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MAJOR GRADE - ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION AND CELLS

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 4hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What tool do you use to view the cells?
a)
metric ruler
b)
centrifuge
c)
microscope
d)
telescope
2.
Which of the following is NOT a cell theory.
a)
All non-living things are made of cells
b)
All cells come from pre-existing cells
c)
Cells are the basic unit of structure and function of all living things
3.
All living things are made up of...
a)
cells
b)
cell tissues
c)
organ
d)
organ systems
4.
What is the basic structural and functional unit of all living things? 
a)
atom
b)
cell
c)
molecule
d)
human
5.
Every living organism is made up of one or more cells
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Which of the following are NOT found in animal cells
a)
chloroplasts and cytoplasm
b)
chloroplasts and cell wall
c)
cell wall and cell membrane
d)
mitochondria and nucleus
7.
The nucleus is like the ____________ of the cell.
a)
foot
b)
hand
c)
stomach
d)
brain
8.

Which of the following converts food into energy for the cell?

a)

vacuole

b)

mitochondria

c)

cytoplasm

d)

cell membrane

9.
What do vacuoles do? 
a)
They actually do not have an important role
b)
They protect the cell
c)
They are the brain of the cell
d)
storage area for cells; water storage in plants 
10.

Which organelle takes in "sun showers" and helps plants with the process or photosynthesis?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Chloroplast

11.
If you were some bad guy trying to sneak into an animal cell, who would be there to stop you?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
cell membrane
d)
cell wall
12.
Which of the following, found ONLY in plant cells, provides structure?
a)
cell wall
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria
d)
vacuole
13.

What are the species called that appear first during primary succession?

a)

Pioneer Species

b)

New Species

c)

Alpha Species

d)

Mature Species

14.

After a volcano destroys the land, ________________ succession takes place.

a)

Secondary

b)

Primary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Important

15.

What type of organism would typically grow on bare rock?

a)

Moss and lichen

b)

Grass

c)

Oak trees

d)

Shrubs

16.

What is an example of a disturbance that could bring about secondary succession?

a)

Humans cut down many trees in a small region

b)

A volcanic eruption covers a village in lava.

17.

During a forest fire most vegetation (plants) burn. Which ecological succession will take place after a forest fire?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary