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Chapter 2 Intro to Cells Review

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
"All animals are made of cells". This fact was discovered by...
a)
Matthias Schleiden
b)
Theodor Schwann
c)
Robert Hooke
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.
Robert Hooke, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Theodor Schwann, Rudolf Virchow, and Matthias Schliden were all responsible for what theory?
a)
The Theory of Gravity
b)
The Theory of Relativity
c)
The Cell Theory
d)
The Theory of Continental Drift
4.

All living things are made of one or more...

a)

electrons

b)

atoms

c)

molecules

d)

cells

5.

Who first used the term "cell" to describe the empty "rooms" he saw in his microscope?

a)

Leeuwenhoek

b)

Virchow

c)

Pasteur

d)

Hooke

6.

The ___ is the basic unit of structure and function of organisms

a)

atom

b)

cell

c)

matter

d)

all other answers are correct

7.

What scientist proposed that all cells come from preexisting cells

a)

Theodor Schwann

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Rudolf Virchow

d)

Matthias Schleiden

8.

Who looked at pond water and coined the term "animalcules"?

a)

Janssen

b)

Schleiden

c)

Leeuwenhoek

d)

Hooke

9.
If the ocular is 10x and the objective is 4x, what is the total magnification?
a)
14x
b)
6x
c)
40x
d)
2.5x
10.

What does "structure" and "function" mean?

a)

Structure is how something looks and function is what it does to help the organism.

b)

Structure is how it helps the organism and function is how it looks.

c)

Structure is when its being rebuilt and function is how its rebuilt.

d)

Cells are too small to have actual function.

11.

What organelle stores all the energy for the cell? (the powerhouse)

a)

The mitochondria

b)

The ribosomes

c)

The nucleus

d)

The Golgi Complex

12.

What is the correct order of cellular organization from smallest to biggest?

a)

Organism, Cell, Organ, Tissue

b)

Organism, Organ, Tissue, Cell

c)

Tissue, Organ, Cell, Organism

d)

Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organism

13.

What did Leeuwenhoek call the bacteria he saw under the microscope?

a)

baby animals

b)

animal-like

c)

animal-esque

d)

animacules

14.
Which of the following scientists was the first to observe bacteria?
a)
Anton van Leuwenhoek
b)
Matthais Schleiden
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Theodor Schwann
15.
Cell theory states
1.  All living things are made of cells
2. Cells are the basic unit of structure and function to living things
3. ???
a)
all cells are prokaryotic
b)
all cells are produced from other cells
c)
all cells get rid of waste
d)
all cells need food and water
16.
Compound microscopes focus ____ through lens to produce a magnified image.
a)
electrons
b)
light
c)
protons
d)
neutrons
17.
While observing a sample through a microscope, you adjust the objective lens to a power of 50x. Assuming a 10x eyepiece, the total magnification is ...
a)
50x
b)
500x
c)
0.5X
d)
5,000x
18.
The degree to which two separate structures that are close together can be distinguished is called ...
a)
focus
b)
magnification
c)
resolution
d)
pixlation
19.
The part of a compound microscope that holds two or three objective lenses is called the 
a)
objective lens holder
b)
rotating nose piece
c)
rotating eyepiece
d)
moving lens changer thingy
20.

Controls what enters/leaves a cell

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Cytoplasm

21.

What organelle is like a storage tank for food, water, & waste?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Ribosome

c)

Vacuole

d)

Lysosome

22.

Which organelle is the control center of the cell? (It is the BOSS.)

a)

Nucleus

b)

Nucleolus

c)

Golgi Body

d)

Mitochondria

23.

Which organelle breaks down waste & is similar to the "clean up crew?"

a)

cell membrane

b)

Ribosome

c)

Lysosome

d)

Smooth ER

24.

Name of this organelle structure.

a)

chloroplast

b)

mitochondria

c)

vacuole

d)

cytoplasm

e)

nucleus

25.

Large organic compound made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and sometimes sulfur.

a)

carbohydrates

b)

proteins

c)

lipids

d)

nucleic acids

26.

Sugars and starches are two examples of _______.

a)

carbohydrates

b)

lipids

c)

proteins

d)

nucleic acids

27.

Carbohydrates are made of the elements ________.

a)

phosphorous and nitrogen

b)

hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen

c)

carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

d)

hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorous

28.

_______ are an energy rich organic compounds that help to make up cell membranes.

a)

Oroteins

b)

Lipids

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Nucleic acids

29.

_______ contain the instructions that cells need to carry out all the functions of life.

a)

proteins

b)

lipids

c)

nucleic acids

d)

carbohydrates

30.

Type of protein that speeds up a chemical reaction in a living organism.

a)

amino acids

b)

enzymes

c)

lipids

d)

DNA

e)

RNA

31.

One kind of nucleic acid that is passed from parent to offspring which directs all of the cell's functions.

a)

amino acids

b)

enzymes

c)

nucleic acids

d)

DNA

e)

RNA

32.

What does the word lipid mean?

a)

Fats, oils, and waxes

b)

sugars and starches

c)

enzymes and amino acids

33.
Element or Compound?
Oxygen
a)
Element
b)
Compound
34.
Element or Compound?
Salt (NaCl)
a)
Element
b)
Compound
35.

All of the following are compounds EXCEPT:

a)

hydrogen

b)

sodium chloride

c)

water

d)

carbon dioxide

36.

Small, grain shaped organelles that produce proteins are called what

a)

Chromatin

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria

37.

This is the UPS of the cells, it receives proteins and other newly formed materials from the ER, packages them, and distributes them to other parts of the cell or to the outside is called...

a)

Golgi Apparatus

b)

Vacuole

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Cell

38.

Animal cells do not have me....I am a green structure that captures sunlight and change it to a form of energy cells can use in making food

a)

Chlorophyll

b)

Magnesium

c)

Cell walls

d)

Chloroplasts

39.

Plants and animals (including you) are...

a)

Unicellular

b)

Multicellular

40.

11. In a many-celled organism, cells are specialized to perform different ______________.

a)

functions

b)

writing samples

c)

rock making processes

41.
1. What do plant cells have that animal cells do not? 
a)
Ribosomes
b)
 Cytoplasm 
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleus
42.
3. What substance is the cell’s nucleus filled with? 
a)
Chromatin
b)
Mitochondria
c)
 Cytoplasm
d)
Ribosomes
43.

Which type of specialized cell carries oxygen from the lungs all over the body?

a)

red blood cells

b)

squamous (skin) cells

c)

muscle cells

d)

white blood cells (macrophages)

e)

nerve cells (neurons)

44.
Groups of tissues that work together to perform a similar function are called_____. (Examples include the heart, lungs or stomach)
a)
cells
b)
tissues
c)
organ
d)
organ system
45.
 A group of cells that have similar functions? Examples are nervous, epithelial, muscle and connective
a)
cells
b)
tissues
c)
organs
d)
atoms
46.
This is a example of ........
a)
cell
b)
tissue
c)
organ 
d)
organ system
47.
This is a example of ........
a)
cell
b)
organ system
c)
organ
d)
tissue
48.
Describes an organism made of more than one (specialized) cell
a)
unicellular
b)
specialized
c)
interdependent
d)
multicellular
49.

A double stranded helix that holds the code for all the cells in the body.

a)

RNA

b)

DNA

c)

Chromatin

d)

Nucleus

50.

Energy rich organic compound which provides long term energy. Also contains more energy than carbohydrates.

a)

carbohydrates

b)

lipids

c)

proteins

d)

nucleic acids

51.

Large organic compound made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and sometimes sulfur.

a)

carbohydrates

b)

proteins

c)

lipids

d)

nucleic acids

52.

Living things need carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids which are part of which group?

a)

inorganic compounds

b)

organic compounds

c)

earthly compounds

d)

water compounds

53.

Energy rich organic compound, such as sugar or starch, that is made of elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

a)

carbohydrate

b)

lipid

c)

protein

d)

nucleic acid

e)

water

54.

This helps cells keep their shape and size

a)

protein

b)

lipids

c)

carbohydrates

d)

water

55.

Water moves out of the cells of a saltwater fish and into the ocean.

a)

Osmosis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Exocytosis

d)

Endocytosis

56.

Oxygen moves from the lungs into the bloodstream.

a)

Exocytosis

b)

Osmosis

c)

Diffusion

d)

Endocytosis

57.

How does active transport differ from passive transport?

a)

Is the movement that no requires cellular energy.

b)

Is the movement that requires cellular energy.

58.

What makes the cell membrane selectively permeable?

a)

The cell membrane's double lipid layers means that some materials can pass through it but others cannot

b)

The cell membrane's double lipid layers means that some materials cannot pass through it but others cannot

59.

Exocytosis

a)

the process by which large molecules are engulfed by a cell

b)

the process by which molecules tend to move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration

c)

the process by which large molecules are expelled from a cell

d)

the process by which water moves across a selectively permeable membrane

60.

Endocytosis

a)

the process by which large molecules are engulfed by a cell

b)

the process by which molecules tend to move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration

c)

the processs by which large molescules are expelled

d)

the processs by which water moves across a selectively permeable membrane

61.

Glucose enters a liver cell through a protein channel

a)

difussion

b)

facilitated difussion

c)

osmosis

d)

active transport