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Cell Theory and Cell Types

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which cell organelle stores DNA?

a)

Cell wall

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Vacuole

d)

Nucleus

2.

According to cell theory, what do each of the following organisms have in common?

   

a)

They can all reproduce by spontaneous generation.

b)

Each organism is able to photosynthesize.

c)

Cells are the basic unit of structure for each organism.

d)

They are all made up of the same kinds of atoms.

3.

Which of the following do all living things have in common?

a)

Cells held up by cell walls

b)

The method to get water and food into their cells

c)

Cells made from pre-existing cells

d)

Special cells that can do many different things

4.

In the 1800s two scientists, Theodor Schwann and Matthias Schleiden, studied different types of organisms. After many years of studying a great variety of organisms, they drew similar but independent conclusions about their observations.

What statement was developed most directly from these conclusions and is part of the modern cell theory?

a)

The functions of living things occur in cells.

b)

Cells exist only in multicellular organisms.

c)

Living things are composed of cells.

d)

Cells contain hereditary information.

5.

Which scientist discovered the cell?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

d)

Celly Celestine

6.

What was Robert Hooke observing when he discovered cells?

a)

Onion

b)

Cork

c)

Teeth gunk

d)

Blood

7.

Prokaryotic cells are

a)

part of multicellular organisms

b)

decedents of eukaryotic cells

c)

unicellular

d)

more complex than eukaryotic cells

8.

Which part of the cell separates its contents from its surroundings?

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Separator

9.

The 2 types of cells are prokaryotic and _____.

a)

Eukaryotic

b)

Newkaryotic

c)

Shoekaryotic

d)

Youcarryotic

10.

Eukaryotic cells have a lot of different parts inside called ____.

a)

Organelles

b)

Bits

c)

Pieces

d)

Organs

11.

Which type of cell does NOT have a nucleus?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

12.

True or False: Prokaryotic cells don't have membrane-bound organelles.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which cells are smaller?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

14.

Which of the following is NOT one of the main components of the cell theory?

a)

cells come from other cells

b)

all living things are made of cells

c)

cells must contain jelly

d)

cells are the basic unit of life

15.

Suppose a team of researchers discovers a new cell, and find that the cell has no membrane-bound organelles. The cell is probably a(n)... (Choose 2 answers.)

a)

animal cell.

b)

plant cell.

c)

prokaryote.

d)

bacterium.

16.

Which of the following characteristics makes all eukaryotic cells different from prokaryotic cells? Choose 2 answers.

a)

the nucleus

b)

membrane-bound organelles

c)

ribosomes

d)

cell membrane

17.

Which of the following are true about all cells? Choose 3 answers

a)

cell membrane

b)

DNA

c)

mitochondria

d)

cytoplasm

18.

The nucleus contains genetic information that is called...

a)

proteins

b)

ribosomes

c)

lipids

d)

DNA

e)

RNA

19.

Where is the DNA located in model 2?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

nucleus

c)

cell membrane

d)

chloroplast

20.

Model 1 above represent which type of cell?

a)

prokaryotic cell

b)

eukaryotic cell

c)

snake cell

d)

box cell

21.

Model 1 above represent which type of cell?

a)

prokaryotic cell

b)

eukaryotic cell

c)

snake cell

d)

box cell

22.

What is NOT part of the cell theory?

a)

all cells come from existing cells

b)

all living things are made of cells

c)

all cells have a nucleus

d)

Cells are the basic unit and structure of all living things

23.

Robert Hooke, Anton Van Leeuwenhoek, Theodor Schwann, Rudolf Virchow, and Matthias Schliden were responsible for what theory?

a)

Theory of gravity

b)

Theory of Relativity

c)

Cell Theory

d)

The Theory of Continental Drift

24.

An amoeba is a unicellular, animal-like protist that lives in ponds and streams. According to the cell theory, where did this cell come from?

a)

another pre-existing amoeba cell

b)

energy from the sun allowed the protist to reproduce

c)

a multicellular organism

d)

the nonliving environment

25.

All living things are made up of.......

a)

cells

b)

cell tissues

c)

organs

d)

organ systems

26.

How are unicellular organisms different from multicellular organisms?

a)

There are no differences

b)

Unicellular organisms are made of many cells

c)

Unicellular organisms are only classified as prokaryotes

d)

Unicellular organisms are made of only 1 cell

27.

Bacteria is what kind of cell?

a)

eukaryotic

b)

prokaryotic

28.

The human body is made up of four types of tissues. Which of the following structures make up tissues?

a)

organs

b)

cells

c)

systems

d)

organelles

29.

Which of the following statements is true about all cells?

a)

They are all part of tissues.

b)

They all contain chlorophyll.

c)

They all have a cell wall.

d)

They all have a cell membrane.

30.

How are the cells in multicellular organisms different from those in single-celled organisms?

a)

Cells in multicellular organisms do not have nuclei.

b)

Cells in multicellular organisms are smaller than cells in single-celled organisms.

c)

Cells in multicellular organisms do not move.

d)

Cells in multicellular organisms are specialized to perform certain functions.