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From Cells to Organisms

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following list includes only organisms composed of cells?

a)

bacteria, plants, mitochondria

b)

bacteria, animals, nuclei

c)

protists, bacteria, viruses

d)

protists, bacteria, plants

2.

You can find a nucleus in the cells of ___________.

a)

humans, protists, bacteria, and viruses

b)

humans, protists, and bacteria

c)

humans and protists

d)

humans only

3.

Which of the following are multicellular?

a)

animals

b)

plants

c)

both plants and animals

4.

The part of the plant cell that normally contains most of its genetic material is the _________________.

a)

cell membrane

b)

chloroplast

c)

organelle

d)

nucleus

5.

Cells do which of the following?

a)

respire

b)

take in nutrients

c)

produce wastes

d)

All of these are correct

6.

You examine some pond water under a microscope with a 10x objective.  At this level of magnification, you should be able to see ____________________.

a)

viruses

b)

protists

c)

bacteria

d)

all of the above

7.

Which of the following statements are true?

a)

Living organisms are not made up of cells.

b)

A few living organisms are made up of cells.

c)

Most living organisms are made up of cells.

d)

All living organisms are made up of cells.

8.

You decide to use only the highest power objective to examine microbes under the microscope. A trade-off of your decision is that ___________.

a)

it may be harder to find microbes

b)

you can see only a smaller section of the slide

c)

both harder to see microbes and you can only see a smaller section of the slide

d)

none of the above

9.

What do humans and plants have in common?

a)

a. both conduct cellular respiration

b)

b. both are made of cells

c)

c. both a and b

d)

d. none of the above

10.

In biology, the word cell describes __________.

a)

the basic unit of organization of living things

b)

the largest unit of organization of living things

c)

small rooms

d)

none of the above

11.

The germ theory of disease refers to the idea that _________.

a)

all diseases are caused by microbes

b)

infectious diseases are caused by microbes

c)

some diseases are caused by genes

d)

some diseases are caused by bad food

12.

Which of the following is present in protists but not bacteria?

a)

respiration

b)

a nucleus

c)

genetic material

d)

cytoplasm

13.

Substances pass in and out of the cell through the __________.

a)

cell membrane

b)

nuclear membrane

c)

mitochondria

d)

nucleus

14.

Single-celled (unicellular) organisms include _________.

a)

yeast

b)

protists

c)

bacteria

d)

all of the above

15.

Cell membranes are part of the cells of _______.

a)

humans, protists, bacteria, and viruses

b)

humans, protists, and bacteria

c)

humans and protists

d)

humans only

16.

Which of the following structures is/are found in the cells of plants but not animals?

a)

cell wall

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

chloroplasts