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Introduction to Cells
Multiple Choice
Write the letter of the correct answer on your answer document.
1.The invention of the microscope made it possible for people to discover
a. plants.
c. animals.
b. skin.
d. cells.
2.Which of the following statements is part of the cell theory?
a. Only plants are composed of cells.
b. All cells are produced from other cells.
c. Cells can be produced from nonliving matter.
d. Cells are one of several basic units of structure and function in living
things.
3.What is the function of a cell membrane?
a. to support the cell
b. to perform different functions in each cell
c. to control which substances enter and leave the cell
d. to form a hard outer covering for the cell
4. A screen on a window is most like which organelle found in a cell
a. cell wall
b. cell membrane
c. cytoplasm
d. chloroplasts
5. Which are only found in plant cells?
a. endoplasmic reticulum
b. chloroplasts
c. cell wall
d. B & C
6.Which organelles store food and other materials needed by the cell?
a. mitochondria
c. ribosome
b. chloroplasts
d. vacuoles
7.Cells in many-celled organisms
a. all look the same.
b. all have the same basic structures.
c. are often quite different from each other.
d. are the same size in every part of the organism.
8.What is the total magnification of a microscope with two lenses when one lens has a
magnification of 10, and the other lens has a magnification of 30?
a. 10
c. 300
b. 30
d. 3000
9.Which organelle is the control center of a cell?
a. mitochondrion
b. ribosome
c. nucleus
d. chloroplast
10. Which of the following is an example of a prokaryotic cell?
a. animal cell
c. plant cell
b. archaea
d. algae
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Matching
Match each term with the correct description below.
a. lysosomes
e. cell wall
b. vacuoles
f. mitochondria
c. Golgi bodies
g. nucleus
d. endoplasmic reticulum
h. organelles
11.Membrane-bound spaces for temporary storage of food, water and waste
12.Convert energy into food and stores until needed
13.Protects the cells of plants
14.Helps make proteins and other substances
15.Structures within the cytoplasm of cells
16.Directs all the activities of the cell
17.Contain substances that break down food particles and worn-out cell parts
18.Packages and distributes materials from the endoplasmic reticulum
True/False
Write a capital T or F indicating True or False on your answer document.
19.The shape of a cell may tell you something about the job the cell does.
20.The cell theory is the result of the hypothesis and observation of one person.
21.Both plants and animals are made up of cells.
22.The cell theory states that all cells come from cells that already exist.
23.Some cells are specialized and perform specific functions that benefit the organism.
24. Plants and animal cells have exactly the same organelles and construction.
25 All prokaryotic cells are multicellular.
26. All eukaryotic cells have a nucleus.
Match the structure with the correct organelle.
27. nucleus
28. Endoplasmic reticulum
29. Golgi Bodies
30. Mitochondria
31. Ribosome
32. Lysosome
33. cell membrane
34. vacuole
Scientists and the Cell Theory
Match the scientist to his contribution to the cell theory.
35. Schleiden
36. Schwann
37. Leeuwenhoek
38. Virchow
39. Hook
A. was the first to see the remains of cells
B. discovered all plants are made of cells
C. said cells come from other cells
D. discovered all animals are made of cells
E. built microscopes & discovered that living
things moved and were smaller than the eye
could see
Microscopes
Correctly label each part of the microscope
40. eye piece
41. stage
42. light source
43. arm
44.gross and fine knobs
45. objective lenses
On numbers 46-50 write the order of the following terms that show how organisms are organized.
organ system, tissue, organ, cells, organism
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