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3.1 - Cell Discovery and Theory

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All living organisms are composed of one or more ______

a)

tissues

b)

cells

c)

organs

d)

atoms

2.

​Cells arise only from previously existing cells passing copies of their ______ on to their daughter cells.​

a)

proteins

b)

genetic material

c)

lipids

d)

carbohydrates

3.

The photomicrograph shows which kind of cell?

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

4.

T/F: Prokaryotic cells have a nucleus and membrane bound organelles.

a)

true

b)

false

5.

Which cell type is usually much larger and more complex?

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

6.

What is the name of the structure that surrounds all cells?

a)

cell wall

b)

plasma membrane

c)

lipid barrier

d)

protein membrane

7.

Which is not true about eukaryotic cells?

a)

They have a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles.

b)

They are the cells that make up multicellular organisms.

c)

They might have evolved from prokaryotic cells.

d)

They are probably like the first organisms on Earth.

8.

T/F: Most cells break down molecules to generate energy    

a)

true

b)

false

9.

Who is responsible for coining the term "cell"?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Anton von Leeuwenhoek

c)

Theodor Schwann

d)

Rudolph Virchow

10.

Who was the first to see microscopic living organisms?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Anton von Leeuwenhoek

c)

Theodor Schwann

d)

Rudolph Virchow

11.

Which type of microscope allows a greater magnification?

a)

compound light microscope

b)

electron microscope

12.

T/F: Theodor Schwann proposed that all cells are produced from the division of existing cells

a)

true

b)

false

13.

T/F: Matthias Schleiden studied plant tissue and concluded that all plants are composed of cells

a)

true

b)

false

14.

_____ are specialized structures that perform specific cell functions.

a)

atoms

b)

tissues

c)

organs

d)

organelles

15.

The ________ theory proposes that a relationship formed between two prokaryotic cells, one of which lived inside the other, and eventually this led to the two cells becoming one.

a)

cell

b)

endosymbiont

c)

savant

d)

endocellular