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Microbiome/Cells Review

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does unicellular mean?

a)

Made of ONE cell

b)

Made of MANY cells

c)

a cell phone with great service

d)

nonliving

2.

What does multicellular mean?

a)

Made of ONE cell

b)

Made of MANY cells

c)

a cell phone with great service

d)

non-living

3.

What does organism mean?

a)

A living thing, such as plants, animals, bacteria, or fungi

b)

A non-living thing

c)

an instrument

d)

a type of cloud

4.

Which of these organisms are multicellular?

a)

Animals

b)

Bacteria

c)

Plants

d)

Amoebas

5.

True or False: mushrooms are a fungus

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which of the following cell types have a nucleus?

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

c)

Bacteria

7.

Which of these objects are living?

a)

E. coli bacteria

b)

An erupting volcano

c)

A computer

d)

A fiddle leaf fig plant

8.

Which of these objects are non-living?

a)

Birthday cake

b)

Maple Tree

c)

Moths (insects)

d)

Metal Chair

9.

A fly is...

a)

a unicellular organism

b)

a multicellular organism

c)

non-living

10.

5 days after purchasing strawberries, Maria cannot see any mold growing. On Day 6, she sees mold spores.

Which statement is true?

a)

The mold cells were there on Day 5, but there weren't enough of them to see. They reproduced and made more cells so it was big enough to see on Day 6.

b)

There weren't any mold cells on Day 5, but there were on Day 6.

c)

There is only one mold cell that grew bigger from Day 5 to Day 6.

11.

What are all living things made up of?

a)

oxygen

b)

cells

c)

organisms

d)

organelles

12.

True or False: Almost all cells are microscopic.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which is NOT a characteristic of life?

a)

Can reproduce

b)

Grows and Develops

c)

Goes through photosynthesis

d)

Responds to their environment

14.

The prefix "micro" means

a)

large.

b)

tiny.

c)

extreme.

15.

Which of the following is living?

a)

rocks

b)

atoms

c)

plants

16.

Which of the following is living?

a)

bacteria

b)

wind

c)

water

17.

The human microbiome consists of over 100 trillion _____________which help us stay healthy.

a)

skin cells

b)

blood cells

c)

microorganisms

d)

consumers

18.

A microorganism is a _________________________ thing.

a)

living

b)

nonliving

19.

Which of the following is NOT living?

a)

tree

b)

bacteria

c)

air

d)

fish

20.

Almost all cells are microscopic. This means ___________.

a)

They are too small to see with your eyes.

b)

They are too large to see with your eyes.

21.

Stevie looks at a basil leaf (from a plant) under a microscope. What should she expect to see?

a)

there is nothing to see

b)

molecules

c)

cells

d)

atoms

22.

Tracy is evaluating two types of flooring to determine which one is real wood and which one is synthetic. She decides to look at each under the microscope. How can she tell which is which?

a)

The real wood will smell like wood, while the synthetic wood will not.

b)

The synthetic wood will be shinier.

c)

She won't be able to tell which is which.

d)

The real wood will be made of cells while the synthetic wood will not be since it is non-living.

23.

Which of these kingdoms are multicellular?

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

c)

Bacteria

24.

What is a heterotroph?

a)

an organism that hibernates

b)

an organism that makes its own food

c)

an organism that eats food from other sources

d)

an organism that drinks water

25.

What is an autotroph?

a)

an organism that hibernates

b)

an organism that makes its own food

c)

an organism that eats food from other sources

d)

an organism that drinks water

26.

Which of these kingdoms are heterotrophs? (meaning they eat food from other sources)

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

c)

Bacteria

27.

Which of these are found ONLY in plant cells?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Chloroplasts

28.

True or False: Plant cells are generally rectangular in shape, while animal cells are more round.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

True or False: Animal cells have a cell membrane.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

What organelle is Letter A pointing at?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Nucleus

31.

What organelle is Letter B pointing at?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplasts

c)

Vacuole

d)

Cell Membrane

32.

What organelle is Letter C pointing at?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Nucleus

d)

Vacuole

33.

What organelle is Letter D pointing at?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Nucleus

d)

Vacuole

34.

What organelle is Letter E pointing at?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria

35.

What organelle is Letter F pointing at?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria

36.

What organelle is Letter G pointing at?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Mitochondria

37.

What is the role of a cell membrane in a cell?

a)

gel-like fluid that holds organelles in place

b)

The control center of the cell

c)

Act as a "gatekeeper," covers cell and holds it together

d)

powerhouse of the cell, makes energy

38.

What is the role of mitochondria in a cell?

a)

gel-like fluid that holds organelles in place

b)

The control center of the cell

c)

Act as a "gatekeeper," covers cell and holds it together

d)

powerhouse of the cell, makes energy

39.

What is the role of the nucleus in a cell?

a)

gel-like fluid that holds organelles in place

b)

The control center of the cell

c)

Act as a "gatekeeper," covers cell and holds it together

d)

powerhouse of the cell, makes energy

40.

What is the role of the vacuole in a cell?

a)

makes proteins

b)

The control center of the cell

c)

storage area

d)

powerhouse of the cell, makes energy

41.

What is the role of the ribosomes in a cell?

a)

makes proteins

b)

photosynthesis happens here (makes food)

c)

storage area

d)

powerhouse of the cell, makes energy

42.

What is the role of the endoplasmic reticulum in a cell?

a)

makes proteins

b)

photosynthesis happens here (makes food)

c)

storage area

d)

transports proteins around the cell

43.

What is the role of the chloroplasts in a cell?

a)

makes proteins

b)

photosynthesis happens here (makes food)

c)

storage area

d)

powerhouse of the cell, makes energy