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Cells and Microscopes

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
You should always carry the microscope by the
a)
arm and base
b)
arm and body tube
c)
arm only
2.
When looking at a specimen on your slide, you should always start with the
a)
low objective lens
b)
medium objective lens
c)
high objective lens
3.
When looking through your microscope, you move your slide to the right- It appears
a)
to move to the right
b)
to stay the same
c)
to move to the left
4.

What is the name of this part of the microscope?

a)

Eye piece

b)

Objective lenses

c)

Arm

d)

Light source

5.

True or False: You should avoid letting the objective lenses touch your glass slide.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which part of the microscope moves the stage up quickly?

a)

Coarse adjustment knob

b)

Fine adjustment knob

c)

Diaphragm

d)

Base

7.
Find the total magnification: 
Eyepiece = 10X 
Objective lens = 55X  
a)
10x
b)
55x
c)
65x
d)
550x
8.

Identify the part of the microscope with the letter I.

a)

nosepiece

b)

light source

c)

course adjustment

d)

fine adjustment

9.

As the power increases, the magnification becomes​ ​ (a)   but the field of view becomes ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
larger (increases)
smaller (decreases)
larger (decreases)
smaller (increases)
10.

Label the parts of the microscope.

Fine Adjustment Knob

Arm

Objective Lenses

Ocular Lens

Coarse Adjustment Knob

Diaphragm

Light Source

Stage

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
11.

Which knob on a microscope would you use for exact focusing?

a)

Coarse Adjustment Knob

b)

Fine Adustiment Knob

12.

Which type of cell is being examined under the microscope?

a)

Animal Cell

b)

Plant Cell

13.

When making a wet mount slide, what do you call the piece that goes over the sample?

a)

Stage

b)

Slide

c)

Coverslip

d)

Eyepiece

14.

What do you call the sample you are observing under a microscope?

a)

Creature

b)

Specimen

c)

Microscope

d)

Atom

15.
All cells come from___________ cells.
a)
pregnant
b)
pre-existing
c)
paternal
d)
pin size
16.
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.  
17.
What is wrong this how the student is carrying the microscope in the image?
a)
They are using two hands.
b)
They are carrying it close to their body.
c)
The plug is not wrapped around the base.
d)
They are walking. 
18.
A structure which allows substances to pass into and out of the cell
a)
nucleus
b)
cytoplasm
c)
cell membrane
d)
mitochondria
19.
This organelle is where plants do photosynthesis.
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Lysosome
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Vacuole
20.
This organelle is the trash and recycling center of a cell.
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Lysosome
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Vacuole
21.
Which of these organelles do animal cells not have?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Chloroplasts
c)
Cell membrane
d)
Lysosome
22.

What is the name of the organelle labeled F?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Vacuole

d)

Cytoplasm

23.

What is the function of the organelle labeled A?

a)

Make protein

b)

Direct cellular activities

c)

Controls what substances enter and exits the cell

d)

Provides energy for the cell

24.

What is the function of the organelle labeled B?

a)

Make protein

b)

Direct cellular activities

c)

Controls what substances enter and exits the cell

d)

Provides energy for the cell

25.

How is a plant root hair cell adapted for absorbing water from the soil efficiently?

a)

It has many chloroplasts

b)

It has lots of mitochondria

c)

It has a large surface area

d)

It has a large vacuole

26.

How is a leaf cell adapted for absorbing light efficiently?

a)

It has a cellulose cell wall

b)

It has a large vacuole

c)

It has lots of chloroplasts

d)

It has a large nucleus

27.

Suggest the job of a cell that has lots of folds on its surface, giving it a large surface area

a)

Absorption

b)

Movement

c)

Protection

d)

Secretion

28.

What it the correct order, from smallest to largest?

a)

Cell

Organ

Tissue

Organ system

Organism

b)

Tissue

Cell

Organ system

Organ

Organism

c)

Cell

Tissue

Organ

Organ system

Organism

d)

Cell

Tissue

Organ system

Organ

Organism

29.

Which structure in a plant cell would you not find in a root hair cell?

a)

Cell wall

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Vacuole

d)

Cell membrane

30.
Plant and animal cells are both_________
a)
eukaryotes
b)
prokaryotes
31.
What is the gel-like substance inside of cells called?

a)
photoplasm
b)
photosynthesis
c)
cytoskeleton
d)
cytoplasm
32.
Where are proteins made?
a)
Golgi body
b)
Mitoichondria
c)
Chromosomes
d)
Ribosomes
33.
Which organelle acts as the sorting/packaging centre of the cell?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Golgi Apparatus
c)
Chloroplasts
d)
Vacuoles
34.
All cells need energy to function.  Which cell organelle is responsible for producing energy in the cell?
a)
chloroplasts
b)
mitochondria
c)
nucleus
d)
vacuoles
35.
Which structures are found in ALL cells?
a)
cell membrane and cytoplasm
b)
chloroplasts and mitochondria
c)
a cell wall and nucleus
d)
chloroplasts and cell wall

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