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Unit 6 Test Review

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The smallest unit of life is called a ___________________

a)

Tissue

b)

Organ

c)

Atom

d)

Cell

2.

Which of the following is NOT a component of the cell theory?

a)

Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living organisms

b)

Cells can only be derived from preexisting cells

c)

All living organisms are made up of cells

d)

Viruses are living organisms because they contain DNA

3.

Which scientist contributed to the known structure of DNA by producing x-ray images of it?

a)

Chargaff

b)

Franklin

c)

Watson

d)

Crick

4.

Who was the first person to observe organisms in pond water using a single-lens microscope?

a)

Anton von Leeuwenhoek

b)

Matthias Schleiden

c)

Rudolf Virchow

d)

Charles Darwin

5.

Which of these does not match a scientist correctly with their contribution to cell research

a)

Schleiden: All plants are made of cells

b)

Schwann: All animals are made of cells

c)

Virchow: Cells can only come from preexisting cells

d)

Hooke: First invented the microscope

6.

Bacteria can be beneficial to humans in many ways, but which of is not helpful

a)

Supporting digestion

b)

Causing food to spoil

c)

Elimination of ocean contaminants

d)

Producing medicine

7.

Which of the following organelles do we NOT find in plant cells

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Central Vacuole

c)

Flagella

d)

A cell wall

8.

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

a)

All eukaryotic cells have a nucleus

b)

Prokaryotic cells do not have membrane bound organelles

c)

Animal cells have a large central vacuole

d)

Plants cells have a cell wall

9.

What is a major difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

a)

some animals cells have a cell wall

b)

prokaryotes do not have membrane bound organelles

c)

prokaryotes cannot have a cell wall

d)

prokaryotes do not have DNA

10.

A gorilla has 40 chromosomes. How many chromosomes will each daughter cell have after the cell undergoes a mitotic division?

a)

20

b)

46

c)

40

d)

80

11.

The stages of mitosis in the correct order are as follows...

a)

prophase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase

b)

metaphase, anaphase, telophase, prophase

c)

prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

d)

anaphase, telophase, metaphase, prophase

12.

During which phase of mitosis do the chromosome line up along the equator of the cell?

a)

Prophase

b)

Anaphase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Telophase

13.

During which phase of mitosis do the chromosome get pulled to opposite poles?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

14.

The cell membrane is composed of a phospholipid bilayer, and proteins

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Proteins

c)

Electrons

d)

Cells

15.

We use the term 'fluid mosaic model' because.....

a)

proteins move freely through the length of the cell

b)

the membrane is completely liquid

c)

the cell membrane is composed of many different macromolecules

d)

the membrane folds over itself

16.

Proteins in the plasma membrane that allow the passage of some materials, but not others are called ________________

a)

stabilizers

b)

storage proteins

c)

transport proteins

d)

recycling proteins

17.

The process of a living thing maintaining a stable internal environment is called __________________

a)

communication

b)

mitosis

c)

homeostasis

d)

cellular respiration

18.

A fish lives in a fish tank with a 10% salt concentration. By placing it in a new fish tank, what salt concentration would cause to take on water most rapidly.

a)

11%

b)

5%

c)

1%

d)

15%

19.

In multicellular organisms, groups of specialized cells that work together toward the same function are called

a)

organs

b)

tissues

c)

organ systems

d)

species

20.

Which of these types of organisms has membrane bound organelles?

a)

Prokaryotes

b)

Eukaryotes

c)

Both

d)

Neither

21.

What does cell specialization mean?

a)

when DNA controls the cell cycle

b)

the ability of cells to maintain homeostasis

c)

the ability of cells to make more cells

d)

the ability of cells to take on different forms to carry out different functions

22.

In mitosis, the resulting daughter cells are

a)

different from the starting cell and identical to each other

b)

different from the starting cell and different from each other

c)

identical to the starting cell and different from each other

d)

identical to the starting cell and identical to each other

23.

Our muscles perform hard work for our bodies so muscle cells should contain a great deal of organelles that generate energy, such as _________________

a)

ribosomes

b)

DNA

c)

mitochondria

d)

Golgi bodies

24.

The __________ holds together sister chromatids in the early stages of mitosis

a)

centromere

b)

spindle

c)

chromosomes

d)

Nucleus

25.

An simple experiment was conducted where students used different objective lenses of a light microscope to view slides illustrating mitosis in tomato plant leaves. Which of these is a good hypothesis for such an 'experiment'?

a)

If I used the high power objective lens, then I can view the specimen slides with greater detail.

b)

If I use the low power objective lens, then I can view the specimen slides with greater detail.

c)

The scanning lens has a total magnification of 40x.

d)

The high power objective lens has a total magnification of 400x.

26.

Who invented the first microscope?

a)

Virchow

b)

Schleiden

c)

Janssen

d)

Schwann

27.

Which scientist said all animals are made of cells?

a)

Hooke

b)

Schwann

c)

Virchow

d)

Schleiden

28.

Which of the following is an example of a cell

a)

The brain

b)

A neuron

c)

The spinal cord

d)

Nervous tissue

29.

Which of the following is an example of a tissue

a)

The brain

b)

A neuron

c)

Nervous tissue

d)

The spinal cord

30.

Which of the following is an example of an organ?

a)

The brain

b)

a neuron

c)

nervous tissue

d)

spinal cord

31.

True or false: Prokaryotes carry their DNA in LINEAR chromosomes, while eukaryotes carry their DNA in CIRCULAR chromosomes.

a)

True

b)

False