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Cell Biology Revision Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Homeostasis means to maintain

a)

the same

b)

balance

c)

mass

d)

density

2.

Metabolism means you need to

a)

Energy

b)

Sleep

c)

A brain

d)

A personality

3.

Plants are autotrophs meaning they get energy from the

a)

Earth

b)

Ground

c)

Sun

d)

Water

4.

To be considered a living thing a single organism must reproduce

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Every living thing contains_____________. These are instructions how an organism will grow and develop.

a)

Proteins and carbohydrates

b)

Thoughts and dreams

c)

Genetic material

d)

Amino acids and glucose

6.

What makes a virus difficult to classify?

a)

They contain no genetic material

b)

Cannot reproduce without a host

c)

They cannot move

d)

They do not need energy

7.

Which is NOT a living thing

a)

Sea sponge

b)

Rock with fossil

c)

Shelf Fungus

d)

Spider Plant

8.

Which of the following IS a living thing?

a)

Honeycomb

b)

A virus

c)

Fossil

d)

Sea Sponge

9.

Biology is the study of:

a)

Life

b)

Space

c)

Continents

d)

Cells

10.

What is one part of cell theory?

4 lines
11.

Unicellular means you are made of

a)

One cell

b)

Many cells

c)

Cells

d)

100 cells

12.

Animals are heterotrophs meaning they get energy from

a)

The sun

b)

The earth

c)

Eating plants and other animals

d)

Humans

13.

What is a stimuli that an organism would respond to?

a)

Hunger

b)

Danger

c)

Sunlight

d)

All of the above

14.
The ___ is the basic unit of sturucture and function of organisms
a)
atom
b)
cell
c)
matter
d)
all other answers are correct
15.
Which statement is a part of the cell theory?
a)
all cells come from preexisting cells
b)
bacteria are prokaryotic cells
c)
eukaryotic cells are complex
d)
humans are multicellular
16.
Who looked at cork and named the cell?
a)
Robert Hooke
b)
Van Leeuwenhoek
c)
Robert Brown
d)
Francesco Redi
17.
The Cell Theory states...
a)
atoms create all matter
b)
living things evolve
c)
the cell is the backbone of all matter
d)
cells are the basic unit of structure and organization of organisms
18.
"All animals are made of cells". This fact was discovered by...
a)
Matthias Schleiden
b)
Theodor Schwann
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Rudolf Virchow
19.
All plants are made of cells.  This was discovered by....
a)
Matthias Schleiden
b)
Rudolf Virchow
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Aristotle
20.
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
21.
What tool do you use to view the cells?
a)
metric ruler
b)
centrifuge
c)
microscope
d)
pipette
22.
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
23.
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
24.
Which scientist did NOT contribute to the cell theory?
a)
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
b)

Robert Hooke
c)
Albert Einstein 
d)

Matthias Schleiden
25.
Who was the "scientist" who observed pond water and teeth scrapings in his microscope?
a)
Hooke
b)
Leeuwenhoek
c)
Schleidian
d)
Virchow
26.
For generations, people believed in "spontaneous generation."  Spontaneous generation is the idea that . . . . 
a)
..... all living things are made of cells
b)
... all cells come from other cells.
c)
living things could "generate" from non-living matter. 
d)
cells are the basic unit of structure and function
27.
Cells are often called "the ____ of life."
a)
bread
b)
road map
c)
building blocks
d)
meaning
28.
Which of the following is NOT one of the basic points of Cell Theory?
a)
All living things are made of cells.
b)
The cell is the smallest living thing that can perform all the functions of life.
c)
Cells are too small to see without a microscope.  
d)
All cells must come from pre-existing cells.
29.

Structure means:

a)

How something is built

b)

The job of something

30.

What is structure number 2 (yellow)?

a)

wall

b)

mitochondria

c)

membrane

31.

What structure is number 10?

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

chloroplast

32.

What number is the cell wall?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

7

d)

4

33.

What number is the mitochondria?

a)

6

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

34.

Cytoplasm is  (Select two answers)

a)

The fluid that fills in the spaces between the cell structures

b)

Number 3 in the picture

c)

Number 4 in the picture

d)

Found only in ghosts

35.

What type of cell is this?

a)

nerve

b)

animal

c)

muscle

d)

plant

36.

What cell parts do plant cells have that animal cells do not? pick two.

a)

Cell wall

b)

nucleus

c)

cell membrane

d)

chloroplast

37.

What are D and E both a part of?

a)

Endoplasmic reticulum

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Nucleus

38.

Which cell is which?

a)

Plant cell on left, animal on right

b)

Both are animal cells

c)

Both are plant cells

d)

Animal cell on left, plant cell on right

39.
Proteins are made of monomers called ___________
a)
Nucleotides
b)
Monosaccharides
c)
Amino Acids
d)
Glycerol and fatty acids
40.
DNA and RNA are examples of 
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Lipids
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic Acids
41.
Nucleotides are monomers of
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Lipids
c)
Proteins
d)

Nitrogen Bases

42.

Monosaccharides(sugars) are monomers of

a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Lipids
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic Acids
43.
Waxes, oils and fats are examples of
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Lipids
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic Acids
44.
What is the function of nucleic acids?
a)
store genetic information
b)
store energy (long-term)
c)
store energy (short-term)
d)
build skin, hair, nails, muscles
45.

Which of the following organic compounds is the main source of quick energy for living things?

a)
carbohydrates
b)
lipids
c)
nucleic acids
d)
proteins
46.
Which macromolecule stores energy, insulates us, and makes up the cell membrane?
a)
lipids
b)
proteins
c)
carbohydrates
d)
nucleic acids
47.
All polymers are made up of...
a)
monosaccharides
b)
monomers
c)
proteins
d)
None of these
48.
Building blocks of the body, hair , muscles etc.
a)
protein
b)
nucleic acid
c)
lipids
d)
carbohydrates
49.
Is found in the cell membrane as a bilayer. 
a)
lipids
b)
protein
c)
nucleic acid
d)
carbohydrate
50.

Which is an example of a lipid?

a)
Candy
b)

Olive Oil(doesn't dissolve in water)

c)
DNA
d)
Meat