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Parts of a cell: Quiz BWHS

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The jelly-like fluid inside of the cell. It holds the organelles in place.

a)

cytoplasm

b)

chloroplasts

c)

cell membrane

d)

cytokinesis

2.

Responsible for packaging, modifying, and moving substances from the cell.

a)

mitochondria

b)

Golgi apparatus

c)

smooth ER

d)

rough ER

3.

Jelly bean shaped structures that break down food molecules and release energy.

a)

chloroplasts

b)

lysosomes

c)

cytoplasm

d)

mitochondria

4.

The control center of the cell. It houses DNA.

a)

nucleus

b)

nucleolus

c)

mitochondria

d)

cell membrane

5.

A structure that makes ribosomes. Found in the nucleus.

a)

smooth ER

b)

nucleolus

c)

nucleus

d)

rough ER

6.

This is an organelle that loops back and forth and detoxifies the cell.

a)

rough ER

b)

smooth ER

c)

lysosomes

d)

Golgi

7.

These are liquid filled spaces found in animal cells.

a)

lysosomes

b)

vacuoles

c)

ribosomes

d)

chloroplasts

8.

These are round organelles that digest waste, old cell parts and food.

a)

ribosomes

b)

lysosomes

c)

chloroplasts

d)

vacuoles

9.

This is a rigid structure that provides support to plant cells.

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

cell gateway

d)

central vacuole

10.

These organelles contain green chlorophyll. They make food for plants.

a)

lysosmes

b)

chloroplasts

c)

ribosomes

d)

vacuoles

11.

This stores water in plant cells.

a)

chloroplasts

b)

cell wall

c)

lysosomes

d)

central vacuole

12.

These are protein builders. They are located on the rough ER.

a)

vacuoles

b)

lysosomes

c)

mitochondria

d)

ribosomes

13.

The cell wall is on the (a)   of the cell membrane.

14.

What makes the rough ER rough?

a)

lysosomes

b)

vacuoles

c)

chloroplasts

d)

ribosomes

15.

How many chloroplasts are found in an animal cell?

a)

0

b)

1 or 2

c)

4 or 5

d)

many

16.

Bacteria is what kind of cell?

a)

Eukaryotic

b)

Prokaryotic

17.

Prokaryotic cells are older than Eukaryotic cells

a)

Flase

b)

True

18.

Plant and animal cells are identical. 

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The smallest unit of life. 

a)

Molecule

b)

Cell

c)

Bacteria

20.

Any living thing, such s a plant, animal, fungus, yeast, or bacteria.

a)

Organism

b)

Mammal

c)

Animal

21.

Powerhouse

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Mitochondria

22.

What is D pointing at?

a)

Flagellum

b)

Pilia

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Nucleus

23.

Plant cells contain what organelle that animal cells do not?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

nucleus

c)

ER

d)

mitochondria

24.

which cell is more complex

a)

Eukaryotic

b)

Prokaryotic

25.

Which type of cell has a true membrane-bound nucleus?

a)

eukaryotic

b)

prokaryotic

26.

Ribosomes make....

a)

coffee

b)

lunch

c)

protein

d)

other cells

27.

What is the nucleus?

a)

a thin layer that encloses the cell

b)

controls all life processes; "brains"

c)

holds cell together

d)

gatekeeper for cell

28.

What gives instructions to the cells?

a)

DNA

b)

PNA

c)

MBA

d)

NBA

29.

This organelle is stores food, water and waste.

a)

Ribosome

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Vacuole

d)

Mitochondria

30.

The _________ holds the dna for the cell

a)

vacuole

b)

smooth ER

c)

rough ER

d)

nucleus

31.

What is the purpose of a microscope?

a)

To make objects appear larger

b)

To study living organisms

c)

To magnify light

d)

To clean microscope lenses

32.

Which type of microscope is more powerful?

a)

Simple microscope

b)

Compound microscope

c)

Electron microscope

d)

Hand lens

33.

What is the function of the eyepiece in a microscope?

a)

To hold the lens closest to the eye

b)

To adjust the amount of light entering the stage area

c)

To support the body tube

d)

To move the tube up and down

34.

Which objective lens is longer?

a)

High-power objective lens

b)

Low-power objective lens

c)

Eyepiece

d)

Diaphragm

35.

What is the total magnification of a microscope with an eyepiece magnification of 10x and an objective lens magnification of 40x?

a)

400x

b)

50x

c)

4000x

d)

100x

36.

What type of slide would you use to study organisms living in pond water while they are still alive?

a)

Temporary slide

b)

Permanent slide

c)

Cover slip

d)

Base

37.

How should a microscope be held?

a)

With one hand holding the arm and the other supporting the base

b)

With one hand holding the eyepiece and the other supporting the stage

c)

With one hand holding the diaphragm and the other supporting the mirror

d)

With one hand holding the nosepiece and the other supporting the body tube

38.

What should be used to clean microscope lenses?

a)

Special lens paper

b)

Regular tissues

c)

Cloth

d)

Lab partners t-shirt

39.

Which part of the microscope is responsible for adjusting the amount of light entering the stage area?

a)

Diaphragm

b)

Eyepiece

c)

Fine adjustment knob

d)

High-power objective

40.

What is the proper way to focus a microscope?

a)

Upward toward the slide

b)

Downward toward the slide

c)

Sideways away from the slide

d)

Diagonally across the slide

41.

Label the parts 1-10 microscope.

42.

When viewing a slide under a microscope you should start by using the

a)

lowest objective

b)

highest objective

c)

whichever you want

d)

no objective

43.

These are found on the revolving nosepiece and range from 4x to 100x.

a)

eyepiece

b)

diaphragm

c)

objective lense

d)

stage

44.

What will be the total magnification if the ocular lens is 10X and the objective lens is 10X?

a)

10X

b)

100X

c)

1000X

d)

1X

45.

The greater the ___________________, the smaller the field you are actually viewing.

a)

detail

b)

objective

c)

magnification

d)

body

46.

Which part of the microscope do you never use under high power?

a)

Diaphragm

b)

Coarse adjustment

c)

Stage

d)

Fine adjustment

47.

What is the function of the body tube?

a)

Connects the eyepiece to other lenses

b)

Carry the microscope

c)

Allows the microscope stand upright

d)

Allows light to get to the specimen

48.

Who was the person who used his microscope to observe a thin slice of cork, and concluded that the cork was made up of cells?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Bill Nye

c)

Matthias Schleiden

d)

Rudolf Virchow

49.

What is the function of stage clips?

a)

To move the objectives

b)

To keep the slide secure

c)

To adjust the focus

d)

To look through

50.

The__________ sharpens the image under high magnification.

a)

the diaphragm

b)

fine adjustment knob

c)

coarse adjustment knob

d)

the ocular