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Review of Cells, Cell Theory, Cell Structure

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What tool do you use to view cells?

a)

microscope

b)

meter stick

c)

telescope

d)

graduated cylinder

2.

Robert Hooke, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Theodor Schwann, Rudolph Virchow, and Matthias Schleiden were all responsible for what theory?

a)

The Theory of the Continental Drift

b)

The Theory of Relativity

c)

The Cell Theory

d)

The Theory of Gravity

3.

Cell Theory sums up three important facts about cells. They are:

a)

The cell is the most basic unit of life.

b)

Creatures can live without cells.

c)

Cells magically appear when we need them.

d)

All cells come from pre-existing cells.

e)

All organisms have 1 or more cells.

4.

When Robert Hooke looked at a cork under a microscope, he saw that it was made of tiny boxes. He called these boxes _____ because they reminded him of rooms in which monks lived.

a)

rooms

b)

nucleus

c)

cells

d)

cubicles

5.

The part of the cell that stores DNA and controls the cell is called:

a)

ribosome

b)

cell membrane

c)

the bean

d)

nucleus

6.

Who was the person who used his microscope to observe a thin slice of cork and concluded that the dork was made up of cells?

a)

Bill Nye

b)

Rudolf Virchow

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Matthias Schleiden

7.

The surface of a cell that holds it together and controls what comes and goes from the cell

a)

cell wall

b)

nucleus

c)

ribosome

d)

cell membrane

8.
Cells come only from what?
a)
existing cells
b)
nucleus
c)
fission
d)
budding
9.
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
10.

A microscope that uses light to reveal the image

a)

Scanning Electron Microscope

b)

Transmission Electron Microscope

c)

Compound Light Microscope

d)

Reverse Conditional Microscope

11.

The amount by which an image is made bigger compared to the specimen

a)

Magnification

b)

Axon

c)

Specimen

d)

Cell membrane

12.

The ________ is a rigid, external layer that is specifically designed to provide structural support and rigidity to a plant cell.

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

nucleus

d)

cytoplasm

13.

A watery, jelly like substance that contains many smaller parts where the work of the cell takes place

a)

cell membrane

b)

cytoplasm

c)

ribosome

d)

ER

14.

Pathways along which materials move through a cell; it's like the high way system

a)

mitochondrion

b)

vacuole

c)

cytoplasm

d)

ER

15.

Powerhouse of the cell

a)

chloroplast

b)

mitochondrion

c)

vacuole

d)

ribosome

16.

The brain/control center of a cell

a)

mitochondrion

b)

chloroplast

c)

nucleus

d)

vacuole

17.

Organelles that produce proteins

a)

ER

b)

ribosomes

c)

cytoplasm

d)

nucleus

18.
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
19.

The 3 parts of the Cell Theory are...?

a)

All living things are composed of cells

Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things

All cells are produced from other cells

b)

All living things are composed of cells

Cells are the basic units of dance and vibes in living things

All cells are destroyed from other aliens

c)

All living things are composed of Jell-O

Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things

All cells are produced from factories in Canada

d)

All living things are composed of cells

Cells do karate and practice eating whole pies in their free time

All cells are produced from other cells

20.

Which organelle controls what goes in and out of the cell?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Golgi Apparatus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Ribosomes

21.

What is the function of the cell membrane?

a)

They give the support and framework of a cell.

b)

They control what comes in or out of the cell.

c)

They store food and water.

d)

They digest or break down material in a cell.

22.

What does a plant cell have that an animal cell does not have?

a)

vacuole

b)

cell membrane

c)

chloroplasts

d)

mitochondria

23.

This organelle is like a storage room that holds water and food for the cell.

a)

Lysosome

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Vacuole

24.

Organisms whose cells do not have a nucleus are called _____.

a)

Eukaryotes

b)

Bicellular

c)

Multicellular

d)

Prokaryotes

25.

An organism made of only one cell is called

a)

Eukaroyotic

b)

Monocellular

c)

Multicellular

d)

Unicellular

26.

 

The densely packed area of a cell that has the DNA and controls the cell's activities.

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Golgi Body

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mityochondria

27.

When an organism has cells with a nucleus, they are called....

a)

Archaea

b)

Prokaryotes

c)

Bacteria

d)

Eukaryotes

28.

Which organelle converts energy found in food into a form that cells can use?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Nucleolus

29.

Which organelle is used to store water?

a)

Cell wall

b)

vesicles

c)

Ribosome

d)

Vacuole

30.

This organelle functions to package and deliver proteins

a)

Lysosome

b)

Golgi Apparatus

c)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

d)

Mitochondria

31.

This organelle is responsible for destroying worn out cell parts

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Lysosomes

c)

Golgi Apparatus

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

32.

What is located on the rough endoplasmic reticulum?

a)

lysosomes

b)

ribosomes

c)

cotton candy

d)

mitochondria

33.

The endoplasmic reticulum functions to

a)

transport materials

b)

destroy old cell parts

c)

make ribosomes

d)

package proteins

34.

If you are using a 10X eyepiece and a 100X objective, what is the total visual magnification achieved?

a)

1000X

b)

110X

c)

3000X

d)

100X

35.

What are organelles?

a)

Structures that carry out specific functions within a cell

b)

The outer layer of a cell

c)

Genetic material found in prokaryotic cells

d)

Hair-like structures on the surface of a cell

36.

Who concluded that all plants are made of living cells?

a)

Virchow

b)

Hooke

c)

Schwann

d)

Schleiden

37.

The scientist who first described living cells as seen through a simple microscope was

a)

van Leeuwenhoek

b)

Schleiden

c)

Hooke

d)

Schwann

38.

One advantage of electron microscopes over light microscopes is their

a)

size

b)

higher magnification

c)

two-dimensional image

d)

use of live specimens

39.

Specialized cells are found only in

a)

animals

b)

single-celled organisms

c)

bacteria

d)

many-celled organisms

40.

A Cells function can include obtaining food and water and getting rid of________

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Protein

c)

Wastes

d)

Oxygen

41.

Compound microscopes focus the light through__________ to produce a magnified image.

a)

Lenses

b)

Eyes

c)

Nose Piece

d)

Slide

42.

A(n) ________ lens has a center that is thicker then its edges.

a)

Glass

b)

Compound

c)

Magnifying

d)

Convex

43.

The______ describes how cells are related to living things.

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Cell Theory

c)

Robert Hooke Theory

d)

Organism Theory

44.

The ability to distinguish between two nearby objects is called_______.

a)

Identification

b)

Magnification

c)

Resolution

d)

Sophistication

45.

The scientists who determined that all animals are made out of cells was_______.

a)

Hooke

b)

Schleiden

c)

Schwann

d)

Virchow

46.

The scientists who determined that all animals are made out of cells was_______.

a)

Hooke

b)

Schleiden

c)

Schwann

d)

Virchow

47.

A compound microscope with a 10x eyepiece and a 40x objective has magnification of___________.

a)

10x

b)

40x

c)

50x

d)

400x

48.

Organelle: control center of the cell ("the brain")

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

nucleolus

d)

lysosome

49.

Organelle: protects the nucleus

a)

nuclear envelope

b)

cell wall

c)

cell membrane

d)

endoplasmic reticulum

50.

Organelle: produce ribosomes

a)

ribsome

b)

nucleolus

c)

nucleus

d)

vacuole

51.

Organelle: receives, packages, and redistributes materials

a)

golgi body

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

vacuole

d)

chloroplast

52.

Organelle: produce proteins

a)

ribosome

b)

nucleolus

c)

lysosome

d)

mitochondria

53.

Organelle: uses sunlight to produce food & energy for the cell

a)

cytoplasm

b)

mitochondria

c)

chloroplast

d)

vacuole

54.

An instrument that makes small objects look larger is a(n) _________.

a)

microscope

b)

telescope

c)

contact lenses

d)

stethoscope

55.

Organelle: protects and supports plant cells

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

nucleus

d)

nuclear envelope