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Gr.9 Revision Ch.8

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the basic unit of structure and function in living things?

a)

Tissue

b)

Atom

c)

Cell

d)

Molecule

2.

Who was the first person to observe living cells through a microscope?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Rudolf

d)

Theodor Schwann

3.

What does cell theory state about all living things?

a)

All living things are made of organs.

b)

All living things are made of tissues.

c)

All living things are made of cells.

d)

All living things are made of atoms.

4.

What is the function of a microscope?

a)

To measure temperature

b)

To produce a magnified image

c)

To produce sound

d)

To analyze chemical composition

5.

What did Robert Hooke observe in tree bark?

a)

Living cells

b)

Bacteria

c)

Dead cells

d)

Viruses

6.

What is the role of Rudolf in cell theory?

a)

He studied plant cells.

b)

He observed living cells.

c)

He discovered the microscope.

d)

He stated that cells are made of other cells.

7.

What type of microscope uses beams of electrons?

a)

Light microscope

b)

Electron microscope

c)

Simple microscope

d)

Compound microscope

8.

Which of the following is a component of cell theory?

a)

Cells are only found in plants.

b)

All new cells are produced from existing cells.

c)

Cells do not perform functions.

d)

Cells can be created from nothing.

9.

What is the main function of a cell?

a)

To grow larger

b)

To create energy

c)

To perform functions necessary for life

d)

To reproduce only

10.

What is the difference between light microscopes and electron microscopes?

a)

Light microscopes use light; electron microscopes use sound.

b)

Light microscopes have lower resolution than electron microscopes.

c)

Electron microscopes are simpler to use.

d)

Light microscopes can only see dead cells.

11.

What is one similarity between a single cell and an elephant?

a)

Both can fly.

b)

Both perform functions to stay alive.

c)

Both are made of tissues.

d)

Both can reproduce quickly.

12.
Which of the following statement is NOT part of the cell theory?
a)
All cells are produced from other cells.
b)
Cells can absorb food and oxygen.
c)
All living things are composed of cells.
d)
Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things.
13.
The scientist that looked at pond water under a microscope to discover "animalcules" was
a)
Hooke
b)
Schleiden
c)
Leeuwenhoek
d)
Virchow
14.
All cells come from other cells.
a)
true
b)
false
15.

After much research, Matthias Schleiden concluded that

a)

all animals are made of cells

b)

all plants are made of cells

c)

all cells come from cells

d)

pond water is teeming with life

16.
All living things are made up of...
a)
cells
b)
cell tissues
c)
organ
d)
organ systems
17.
An organism made of one cell is called
a)
unicellular organism
b)
multicellular organism
18.

This is a larger cell and has a nucleus.

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

c)

Both

19.

This cell has DNA.

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

c)

Both

20.

This cell can be a protist, fungi, plant, or animal cell.

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

c)

Both

21.

This cell is smaller and does NOT have a nucleus.

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

c)

Both

22.

Who discovered and named cells while looking at cork?

a)

Captain Hook

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Matthais Schleiden

d)

Rudolf Virchow

23.

Which organelle is needed for plants to make energy?

a)

vacuole

b)

cytoplasm

c)

mitochondrion

d)

cell membrane

24.

Why is a cell membrane important to both plant and animal cells?

a)

It stores food and water.

b)

It controls the activities of the cell.

c)

It uses energy from the sun to perform photosynthesis.

d)

It provides a barrier between the cell and its environment.

25.

Which job is performed by the cell wall of a plant?

a)

maintaining shape and structure

b)

controlling functions

c)

breaking down materials

d)

passing on genetic material

26.

How does a plant collect energy from light?

a)

with its cell wall

b)

with its cytoplasm

c)

with its chloroplast

d)

with its cell membrane

27.
Which is true of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
a)
Prokaryotic cells are larger than eukaryotic cells.
b)
Eukaryotic cells do not have nuclei, and prokaryotic cells do have nuclei.
c)
Prokaryotic cells lack membrane-bound organelles, and eukaryotic cells contain membrane-bound organelles.
d)
Eukaryotic cells are simpler than prokaryotic cells.
28.
A prokaryotic cell is more complex than a eukaryotic cell
a)
True
b)
False
29.

What invention made the discovery of cells possible?

a)

The lightbulb

b)

The phonograph

c)

The kinetoscope

d)

The microscope

30.

What structures do all cells have in common?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

Ribosomes

c)

DNA

d)

cell membrane

e)

nucleus

31.

What do plant cells have that animal cells do not?

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Cell wall

c)

Large vacuoles

d)

Nucleus

e)

ribosomes

32.

An organelle involved in breaking down lipids, proteins, carbohydrates, damage organelles, and bacteria are ___

a)

Golgi Appaparatus

b)

Vesicles

c)

Vacule

d)

Lysosomes

33.

Both mitochondria and chloroplasts ____

a)

contain their own unique ribosomes that are different than the cells

b)

contain their own unique DNA that are different than the cells

c)

are specialized organelles that capture and release energy

d)

are found in both in plants and animals

34.

The cell semipermeable membrane governs what comes in and out of the cell through

a)

Diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Facilitated Diffusion

d)

Protein Pumps

35.

The Fluid Mosaic Model __

a)

describes the process of making proteins through the fluid movement of ribosomes to the golgi apparatus

b)

describes the movement of RNA through the nuclear pore into the cytoplasm

c)

describes the cell's boundary composed of the cell wall and the cytoskeleton

d)

describes the cell membrane as made of many different parts that are not fixed in one place.

36.

In diffusion

a)

water moves from a high concentration to a low concentration

b)

water moves from a low concentration to a high concentration

c)

molecules move from a high concentration to a low concentration

d)

molecules move from a low concentration to a high concentration

37.

Water, oxygen and carbon dioxide move across the permeable cell membrane by ____

a)

diffusion

b)

facilitated diffusion

c)

endocytosis

d)

exocytosis

38.
When observing a specimen through a light microscope, an observer uses _______________ to distinguish individual components of cells.
a)
a beam of electrons
b)
radioactive isotopes
c)
special stains
d)
high temperatures
39.
Which electron microscope delivers a high level of surface detail?
a)
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
b)
Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)
c)
Light Microscope
40.
Which electron microscope provides details of a cell's internal structures?
a)
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
b)
Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)
c)
Light Microscope
41.

What does SEM stand for?

a)

scanning electron microscope

b)

sandwich electron microscope

c)

soft electron microscope

d)

Sara eats margarine

42.

a microscope that uses a light and only one lens to magnify an image



(a)  

43.

In this type of microscope, electrons pass through objects as they are viewed

(a)  

44.

In this type of microscope electrons bounce off an object and computers produce a 3-D image of the objects

(a)  

45.

What is the difference between diffusion and osmosis?

a)

Diffusion is the general movement of molecules; osmosis specifically refers to the movement of water across a membrane.

b)

Osmosis is the movement of all types of molecules, while diffusion is only for water.

c)

Diffusion requires energy input, whereas osmosis does not.

d)

Diffusion only occurs in gases, while osmosis occurs in liquids.

46.
What kind of transport does not require energy?
a)
Active 
b)
Vacuole 
c)
Passive 
d)
Na/K Pump 
47.
Which of the following is the best example of osmosis? 
a)
NA/K Pump 
b)
Water moving though the cell membrane 
c)
Kidneys 
d)
Photosynthesis 
48.
What are the 2 parts of a phospholipid? 
a)
Hydrophobic head, hydrophilic tails 
b)
Hydrophobic heads, hydrophobic tails 
c)
Hydrophilic heads, hydrophobic tails 
d)
Hydrophilic heads, hydrophilic tails 
49.
Movement of particles from high to low concentration. 
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
50.
Osmosis is a form of ______________. 
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
51.
What is it called when molecules move across the cell membrane from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration through a carrier protein?
a)
Diffusion
b)
Osmosis
c)
Active Transport
d)
Facilitated Diffusion
52.

Which of the following is TRUE about active transport?

a)

it requires energy

b)

it does not require energy

c)

It moves substances down their concentration gradient.

d)

It moves substances from a high to a low concentration.

53.

A solution in which the concentration of solutes is the same inside and outside of a cell is a _____________________ solution.

a)

hypertonic

b)

hypotonic

c)

isotonic

d)

homeotonic

54.

Cell "drinking" is referred to as which of the following?

a)

phagocytosis

b)

pinocytosis

c)

exocytosis

d)

passive transport

55.

Cell "eating" is referred to as which of the following?

a)

phagocytosis

b)

exocytosis

c)

pinocytosis

d)

passive transport

56.

What can happen to a cell in a hypotonic solution?

a)

It can shrink and shrivel up.

b)

It can swell and burst.

c)

Nothing will happen.

d)

All of these are correct.

57.
This picture represents what type of cell transport?
a)
endocytosis
b)
exocytosis
c)
osmosis
d)
passive transport
58.
This picture represents which type of cellular transport?
a)
passive transport
b)
endocytosis
c)
exocytosis
d)
osmosis
59.

The cell membrane maintains...

a)

Energy

b)

Homeostasis/Equilibrium

c)

The cell looking good

60.

What kind of energy is used in active transport?

a)

ENERGY IS NOT USED IN ACTIVE TRANSPORT!!!!!

b)

Solar Energy

c)

ATP

d)

Mechanical Energy

61.

Several parts of an animal cell are involved in the processes of protein synthesis, packaging, and export. Which of the following correctly places the cell parts in the order in which they are involved? 

a)

nucleus → vacuole →  cell membrane 

b)

mitochondria → vacuole →  cell membrane 

c)

 ribosome → endoplasmic reticulum → Golgi apparatus → cell membrane 

d)

 lysosome → endoplasmic reticulum → Golgi apparatus → cell membrane 

62.

Golgi apparatus

a)

A flattened stack of tubular membranes that modifies proteins and packages them for distribution outside the cell.

b)

A vesicle that contains digestive enzymes for the breakdown of excess or worn out cellular substances

c)

A framework for the cell within the cytoplasm.

d)

The control center of the cell that contains coded directions for the production of proteins and cell division.

63.

Nucleus

a)

The control center of the cell that contains coded directions for the production of proteins and cell division.

b)

Organelle that is the site of protein synthesis.

c)

A vesicle that contains digestive enzymes for the breakdown of excess or worn out cellular substances

d)

A framework for the cell within the cytoplasm.

64.

lysosomes

a)

An inflexible barrier that provides support and protect the plant cell.

b)

A double membrane organelle with thylakoids containing chlorophyll

c)

A vesicle that contains digestive enzymes for the breakdown of excess or worn out cellular substances

d)

Projections that aid in locomotion and feeding.

65.

cytoskeleton

a)

A framework for the cell within the cytoplasm.An inflexible barrier that provides support and protect the plant cell.

b)

A membrane bound organelle that makes energy available to the rest of the cell.

c)

A framework for the cell within the cytoplasm.

d)

A membrane bound vesicle for the temporary storage of materials.

66.

Ribosomes

a)

Projections that aid in locomotion and feeding.

b)

Organelle that is the site of protein synthesis.

c)

A membrane bound organelle that makes energy available to the rest of the cell.

d)

A flexible boundary that controls the movement of substances into and out of the cell.

67.

plasma membrane

a)

A flexible boundary that controls the movement of substances into and out of the cell.

b)

A membrane bound vesicle for the temporary storage of materials.

c)

A vesicle that contains digestive enzymes for the breakdown of excess or worn out cellular substances

d)

An inflexible barrier that provides support and protect the plant cell.

68.

endoplasmic reticulum

a)

A flexible boundary that controls the movement of substances into and out of the cell.

b)

A membrane bound vesicle for the temporary storage of materials.

c)

A highly folded membrane that is the site of protein synthesis.

d)

An inflexible barrier that provides support and protect the plant cell.

69.

chloroplast

a)

An inflexible barrier that provides support and protect the plant cell.

b)

Projections that aid in locomotion and feeding. Also used to sweep substances along surfaces.

c)

Organelles that occur in pairs and are important for cell division.

d)

 A double membrane organelle with thylakoids containing chlorophyll

70.

centrioles

a)

Projections that aid in locomotion and feeding. Also used to sweep substances along surfaces.

b)

Organelles that occur in pairs and are important for cell division.

c)

A flexible boundary that controls the movement of substances into and out of the cell.

d)

A vesicle that contains digestive enzymes for the breakdown of excess or worn out cellular substances

71.

What fluid can be found in cells that holds organelles?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Chlorine

c)

Blood

d)

Plasma

72.

Which plant organelle transforms light into glucose to use as food?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Vacuoles

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplasts

73.

What organelle is used as storage?

a)

Ribosome

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Vacuole

d)

Cell

74.

example of a prokaryote cell is

a)

Animal Cell

b)

Plant Cell

c)

Virus

d)

Bacteria

75.

The function of the smooth ER is to

a)

Make lipids

b)

Make proteins

c)

Make carbohydrates

d)

Make nucleic acids

76.
I am a protein packaging and shipping machine! Who am I?
a)
vacuole
b)
ribosome
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
golgi apparatus