Cell Structure and Function Review

A cell is...

• the basic unit of structure and function in living organism
• an organism
• a basic part of everything that we see
• found only in animals, not plants

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Which of the following are NOT found in animal cells

• chloroplasts and cytoplasm
• chloroplasts and cell wall
• cell wall and cell membrane
• mitochondria and nucleus

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Which of the following converts food into energy for the cell?

• vacuole

• mitochondria

• cytoplasm

• cell membrane

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Which structures are found in every living cell?

• cell membrane and cytoplasm
• chloroplasts and mitochondria
• a cell wall and nucleus
• chloroplasts and cell wall

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Cell organelles that are responsible for digesting food, worn out organelles and other cellular wastes are called ___________________.

• Mitochondria
• Vacuoles
• Lysosomes
• Chlororplasts

Chloroplasts in plant cells allow the plant to perform a function that animal cells cannot do.  What is the main function of the chloroplasts found in plant cells?

• to absorb light energy and manufacture food
• to remove waste materials by active transport
• to manufacture chemical energy from food
• to control the shape of the cell

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Who discovered and named cells? 

• Captain Hook
• Robert Hooke
• Zacharias Janssen
• Rudolf Virchow

Who noted that animals are made of cells and concluded that all living things are made of cells and cell products? 

• Rudolf Virchow
• Anton van Leeuwenhoek
• Theodor Schwann
• Robert Hooke

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Which is NOT a part of cell theory?

• All organisms are made of cells

• All existing cells come from preexisting cells

• All matter is composed of living cells

• The cell is the most basic unit of life

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Which of the following scientists was the first to observe bacteria?

• Anton van Leuwenhoek
• Matthais Schleiden
• Robert Hooke
• Theodor Schwann