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Life Is Cellular Vocabulary

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cell

a)

the basic units of living things

b)

the smallest particle on Earth

c)

the basic unit of living and nonliving things

d)

a fundamental concept of biology

2.

The three parts of the Cell Theory are...

a)

Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in living things

b)

Cells are specialized in eukaryotic cells

c)

All living things are made of cells

d)

New cells are produced form existing cells

e)

Prokaryotic cells do not have a membrane bound nucleus

3.

Cell Membrane

a)

rigid structure that surrounds the cell

b)

thin flexible barrier that surrounds the cell

c)

the basic unit of life

d)

a membrane bound organelle that houses DNA

4.

Select all of the following that pertain to the nucleus of a cell...

a)

Large membrane enclosed structure that contains genetic material (DNA)

b)

A large membrane enclosed structure packages and exports proteins from the cell

c)

Found in eukaryotic cells

d)

Found in prokaryotic cells

e)

The powerhouse of the cell

5.

Select all of the following that explain eukaryotic cells

a)

do not have membrane enclosed nucleus

b)

larger and more complex than prokaryotes

c)

has a membrane enclosed nucleus

d)

is only multicellular

e)

can be single celled or multicellular

6.

Select all that explain a prokaryotic cell

a)

Has a membrane enclosed nucleus to store genetic material

b)

Does not have a membrane enclosed nucleus to store genetic material

c)

smaller and less complex than eukaryotes

d)

only single cellular

e)

can be single cellular or multicellular

7.

Choose the answer that is most correct about Light microscopes

a)

uses only two lenses to magnify an object

b)

can only view nonliving specimens

c)

can only view living specimens

d)

use light focused by two lenses to magnify images

8.

Choose the answer that is most correct about Electron microscopes

a)

uses beams of electrons focused by a magnetic field to magnify image

b)

uses light to magnify image

c)

Uses light and two glass lenses to magnify image

d)

shows only one dimensional image of specimen

9.

Microscopes that uses beams of electrons show a 2 dimensional image of a non-living specimen that is sliced extremely thin and placed in a vacuum is called (a)   .

10.

Microscopes that use beams of electrons to make a 3 dimensional image of the surface of a specimen placed in a vacuum is called (a)   .