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Cells and Cell Theory

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism?

a)

Cell

b)

Atom

c)

Element

d)

Molecule

2.

Which scientist discovered the cell?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

d)

Celly Celestine

3.

What was Robert Hooke observing when he discovered cells?

a)

Onion

b)

Cork

c)

Teeth gunk

d)

Blood

4.

Anton van Leeuwenhoek was the first person to observe what?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Planets

c)

Cells

d)

Plants

5.

Mathias Schleiden concluded that all ___ are made of cells.

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Humans

d)

Cells

6.

Theodor Schwann concluded that all ___ are made of cells.

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Humans

d)

Cells

7.

Which part of the Cell Theory did Rudolph Virchow discover?

a)

The cell is the smallest unit of life

b)

All organisms are made of cells

c)

Cells come from other living cells

d)

Blood is made of cells

8.

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

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Separator

9.

The jelly-like material inside the cell is called the ___

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Jellynator

10.

An organisms genetic material is called the

a)

DNA

b)

Blood

c)

Cell

d)

Matter

11.

The nucleus acts like the ____ of the cell.

a)

Brain

b)

Heart

c)

Lungs

d)

Eyes

12.

The 2 types of cells are prokaryotic and _____.

a)

Eukaryotic

b)

Newkaryotic

c)

Shoekaryotic

d)

Youcarryotic

13.

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

a)

Organelles

b)

Bits

c)

Pieces

d)

Organs

14.

Which type of cell does NOT have a nucleus?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

15.

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

a)

True

b)

False

16.

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

17.

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

18.

What tool is used to magnify and look at cells?

a)

metric ruler

b)

centrifuge

c)

microscope

d)

telescope

19.

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

a)

cells

b)

cell tissues

c)

organs

d)

organ systems

20.

What is the basic structural and functional unit of all living things?

a)

atom

b)

cell

c)

molecule

d)

human

21.

Which organelle is the control center of the cell? It directs the cell and the activities of the cell.

a)

cytoplasm

b)

cell wall

c)

nucleus

d)

mitochondria

22.

Which organelle is bean-like and releases energy that has been stored in sugars to carry out the cell's activities?

a)

cell membrane

b)

mitochondria

c)

lysosomes

d)

cell wall

23.

Which organelle is found only in plants and is responsible for making the plant food through photosynthesis?

a)

cell wall

b)

Mitochondria

c)

chloroplast

d)

nucleus

24.

Which organelle is responsible for storing a cells food, waste and water?

a)

vacuole

b)

cytoplasm

c)

mitochondria

d)

lysosomes

25.

Which organelle is responsible for breaking down worn out cells or worn out cell parts?

a)

cell wall

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

golgi bodies

d)

lysosomes

26.

Which organelle is the jelly like substance that holds the parts of the cell organelles?

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

cytoplasm

d)

lysosomes

27.

Which organelle is responsible for holding the cells material and controlling what goes in and out of the cell?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

cell membrane

c)

cell wall

d)

lysosomes

28.

Which organelle is the "power house" of the cell?

a)

nucleus

b)

golgi apparatus

c)

protein

d)

mitochondria

29.

Which of these organelles is NOT found in an ANIMAL cell?

a)

nucleus

b)

cytoplasm

c)

cell wall

d)

cell membrane

30.

Where is DNA stored in the cell?

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

ribosomes

d)

vacuole

31.

Cells come from______.

a)

other preexisting cells

b)

cytoplasm

c)

organelles

d)

prokaryotes

32.

________ is the scientist who saw small chambers when looking at cork, and named them “cells”.

a)

Newton

b)

Hooke

c)

Carson

d)

Manning

33.

Regardless of type, all cells

a)

have a cell membrane

b)

have cytoplasm

c)

Have DNA

d)

all of the above

34.

Which of the following statements is part of the cell theory?

a)

All living things are made up of one or more cells.

b)

Cells are the basic units of living things.

c)

All cells come from pre-existing cells.

d)

All of these

35.

"Small organs" of the cell that carry out specific functions

a)

Organelles

b)

Organs

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Cell

36.

These make proteins in the cell.

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Nucleus

c)

Vacuole

d)

Golgi Body