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cell and orgenells

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_________ are the basic units of life.

a)

Cells

b)

Organells

c)

Neucleus

d)

Organisms

2.

__________ organisms consist of one cell.

a)

Multicellular

b)

Unicellular

c)

Eukaryotic

d)

Prokaryotic

3.

Who came up with the name "cells" while looking at a slice of cork under a microscope?

a)

Matthias Schleiden

b)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Rudolf Virchow

4.

Who looked at living organisms in dental scrapings and pond water, and became known as "the father of microbiology?"

a)

Rudolf Virchow

b)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Matthias Schleiden

d)

Theodor Schwann

5.

In 1838, who was the German botanist that found that all plants were made of cells?

a)

Matthias Schleiden

b)

Theodor Schwann

c)

Rudolf Virchow

d)

Robert Hooke

6.

In 1839, who was the German physician that added to the cell theory by finding all animals were made of cells?

a)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Matthias Schleiden

d)

Theodor Schwann

7.

Which German scientist published findings that all cells come from existing cells?

a)

Theodor Schwann

b)

Rudolf Virchow

c)

Matthias Schleiden

d)

Robert Hooke

8.

What is NOT a part of cell theory:

a)

all cells come from existing cells

b)

all cells have a nucleus

c)

all living things are made of cells

d)

cells are basic unit of structure and function in living things

9.

Prokaryotes are

a)

bacteria

b)

fungi

c)

plants

d)

animals

10.

Eukaryotes include fungi, plants, animals, and....

a)

bacteria

b)

protists

c)

archaebacteria

d)

eubacteria

11.

Which of the following is the largest phylum of animals?

a)

cnidarians

b)

vertebrates

c)

arthropods

d)

mollusks

e)

porifera

12.

Which of the following is an invertebrate?

a)

Cat

b)

Snail

c)

Goldfish

d)

Humans

13.
I have a soft-body, a hard shell, and live on land and water.  What am I?
a)
Mollusk
b)
Arthropod
c)
Echinoderm
d)
Cnidarian
14.
Arthropods have an outer covering called a(n)_________
a)
endoskeleton
b)
bones
c)
exoskeleton
d)
armor
15.
I am an arachnid, have four pairs of legs, and a body with two sections.
a)
Echinoderm
b)
Arthropod
c)
Annelid
d)
Porifera
16.
What do jellyfish have that sting to help them catch food?
a)
eyes
b)
tentacles
c)
mouths
d)
backbones
17.

Which of the following organisms belong to Phylum Annelids?

a)

Snake

b)

Salamander

c)

Earth Worm

d)

Snail

18.

Select all of the following characteristics that apply to mammals: (select 3 choices)

a)

Give live birth

b)

Produce milk for young

c)

Skin is covered in hair or fur

d)

Have feathers

19.

Which kingdoms have photosynthetic organisms?

a)

fungi and plants

b)

fungi and protists

c)

protists and plants

d)

plants and animals

20.

Scientists find a new organism that is composed of many cells, gets its nutrition from decaying organisms, and has cell walls. To what kingdom would the new organism belong?

a)

Animalia

b)

Eubacteria

c)

Fungi

d)

Protista