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COL Team Review #2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following statements

best describes the reproduction of both

viruses and cells?

a)

Viruses & cells use mitosis to reproduce.

b)

Viruses & cells must have a host to reproduce

c)

Viruses & Cells must activate polar bodies reproduce

d)

Viruses & Cells need copies of their genetic material to reproduce.

2.

Which labelled part signifies that this cell is eukaryotic?

a)

flagellum

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cell Membrane

3.

All of the following are characteristics of living organisms except:

a)

made of one or more cells

b)

movement

c)

Response to stimulus

d)

Reproduction

4.

Which of the following correctly describes a living organism?

a)

the ability to adapt to changes in their environment

b)

are made of one or more cells

c)

reproduce only with the help of a host

d)

exist without using energy

e)

move freely throughout the environment

5.

Cell theory was created in 1839 and finalized in the 1850s by several prominent scientists. The theory helped biologists move away from the theory of spontaneous generation.


Which statements below accurately describe cell theory?

a)

All organisms are composed of cells.

b)

Cells in a group make up a tissue.

c)

Cells arise from pre-existing cells.

d)

Cells cannot survive individually.

e)

Cells are the most basic unit of organization and structure for organisms.

6.

Which of the following examples is correctly matched with its level of organization?

a)

A squirrel is an organ system

b)

A bone is a type of cell

c)

A liver is a tissue

d)

An eye is an organ

7.

Which characteristic of living things is BEST represented when a tree sheds it leaves during the autumn?

a)

metabolism

b)

reproduction

c)

use of a genetic code

d)

response to external stimuli

8.

In multicellular organisms, cells are organized into tissues, tissues into organs, organs into organ systems, and systems into organisms. Select ALL of the organs from those listed.

a)

blood

b)

brain

c)

eye

d)

leukocyte

e)

muscle

9.

Are viruses alive? The scientific debate continues. Viruses exhibit some characteristics of life, but others are missing.


The MOST obvious reason why scientists still refer to viruses as non-living is that they

a)

do not change over time

b)

do not contain any genetic material

c)

are much smaller than anything alive

d)

are not composed of one or more cells

10.

Viral characteristics include all but ONE:

a)

Most viruses are much smaller than bacteria

b)

Viruses do not contain any nucleic acids

c)

Virus infect all types of life forms on earth

d)

Viruses multiply several ways but always in a host

11.

Unlike a prokaryotic, bacterial cell, a virus.....

a)

has a lipid cell wall

b)

has no genetic material

c)

cannot reproduce on its own

d)

does not contain any organic molecules

12.

A virus is referred to as a particle rather than a cell because structurally it is a

a)

RNA core in a carbohydrate envelope.

b)

nucleus surrounded by a protein coat.

c)

plasmid of DNA surrounded by a capsid.

d)

RNA or DNA core surrounded by a protein coat.

13.

Recall the three tenets of the cell theory. Which of these statements can be used to determine that viruses are non-living?

a)

do not contain nuclei

b)

are not composed of cells

c)

are not able to reproduce

d)

do not contain nucleic acid

14.
a)

P

b)

Q

c)

R

d)

S

15.

Groups of skin cells form the epithelium, which lines organs and cavities in the body. The epithelium is MOST LIKELY a kind of

a)

CELL

b)

organ

c)

tissue

d)

organ system