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Cells & Tissues

Total questions: 94

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)

smooth muscle

b)

bone

c)

nerve

d)

blood

2.
a)
nerve
b)
elastic cartilage
c)
fibrocartilage
d)
cardiac muscle
3.

What is the function of epithelial cells?

a)

Act as barriers between the external environment or between organs and fluid-filled cavities

b)

Provide movement by pulling on bones

c)

Provide secretions that help digest food

d)

Act as the messaging pathway between different areas of the body

4.

Define tissue in the context of anatomy.

a)

A group of structurally and functionally related cells that come together to perform common functions.

b)

Multiple sheets of thin paper used to clean your nose.

c)

A series of different cells in the same area.

d)

The smallest structural and functional unit of an organism.

5.

Which type of tissue signals the intestines to move food along?

a)

Nervous tissue

b)

Blood tissue

c)

Smooth muscle tissue

d)

Skeletal muscle tissue

6.

Which type of muscle tissue lines the intestine?

a)

Smooth

b)

Cardiac

c)

Skeletal

d)

Transitional

7.

What type of tissue is shown in this image?

a)

Adipose tissue

b)

Cardiac muscle

c)

Nervous tissue

d)

Skeletal muscle

8.

What type of tissue is shown in this image?

a)

Nervous tissue

b)

Cardiac muscle

c)

Smooth muscle

d)

Connective tissue proper

9.

What type of tissue is shown in this image?

a)

Skeletal muscle

b)

Nervous tissue

c)

Adipose tissue

d)

Specialized connective tissue

10.

Cells make up...

a)

Tissues

b)

Organs

c)

Organ systems

d)

More cells

11.

Organs make up...

a)

Tissues

b)

Organs

c)

Organ systems

d)

More cells

12.
Which of the following tissues binds everything together?
a)
Epithelial
b)
Connective
c)
Muscle 
d)
Nervous
13.

Which of the following tissues lines the interior and exterior of organs?

a)

Epithelial

b)

Connective

c)

Muscle

d)

Nervous

14.
Which of the following tissues is made up of cells that contract when stimulated?
a)
Epithelial
b)
Connective
c)
Muscle 
d)
Nervous
15.

Identify this tissue.

a)

Bone

b)

Cartilage

c)

Blood

d)

Adipose

16.

What is the general structure of cuboidal cells?

a)

Square with a large central nucleus

b)

Flat, 'fried egg' appearance

c)

Rectangular with the nucleus toward the basal end

d)

Dead apical cells filled with keratin

17.

What type of tissue is shown here? (The arrows provide a clue.)

a)

Cardiac muscle

b)

Skeletal muscle

c)

Smooth muscle

d)

Nervous tissue

18.

Which type of connective tissue is found at the ends of bones to reduce friction?

a)

Dense connective tissue

b)

Cartilage

c)

Adipose tissue

d)

Loose connective tissue

19.

Which type of muscle tissue is controlled voluntarily?

a)

Skeletal Only

b)

Skeletal and Cardiac

c)

Smooth and Cardiac

d)

Cardiac Only

20.

Chondrocytes secrete an intercellular material that contains a thickened ground substance in which type of tissue?

a)

compact bone

b)

dense connective tissue

c)

cartilage

d)

skeletal muscle

21.

Identify the type of epithelium shown in the image below.

a)

Simple cuboidal

b)

Simple squamous

c)

Simple columnar

d)

Stratified squamous

22.

What type of epithelium lines the air sacs in this slide of lung tissue?

a)

Simple cuboidal

b)

Simple columnar

c)

Simple squamous

d)

Pseudostratified columnar

23.

What type of epithelial tissue is shown here, and where might it be found?

a)

Stratified cuboidal; small intestine

b)

Simple squamous; lung

c)

Pseudostratified columnar; trachea

d)

Transitional; bladder

24.

Identify the tissue shown in the image below:

a)

Pseudostratified

b)

Smooth Muscle

c)

Transitional

d)

Stratified Squamous

25.

Identify the tissue shown in the image:

a)

Smooth muscle

b)

Columnar

c)

Transitional

d)

Pseudostratified

26.

Identify the type of epithelial tissue shown in the image:

a)

Columnar

b)

Cuboidal

c)

Pseudostratified

d)

Transitional

27.

Stratified epithelium is typically used for:

a)

excretion

b)

secretion

c)

protection

d)

absorption

28.

The principal difference between simple and stratified epithelium is the number of

a)

Microvilli

b)

Cell layers

c)

Free surfaces

d)

Nuclei per cell

29.

What is semipermeable and surrounds a cell?

a)

membrane

b)

cytoplasm

c)

intracellular fluid

d)

mitochondria

30.

How many main tissue types are found in the body?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

7

d)

12

31.

What is cytoplasm?

a)

The largest organelle

b)

A semipermeable membrane

c)

A clear, gel-like fluid

32.

Which of the following is NOT a type of tissue?

a)

epithelial

b)

connective

c)

nervous

d)

fibroblast

33.

What are the three types of muscle tissue?

a)

skeletal, adipose, elastic

b)

smooth, elastic, fibrous

c)

skeletal, smooth, cardiac

d)

areolar, adipose, cardiac

34.

All living things are made up of cells.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

This is the "brain" that controls all the activities of the cell.

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Nucleus

d)

Nuclear membrane

36.

Which level of organization is arranged from smallest to largest?

a)

Cells, organs, tissues, organ systems

b)

Tissues, cells, organ systems, organs

c)

Organ systems, organs, tissues, cells

d)

Cells, tissues, organs, organ systems

37.

Which term refers to groups of different tissues that combine to form a single structure?

a)

Cells

b)

Organs

c)

Organ system

d)

Organisms

38.
The main function of the cell wall is to direct the activities of the cell.
a)
True
b)
False
39.

I produce the energy that a cell needs. I am a mighty powerhouse. Who am I?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Lysosome

d)

Cell Membrane

40.

Which statement is a fundamental principle of cell theory?

a)

All cells have a cell membrane (plasma membrane)

b)

Eukaryotic cells are larger than prokaryotic cells

c)

Living organisms are composed of cells

d)

The genetic material in cells is DNA

41.

Which structure is found only in eukaryotic cells?

a)

cell membrane

b)

cytoplasm

c)

DNA

d)

nucleus

42.

Which organelle converts sugars into energy?

a)

lysosome

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

ribosome

43.
All cells must have a
a)
cell wall
b)
cell membrane
c)
nucleus
d)
nucleoli
44.

Identify the structure labeled 'I'.

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

cell membrane

d)

cell wall

45.

Identify the structure labeled H.

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

Golgi complex

d)

cytoplasm

46.

Identify structure B:

a)

Golgi apparatus

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cell wall

d)

Vacuole

47.

Identify the cell shown in the image:

a)

nerve cell

b)

blood cell

c)

fat cell

d)

epithelial cell

48.

Number 1 is:

a)

Golgi bodies

b)

Mitochondrion

c)

Ribosome

d)

Nucleus

49.

In eukaryotic cells, which organelle secretes waste?

a)

Golgi apparatus

b)

Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

c)

Vacuole

d)

Ribosome

50.

In eukaryotic cells, which organelle generates energy for the cell?

a)

Golgi apparatus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Vacuole

e)

Rough endoplasmic reticulum

51.

In eukaryotic cells, which part stores genetic information?

a)

Nucleolus

b)

Nucleus

c)

Vacuole

d)

Nucleoid region

52.

Which of the following statements about the rough endoplasmic reticulum are true? (Check all that apply)

a)

Found in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells

b)

Embedded with ribosomes

c)

Modifies and transports proteins

d)

Synthesizes lipids

e)

Detoxifies the cell

53.

Which of the following statements about the cell membrane are true? (Check all that apply)

a)

Found in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells

b)

Controls what enters the cell

c)

Controls what leaves the cell

d)

Made of phospholipids

e)

Serves as an impermeable barrier

54.

Which of the following statements about the smooth endoplasmic reticulum are true? (Check all that apply.)

a)

Only found in eukaryotic cells

b)

Embedded with ribosomes

c)

Modifies and transports proteins

d)

Helps synthesize lipids and carbohydrates

e)

Stores calcium ions

55.

Which of the following statements about the cytoskeleton are true? (Check all that apply)

a)

A hard, protective covering for the cell

b)

Provides reinforcement of the cell's shape

c)

Contains thin filaments that allow contraction of muscle cells

d)

A mesh of protein fibers

e)

Stores calcium ions

56.

In eukaryotic cells, which organelle produces the building blocks of ribosomes?

a)

smooth endoplasmic reticulum

b)

nucleus

c)

nucleolus

d)

cytoskeleton

e)

rough endoplasmic reticulum

57.

In eukaryotic cells, which structure consists of uncoiled and uncondensed DNA and proteins?

a)

chromosome

b)

nucleus

c)

nucleolus

d)

chromatin

e)

cytoskeleton

58.

True or false: Regulating what enters and leaves the cell helps the cell maintain homeostasis.

a)

True

b)

False

59.
Most of the cell membrane is made of...
a)
Lipids
b)
Carbohydrates
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic acids
60.

Which region of the cell membrane is hydrophobic?

a)

E

b)

B

c)

C

d)

A 

61.
Phospholipid heads are...
a)
Hydrophobic
b)
Hydrophilic
62.

___________ allow cells to recognize each other and act as ID tags. 

a)

Carbohydrates 

b)

Proteins

c)

Phospholipids 

d)

Cholesterol

63.

How many layers does the lipid bilayer have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

64.

True or False: Large molecules, such as glucose, can easily pass through the cell membrane without help.

a)

True: They pass right through.

b)

False: They need a protein channel.

65.
The cell membrane is made up of 
a)
Polar heads, non-polar tails
b)
Non-polar heads, polar tails
c)
Polar heads, polar tails
d)
Non-polar heads, non-polar tails
66.

The function of the plasma membrane is...

a)

to regulate what enters and leaves the cell.

b)

fight bacteria and viruses that enter the cell.

c)

provide rigid support and protection to the cell.

d)

make sure each cell can move

67.

Which type of molecule has the most difficulty passing through the membrane? 

a)

small & hydrophobic

b)

small & hydrophilic

c)

large & hydrophobic

d)

large & hydrophilic

68.

What is the name of the structure shown in the diagram where cellular respiration occurs?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondrion

c)

Nucleus

d)

Vacuole

69.

What is the name of the genetic material found inside the nucleus?

a)

ER

b)

ATP

c)

YOLO

d)

DNA

70.

What type of epithelial tissue is shown in this image?

a)

Stratified squamous epithelium

b)

Smooth muscle

c)

Simple columnar epithelium

d)

Simple squamous epithelium

71.

What type of muscle tissue is shown in this image?

a)

skeletal

b)

cardiac

c)

bone

d)

smooth

72.

What type of tissue is shown in this image?

a)

connective

b)

skeletal

c)

epithelial

d)

nervous

73.

Which type of connective tissue is shown in this image?

a)

bone

b)

blood

c)

cartilage

d)

tendon

74.

What type of epithelial tissue is shown in this image?

a)

simple cuboidal

b)

stratified columnar

c)

simple squamous

d)

stratified squamous

75.

Which tissue is shown in the image?

a)

Simple squamous

b)

Simple columnar

c)

Transitional

d)

Simple cuboidal

76.

Which type of muscle tissue is voluntarily controlled?

a)

Skeletal Only

b)

Skeletal and Cardiac

c)

Smooth and Cardiac

d)

Cardiac Only

77.

Blood, bone, and cartilage are all examples of:

a)

simple cuboidal tissue

b)

epithelial tissue

c)

connective tissue

d)

transitional tissue

78.

Stratified means

a)

striped

b)

layered

c)

thin

d)

selective

79.

Which of the following is not one of the four tissue types?

a)

Blood

b)

Connective

c)

Epithelial

d)

Nervous

80.

Where is epithelial tissue found?

a)

glands

b)

covering body surfaces

c)

lining organs

d)

all of the above

81.

Identify the tissue:

a)

Pseudostratified

b)

Simple cuboidal

c)

Transitional

d)

Simple squamous

82.

According to the picture, where is the basement membrane located?

a)

Apical Side

b)

Columnar Cells

c)

Avascular Tissue

d)

Basal Side

83.

Epithelial tissue regenerates quickly.

a)

True

b)

False

84.

_____________ provides tensile strength.

a)

Fibrocartilage

b)

Cortical bone

c)

Hyaline cartilage

d)

Cancellous bone

85.

This type of tissue includes ligaments, tendons, and cartilage.

a)

epithelial

b)

connective

c)

muscular

d)

nervous

86.

This type of tissue lines the internal organs and covers the outside of the body as skin.

a)

epithelial

b)

connective

c)

muscular

d)

nervous

87.

Nervous tissue

a)

Tissue that is responsible for lining and covering 

b)

Tissue responsible for protecting, supporting, and binding together other body tissues

c)

Tissue that contracts and shortens to produce movement

d)

Tissue that receives and conducts electrochemical impulses from one part of the body to another

88.
Blood is an example of what type of tissue?
a)
muscle
b)
epithelial
c)
nervous
d)
connective
89.

Name this tissue.

a)

Skeletal

b)

Cardiac

c)

Smooth

90.

This type of muscle tissue is found only in the heart.

a)

Skeletal

b)

Cardiac

c)

Smooth

91.

This type of muscle tissue is found in the walls of hollow organs, such as the stomach.

a)

Skeletal

b)

Cardiac

c)

Smooth

92.
What is the most common fixed cell that produces the matrix in loose connective tissue? 
a)
Mast Cell
b)
Blast Cell
c)
Fibroblast
93.

This cell is a phagocyte (it engulfs other cells) and plays a role in immunity.

a)

Macrophage

b)

Blast Cell

c)

Mast cell

d)

Fibroblast

94.

This cell is large and widely distributed. It is located near blood vessels and is involved in the immune response by releasing histamine and heparin.

a)

Fibroblast

b)

Mast cell

c)

Macrophages

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