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Cells, Cell Theory, and History of Cells Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the scientist to use the early compound microscope to look at cork slices and coined the term ‘cell’ to describe the tissue.

a)

Hans & Zacharias Jansen

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Gregor Mendel

d)

Francis Crick & James Watson

2.

Who was the scientist to state that all animal tissues are made of cells, adding to the Cell Theory that the cell is basic unit of ALL life.

a)

Matthias Schleiden

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Gregor Mendel

d)

Theodore Schwann

3.

Who was the scientist to state that all plant tissues are composed of cells and that cell is basic building block of all plants.

a)

Matthias Schleiden

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Gregor Mendel

d)

Theodore Schwann

4.

Who was the scientist to describe cells in a drop of pond water; first person to observe bacteria and protozoa.

a)

Matthias Schleiden

b)

Anton van Leeuvenhoek

c)

Francisco Redi

d)

Theodore Schwann

5.

Scientist put all cells they observe into two groups. Choose the groups they are put into.

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

c)

Plant

d)

Animal

6.

Which group of cells have NO nucleus, are all unicellular, have single strand DNA, and can be found in bacteria?

a)

Prokaryotic Cells

b)

Eukaryotic Cells

c)

Both

d)

Neither

7.

Which group of cells have a nucleus, are all unicellular or multicellular, have double stranded DNA, and can be found in animals, plants, & fungi?

a)

Prokaryotic Cells

b)

Eukaryotic Cells

c)

Both

d)

Neither

8.

The invention of the ___ made it possible for scientist to view and study the cell.

a)

blow horn

b)

microscope

c)

slides

d)

telescope

9.

Choose the 3 answer choices that are part of the cell theory.

a)

All living things are made of one or more cells.

b)

Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in living things.

c)

All cells come from other cells.

d)

Only bacteria is made of cells

10.

Which scientist did NOT contribute to the cell theory?

a)

Rudolf Virchow

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Matthias Schleiden

11.

Which statement is a part of the cell theory?

a)

all cells come from preexisting cells

b)

bacteria are prokaryotic cells

c)

eukaryotic cells are complex

d)

humans are multicellular

12.

What type of organisms does the cell theory apply to

a)

bacteria

b)

multicellular organisms

c)

plants and animals

d)

all of the above

13.

Students use a microscope to look for structures present in four different cells. The students placed an X for each structure that was viewed for each cell on the table shown. Which cell that was viewed is most likely a prokaryote?

a)

Cell W

b)

Cell X

c)

Cell Y

d)

Cell Z

14.

The picture shows a student using a microscope to study a prepared slide of a single-celled organism. A single-celled organism can be classified as a prokaryote based on the absence of -

a)

a cell membrane

b)

ribosomes

c)

chromosomes

d)

a nucleus

15.

Prokaryotic cells don't have:

a)

Membrane bound organelles.

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Genetic material (DNA or RNA).

d)

All of the above

16.

E. coli (a bacteria) is an example of a...

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

Both

d)

Neither

17.

A sunflower is an example of a...

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

Both

d)

Neither

18.

Which of the following would only be found in a eukaryotic cell?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

DNA

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Mitochondria

19.
Rocks are not living because
a)
they never move
b)
they aren't needed for humans
c)
they are not made of cells
d)
they don't break down
20.
Which of the following statements is not part of the cell theory?
a)
Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in all living things.
b)
All cells are produced from other cells.
c)
Only animal cells are composed of cells.
d)
All living things are composed of cells.
21.

Prokaryotes are

a)

bacteria

b)

fungi

c)

plants

d)

animals

22.

Prokaryotic cells do NOT have membrane bound organelles or ______________________________.

a)

cytoplasm

b)

a nucleus

c)

ribosomes

d)

DNA

23.

In eukaryotic cells DNA is primarily contained within the:

a)

cytoplasm

b)

ribosomes

c)

vacuoles

d)

nucleus

24.

Of the two types of cells, which one is smaller and more simplistic?

a)

prokaryotic cells

b)

eukaryotic cells

25.

Structures that have different jobs within the cell:

a)

antibodies

b)

lipids

c)

organelles

d)

blood cells