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Parts of the microscope and cells

Total questions: 120

Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In a plant cell only, a ridged outer layer that surrounds the cell membrane?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Cell Membrane

2.

Thick fluid between the nucleus and cell membrane is called?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Nucleus

d)

Vacuole

3.

The job of this organelle is to direct activities of the cell?

a)

Ribosome

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Nucleus

4.

What is the organelle found only in plants and some protists. Contains the pigment chlorophyll that absorbs sunlight?

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Chloroplasts

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Mitochondria

5.

A membrane bound sac that is filled with fluid. It stores water, food, waste and other substances.

a)

Lysosome

b)

Vacuole

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Nucleus

6.

What organelle is letter B (rigid outer boundary of the plant cell)?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Cell Wall

7.

What organelle is letter A? (Stores water, food, waste and other substances)

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Vacuole

8.

What organelle is letter A? (the powerhouse of the cell)

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Lysosome

d)

Vacuole

9.

What organelle is letter E (the director or brain of the cell)

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Vacuole

d)

Ribosomes

10.

What organelle is letter G? (this forms the outer boundary in an animal cell)

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

c)

Golgi Apparatus

d)

Cell Wall

11.

Tiny organelles scattered throughout the cell that assemble (build) the compounds called proteins.

a)

Vacuole

b)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

c)

Golgi Apparatus

d)

Ribosomes

12.

What microscope part is letter F?

a)

Eyepiece

b)

Diaphragm

c)

Stage

d)

Objective lens

13.

What is the smallest LIVING unit of LIVING THINGS?

a)

a cell

b)

a mitochondria

c)

a brick

d)

a protein

14.

Plant and animal cells...

a)

are different, because plant cells have two extra parts

b)

are exactly the same

c)

are the same, except that plant cells don't have a cell membrane

15.

The cell membrane...

a)

is like a wall that blocks everything from going into the cell

b)

controls what can go into or out of a cell

c)

is hard and rigid, and gives the cell its shape, like an exoskeleton

16.

Which part of the cell CONTROLS everything that happens in the cell?

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

cell membrane

d)

vacuole

17.

Which part of the cell STORES water and minerals?

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

cell membrane

d)

vacuole

18.

Where do cells come from?

a)

They come from eggs.

b)

They come from minerals in water.

c)

They come from other cells.

19.

How do cells reproduce?

a)

They lay eggs.

b)

One cell divides to make 2 cells (etc.)

c)

Two cells combine and then make 4 cells.

20.

Which part of the cell is a watery, jelly-like substance?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

nucleus

c)

vacuole

d)

cell wall

21.

Which parts do ONLY plant cells have? (Animal cells don't have them!)

a)

vacuoles and mitochondria

b)

nucleus and chloroplasts

c)

chloroplasts and cell membrane

d)

cell wall and chloroplasts

22.

Chloroplasts...

a)

are where plant cells do photosynthesis and make food

b)

are where plant cells produce energy

c)

are where both plant and animal cells make food (photosynthesis)

23.

Mitochondria...

a)

make food

b)

make energy

c)

make waste

d)

don't make anything

24.

Where does PHOTOSYNTHESIS happen in plants?

a)

in the nucleus

b)

everywhere in the cell

c)

in the cytoplasm

d)

in the chloroplasts

25.

True or False?: Chloroplasts contain chlorophyll, a substance that absorbs the sun's light.

a)

True

b)

False: chloroplasts contain only water and minerals.

c)

False: chloroplasts contain air, like little balloons in the leaf.

26.

Which thing is NOT made of cells?

a)

A dog

b)

A carrot

c)

A piece of candy

d)

A piece of wood from a tree

27.

True or false: ALL living things are made of cells.

a)

True

b)

False: Some living things are made of cells, and others aren't.

28.

What instrument do you need to use to see cells?

a)

A microscope

b)

A telescope

c)

A periscope

29.

Piece 7

a)

Eyepiece or Ocular Lens

b)

Objective Lens

c)

Base

d)

Arm

30.

Number 3

a)

Ocular Lens

b)

Objective Lens

c)

Diaphragm

d)

Base

31.

Number 8

a)

Base

b)

Stage

c)

Tube

d)

Arm

32.

Number 4

a)

Stages

b)

Arms

c)

Stage Clips

d)

Ocular Lens

33.

Number 10

a)

Stage

b)

Stage Clips

c)

Diaphragm

d)

Base

34.

Number 12

a)

Course Adjustment

b)

Fine Adjustment

c)

Small Adjuster

d)

Large Adjuster

35.

Number 11

a)

Course Adjustment

b)

Fine Adjustment

c)

Small Adjuster

d)

Large Adjuster

36.

What part of the microscope is 8?

a)

diaphragm

b)

base

c)

light source

37.

Which part is A?

a)

body tube

b)

eyepiece

c)

objective lens

d)

stage clip

38.

Which part is B?

a)

body tube

b)

eyepiece

c)

objective lens

d)

diaphragm

39.

Which part is C?

a)

Stage

b)

Fine Adjustment knob

c)

Coarse Adjustment Knob

d)

diaphragm

40.

Which part is D?

a)

Body tube

b)

fine adjustment knob

c)

coarse adjustment knob

d)

stage

41.

We look at cells in the school laboratory using what instrument?

a)

Magnifying glass

b)

Light microscope

c)

Electron microscope

42.

What organelles do animal and plant cells have in common?

a)

nucleus, cytoplasm, cell wall, mitochondria

b)

nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane, chloroplast

c)

nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane, mitochondria

d)

nucleus, vacuole, cell membrane, mitochonndria

43.

What is the correct order for how cells are organised?

a)

Cells →\rightarrow Tissues →\rightarrow Organ system →\rightarrow Organ

b)

Tissues →\rightarrow Cells →\rightarrow Organ →\rightarrow Organ system

c)

Cells →\rightarrow Tissues →\rightarrow Organ →\rightarrow Organ system

d)

Organ system →\rightarrow Organ →\rightarrow Tissue →\rightarrow Cells

44.

What are groups of similar body cells working together called?

a)

specialised cells

b)

tissues

c)

organs

d)

organ systems

45.

When different tissues work together, they make up an...

a)

tissue

b)

brain

c)

organ

46.

Examples of organ systems are -

a)

circulatory system

b)

respiratory system

c)

muscular system

d)

nutrition system

e)

nervous system

47.

What is the function of the nerve cell?

a)

send and receive electrical signals to and from the brain

b)

send and receive parcels to and from the brain

c)

stop signals being sent to the brain

d)

send and receive oxygen to and from the brain

48.

Which cell does not contain a nucleus?

a)

palisade cell

b)

Phloem cell

c)

red blood cell

d)

nerve cell

49.

What is this cell under a microscope?

a)

animal cell

b)

plant cell

50.

What is the role of the nucleus in a cell?

a)

converts glucose and oxygen in the form of energy

b)

surrounds the cell and contains cytoplasm

c)

controls what goes in and out of the cell

d)

contains DNA which controls the reactions inside the cell

51.

Which organelle collects sunlight to make sugar during photosynthesis?

a)

cell wall

b)

cytoplasm

c)

chloroplasts

d)

cell membrane

52.

What is the function of the mitochondria?

a)

the site of photosynthesis

b)

absorbs energy from the sun to help the plant make glucose

c)

provides pressure for the cell, keeping it firm and in shape

d)

site for ATP (energy) production

53.

What magnification should you start with when using a light microscope?

a)

the lowest

b)

the middle

c)

the highest

d)

it doesn't matter

54.

How are multicellular and unicellular organisms different?

a)

Multicellular organisms have more than one cell and are smaller than unicellular organisms

b)

Unicellular organisms have one cell and are smaller than multicellular organisms.

c)

Multicellular organisms have one cell and are larger than unicellular organisms.

d)

Unicellular organisms have more than one cell and are larger than multicellular organisms

55.
1.What cells carry electrical signals?
a)
Red blood cells
b)
Nerve cells
c)
Sperm cells
56.
What cells have NO nucleus?
a)
Leaf cells
b)
Animal cells
c)
Red blood cells
d)
egg cells
57.
What cell is much larger than other animal cells?
a)
Egg cell
b)
Sperm cell
c)
Leaf cell
d)
Root hair cell
58.
What cell carries the father’s genetic information?
a)
Sperm cell
b)
Egg cell
c)
Leaf cell
d)
Red blood cell
59.

Red blood cells...

a)

Are the only plant cells with a nucleus

b)

Are the only animal cell without a nucleus

c)

Are the only animal cells without a cell membrane

d)

Are the only animal cells with chloroplasts

60.

What type of cell is this?

a)

Ovum (Egg Cell)

b)

Plant Cell

c)

Cancer Cell

d)

Sperm Cell

61.

What type of cell is this?

a)

White Blood Cell

b)

Red Blood Cell

c)

Red Nerve Cell

d)

Bone Cell

62.
Which of the following is a plant cell?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
63.

Which specialised cell is adapted to carry electrical impulses around the body?

a)

Root hair cell

b)

Red blood cell

c)

Sperm cell

d)

Nerve cell

64.

Why do very active cells have lots of mitochondria?

a)

Mitochondria release energy to power cells

b)

Mitochondria help cells to divide in two

c)

Mitochondria help give the cell their shape

d)

Mitochondria make hormones

65.

Palisade cells are found in...

a)

human hearts

b)

paliotic cells in the kidney

c)

the surface of leaves to carry out photosynthesis

d)

viruses that cause disease

66.

What type of cell is this?

a)

Neuron (Nerve Cell)

b)

Sperm Cell

c)

Bone Cell

d)

Cancer Cell

67.

Which is NOT an adaptation of a red blood cell?

a)

they contain haemoglobin

b)

a large surface area

c)

No nucleus

d)

transport oxygen

68.

Which is a special adaptation of root hair cells

a)

Contain lots of chloroplasts

b)

Contain some chloroplasts

c)

Contain No chloroplasts

d)

Contain chlorophyll

69.

Which are plant specialised cells?

a)

Root hair cell

b)

Nerve cell

c)

Palisade cell

d)

Leaf cell

70.

where are red blood cells located in the body?

a)

eyes

b)

blood

c)

hair

d)

skin

71.

What type of cell is this?

a)

white blood cell

b)

sperm cell

c)

egg cell

d)

leaf (palisade) cell

72.

What type of cell is this?

a)

leaf (palisade) cell

b)

egg cell

c)

nerve cell

d)

bacterium

73.

What do animal and plant cells have in common?

a)

Both have central vacuoles,cytoplasm and nucleus.

b)

Both have chloroplasts,cytoplasm and nucleus.

c)

Both have cell membranes, cytoplasm and nucleus.

d)

Both have cell walls, cytoplasm and nucleus.

74.
The M is for:
a)
movement
b)
memory
c)
mojo
d)
minion
75.
The two Rs are for:
a)
respiration and regeneration
b)
respiration and reproduction
c)
reproduction and regeneration
d)
regeneration and regurgitation
76.
The S is for
a)
scholarly
b)
silliness
c)
sensitivity to the environment
d)
superhero
77.
The G is for:
a)
goodness
b)
gastrointestinal
c)
green and goopy
d)
growth and development
78.
The E is for
a)
excellent
b)
excrete
c)
exercise
d)
energy
79.
The N is for:
a)
nice
b)
nutrition
c)
naughty
d)
nimble
80.
A baby song bird hatches from its egg with both parent songbirds watching.
a)
All living things reproduce
b)
All living things maintain homeostasis
c)
All living things use energy
d)
All living things grow
81.
Something that has never shown the characteristics of life and never will. 
a)
dormant
b)
nonliving 
c)
living 
d)
dead 
82.
What is reproduction?
a)
To make offspring similar to the parents
b)
To eat
c)
To read
d)
To do homework
83.
You should always carry the microscope by the
a)
arm and base
b)
arm and body tube
c)
arm only
84.

____________is the smallest functional and structural unit of all living organisms.

a)

Cell

b)

Unicellular

c)

Organisms

d)

Multicellular

85.

____________is any living thing.

a)

Cell

b)

Unicellular

c)

Organisms

d)

Multicellular

86.

____________organisms made up of one cell.

a)

Cell

b)

Unicellular

c)

Organisms

d)

Multicellular

87.

____________organisms made up of more than one cell.

a)

Cell

b)

Unicellular

c)

Organisms

d)

Multicellular

88.

____________is a small body in a cell’s cytoplasm that is specialized to perform a specific function.

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Organelle

d)

Nucleus

89.

What do a group of organ systems make?

a)

Heart

b)

Respiratory System

c)

Organs

d)

Organism

90.

What do a group of cells make?

a)

Tissue

b)

Organ

c)

Organ System

d)

Blood Cell

91.

What do a group of tissues make?

a)

Cell

b)

Organ

c)

Organism

d)

Organ System

92.

Which type of specialized cell has many mitochondria and changes size (contracts)?

a)

red blood cells

b)

squamous (skin) cells

c)

muscle cells

d)

white blood cells (macrophages)

e)

nerve cells (neurons)

93.

Which type of specialized cell protects the body by destroying germs?

a)

red blood cells

b)

squamous (skin) cells

c)

muscle cells

d)

white blood cells (macrophages)

e)

nerve cells (neurons)

94.

Which type of specialized cell carries electrical signals through the body to the brain?

a)

red blood cells

b)

squamous (skin) cells

c)

muscle cells

d)

white blood cells (macrophages)

e)

nerve cells (neurons)

95.

Which type of specialized cell brings water from the roots to the leaves?

a)

xylem

b)

guard cells

c)

epidermis cells

d)

phloem

e)

root hair cells

96.

Which type of specialized cell sticks out into the soil, allowing water into the plant?

a)

xylem

b)

guard cells

c)

epidermis cells

d)

phloem

e)

root hair cells

97.

Red blood cells have a disk-shape with a lot of surface area.

a)

This statement describes a STRUCTURE.

b)

This statement describes a FUNCTION.

98.
1.What cells have fine hairs?
a)
Ciliated cells
b)
Root cells
c)
mouth cells
d)
red blood cells
99.
What cells have NO nucleus?
a)
Leaf cells
b)
Animal cells
c)
Red blood cells
d)
egg cells
100.
 What is another name for a palisade cell?
a)
Egg cell
b)
Sperm Cell
c)
Leaf cell
d)
Animal cell
101.
Which diagram shows a plant cell?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
102.
Why do some root cells have root hairs?
a)
for the maintenance of the temperature of the cell sap
b)
to increase the surface area of the cell and absorb water
c)
to increase the volume of the cell sap
d)
to provide a place for cell nuclei
103.
Groups of tissues that work together to perform a similar function are called_____. (Examples include the heart, lungs or stomach)
a)
cells
b)
tissues
c)
organ
d)
organ system
104.
When many organ systems work together it can form...
a)
organ
b)
cells
c)
organ system
d)
organism 
105.
The basic unit of life
a)
atom
b)
cell
c)
molecule
d)
organelle
106.
Which type of tissue carries messages?
a)
muscle tissue
b)
nerve tissue
c)
protective tissue
107.
Carry message from body to brain from the brain to body.
a)
Nerves
b)
Neuron 
c)
Brain
d)
Spinal Cord
108.

What is the function of nerve cells?

a)

Allow for gas exchange to happen.

b)

Transport oxygen throughout the body.

c)

Control DNA expression.

d)

Transmit electrical signals to different parts of the body.

109.

What makes blood cells appear red?

a)

They contain red dye

b)

They contain red pigment (haemoglobin)

c)

They reflect red light

d)

All of the above

110.

Muscles allows movement because

a)

it can contract and relax

b)

it moves because the bones move

111.
The image shows a picture of a ......
a)
nerve cell
b)
egg cell
c)
sperm cell
d)
red blood cell
112.

What is the name of this type of cell?

a)

root hair cell

b)

red blood cell

c)

palisade leaf cell

d)

ciliated cell

113.

These specialised cells contain a large number of chloroplasts for absorbing light and maximising photosynthesis

a)

Sperm Cell

b)

Palisade Leaf Cell

c)

Ciliated Epithelial Cell

d)

Red Blood Cell

114.

The main function of the following cell is

a)

Pollination

b)

Ovulation

c)

Implanation

d)

Fertilisation

115.

Which part of a plant is this cell found in?

a)

flower

b)

roots

c)

stem

d)

leaf

116.

What is the job of this specialised cell?

a)

To carry oxygen around the body

b)

To carry nitrogen around the body

c)

To fertilise an egg

d)

Draw more water from the soil

117.

How are sperm cellls adapted for their job?

a)

tail to help them swim to an egg

b)

no nucleus to make them light

c)

no cell wall

d)

high surface area

118.

What type of cells are these?

a)

muscle cells

b)

ciliated cells

c)

nerve cell

d)

root hair cells

119.

What type of cell is this?

a)

bacterium

b)

muscle cell

c)

amoeba

d)

plant cell

120.

What type of cells are these?

a)

red and white blood cells

b)

muscle cells

c)

sperm and egg cells

d)

bacteria

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