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Revision 2

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of cell is shown

a)

plant

b)

meiosis

c)

mitosis

d)

animal

2.

Select the three parts of the cell theory

a)

Cells are the building blocks of life

b)

Scientists worked hard to discover the cell

c)

All life processes take place in cells.

d)

New cells are produced from existing cells

3.

Select the organelle that release energy

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

vacuole

d)

cytoplasm

4.

Holds the cell's organelles, tiny structures that carry out cells activities

a)

mitochondria

b)

cytoplasm

c)

nucleus

d)

chloroplast

5.

The image shows a

a)

plant cell

b)

animal cell

c)

mitosis process

6.

It contains information about every part of an organism

a)

nucleus

b)

DNA

c)

mitochondria

7.

What distinguishes a plant cell from an animal cell? (How do you tell them apart) Hint: There's 3 ways (Check all 3)

a)

Central Vacuole

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Ribosomes

e)

Chloroplasts

8.

I am the "brain" of the cell or the "control center" for everything happening within the cell. I am a...

a)

Golgi Body/Apparatus

b)

Nucleus

c)

Ribosome

d)

Lysosome

9.

I decide what goes in and out of the cell. I am fluid like and found in BOTH plant and animal cells. I am a...

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Golgi Apparatus

10.

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

11.

The fluid portion of the cell (all cells have this):

a)

nucleus

b)

cytoplasm

c)

pili

d)

cell membrane

12.

Structures that have different jobs within the cell:

a)

antibodies

b)

lipids

c)

organelles

d)

blood cells

13.

What kind of microscope (seen here) is common in classrooms, uses light to shine through a sample, with a maximum magnification of about 1000 to 1500x?

a)

Dissecting microscope

b)

Compound light microscope

c)

Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

d)

Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)

14.
The function of this organelle is to store water. Large ones are found in plants. 
a)
Lysosome
b)
Golgi Body
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Vacuole
15.
This specialized cell does not contain a nucleus to allow for transport of oxygen
a)
Nerve Cell
b)
Red Blood Cell
c)
White Blood Cell
d)
Palisade cell
16.
This plant structure is designed to allow water to move up/out to rest of plant
a)
Xylem
b)
Pholem
c)
Roots
d)
Leaves
17.
These specialized cells contain a large number of chloroplasts for absorbing light
a)
Nerve Cell
b)
Palisade Cell
c)
Smooth Muscle cell
d)
Chlorophyll
18.
Specialized cells that absorb water by osmosis
a)
Nerve Cell
b)
Xylem
c)
Palisade Cell
d)
Root Hair Cell
19.

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)

20.

Red blood cells have room to carry more oxygen.

a)

This statement describes a STRUCTURE.

b)

This statement describes a FUNCTION.

21.

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.

22.

Neurons have branches on the end of a long body.

a)

This statement describes a STRUCTURE.

b)

This statement describes a FUNCTION.

23.

Muscle cells become shorter and thicker when they contract the muscle.

a)

This statement describes a STRUCTURE.

b)

This statement describes a FUNCTION.

24.

What is the function of nerve cells?

a)

They are long and have finger-like projections.

b)

Transport oxygen throughout the body.

c)

Control DNA expression.

d)

Transmit electrical signals to different parts of the body.

25.

How does the neuron's form or shape help it perform its function?

a)

It is round and disc like to carry plenty of oxygen

b)

It is cylindrical in order to stretch and relax

c)

Neurons can be long in order to send messages throughout the body

d)

It is flat so that gases can pass across easily

26.

Which of these are not a characteristic of a living thing?

a)

Obtain and use resources for energy

b)

Its moves

c)

Responds to stimuli

d)

Reproduces

e)

Grows and developed

27.

If your shoe size goes from a size 5 to a size 7, which characteristic does this show?

a)

Responding to stimuli

b)

Growing and developing

c)

Using energy

d)

Responding to stimuli

28.

At what level of classification are organisms able to breed and have offspring of the same kind? It is the MOST specific level.

a)

Species

b)

Genus

c)

Family

d)

Kingdom

29.
Which of the following use energy, grow, reproduce, and respond to their environment?
a)
All living things
b)
only animals
c)
only plants
d)
all nonliving things
30.
a process where an organism becomes larger (bigger in size)
a)
Growth
b)
Development
c)
Stimulus
d)
Response
31.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of living things?
a)
Reproduction
b)
Require Light to Live
c)
Growth and Development
d)
Obtain and Use Resources
32.
A cat hisses when it sees a dog. The hissing is a response. Seeing the dog is an example of __________.
a)
An Autotroph
b)
A Stimulus
c)
Development
d)
Reproduction
33.

Identify all of the following that are nonliving.

a)

Rock

b)

Oxygen

c)

Bacteria

d)

Battery

34.

Which characteristic of living things is represented in the picture?

a)

Share similar chemicals

b)

Grows and develops

c)

Responds to stimuli

d)

Evolves (as a population)

35.

Which characteristic of living things is represented in the picture?

a)

Reproduction

b)

Responds to Stimuli

c)

Shares similar chemicals

d)

Homeostasis

36.

Something has to breathe to be considered living.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Something has to move to be considered living.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

In order for something to be considered dead, it must have once been considered living.

a)

True

b)

False

39.
What do viruses need to reproduce?
a)
they need genetic material
b)
They need a host cell
c)
They need  bacteria
d)
They need insulin
40.
Antibiotics kill viruses
a)
True
b)
False