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Unit 4 Pre-Quizizz: Cell Theory, Structure, and Function

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In a eukaryotic cell, where is the DNA?

a)

in the nucleus

b)

floating freely in the cytoplasm

c)

in the chloroplasts

d)

in the ribosomes

2.

Which activity occurs in the plant cell but not the animal cell?

a)

energy is released after food molecules are broken down in the mitochondria

b)

waste molecules are stored in a vacuole

c)

food is produced using light energy in the cholorplast

d)

material are transported from one part of the cell to another through the ER

3.

Which organelle exists in the eukaryotic cell but not prokaryotic cell?

a)

nucleus

b)

DNA

c)

ribosomes

d)

cell wall

4.

Of the scientists listed, who first observed living cells under a microscope?

a)

Leeuwenhoek

b)

Schleiden

c)

Schwann

d)

Darwin

5.

Which is the vacuole?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

8

d)

10

6.

The jelly like substance in the cell is called the

a)

chromosomes

b)

cytoplasm

c)

lysosomes

d)

cytokinesis

7.

Which cell organelle helps break down food molecules to release ATP energy?

a)

ribosomes

b)

mitochondria

c)

vacuole

d)

nucleus

8.

Which scientists first named the cells?

a)

Hooke

b)

Schwann

c)

Schleiden

9.

Who first used the term "cell" to describe the empty "rooms" he saw in his microscope?

a)

Leeuwenhoek

b)

Virchow

c)

Pasteur

d)

Hooke

10.

In 1673, this person used an improved microscope to observe bacteria from teeth scraping and red blood cells.

a)

Leeuwenhoek

b)

Flemming

c)

Pasteur

d)

Schwann

11.

What is the basic unit of life in all living things?

a)

atoms

b)

molecules

c)

cells

d)

elements

12.

All cells come from...

a)

existing cells

b)

matter

c)

spontaneous generation

d)

electrical impulses

13.

All living things are made of one or more...

a)

electrons

b)

atoms

c)

molecules

d)

cells

14.

What did Theodore Schwann propose?

a)

all animals are made up of cells

b)

all plants are made up of cells

c)

swans are made up of cells

d)

cells come from other cells

15.

What did Schleiden do?

a)

gave the cell its name while looking at cork

b)

proposed that all plants are made of cells

c)

was the first to state that all animals are made of cells

d)

determined cells must come from existing cells

16.

Rudolf Virchow (1855) stated that...

a)

no new cells are ever formed

b)

all living cells are there at birth

c)

birth to death, you have the same number of cells

d)

all cells come from existing cells

17.
When observing cells, which of the following optical tools is most appropriate?
a)
Hand lens
b)
Telescope
c)
Petri dish
d)
Microscope
18.
A group of tissues that perform a similar function is called_____. (Examples include the heart, lungs or stomach)
a)
cells
b)
tissues
c)
organs
d)
organ system
19.
When many organ systems work together it can form...
a)
organ
b)
cells
c)
organ system
d)
organism 
20.
What is the correct order of organization
a)
tissues-cells-organs-organ systems-organism
b)
cell-tissue-organs-organ systems-organism
c)
organism-cells-tissues-organ systems-organism
d)
tissues-cells-organs-organ sytems-organism
21.
What is the cell membrane's job?
a)
Stores food for the cell.
b)
Controls what goes into and out of the cell.
c)
Is the cells control center.
d)
Where energy is released in the cell.
22.
Which structures help you identify this as a plant cell?
a)
A, B, C
b)
B, C, D
c)
A, C, D
d)
A, B, D
23.
What type of cell does not have a nucleus?
a)
eukaryotic 
b)
prokaryotic 
24.
What is the function of the lysosome?
a)
site of digestive enzymes
b)
site of ATP (energy) production
c)
site of photosynthesis
d)
site of protein production
25.
What is the function of the ribosome?
a)
site of digestive enzymes
b)
site of ATP (energy) production
c)
site of photosynthesis
d)
site of protein production
26.
What is the function of the Golgi body?
a)
to control the activities within the cell
b)
to package and ship cellular materials
c)
to store water and nutrients 
d)
to control the materials that pass into and out of the cell
27.
What is the function of the vacuole?
a)
to control the activities within the cell
b)
to package and ship cellular materials
c)
to store water and nutrients 
d)
to control the materials that pass into and out of the cell
28.
What is the function of the nucleus?
a)
to control the activities within the cell
b)
to package and ship cellular materials
c)
to store water and nutrients 
d)
to control the materials that pass into and out of the cell
29.

An organism made of only one cell is called . . .

a)

Eukaryotic

b)

Monocellular

c)

Multicellular

d)

Unicellular

30.
What is the difference between rough and smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum?
a)
There is no difference.
b)
Plants have rough ER, animals have smooth ER.
c)
What type of injuries the Doctors treat.
d)
Rough has ribosomes, smooth does not.
31.

Which is not true about Prokaryotic cells?

a)

They do not have a nucleus.

b)

They have DNA.

c)

They are larger than Eukaryotic cells.

d)

Examples include cyanobacteria and E. coli.

32.
Which organelle is found in plant cells only?
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Large Central Vacuole
c)
Many Small Vacuoles
d)
Cytoplasm
33.

Scientists create both scientific theories and scientific laws as they make observations and conduct experiments about the natural world. Which of the following statements most accurately compares the difference between scientific theories and scientific laws

a)

science laws are based on evidence while science theories are not

b)

science theories involve only biology, while laws involve all types of science

c)

science theories involve mathematical equations, while science laws are based on observations

d)

science theories are ideas that explain natural events, while science laws predict what will happen in a natural event.

34.
What is a theory?
a)
Describes what happens
b)
Explains a process
35.
What is a law?
a)
Describes what happens
b)
Explains a process