Cell Basics and Types

T. Shawler

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  1. You are looking under a microscope and see a cell. It is very tiny and does not appear to have a nucleus. What type of cell is it?

    2. Your answer:
    plant
    eukaryotic
    prokaryotic

  2. This person first "named" cells after examining cork under a microscope?

    3. Your answer:
    Gregor Mendel
    Robert Hooke
    Charles Darwin

  3. This type of cell usually has large vacuoles for storing water.

    4. Your answer:
    prokaryotic
    animal
    plant

  4. The part of the eukaryotic cell where energy is produced is the

    5. Your answer:
    lysosome
    nucleus
    mitochondria

  5. DNA is housed in this eukaryotic organelle

    6. Your answer:
    endoplasmic reticulum
    nucleus
    mitochondria

  6. These tiny organelles are made in the nucleolus

    7. Your answer:
    golgi apparati
    endoplasmic reticulums
    ribosomes

  7. Plant cells have a ? which animal cells do not?

    8. Your answer:
    nucleus
    cell wall
    cell membrane

  8. The "clean up crew" of the cell that contains digestive enzymes for getting rid of worn out organelles and waste is the

    9. Your answer:
    nucleolus
    lysosome
    chromosome

  9. Bacteria are

    10. Your answer:
    eukaryotic
    not alive
    prokaryotic

  10. All cells have

    11. Your answer:
    mitochondria, DNA, and a nucleus
    ribosomes, cell wall, DNA
    ribosomes, cell membrane, DNA

  11. What happens on a ribosome?

    12. Your answer:
    DNA is made
    fats are made
    proteins are made (amino acids are assembled)

  12. You observe a cell under the microscope. It is rectangular in shape with two outer layers. You see a dark staining region in the cell. The cell is probably a

    13. Your answer:
    bacterial cell
    plant cell
    animal cell

  13. These organelles are found in plant cells and not in animal cells. They are the site for photosynthesis

    14. Your answer:
    vacuoles
    mitochondria
    chloroplasts

  14. Heart muscle cells probably have a large number of ? because they must produce an abundance of energy

    15. Your answer:
    nuclei
    mitochondria
    golgi apparati

  15. Fungi and protists are

    16. Your answer:
    eukaryotic
    patriotic
    prokaryotic

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