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Cells

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is unique about the DNA of a prokaryote?

a)

It is free floating, not in a nucleus and circular in shape

b)

It is in a nucleus

2.

Are prokaryotes unicellular (made of 1 cell) or multicellular

a)

Unicellular

b)

Multicellular

c)

Nucleus

d)

DNA

3.

What kingdoms are prokaryotes (bacteria) found in?

a)

Mammals

b)

Archaebacteria

c)

Eubacteria

d)

Animal cells

4.

Prokaryotes lack what?

a)

Cell wall

b)

Membrane bound organelles

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Cytoplasm

5.

What structures do prokaryotes have?

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Cell wall

e)

DNA

6.

Prokaryotes have cilia/flagella

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What structures do prokaryotes not have?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Lysosome

c)

Golgi bodies

d)

Chloroplast

e)

Cilia

8.

What is unique about the DNA of eukaryotes?

a)

DNA is outside of the cell

b)

It is free floating, not in a nucleus and circular in shape

c)

It does not contain DNA

d)

It is surrounded by a nucleus and is a double helix or twisted ladder

9.

Are Eukaryotes multicellular or unicellular?

a)

Multicellular

b)

Unicellular

10.

What kingdoms are eukaryotes found in?

a)

Protista

b)

Fungi

c)

Animalia

d)

Plantae

e)

Archaebacteria

11.

Eukaryotes contain organelles surrounded by a membrane like a ______ & ______

a)

Plant cell

b)

Animal cell

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitonchondria

12.

What structures do Eukaryotes have?

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cell membranes

d)

Cell walls

e)

Cilia/flagella

13.

Eukaryotes have a mitochondria & nucleus

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Prokaryotic cells are bacterial cells

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What did Robert Hooke do?

a)

He discovered that all animals 

are made of animal cells

b)

Discovered the law of  

elasticity for his first use 

of the word cell

c)

He discovered bacteria by  

looking at junk in his teeth

d)

He discovered that all plants 

are made of plant cells

16.

What did Anton Van Leeuwenhoek do?

a)

He discovered that all animals 

are made of animal cells

b)

Came up with the third part of 

cell theory, cells come from cells

c)

He discovered bacteria by  

looking at junk in his teeth

d)

He discovered that all plants 

are made of plant cells

17.

What is Mathias Schleiden known for?

a)

He discovered bacteria by  

looking at junk in his teeth

b)

He discovered that all plants 

are made of plant cells

c)

He discovered that all animals 

are made of animal cells

d)

Came up with the third part of 

cell theory, cells come from cells

18.

What is Theodor Schwann known for?

a)

He discovered that all animals 

are made of animal cells

b)

He discovered that all plants 

are made of plant cells

c)

Came up with the third part of 

cell theory, cells come from cells

d)

Discovered the law of  

elasticity for his first use 

of the word cell

19.

What is Rudolf Virchow recognized for?

a)

Discovered the law of  

elasticity for his first use 

of the word cell.  

b)

He discovered that all plants 

are made of plant cells. 

c)

He discovered bacteria by  

looking at junk in his teeth

d)

Came up with the third part of 

cell theory, cells come from cells

20.

What are the 3 components of the cell theory?

a)

All organisms are composed of one or more cells

b)

The cell is the basic unit of structure and organization in organisms

c)

Eukaryotic cells are shown to be more important than prokaryotic cells

d)

All cells come from pre-existing cells