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Modern Biology: Cell Theory

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 50secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first person to identify and see cells?

a)

Rudolf Virchow

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Richard Marrow

d)

Ronald Keeper

2.

The thin, flexible barrier around a cell is called the __________.

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

cytoplasm

d)

cytoskeleton

3.

Prokaryotes lack ________.

a)

genetic material

b)

cell membrane

c)

cytoplasm

d)

nucleus

4.

Which of the following contains a nucleus?

a)

organelles

b)

eukaryotes

c)

bacteria

d)

prokaryotes

5.

The main function of the cell wall is to __________.

a)

help the cell move

b)

support and protect the cell

c)

store DNA

d)

direct the activities of the cell

6.

Which of the following is a function of the nucleus?

a)

control most of the cell's processes

b)

contains the information to make proteins

c)

stores DNA

d)

all of the above

7.

Which of the following is a function of the cytoskeleton?

a)

helps a cell keep its shape

b)

helps make proteins

c)

surrounds the cell

d)

contains DNA

8.

Which of the following is an organelle found in the cytoplasm?

a)

nucleus

b)

cell wall

c)

chromatin

d)

ribosome

9.

Which organelle would you expect to find ONLY in plant cells?

a)

chloroplast

b)

reticulum

c)

ribosome

d)

mitochondrion

10.

The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane is called _________

a)

facilitated diffusion

b)

osmotic pressure

c)

osmosis

d)

active transport