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Intro to Cell Structure Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first scientist to discover cells?

a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Isaac Newton
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Charles Darwin
2.

What did Anton van Leeuwenhoek discover when he used microscopes to observe drops of water?

a)

microorganisms

b)

macroorganisms

c)

rocks

d)

empty chambers

3.

What did van Leeuwenhoek call his new discovery at first?

a)

little beasties

b)

beastie boys

c)

cells

d)

tiny little guys

4.

Matthias Schleiden was a German...

(a)  

5.

Theodore Schwann was a German...

(a)  

6.

In 1858, Rudolph Virchow noted that:

a)

cells could only arise from preexisting cells

b)

all plant tissues were composed of cells

c)

all animal tissues are composed of cells

d)

all kleenex tissues are composed of cells

7.

Please select ALL of the statements that fit into The Cell Theory:

a)

All living things are composed of cells

b)

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

c)

New cells are produced from existing cells

d)

Old cells recycle into new cells once their function is complete

8.

Living organisms obtain energy from their surroundings. Heterotrophs are...

(a)  

9.

True or False: Heterotrophs CANNOT make their own food.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Select all of the organisms that are heterotrophs:

a)

animals

b)

fungi

c)

humans

d)

bacteria

11.

The process of taking in food and water is:

(a)  

12.

when you are breaking down glucose (sugar) into simpler substances and releasing the stored energy in a form the cell can use, you are doing:

(a)  

13.

Which of these terms defines the removal of LIQUID waste from your cells?

a)

Excretion

b)

Egestion

c)

Irritability

d)

Biosynthesis

14.

Different cells have different shapes depending on their...

(a)  

15.

The _____ ________ is found at the cell surface and is responsible for the movement of materials in and out of the cell:

a)

cell membrane

b)

plasma membrane

c)

nuclear membrane

d)

cell skin

16.

All cells have an interior substance called:

(a)  

17.

Which of these cell groups DOES contain a NUCLEUS?

a)

prokaryotic cells

b)

eukaryotic cells

c)

nokaryotic cells

d)

dokaryotic cells

18.

True or False: Prokaryotic cells are generally smaller and simpler than Eukaryotic cells.

a)

True

b)

False