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Review for Micro-Life Unit Test – May 2013
Answer the following questions in your journal.
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What is the function of the cell wall in a plant cell?
Which organelle contains the cell’s genetic material?
How does a vaccine work?
Why are viruses considered to be nonliving organisms?
Fleming’s 1928 discovery of a fungus killing bacteria led to the development of what
type of medicine?
6. What is the source of the energy used by plants during photosynthesis?
7. What is the function of the cell membrane?
8. A microscope has a 15x eyepiece and a 15x objective. What is the total magnification
for the microscope?
9. Define the term “antibiotic resistant” as it refers to bacteria.
10.Why do scientists place living organisms into groups?
11.How does the size of a virus compare to the size of a cell?
12.How does a bacteria cell differ from a plant or animal cell?
13.Place the following in order from smallest to largest: tissue, organ system, organism,
atom, cell, and organ.
14.The statement, “All organisms are made of cells” is the foundation of what theory?
15.What are two primary differences between plant and animal cells?
16.Define the term “tissue” as it refers to living organisms:
Review for Micro-Life Unit Test – May 2013
Answer the following questions in your journal.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
What is the function of the cell wall in a plant cell?
Which organelle contains the cell’s genetic material?
How does a vaccine work?
Why are viruses considered to be nonliving organisms?
Fleming’s 1928 discovery of a fungus killing bacteria led to the development of what
type of medicine?
What is the source of the energy used by plants during photosynthesis?
What is the function of the cell membrane?
A microscope has a 15x eyepiece and a 15x objective. What is the total magnification
for the microscope?
Define the term “antibiotic resistant” as it refers to bacteria.
Why do scientists place living organisms into groups?
How does the size of a virus compare to the size of a cell?
How does a bacteria cell differ from a plant or animal cell?
Place the following in order from smallest to largest: tissue, organ system, organism,
atom, cell, and organ.
The statement, “All organisms are made of cells” is the foundation of what theory?
What are two primary differences between plant and animal cells?
Define the term “tissue” as it refers to living organisms: