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Cells

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first scientist to give the cell a name?

a)

Schwann

b)

Hooke

c)

Leuwenhoek

2.

Where do cells come from?

a)

soil

b)

outer space

c)

other existing living cells

3.

What happened that allowed cells to be studied?

a)

scientists worked harder

b)

invention and improvement of microscope

c)

cells increased in size

4.

Which scientist theorized that all plants were composed of cells?

a)

Schleiden

b)

Schwann

c)

Virchow

5.

Which scientist theorized that all animals were composed of cells?

a)

Schleiden

b)

Schwann

c)

Virchow

6.

An eukaryotic cell has a nucleus.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

What type of cell is larger?

a)

eukaryotic cell

b)

prokaryotic cell

8.

An example of an eukaryotic cell is a(n)

a)

rock

b)

water

c)

frog

9.

Prokaryotic cells have organelles.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

In asexual reproduction, 50% of the DNA comes from each parent.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

Which is true about autotrophs?

a)

they make their own food

b)

they hunt for their food

c)

they are also known as consumers

12.

An example of an autotroph is a

a)

flower

b)

dog

c)

human

13.

What kingdom would you find humans?

a)

Fungi

b)

Animal

c)

Plant

14.

A unicellular organism consists of _____________ cell(s).

a)

one

b)

many

15.

Mushrooms are an example of the Fungi Kingdom.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

All living organisms are composed of

a)

cells

b)

bacteria

c)

yeast

17.

________ are found in extreme environments such as hydrothermal vents.

a)

Kingdom Plant

b)

Kingdom Archaeabacteria

c)

Kingdom Eubacteria

18.

Which of the following statements are not part of the theory?

a)

animal cells were discovered before plant cells

b)

all living things are made of cells

c)

all cells come from pre-existing cells

19.

Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes contain cytoplasm.

a)

true

b)

false

20.

What does the suffix "kary" mean?

a)

true

b)

before

c)

nucleus

21.

What is DNA?

a)

contains genetic material

b)

makes proteins

c)

protects the cell

22.

What do ribosomes do?

a)

contains genetic material

b)

makes proteins

c)

protects the cell

23.

Which of the following is not a function of the cell?

a)

sleeping

b)

reproduction

c)

protection

24.

Most autotrophs produce food through ___________ from the sun's energy.

a)

chemotherapy

b)

photosynthesis

c)

reproduction

25.

____________ can be found in the Kingdom Protista.

a)

rocks

b)

yeast

c)

protozoa