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#16 Structure and Function of Cells

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the basic unit of structure and function in all living things?
a)
bacteria
b)
fungi
c)
cells
d)
viruses
2.
What was the invention that helped us to discover and be able to see cells?
a)
telescope
b)
microscope
c)
kalidescope
d)
stethoscope
3.
For a cell to stay alive, it must perform biological functions.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Which is NOT a function of a cell?
a)
obtaining energy
b)
bringing in nutrients and water
c)
getting rid of wastes
d)
breathing oxygen
5.
A living organism is ONLY made of trillions of cells.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
How many lenses does a compound light microscope use?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.
Magnification makes an object appear:
a)
the same size
b)
smaller
c)
larger
8.
Resolution helps to make an object:
a)
clearer and more detailed
b)
smaller and harder to see
c)
larger and easy to see
9.
When you are looking at an object through a microscope, you must place the object on the:
a)
lens
b)
eyepiece
c)
slide
d)
nosepiece
10.
One part of Cell Theory states that cell are only made from other cells.
a)
True
b)
False
11.

A thin flat piece of glass used to hold objects for examination is called a ___

a)

sheet

b)

slide

c)

cover slip

d)

objective

12.

What does a microscope do?

a)

Produces a magnified (bigger) image of something too small for the eye to see

b)

Helps us look at stars

c)

Produces a smaller image of something too big to see at once

d)

Helps us look at our teeth

13.

All living things are made up of...

a)

cells

b)

tissues

c)

organ

d)

organ systems

14.

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

15.

What is the basic structural and functional unit of all living things?

a)

atom

b)

cell

c)

bacteria

d)

animalcules

16.

All cells -----

a)

come from other dead cells

b)

come from other living cells

c)

crystallize out of the air

17.
Cells are often called "the ____ of life."
a)
bread
b)
road map
c)
building blocks
d)
meaning
18.

This is made up of just one cell

a)

unicellular

b)

multicellular

c)

neither

19.
When a group of organs work together to perform a particular function they create a/an
a)
organ system
b)
organism
c)
tissue
d)
organ
20.
This is a example of ........
a)
cell
b)
tissue
c)
organ 
d)
organ system