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Cells: The Basic Unit of Life

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

For us to be considered living things, which things make up our body?

a)

cells

b)

molecules

c)

atom

d)

subatomic particles

2.

Based on the article, why do organisms different from one another?

a)

Because the cells can change

b)

Because they have different atoms

c)

Because they have different cells

d)

Because they came from different parents

3.

In 1665, Robert Hooke coined the word cell which means room-like. What did he use to observe cells under his microscope?

a)

water

b)

teeth

c)

thin slices of cork

d)

meat

4.

The cells of a bark tree are alive while the cells of a cork are not living anymore.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Who said that cells are living things?

a)

Hooke

b)

Van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Newton

d)

Einstein

6.

Bacteria are not living things.

a)

True

b)

Flase

7.

A living thing can be a just a cell or composed of trillions of cells.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Based on the text, what do the cells use and release to do things?

a)

nutrients

b)

water

c)

energy

d)

sunlight

9.

Atom is the smallest unit of matter.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

When different body systems (skeletal, muscle, respiratory, etcetera) are combined, what can they form?

a)

molecule

b)

tissue

c)

organism

d)

atom