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Levels of Organization!

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Reorder the following from least to greatest (from left to right).

a)

organism

b)

population

c)

community

d)

ecosystem

e)

biome

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
2.

What level of ecological organization does this entire picture represent?

a)

Organism

b)

Population

c)

Community

d)

Ecosystem

3.

What is a group of cells that are alike and work together?

a)

a cell team

b)

a tissue

c)

a cell family

4.

A group of tissues that work together is a(n) ______________________.

a)

cell

b)

organ

c)

organ system

5.

This picture represents which of the levels of organization?

a)

organism

b)

organ system

c)

organ

d)

tissue

6.

This picture represents which of the levels of organization?

a)

tissue

b)

organism

c)

organ

d)

organ system

7.
 What is a tissue?
a)
A group of similar cells working together.
b)
 A group of similar organs working together.
c)
A specific structure inside of an organism.
d)
The largest structure in a eukaryotic organism.
8.
Use this diagram of living systems to answer this question. Which figure is a tissue?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
1 & 2
d)
1 & 3
9.

A structure made up of different types of tissue and performs a specific job.

a)

cells

b)

tissue

c)

organ

d)

organ system

10.
The basic unit of structure and function for the body.
a)
cell
b)
atom
c)
organelle
d)
nucleus
11.
A group of different organs working together to do a series of jobs is called a/an _____.
a)
tissue
b)
organ
c)
stem cell
d)
organ system
12.
A group of different tissues working together to do a job is called a/an _____.
a)
tissue
b)
organ
c)
stem cell
d)
organ system
13.
When many organ systems work together it can form...
a)
organ
b)
cells
c)
organ system
d)
organism 
14.

Which includes an order of organization of multicellular organisms from smallest to largest?

a)

tissues, cells, organs, organ systems, organism

b)

cell, tissue, organs, organ systems, organism

c)

organism, cells, tissues, organ systems, organism

d)

tissues, cells, organs, organ sytems, organism

15.

These organs working together are an example of a(n) ________________ .

a)

organ system

b)

cell

c)

atom

d)

tissue

16.

This group of tissues performing similar functions is an example of a(n) _____________ .

a)

cell

b)

organ system

c)

organ

d)

tissue

17.

Starting from cell, what is the 2nd level of organization?

a)

Cell

b)

Tissue

c)

Organ

d)

Organ System

18.

Starting from cell, what is the 3rd level of organization?

a)

Cell

b)

Tissue

c)

Organ

d)

Organ System

19.

What is the function of the vacuole?

a)

Sac that stores water, nutrients, and waste products

b)

Jelly-like substance within the plasma membrane

c)

Sac filled with digestive chemicals

d)

Stack of membranes that packages chemicals

20.

A thin, flexible layer that is found in all cells and separates the inside of the cell from the outside environment.

a)

protein coat

b)

protein membrane

c)

cell membrane

d)

nucleolus

21.

What organelle is called the "powerhouse" of the cell?

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Nucleolus

22.

What is the function of the nucleus?

a)

Structure that organizes motion of chromosomes

b)

Membrane that surrounds and protects the cell

c)

Structure that stores genetic information and directs the cell

d)

Stack of membranes that packages chemicals

23.

A rigid layer that lies outside the cell's membrane is...

a)

cytoskeleton

b)

cilia

c)

flagella

d)

cell wall

24.

Where does photosynthesis occur?

a)

mitochondria

b)

xylem

c)

stomata

d)

chloroplast

25.

This organelle controls what goes in and out of the cell

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell wall

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Cell Membrane

26.

This organelle is a rigid outer layer that protects and provides structure for plant cells.

a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Nucleus
d)
Chloroplast 
27.

Which is not a part of the cell theory?

a)

The cell is the most basic (smallest) form of life

b)

Cells cannot be created or destroyed

c)

All cells come from pre-existing (other) cells

d)

All living things are made of cells

28.

Which organelle is found in plant cells and not in animal cells?

a)

vacuole

b)

chloroplast

c)

mitochondrion

d)

cytoplasm

29.

A jelly-like material that protects and supports the organelles.

a)

mitochondrion

b)

cell membrane

c)

cell wall

d)

cytoplasm

30.

Controls cell activity and contains DNA.

a)

nucleus

b)

cell membrane

c)

cell wall

d)

cytoplasm

31.
I am only found in a plant cell. What am I?
a)
cell wall
b)
mitochondria
c)
cytoplasm
d)
chloroplast
32.
What is the picture
a)
ribosome
b)
nucleus
c)
cell wall
d)
mitochondrion
33.

I store water in both plant and animal cells but I am larger in plant cells. What am I?

a)
cytoplasm
b)
ribosomes
c)
vacuole
d)
lysosomes
34.

Which organelle is found in both animal cells and plant cells?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Mitochondria

35.

Was the first person to see cells by looking at cork under a microscope and gave them their name

a)

Hooke

b)

Leeuwenhoek

c)

Virchow

d)

Schleiden

36.

Proposed that all cells come from other cells

a)

Leeuwenhoek

b)

Schleiden

c)

Schwann

d)

Virchow

37.

Said that all plants are made of cells

a)

Hooke

b)

Virchow

c)

Schleiden

d)

Schwann

38.

Said that all animals are made of cells

a)

Hooke

b)

Virchow

c)

Schleiden

d)

Schwann

39.

All living things are made up of...

a)

cells

b)

tissues

c)

organ

d)

organ systems

40.

All cells -----

a)

come from other dead cells

b)

come from other living cells

c)

crystallize out of the air