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Cell Discovery and Theory

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a cell?

a)

A room

b)

The smallest unit that can perform all life processes

c)

Something that is abiotic

d)

What happens during photosynthesis

2.

What invention made the discovery of cells possible?

a)

The lightbulb

b)

The phonograph

c)

The kinetoscope

d)

The microscope

3.

Which one of these people discovered cells?

a)

George Washington

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Captain Hook

d)

Robert Redford

4.

Which one of these is part of cell theory?

a)

Cells operate through blinks and clicks

b)

All organisms are made of one or more cells

c)

All cells are made of organisms

d)

If you can't see cells, then they don't exist

5.

Which one of these is another part of cell theory?

a)

The cell is a procedure done by an orthodontist

b)

The cell is what happens when you cook hot dogs for too long

c)

The cell is a new Netflix documentary

d)

The cell is the basic unit of all living things

6.

Which one of these is another part of cell theory?

a)

All cells come from existing cells

b)

All cells come from photosynthesis

c)

All cells come from Canada

d)

All cells come from Tennessee

7.

Before the Cell Theory, spontaneous generation was a widely accepted idea. Spontaneous generation was the idea that living things could be produced by non-living things. Which part of the cell theory BEST contradicts spontaneous generation?

a)

All living things are made of cells.

b)

Cells can form from decaying matter.

c)

Cells come from pre-existing cells.

d)

Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in organisms.

8.
"All living things are composed of cells.  Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things. All cells are produced from other cells."
a)
Cell Mystery
b)
Cell Theory
c)
Cell Story
9.
When cells are damaged, new cells are created by cell division. How does the cell theory support this fact?
a)
It states that all cells have a nucleus which divides.
b)
It states that all living things are made up of one or more cells.
c)
It states that cells come from previously existing cells.
d)
 It states that the basic units of structure and function are cells.
10.
What is the basic structural and functional unit of all living things? 
a)
atom
b)
cell
c)
molecule
d)
human
11.
what does TEM stand for?
a)
transmitting element microscope
b)
Tiny elephant magnifier
c)
transmission electron magnifier
d)
Triple electron magnifier
12.
A prokaryotic cell is more complex than a eukaryotic cell
a)
True
b)
False
13.
who created the first microscope?
a)
Anton van leeuwenh
b)
Robert hooke
c)
theodor schwann
d)
rudolf virchow
14.
What type of cell has a nucleus? 
a)

Eukaryotic Cell

b)

Prokaryotic Cell

c)

Virus

15.
What type of cell does not have a nucleus?
a)

eukaryotic cell

b)

prokaryotic cell

c)

virus

16.
Which of the following statements is not part of the cell theory?
a)
Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in all living things.
b)
All cells are produced from other cells.
c)
Only animal cells are composed of cells.
d)
All living things are composed of cells.
17.

You are sing a microscope that requires light to pass through the specimen in order to observe it. What type of microscope are you using?

a)

transmission electron microscope

b)

compound light microscope

c)

scanning electron microscope

d)

refracting telescope

18.

Instead of light, a Transmission electron microscope and Scanning electron microscope utilize ____________ to create an image.

a)

a colored pencil

b)

neutrons

c)

protons

d)

electrons

19.
Which of the following is NOT one of the three parts of Cell Theory?
a)
All living things are made of cells.
b)
The cell is the smallest living thing that can perform all the functions of life.
c)
Cells are too small to see without a microscope.  
d)
All cells must come from pre-existing cells.
20.

What scientific tool that allowed scientists to discover a cell?

a)

Electronic Scale

b)
Telescope
c)
Petri dish
d)
Microscope
21.

In eukaryotic cells there are membrane bound structures that are specialized to perform specific cell functions. What is the name of these structures?

a)

virus

b)

organelles

c)

organization

d)

prokaryotic

22.
Light microscopes
a)
Are generally not used to view bacteria
b)
Work by reflecting electrons off the surface of an object being studied
c)
Typically provide more resolution than an electron microscope
d)
Use light and glass lenses to magnify an image