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Cells, Microscopes and DNA

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This process happens inside chloroplasts
a)
Cellular Respiration
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Protein Synthesis
d)
Osmosis
2.
What is the fluid inside a cell called? 
a)
Endoplasimic Reticulum
b)
Orange Juice
c)
Water
d)
Cytoplasm
3.
Which organelle is only found in a plant cell? 
a)
nucleus
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria
d)
cell membrane
4.
Where is DNA stored in a cell? 
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Golgi Complex
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Nucleus
5.
Which of these is NOT a part of the Cell Theory?
a)

Cells must have a nucleus

b)
Cells are the basic unit of living things. 
c)

All living things have one or more cells

d)
Cells come from cells
6.
This organelle helps plants keep their rigid structure. 
a)
Cell wall
b)
Cell membrane
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleus
7.

This organelle is where proteins are made.

a)
Cell membrane
b)
Nucleus
c)
Ribosome
d)
ER
8.
This organelle is in both plants and animals. It is a barrier between the cell and the environment.  It controls what goes in and out of a cell.
a)
cell wall
b)
cell membrane
c)
cell organelles
d)
mitochondria
9.
The two kinds of cells are prokaryotes and eukaryotes. How are they different?
a)
Prokaryotes have a nucleus.
b)
Eukaryotes have a nucleus.
c)
Prokaryotes are plant cells.
d)
All bacteria are eukaryotes.
10.
You are made up of...
a)
eukaryotic cells
b)
prokaryotic cells
c)
plant cells
d)
bacterial cells
11.

All cells have... (check all correct answers)

a)

a cell membrane

b)

cytoplasm

c)

DNA

d)

Ribosomes

e)

a cell wall

12.

Packages and distributes materials to the cell

a)

Lysosomes

b)

Golgi bodies

c)

Mitochondrian

d)

Cell Wall

13.

Which is a storage component of the cell?

a)

Lysosome

b)

Ribosome

c)

Smooth Er

d)

Vacuole

14.

Which has prokaryotic cells?

a)

mushroom

b)

bacteria

c)

frog

d)

tree

15.

Which number on the diagram represents the cell membrane?

a)

11

b)

12

c)

5

d)

6

16.

Which number on the diagram represents the cytoplasm?

a)

14

b)

12

c)

5

d)

2

17.

Which number on the diagram represents the golgi apparatus?

a)

6

b)

14

c)

5

d)

2

18.

Which number on the diagram represents the rough ER?

a)

6

b)

14

c)

5

d)

2

19.

Which number on the diagram represents the mitochondria?

a)

6

b)

14

c)

5

d)

2

20.

Which number on the diagram represents the ribosomes?

a)

7

b)

12

c)

5

d)

2

21.

Which number on the diagram represents the cell wall?

a)

16

b)

17

c)

18

d)

19

22.

This organelle creates energy in the form of ATP that supports all cell activities.

a)

nucleus

b)

endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

c)

Golgi apparatus

d)

mitochondria

23.

The following statements are about prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Select the statement that is false.

a)

Prokaryotic cells are typically thought of as more complex than eukaryotic cells.

b)

Eukaryotic cells have their DNA enclosed in a nucleus, prokaryotic cells do not.

c)

Both are surrounded by a cell membrane.

d)

Both have cytoplasm

24.

A letter "e" has been placed on the slide in the proper orientation. How does it appear on the slide when you look through the microscope?

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

Which knob CANNOT be turned when observing a specimen using the high-powered objective?

a)

coarse adjustment

b)

fine adjustment

c)

nosepiece adjustment

d)

objective adjustment

26.

Which objective lens should you ALWAYS begin your observation with?

a)

low power objective

b)

medium power objective

c)

high power objective

d)

extra high power objective

27.
What is the name of the structure labeled #4?
a)
stage
b)
course adjustment knob
c)
fine adjustment knob
d)
aperture
28.
The__________ sharpens the image under high magnification.
a)
the diaphragm
b)
fine adjustment knob
c)
coarse adjustment knob
d)
the ocular
29.

Moving a slide to the left will cause the image to move ___.

a)

left

b)

right

c)

up

d)

down

30.

Label the Nucleotide

31.
What does DNA stand for?
a)
Deoxyribonucleic acid
b)
Denitrogenous acid
c)
Deribonucleic acid
d)
Diribonucleic acid
32.

Adenine bonds with ​ (a)   Guanine bonds with ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
guanine
adenine
thymine.
cytosine.
33.
What is a gene?
a)
A bundle (like a hot dog bun) that the DNA is packed into
b)
something inside the nucleus
c)
a piece of DNA
d)
all of your DNA
34.
Which 2 molecules forms the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?
a)
deoxyribose and adenine
b)
deoxyribose and a hydrogen bond
c)
sugar and the nucleus
d)
deoxyribose (sugar) and phosphate
35.
Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG
a)
ATG TGA CAG
b)
TAC ACT GTC
c)
GTA AGT GAC
d)
CAT TCA CTG
36.
What determines the code, or information, of a DNA molecule?
a)
the shape (structure) of the nitrogen bases
b)
the order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases
c)
the color of the nitrogen bases
d)
the frequency (number) of nitrogen bases
37.
The two strands of nitrogenous bases in DNA are joined by which type of bond?
a)
polar bonds
b)
ionic bonds
c)
covalent bonds
d)
hydrogen bonds
38.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)

triple helix

c)

double stylus

d)

flattened matrix

39.

DNA is "genetic information" made up of genes. These genes code for the production of

a)

sugar

b)

ATP

c)

lipids

d)

proteins

40.

Protein synthesis occurs in two stages. Which stage occurs first and which stage occurs second?

a)

Transcription; reading

b)

Reading; copying

c)

Translation; transcription

d)

Transcription; translation

41.

What is the correct sequence of protein synthesis

a)

DNA - RNA - protein

b)

RNA - DNA - protein

c)

protein - DNA - RNA

d)

DNA - protein - RNA

42.

Since DNA cannot leave the nucleus, it needs help from (a)   .

43.

More than 99% of DNA is identical between one human to the next.

a)

True

b)

False