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Intro to Living Things Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A rigid supporting layer that surrounds the cells of plants and some other organisms

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

nucleus

d)

cytoplasm

2.
The two kinds of cells are prokaryotes and eukaryotes. How are they different?
a)
Prokaryotes have a nucleus.
b)
Eukaryotes have a nucleus.
c)
Prokaryotes are plant cells.
d)
All bacteria are eukaryotes.
3.
Which organelle is shown?
a)
chloroplast
b)
mitochondrion
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
Golgi body
4.
Which of these pictures shows a plant under a microscope?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
5.
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
6.

Passageways in the cell

a)

Golgi Bodies

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

d)

Lysosome

7.

Contains a cell wall, chloroplasts, and one large vacuole.

a)

Animal Cell

b)

Plant Cell

c)

Bacteria Cell

8.

Controls the activities of the cell

a)

Nucleolus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

9.

Packages and distributes materials to the cell

a)

Endoplasmic reticulum

b)

Golgi bodies

c)

Mitochondrian

d)

Cell Wall

10.

The ___ is the basic unit of structure and function of organisms

a)

atom

b)

cell

c)

matter

d)

all other answers are correct

11.

Who looked at cork and named the cell?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Robert Brown

d)

Francesco Redi

12.

1. Which of the following scientists concluded that all animals are made of cells after he studied tadpoles under a microscope?

a)

Rudolf Virchow

b)

Matthais Schleiden

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Theodor Schwann

13.

What kind of cell is this?

a)

plant

b)

animal

14.

What kind of cell is this?

a)

plant

b)

animal

15.

An animal cell has the following except a/an...

a)

Nucleus

b)

Lysosome

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Endoplasmic reticulum

16.
Which organelle belongs in plant cells only?
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Mitochondrion
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleus
17.
What is the main function of the chloroplasts found in plant cells?
a)
to manufacture chemical energy from food
b)
to remove waste materials
c)
to absorb light energy and make food
d)
to control the shape of the cell
18.
Which statement is a part of the cell theory?
a)
all cells come from preexisting cells
b)
bacteria are prokaryotic cells
c)
eukaryotic cells are complex
d)
humans are multicellular
19.

Robert Hooke named the small compartments that made up the cork __________after the rooms monks lived in.

a)

organelles

b)

membranes

c)

mocroscopes

d)

cells

20.
The picture shows a cell. Which correctly identifies the structures in the cell?
a)
W-chloroplast
X-cell wall
Y-cytoplasm
Z-nucleus
b)
W-cell wall
x-nucleus
Y-cytoplasm
Z-Chloroplast
c)
w-cytoplasm
x-nucleus
Y-cell wall
Z-chloroplast
d)
W-cytoplasm
X-chloroplast
Y-cell wall
Z-nucleus