeleton

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cell (plasma) Membrane

10.

Liver cells break down a lot of unwanted materials, therefore they probably have a lot of _______________.

a)

Cell walls

b)

Lysosomes

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Smooth ER

11.

Heart muscle cells need a lot of energy to continually pump the heart, therefore they probably have a lot of ______________.

a)

Cell Membranes

b)

Lysosomes

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Rough ER

12.

Plant cells have which of the following parts?

a)

centrioles

b)

cell wall

c)

central vacuole

d)

chloroplast

13.

What is the main function of the selectively permeable cell membrane?

a)

storage of water

b)

storage of chemicals

c)

breaks down molecules within the cell

d)

regulates what enters and leaves the cell

14.

Which structure is primarily responsible for directing all processes in a plant cell?

a)

chloroplast

b)

lysosome

c)

mitochondria

d)

nucleus

15.

Plant and animal cells have many structures in common except for which of the following?

a)

ribosomes

b)

chloroplasts

c)

cell (plasma) membrane

d)

golgi apparatus

16.

Bacteria have a cell wall made of a different substance than that of a plant cell wall.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Both plant and animal cells have bar-shaped chromosomes (chromatim; DNA).

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Plant cells have a cell wall but no cell membrane.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Select all of the following that would be considered prokaryotes:

a)

The bacteria that makes botulism toxin.

b)

A cell in a mushroom stem.

c)

A cell in a lobster's claw.

d)

A human liver cell.

e)

S.mutans the bacteria that causes tooth decay.

20.

Select all of the following that would be considered Eukaryotes:

a)

The bacteria cell that makes botulism toxin.

b)

A cell in a mushroom stem.

c)

A cell in a lobster's claw.

d)

A diatom (single-celled animal)

e)

A leaf cell in an oak tree.

21.

The cell you are looking at under a microscope has a rectangular shape. Is this a plant or animal cell?

a)

plant

b)

animal

22.

Controls what enters and leaves the cell.

a)

cell membrane

b)

cytoskeleton

c)

golgi apparatus

23.

Rigid, outermost layer of plant cells.

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

smooth ER

24.

These anchor an animal cell during cell division.

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplast

c)

centrioles

25.

These structures are green and trap sunlight to make sugar.

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplast

c)

ribsome

26.

These give structural support to the cell.

a)

Cytoskeleton/Microtubules

b)

Rough ER

c)

Lysosome

27.

Gel-like substance where chemical reactions take place.

a)

Cell wall

b)

cytoplasm

c)

vesicle

28.

Sort, package, and secrete proteins and lipids.

a)

Smooth ER

b)

Rough ER

c)

Golgi apparatus

29.

Digests unwanted materials.

a)

Lysosomes

b)

Central vacuole

c)

Mitochondria

30.

Makes energy for the cell

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Mitochondria

31.

Tiny structures that make proteins.

a)

vesicles

b)

central vacuole

c)

ribosomes

32.

Tubular network that makes protein.

a)

Smooth ER

b)

Rough ER

c)

Cell wall

33.

Tubular network that makes lipids (fats).

a)

Smooth ER

b)

Rough ER

c)

Cell membrane

34.

Controls the amount of water in a plant cell.

a)

Vesicle

b)

Central Vacuole

c)

Golgi apparatus

35.

Small sac used for storage and transport.

a)

Ribosome

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Vesicle

36.

Which objective should you begin with when you first put a slide on a microscope for viewing?

a)

Low Power

b)

Medium Power

c)

High Power

37.

Which of the following would you look for when trying to figure out if a cell you are viewing is a bacterial cell?

a)

If it is really tiny.

b)

It does not have a nucleus.

c)

It does not have any organelles.

d)

It is always green.

e)

It has a cell wall made of a different substance than a plant cell wall.

38.

What type of cells can be seen in this slide?

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

c)

Bacteria

39.

What type of cells can be seen in this slide?

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

c)

Bacteria

40.

What type of cells can be seen in this slide?

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

c)

Bacteria