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Cell Theory/Characteristics of Living Things

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An organism that manufactures it's own food

a)

asexual reproduction

b)

eukaryote

c)

heterotroph

d)

autotroph

2.

Which of the following is a heterotroph?

a)

human

b)

fungi

c)

all of these

d)

most bacteria

3.

How does a food web model identify autotrophs and heterotrophs?

a)

Each starts with an apex predator

b)

Each food chain in the web starts with an autotroph

c)

The heterotrophs are all carnivores.

d)

Herbivores are at the beginning of each food chain.

4.

What is the difference between a prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell?

a)

Eukaryotic cells have organelles within the cell membrane

b)

All of these

c)

Eukaryotic cells are multicellular and prokaryotic cells are unicellular

d)

Prokaryotic cells do not have a nucleus

5.

What is a similarity between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?

a)

Both have genetic material

b)

Both are microscopic

c)

Both have a nucleus

d)

Both are advanced

6.

Which of the following is NOT true about asexual reproduction?

a)

Consists of more than one cell

b)

1 parent

c)

Offspring are identical to parents

d)

Usually reproduce quickly

7.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of living things?

a)

They adapt

b)

They are all prokaryotic

c)

They all have DNA

d)

They grow and develop

8.

What is homeostasis?

a)

When a body remains stable regardless of what is going on outside of it

b)

A type of asexual reproduction

c)

When an organism hibernates (goes home)

d)

A method of making food

9.

Basic unit of structure and function in all living things

a)

organs

b)

cells

c)

tissue

d)

organ system

10.

Which is correct?

a)

organism, tissue, organ system, organ, cells

b)

tissue, cells, organism, organ, organ system

c)

cells, organ system, tissue, organ, organism

d)

cells, tissues, organs, organ system, organism

11.

A group of cells that have the same structure and function

a)

organ system

b)

organism

c)

organ

d)

tissue

12.

"All plants are made of cells."

a)

Schleiden

b)

T. Schwann

c)

Z. Janssen

d)

R. Hooke

13.

"Living cells come from other living cells."

a)

R. Brown

b)

R. Virchow

c)

R. Hooke

d)

M. Schleiden

14.

Looked at bacteria, called them "animalcules"

a)

A. van Leeuwenhoek

b)

R. Hooke

c)

M. Schleiden

d)

T. Schwann

15.

"All animals are made of cells"

a)

R. Hooke

b)

M. Schleiden

c)

R. Virchow

d)

T. Schwann

16.

Viewed cork under a microscope; called them "cells."

a)

A. van LeeuwenHoek

b)

R. Hooke

c)

R. Virchow

d)

Z. Janssen

17.

Which is NOT part of the cell theory?

a)

All living things are multicellular

b)

All living things are made of cells.

c)

The cell is the basic unit of life.

d)

Cells come from existing cells by division.

18.

First compound microscope

a)

Janssen

b)

Hooke

c)

van Leeuwenhoek

d)

Virchow