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Cell Theory and Prokaryotes

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who discovered and named cells? 
a)

Anton von Leeuwenhoek

b)
Robert Hooke
c)
Zacharias Janssen
d)
Rudolf Virchow
2.
All plants are made of cells.  This was discovered by....
a)
Matthias Schleiden
b)
Rudolf Virchow
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Aristotle
3.

Which of the following is NOT a tenet of the cell theory?

a)

All living things are made of cells

b)
All cells come from pre-existing cells
c)
Cells are the basic unit of structure and function of all living things
d)

All cells contain DNA

4.
Which scientist did NOT contribute to the cell theory?
a)

Theodor Schwann

b)


Rudolf Virchow

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Matthias Schleiden
5.

Who studied cell division and discovered that all cells come from other living cells ?

a)

Matthias Schleiden

b)

Theodore Schwann

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Rudolf Virchow

6.

Who noted that all animals are made of cells and helped write the first two parts of cell theory?

a)

Rudolf Virchow

b)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Theodor Schwann

d)

Robert Hooke

7.

Who discovered and named cells while looking at cork?

a)

Captain Hook

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Matthais Schleiden

d)

Rudolf Virchow

8.

Which type of cell does not have a nucleus?

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

c)

both

d)

none of these

9.

The cell pictured has its DNA floating in the cytoplasm. Which type of cell is this?

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

c)

both

d)

neither

10.

The clear, jelly-like substance that contains amino acids, sugars, fatty acids, and that fills the interior of the cell and is the site of many cellular reactions is the ____.

a)

Nucleoid

b)
Nucleus
c)
Cytoplasm
d)

Capsule

11.

What is the plasmid?

a)

gel-like substance material of cells where ribosomes are

b)

the site of protein synthesis

c)

small circular piece of DNA found in the cytoplasm of the prokaryote

d)

the nucleoid region

12.

What are the ribosomes?

a)

the boundary of the cell that controls what enters and exits

b)

small round structures that make proteins

c)

the small circular piece of DNA in the cytoplasm

d)

extensions of the capsule

13.

What is the nucleoid?

a)

gel-like substance material of cells where ribosomes are

b)

the small round structures in the cytoplasm that make proteins

c)

the small circular piece of DNA found in the cytoplasm

d)

the region of the cell that contains the long strand of DNA found in the center of the cell

14.

What is the cell/plasma membrane?

a)

gel-like substance material of cells where ribosomes are

b)

the sticky, outer layer of the prokaryote cell

c)

the boundary of the cell that controls what comes in and out of the cell

d)

the region of the cell that contains the DNA

15.

The whip-like tail that some cell's have and use for movement.

a)

Flagella

b)

Pili

c)

Plasmid

d)

Capsule

16.

Which 2 kingdoms contain prokaryotic organisms?

a)

Kingdom Archaebacteria

b)

Kingdom Eubacteria

c)

Kingdom Fungi

d)

Kingdom Animalia

17.

What is the OUTER MOST layer of a prokaryotic cell?

a)

Capsule

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Cytoplasm

18.

cells with a nucleus and membrane bound organelles

a)

eukaryotic

b)

prokaryotic

19.

makes proteins

a)

ribosomes

b)

mitochondria

c)

endoplasmic reticulum