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cell

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.
Which is true of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
a)
Prokaryotic cells are larger than eukaryotic cells.
b)
Eukaryotic cells do not have nucleus, and prokaryotic cells do have nuclei.
c)
Prokaryotic cells lack membrane-bound organelles, and eukaryotic cells contain membrane-bound organelles.
d)
Eukaryotic cells are simpler than prokaryotic cells.
2.

Plants have a large ______________ for storing water.

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

vacuole

d)

golgi body

3.

_________________ is the study of life.

a)

Cytology

b)

Physiology

c)

Biology

d)

Anatomy

4.

All prokaryotes are single-celled organisms. Compare prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Select the characteristics that only apply to prokaryotes.

a)

These cells have DNA in a region called the nucleoid

b)

Some of these cells have structures like flagella and microvilla

c)

These cells have cell walls made of polypeptides and polysaccharides

d)

These cells have cell walls made of cellulose

e)

These cells have DNA contained in a nucleus

5.

The part of the cell that contains the living substance of the cell, excluding the nucleus, is the _____.

a)

nucleus

b)

cell membrane

c)

cytoplasm

d)

cell wall

6.

The spherical object within a cell that controls its activity is the _____.

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

ribosome

d)

membrane

7.

Schleiden and Schwann believed _____.

a)

that organisms were the basic unit of life

b)

that both cells and organisms were basic units of life

c)

that the questions of the basic unit of life were too abstract to answer

d)

none of the above

8.

When viewing a cork through his homemade microscope, Robert Hook discovered small compartments that he called _____.

a)

boxes

b)

cells

c)

prokaryotes

d)

eukaryotes

9.

The main site for synthesis of lipids

a)

RER

b)

SER

c)

Golgi apparatus

d)

Lysosomes

10.

The term Cell was coined by

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Robert Brown

c)

JE Purkinje

d)

AV Leeuwenhoek