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Unit 1: Living Things, Microscopes, Cell

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the smallest unit of life; all living things are made of cells?

a)

Cell

b)

Tissue

c)

Organ

d)

Organism

2.

What is a tool that makes tiny objects look larger so we can see them?

a)

Microscope

b)

Telescope

c)

Stethoscope

d)

Thermometer

3.

What is the idea that (1) all living things are made of cells, (2) cells are the basic units of life, and (3) all cells come from other cells called?

a)

Cell Theory

b)

Evolution Theory

c)

Germ Theory

d)

Atomic Theory

4.

Scientist who first named “cells” after looking at cork under a microscope.

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

Gregor Mendel

5.

Scientist who built simple microscopes and saw tiny living organisms in water.

a)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

Robert Hooke

6.

Scientist who said all plants are made of cells.

a)

Schleiden

b)

Virchow

c)

Hooke

d)

Leeuwenhoek

7.

Scientist who said all animals are made of cells.

a)

Schwann

b)

Virchow

c)

Hooke

d)

Leeuwenhoek

8.

Scientist who said all cells come from existing cells.

a)

Virchow

b)

Schleiden

c)

Hooke

d)

Leeuwenhoek

9.

A stiff outer layer that supports and protects plant cells.

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cytoplasm

10.

A thin covering around all cells that controls what goes in and out.

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Mitochondria

11.

The “control center” of the cell that holds DNA.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Ribosome

d)

Cell membrane

12.

A small round structure inside the nucleus that makes ribosomes.

a)

Nucleolus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Golgi apparatus

d)

Lysosome

13.

A part of a cell that does a special job (like organs in your body). ________

a)

Organelle

b)

Molecule

c)

Tissue

d)

Nucleus

14.

A tiny organelle that makes proteins for the cell. ________

a)

Ribosome

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Lysosome

15.

The jellylike material that fills the cell and holds organelles in place.

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cell wall

d)

Mitochondria

16.

Organelles that release energy from food ("powerhouse" of the cell).

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Chloroplasts

d)

Golgi apparatus

17.

A system of tubes that helps make and move proteins and other materials in the cell.

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Golgi Apparatus

d)

Lysosome

18.

Packages and ships materials made in the cell.

a)

Golgi Body (Golgi Apparatus)

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Ribosome

19.

A sac that stores water, food, or waste in the cell.

a)

Vacuole

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Ribosome

20.

Fill in the blank: Organelles in plant cells that use sunlight to make food are called ________.

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Vacuole

21.

Fill in the blank: Organelles that break down waste and old cell parts are called ________.

a)

Lysosome

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Ribosome

d)

Chloroplast

22.

Fill in the blank: Made of many cells is called ________.

a)

Multicellular

b)

Unicellular

c)

Prokaryotic

d)

Acellular

23.

Fill in the blank: Made of only one cell is called ________.

a)

Unicellular

b)

Multicellular

c)

Tissue

d)

Organ

24.

A group of similar cells working together. ________

a)

Tissue

b)

Organ

c)

Organism

d)

System

25.

A body part made of different tissues working together.

a)

Organ

b)

Cell

c)

Atom

d)

Molecule

26.

A group of organs working together. ________

a)

Organ System

b)

Tissue

c)

Cell

d)

Organ

27.

A complete living thing. ________

a)

Organism

b)

Cell

c)

Tissue

d)

Molecule

28.

Something in the environment that causes a change or reaction.

a)

Stimulus

b)

Organism

c)

Response

d)

Receptor

29.

How an organism reacts to a stimulus.

a)

Response

b)

Habitat

c)

Nutrient

d)

Producer

30.

The process of growing and changing.

a)

Development

b)

Stagnation

c)

Regression

d)

Decay

31.

An old, disproven idea that living things can come from nonliving things.

a)

Spontaneous Generation

b)

Cell Theory

c)

Natural Selection

d)

Biogenesis

32.

Scientist who tested spontaneous generation by showing that maggots only appear on meat when flies can reach it.

a)

Francesco Redi

b)

Louis Pasteur

c)

Robert Koch

d)

John Needham

33.

Scientist who designed a special flask experiment that showed microorganisms come from other microorganisms, not from thin air, further disproving spontaneous generation. (Fill in the blank)

a)

Louis Pasteur

b)

Gregor Mendel

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Isaac Newton

34.

An organism that makes its own food (like plants). (Fill in the blank)

a)

Autotroph

b)

Heterotroph

c)

Parasite

d)

Decomposer

35.

An organism that must eat other living things for food (like animals). (Fill in the blank)

a)

Heterotroph

b)

Autotroph

c)

Producer

d)

Decomposer

36.

Fill in the blank: The ability to keep a stable, balanced internal environment is called _________.

a)

Homeostasis

b)

Metabolism

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Osmosis

37.

Fill in the blank: The part you look through to see the specimen is called the _________.

a)

Eyepiece

b)

Objective lens

c)

Stage

d)

Diaphragm

38.

Fill in the blank: The big knob used for first, rough focusing is called the _________.

a)

Coarse Adjustment Knob

b)

Fine Adjustment Knob

c)

Stage Clip

d)

Objective Lens

39.

Fill in the blank: The small knob used for clear, sharp focusing is called the _________.

a)

Fine Adjustment Knob

b)

Coarse Adjustment Knob

c)

Stage Clip

d)

Objective Lens

40.

Name the part of the microscope: The part you hold when carrying the microscope.

a)

Arm

b)

Stage

c)

Base

d)

Eyepiece

41.

Name the part of the microscope: The flat platform where you place the slide.

a)

Stage

b)

Objective lens

c)

Eyepiece

d)

Arm

42.

Name the part of the microscope: Holds the slide in place on the stage.

a)

Stage Clip

b)

Objective Lens

c)

Coarse Adjustment Knob

d)

Eyepiece

43.

Name the part of the microscope: The bottom of the microscope that supports it.

a)

Base

b)

Eyepiece

c)

Stage

d)

Arm

44.

Connects the eyepiece to the nosepiece.

a)

Body Tube

b)

Stage

c)

Base

d)

Arm

45.

Holds the objective lenses and rotates to change magnification.

a)

Nosepiece

b)

Stage

c)

Eyepiece

d)

Base

46.

The lens that makes the image the largest (strongest magnification). ________

a)

High-Power Objective Lens

b)

Low-Power Objective Lens

c)

Eyepiece Lens

d)

Mirror

47.

The lens that makes the image less large (weakest magnification).

a)

Low-Power Objective Lens

b)

High-Power Objective Lens

c)

Oil Immersion Lens

d)

Eyepiece Lens

48.

Controls how much light passes through the slide. The correct part is _______.

a)

Diaphragm

b)

Objective lens

c)

Eyepiece

d)

Stage

49.

Reflects light upward through the slide (on some microscopes). The correct part is _______.

a)

Mirror

b)

Objective lens

c)

Stage clip

d)

Coarse adjustment knob

50.

Cell part #2 is:

51.

Cell part #9 is:

52.

Cell part #5 is:

53.

Choose the Mitochondria on the cell diagram.

54.

Select the Golgi Apparatus.

55.

Cell part #8 is:

56.

Cell part #1 is:

57.

Label the 5 organelles.

58.

Match the following

a)

Makes ATP (energy).

1.

mitochondria

b)

control center of the cell, contains DNA

2.

nucleus

c)

makes proteins

3.

ribosomes

d)

protects the cell and lets stuff in and out of cell, maintains homeostasis

4.

cell membrane

e)

converts sunlight into glucose (sugar) for the plant cell

5.

chloroplast

59.

Match the following

a)

Cleans up the cell

1.

Lysosome

b)

Storage tanks of the cell

2.

Vacuole

c)

Control center of the cell

3.

Nucleus

d)

Energy production of the cell

4.

Mitochondria

e)

Outer layer of the cell

5.

Cell membrane

60.
What am I?
a)
cell wall
b)
mitochondria
c)
cytoplasm
d)
chloroplast
61.

What organelle is represented by this image?

a)

rough endoplasmic reticulum

b)

smooth endoplasmic reticulum

c)

ribosome

d)

nucleus

62.

What organelle does this image represent?

a)

Golgi Apparatus

b)

Ribosome

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplast

63.

The Cell Theory:

  1. 1. All living organisms are composed of one or more ​ (a)   . (Unicellular or Multicellular)

  2. 2. All cells arise from ​ (b)   cells. (Not from Spontaneous Generation)

  3. 3. Cells are the structural and functional unit of ​ (c)   . (Nothing living smaller than a Cell)

Choose from the below words
cells
preexisting
life
64.

The Cell Story:

  1. 1. All living things are made of one or more ​ (a)   . (Some have one, some have many)

  2. 2. All cells come from other ​ (b)   cells. (They do not appear from nowhere)

  3. 3. Cells are the smallest living parts of ​ (c)   . (Nothing alive is smaller than a cell)

Choose from the below words
cells
preexisting
life
65.

Match the following parts of the Cell Theory

a)

Cells are the ______ of life

1.

basic unit

b)

All cells come from...

2.

pre-existing (other) cells

c)

All organisms are made of

3.

cells

66.

A long time ago, some people believed that living things could come from non-living things. This theory was called ​ (a)   . Now, scientists know that all cells come from existing cells. This is part of a theory called ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
spontaneous generation
cell theory
67.
All living and non-living things are made up of cells.
a)
True
b)
False
68.

Please label the cell pictured.

69.

Select the correct Cell: This cell is considered complex since it contains a well-defined nucleus and membrane-bound organelles. Animals, Plants, Fungi, and Protists are considered this type of cell.

70.
Question Image

Match the following biological terms with their definitions.

a)

Cell

1.

The basic unit of all forms of life

b)

Nucleus

2.

The control center of a cell

c)

Prokaryote

3.

A unicellular organism without a nucleus

d)

Eukaryote

4.

An organism whose cells contain a nucleus

71.

Label the parts of a microscope

72.

Drag the parts below to the correct spot on the microscope.