Life is Cellular

Who used a compound microscope to see chambers within cork and named them “cells”?

• Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

• Robert Hooke

• Mattias Schlieden

• Rudolf Virchow

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What advance in technology made the discovery of cells possible?

• The centrifuge

• The particle accelerator

• The ultraviolet light

• The microscope

Which of the following is NOT a principle of the cell theory?

• Cells are the basic unit of life.

• All living things are made of cells.

• Very few cells are able to reproduce.

• All cells are produced from existing cells.

Which of these is NOT true of cells?

• They are much like empty rooms.

• They were first discovered in the 1600’s.

• They can be found in pond water.

• They contain a huge array of working parts.

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Which type of microscope can produce three-dimensional images of a cell’s surface?

• Transmission electron microscopes

• Scanning electron microscope

• Simple light microscope

• Compound light microscope

Looking under a microscope, you notice that the cell is a prokaryote.  How do you know?

• The cell lacks cytoplasm.

• The cell lacks a cell membrane.

• The cell lacks a nucleus.

• The cell lacks genetic material.

Which of the following organisms are prokaryotes?

• Plants

• Animals

• Bacteria

• Fungi

Which of the following enclose their DNA in a nucleus?

• Prokaryotes

• Bacteria

• Eukaryotes

• Viruses

Not all cells are alike.  Which of the following is NOT a true statement about differences between cells?

• Cells come in many different shapes.

• Different kinds of cells are different sizes.

• Some cells have a nucleus, but others do not.

• Most cells have a membrane, but some do not.

In the picture, which of the following conclusions could you draw about the cell?

• The cell is eukaryotic because it has a nucleus.

• The cell is prokaryotic because it has a nucleus.

• The cell is eukaryotic because it does not have a nucleus.

• The cell is prokaryotic because it does not have a nucleus.

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