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Unit 2 Cell Structure and Function 2025

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Part 7

a)

Stage

b)

Stage Clips

c)

Light Source

d)

Diaphragm

2.

Part 9

a)

Body tube

b)

Eyepiece

c)

Objective

d)

Light Source

3.

Part 10

a)

Stage

b)

Arm

c)

Base

d)

Diaphragm

4.

Part 11

a)

Stage Clips

b)

Stage

c)

Diaphragm

d)

Illuminator

5.

Part 12

a)

Fine Adjustment Knob

b)

Coarse Adjustment Knob

c)

Diaphragm

d)

Objective

6.

Cell theory states that...

a)

cells are the basic building block of life

b)

cells are cool

c)

cells are microscopic

d)

cells cannot be destroyed

7.

A plant and an animal are both living things. According to the Cell Theory, what can you conclude about these two very different organisms?

a)

Plants have cells but animals do not.

b)

They are both made of one or more cells. 

c)

They both come from the same kind of cell.

d)

They both come from a non-living organism.

8.

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic points 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.

9.

An organism made of one cell is called

a)

unicellular

b)

multicellular

10.

Multicellular means

a)

made of 2 or more cells

b)

made of one kind of cell

c)

single-celled

11.

The ___________ is the basic unit of life.

a)

organ

b)

cell

c)

atom

d)

tissue

12.

Organs that perform the same function in a multicellular organism is/are called a(n) _____________.

a)

cells

b)

tissues

c)

organ system

d)

organs

13.

A group of tissues that perform a similar function is called a(n) ____________ . Examples include the heart, lungs, or stomach.

a)

cell

b)

tissue

c)

organ

d)

organ system

14.

What is a group of cells that have similar functions? Examples include nervous, epithelial, muscle, and connective _________ .

a)

cells

b)

tissues

c)

organs

d)

atoms

15.

When many organ systems work together it can form a multicellular ________________ .

a)

organ

b)

cell

c)

organ system

d)

organism

16.

Mr. Krabbs is trying a new money making scheme.  On Tuesdays he is selling his crabby patties on colored buns.  He usually averages 25 customers per day.  On Tuesdays he now averages 27 customers. 
What was a constant?

a)

The customers 

b)

The crabby patty

c)

The colored buns

d)

The number of customers

17.

Squidward found new reeds to tryout for his clarinet. He used an APPLAUSOMETER to measure applause after playing "Under the Sea" with each new reed. The results were put in the table.

What was the dependent variable?

a)

The Song

b)

The Reed

c)

The Applause

18.

The powerhouse of the cell is the...It converts energy from food into energy the cell can use

a)

Mitochondrion

b)

Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

c)

Nucleus

d)

Vacuole

19.

This organelle is in both plants and animals. It is a barrier between the cell and the environment.  It controls what goes in and out of a cell.

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

cell organelles

d)

mitochondria

20.

This cell part is in ALL cells. It is the gel-like substance that provides cell shape.

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Chromosomes

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Mitochondria

21.

This structure is only in plant cells. It is outside of the cell membrane and adds more support/structure to the plant.

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Cell Nucleus

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

22.

What is the main function of the cell membrane?

a)

Digestion

b)

Storage

c)

Protecitve Barrier

d)

Roadway for the cell

23.

I am only found in a plant cell. What am I?

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

cytoplasm

d)

chloroplast

24.

What type of cell am I if I have several small vacuoles?

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

c)

Plant and animal

25.

I am the roadway of the cell.

a)

mitochondria

b)

cytoplasm

c)

chloroplast

d)

endoplasmic reticulum

26.

I release energy during cellular respiration.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Endoplasmic reticulum

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Mitochondria

27.

What is the independent variable?

a)

Type of fertilizer

b)

Average plant height

c)

The effect of fertilizer on plant height

d)

The effect of plant height on fertilizer

28.

In which year did exactly 60 students have scholarships?

a)

2010

b)

2011

c)

2012

d)

2013

29.

What is the difference between a scientific law and a scientific theory?

a)

A law usually uses math to describe phenomena but does not explain why they occur. A theory explains why phenomena occur using evidence.

b)

A law has not been fully tested yet. A theory describes phenomena but does not explain why they occur.

c)

Laws were discovered long ago, theories are recent discoveries.

d)

A law has no evidence to back it up. A theory is just a guess. 

30.

Which three statements are part of the cell theory?

a)

All living things are composed of cells.

b)

The basic components of life consist of a nucleus and a cell membrane.

c)

Cells are the smallest unit of living things that can perform the processes necessary for life.

d)

Atoms are composed of cells.

e)

Living cells come only from other living cells.

31.

Advancements in microscope technology led to discoveries that helped form the cell theory. Which characteristic of "the nature of science" was demonstrated in the development of the cell theory?

a)

Science is a competition for fame.

b)

Science is an unchanging field.

c)

Science is completed alone (in isolation).

d)

Science is based on evidence.

32.

An amoeba is a unicellular organism, while a cat is a multicellular organism. Which statement is true about both of these organisms?

a)

They both have many cells.

b)

They both have specialized cells

c)

They both have a way to take in and release gases

d)

They both have a hierarchy of cellular organization.

33.

Multicellular organisms have a hierarchy of cellular organization. Cells perform different functions to carry out life processes within the hierarchy. What is the hierarchy of cellular organization from least complex to most complex?

a)

Organ system, organ, tissue, cell

b)

Organ, tissue, cell, organ system

c)

Cell, organ system, organ, tissue

d)

Cell, tissue, organ, organ system

34.

This is a cell found in a multicellular organism.

Look carefully at the structures of this cell. What is the MOST likely function of this cell?

a)

Connect to other cells and send signals over long distances

b)

Store large amounts of water

c)

Create sugar molecules during photosynthesis

d)

Easily squeeze through blood vessels and store oxygen

35.

What is the name and function of the outside layer of this plant cell?

a)

Cell Wall: Provides cell with it's rigid structure

b)

Cell membrane: controls what enters and exits the cell

c)

Mitochondria: Provides energy for the cell

36.

What type of cell is this?

a)

plant cell

b)

animal cell

37.

This cell probably comes from a _____ because _________.

a)

animal because they have round nuclei

b)

lant because they have cell membranes

c)

plant because it has a cell wall and chloroplast

d)

animal because they are green with traight sides.

38.

Students used a microscope to investigate rock samples. What would the microscope help them observe?

a)

The volume of the rock samples

b)

The smallest particles that make up the rock samples

c)

The mass of the rock samples

d)

The chemicals found in the rock samples

39.

Describe COHESION.

a)

Water molecules attracted to other substances.

b)

Water molecules climbing upwards against the force of gravity.

c)

Water molecules dissolving many substances because of its polarity.

d)

Water molecules attracted to other water molecules.

40.

What word describes when water is attracted to other substances?

a)

cohesion

b)

adhesion

c)

capillary action

d)

surface tension