Chapter 1 Practice Test – EXTRA CREDIT

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1) Which of the following is not made of cells?

       A) mushroom

       B) sand

       C) dog

       D) leaf

 

2) The first scientist to see animalcules, or tiny living things, was

       A) Robert Hooke

       B) Rudolph Virchow

       C) Mathias Schleiden

       D) Anton van Leeuwenhoek

 

3) Which scientist discovered that all plants are made of cells?

       A) Robert Hooke

       B) Rudolph Virchow

       C) Mathias Schleiden

       D) Anton van Leeuwenhoek

 

4) A structure that is found in plant cells, but not in animal cells is a

       A) cell wall

       B) nucleus

       C) cell membrane

       D) nuclear membrane

 

5) The grainlike organelles on which proteins are made are called

       A) Golgi Bodies

       B) ribosomes

       C) mitochondria

       D) endoplasmic reticula

 

6) Which organelles are more numerous in more active cells than in less active cells?

       A) ribosomes

       B) vacuoles

       C) mitochondria

       D) Golgi Bodies

 

7) The region between the cell membrane and the nucleus is called

       A) cell membrane

       B) cell wall

       C) chlorophyll   

       D) cytoplasm

 

8) DNA and RNA are examples of

       A) lipids

       B) nucleic acids

       C) proteins

       D) carbohydrates

 

9) Which type of organic compounds includes sugars and starches

       A) lipids

       B) nucleic acids

       C) proteins

       D) carbohydrates

 

10) The movement of molecules from an area  of greater concentration to an area of lesser concentration is called

       A) forced transport

       B) diffusion

       C) engulfing

       D) active transport

 

 

Fill in the blanks to complete each statement

 

11) ________________________________ are the basic unit of structure and function in living things.

 

12) Chloroplasts are found in the cells of _________

__________________ and some other organisms.

 

13) _________________________- are made up of amino acids.

 

14) The diffusion of water is called _____________ .

 

15) ______________________ transport requires energy.

 

 

If the statement is true write true. If it is false, change the underlined word or words to make the statement true.

 

_______________________ 16) Robert Hooke was the first scientist to use the term cell.

 

_______________________ 17) The ability to clearly distinguish the individual parts of an object is called magnification.

 

_______________________ 18) Water is stored in cells in organelles referred to as lysosomes.

 

_______________________ 19) Atoms are the smallest unit of elements.

 

_______________________ 20) Inorganic compounds always contain carbon.

 

Write an answer for each of the following in the spaces provided.

 

21) What is the cell theory?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22) How can you distinguish a plant cell from an animal cell?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23) Explain the importance of the cell membrane to the survival of the cell.