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Review: Basic Cell Types & Cell Theory

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
What tool do you use to view the cells?
a)
metric ruler
b)
centrifuge
c)
microscope
d)
telescope
3.
All living things are made up of...
a)
cells
b)
cell tissues
c)
organ
d)
organ systems
4.
All cells come from___________ cells.
a)
pregnant
b)
pre-existing
c)
paternal
d)
pin size
5.
Rocks are not living because
a)
they never move
b)
they aren't needed for humans
c)
they are not made of cells
d)
they don't break down
6.
what is a cell classified as?
a)
a basic unit of structure and function of all living organisms
b)
a unit based on only plants and animals that are living
7.
All organisms are made of:
a)
organelles
b)
cytoplasm
c)
DNA
d)
cells
8.
Who looked at cork and named the cell?
a)
Robert Hooke
b)
Van Leeuwenhoek
c)
Robert Brown
d)
Francesco Redi
9.

All cells -----

a)

come from other dead cells

b)

come from other living cells

c)

crystallize out of the air

10.
Cells are often called "the ____ of life."
a)
bread
b)
road map
c)
building blocks
d)
meaning
11.
A plant and an animal are both living things. According to the Cell Theory, what can you conclude about these two very different organisms?
a)
Plants have cells but animals do not.
b)
They are both made of one or more cells. 
c)
They both come from the same kind of cell.
d)
They both come from a non-living organism.
12.

  There are three parts to the cell theory. Which is NOT one of those parts?

a)

All organisms are composed of one or more cells.

b)

The cell is the basic unit of structure and organization in organisms.

c)

Cells spontaneously arise from carbon and nutrients carried in the bloodstream.

d)

All cells come from pre-existing cells.

13.

    Who named the cell?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Robert Redford

c)

Robert Smith

d)

Robert DeNiro

14.

What is NOT part of the modern cell theory?

a)

all cells contain a nucleus 

b)

metabolism (processing energy) occurs in cells

c)

genetic (hereditary) info is passed from one cell to another

d)

all cells have the same basic composition (a cell membrane, cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, ribosomes, etc).

15.

Who discovered and named cells while looking at cork?

a)

Captain Hook

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Matthais Schleiden

d)

Rudolf Virchow

16.

What was Schleiden convinced of?

a)

All plants are made of cells

b)

All animals are made of cells

c)

All cells are prokaryotic

d)

None of the above

17.

This early cell theory scientist looked in a microscope and discovered "animalcules" in the gunk from his teeth and pond water.

a)

Schleiden

b)

Leeowenhoek

c)

Hooke

d)

Virchow

e)

Schwann

18.

Who noted that all animals are made of cells and helped write the first two parts of cell theory?

a)

Rudolf Virchow

b)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Theodor Schwann

d)

Robert Hooke

19.

Who discovered that all cells come from other living cells and had research that lead to the last major principle of cell theory?

a)

Matthias Schleiden

b)

Theodore Schwann

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Rudolf Virchow

20.

The cell theory was discovered by one person

a)

true

b)

false

c)

maybe true

d)

one group of people

21.

What is any living thing?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Organism

c)

Cell

d)

Cell Theory

22.

How many cells are bacteria made of?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

none

23.

Which are examples of things made up of cells?

a)

Bacteria

b)

A Flower

c)

Sand

d)

Grass

e)

A Dog

24.

A pre-existing cell is one that is

a)

already alive

b)

Not alive

c)

Newly created

d)

divided

25.

The process where older cells divide into two new cells is a process called

a)

cell division

b)

cell multiplication

c)

generating

d)

cell adding

26.

Robert Hooke named the small compartments that made up the cork __________after the rooms monks lived in.

a)

organelles

b)

membranes

c)

mocroscopes

d)

cells

27.

Cell theory also states that...

a)

bacteria are eukaryotic cells

b)

animals are prokaryotic cells

c)

cells come from other cells (cell division or splitting apart)

d)

cells are awesome!

28.

Cell theory states that...

a)

cells are the basic building block of life

b)

cells are cool

c)

cells are microscopic

d)

cells cannot be destroyed

29.
Plants and animal cells are examples of ___ cells 
a)
prokaryotic cells 
b)
eukaryotic cells 
30.
What type of cell does not have a nucleus?
a)
eukaryotic 
b)
prokaryotic 
31.
What type of cell has a nucleus? 
a)
eukaryotic
b)
prokaryotic 
32.
A plant and an animal are both living things. According to the Cell Theory, what can you conclude about these two very different organisms?
a)
Plants have cells but animals do not.
b)
They are both made of one or more cells. 
c)
They both come from the same kind of cell.
d)
They both come from a non-living organism.
33.
The combined observations of Mattias Schleiden, Theodor Schwann and Rudolph Virchow resulted in the formation of the cell theory. Which of the following is not part of the cell theory?
a)
All cells contain a nucleus. 
b)
All cells come from other living cells.
c)
All living organisms are made of one or more cells
d)
 Cells are the basic unit of structure and function of all living things.
34.

Cells that are only made of (a)   cell are called unicellular.

35.

Bacteria is classified as a what?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

36.

Which of the following is NOT made up of cells?

a)

snowflake

b)

earthworm

c)

tree

d)

human

37.

What did Hooke first examine?

a)

Pond water

b)

Plant cells

c)

Cork

d)

Animal fat

38.
Has membrane bound organelles
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
c)
both
39.
Where is the DNA found in a eukaryotic cell? 
a)
floating around in the cytoplasm 
b)
in the nucleus 
40.
Why are microscopes important when studying most cells?
a)
Most cells are very large.
b)
Most cells are very small.  
c)
Most cells move very quickly.
d)
Most cells are dead.  
41.
The basic unit of life is called a (n)
a)
atom
b)
compound
c)
cell
d)
energy
42.
An organism that is made of many cells is called
a)
multicellular
b)
unicellular
43.

What does an amoeba and a human have in common?

a)

brain

b)

heart

c)

cells

d)

lungs

44.

What is the primary difference between a prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell?

a)

A prokaryotic cell has a nucleus

b)

A prokaryotic cell does not have a nucleus

c)

A eukaryotic cell has DNA floating throughout the cell

d)

A prokaryotic has DNA contained within a nucleus.

45.

When cells are damaged, new cells are created by cell a process called cell division. How does the cell theory support this fact?

a)

It states that all cells have a nucleus which divides.

b)

It states that all living things are made up of one or more cells.

c)

It states that cells come from previously existing cells.

d)

It states that the basic units of structure and function are cells.

46.

Eukaryotes DO HAVE

a)

a membrane bound nucleus

b)

a virus

c)

pili

d)

antibacterial protection

47.

Prokaryotes DO NOT HAVE...

a)

DNA

b)

flagella

c)

a membrane bound nucleus

d)

ribosomes

48.

What kind of cell is this?

a)

virus

b)

animal

c)

plant

d)

bacteria

49.

All of the following apply to eukaryotic cells except:

a)
They contain a nucleus
b)
They have membrane-bound organelles
c)
They are smaller than prokaryotic cells
d)
They contain DNA
50.

All of the following apply to prokaryotic cells except:

a)
They have a nucleus
b)
They lack membrane-bound organelles
c)

They have the ability to reproduce

d)

They have DNA

51.

The following kingdoms all contain eukaryotes except:

a)
Animalia
b)
Fungi
c)
Protista
d)
Archaebacteria
52.

Which of the following kingdoms contains prokaryotes?

a)
Animalia
b)
Fungi
c)
Plantae
d)

Eubacteria

53.

DNA is located in the nucleus

a)

prokaryotes

b)

eukaryotes

54.

Eukaryotic cells are

a)

the smallest of cells

b)

those without DNA inside of a nucleus

c)

more complex than prokaryotic cells

d)

found only making up multicellular organisms

55.

Eukaryotic cells are

a)

found in plants, animals, protists, and fungi

b)

cells with no membrane bound organelles

c)

less organized than prokaryotic cells

d)

not in possession of a nucleus

56.

Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells can

a)

make up unicellular or multicellular organisms

b)

have a nucleus

c)

have membrane bound organelles

d)

make up unicellular organisms

57.

Eukaryotes include

a)

all organisms other than bacteria

b)

plants and animals only

c)

all bacteria

d)

only animals and bacteria

58.

Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes

a)

have a nucleus

b)

have DNA

c)

do not have DNA

d)

have DNA in the form of chromosomes

59.

Ribosomes, Cell membrane, and Cell Wall are organelles found in which cell type?

a)

Eukaryotic

b)

Prokaryotic

c)

Both

60.
Prokaryotic cells are older than Eukaryotic cells
a)
Flase
b)
True
61.

What is different about prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

a)

Prokaryotic cells make up all plants and eukaryotic cells make up all animals.

b)

Eukaryotic cells have ribosomes and prokaryotic cells do not.

c)

Prokaryotic cells don’t have a cell membrane and eukaryotic cells do.

d)

Eukaryotic cells have a nucleus and prokaryotic cells do not.

62.
Plants and animal cells are examples of ___ cells 
a)
prokaryotic cells 
b)
eukaryotic cells 
63.
Which type of cell?
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
64.
Eukaryotic cells are complex.
a)
true
b)
false
65.
Which of the following is a characteristic of both Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells?
a)
ribosomes
b)
nucleus
c)
membrane bound organelles
d)
simple
66.
Which type of cell is bigger?
a)
Prokaryotic
b)
Eukaryotic 
67.
Some prokaryotes and eukaryotes have a cellular structure called a flagella.  What is the purpose of the flagella?
a)
to transport molecules across the cell membrane
b)
to propel the cell through liquid
c)
to collect food for the cell
d)
to tell the cell the direction of a food source
68.
Which of the following would be found in both eukaryotic AND prokaryotic cells?
a)
chloroplast
b)
cytoplasm
c)
nucleus
d)
endoplasmic reticulum
69.
How are prokaryotes and eukaryotes similar?
a)
They both contain membrane-bound organelles.
b)
They both have cell membranes.
c)
The both have nuclei.
d)
They both have chloroplasts.
70.
How is this organism best classified?
a)
unicellular & eukaryotic
b)
multicellular & eukaryotic
c)
unicellular & prokaryotic
d)
multicellular & prokaryotic
71.

In a prokaryotic cell, where is the DNA located?

a)

In the cell wall

b)

In the nucleus

c)

In the cell wall

d)

It has no specific location

72.

True or False:

Only eukaryotic cells have DNA.

a)

True

b)

False

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