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the fundamental unit of life

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is another term for "selectively permeable"?
a)
porous
b)
completely permeable
c)
permanent
d)
semipermeable
2.

Which of the following is only present in plant cell?

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Cell wall

c)

ribosomes

d)

Lysosomes

3.

Which type of biological macromolecule is the main component of the plasma membrane?

a)

carbohydrate

b)

lipid

c)

protein

d)

nucleic acid

4.

The longest cell in human body is

a)

Red blood cell

b)

Nerve cell

c)

Muscle cell

d)

Fat cell

5.

Rudolph Virchow said that

a)

All organisms are made of cells

b)

Cell is the basic unit of life

c)

New cells come from pre-existing cells

d)

None of the above

6.

Define plasma membrane

a)

lipid that helps minimize effects of temperature

b)

only on the outer surface of the plasma membrane and are attached to proteins or lipids; form distinctive cellular markers

c)

flexible boundary of a cell that separates a cell from its surroundings

d)

may extend partway into the plasma membrane, cross the membrane entirely, or be loosely attached to its inside or outside face

7.

The term protoplasm was coined by

a)

Robert Brown

b)

M J Schleiden

c)

Theodore Schwann

d)

Purkinje

8.

First living cell was observed by

a)

Antoin von Leeuwenhoek

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Rudolph Virchow

d)

Robert Brown

9.

The cell membrane is mostly made of what?

a)

Membrane-spanning Proteins

b)

Surface Proteins

c)

Phospholipids

d)

Carbohydrates

10.

The cell membrane is _______________ permeable.

a)

selectively

b)

somewhat

c)

physically

d)

ionically