Life Science: Life's Structure and Function, Book A

Chapter 2: Cells

Standardized Test Practice

1.
What do all of the cells shown have in common?

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A)cell membrane
B)endoplasmic reticulum
C)flagellum
D)nucleus
2.
Which of the cells shown is a prokaryote?

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A)muscle cell
B)nerve cell
C)bacterium
D)red blood cell
3.
What structure would you find in a plant cell that you would not find in an animal cell?
A)Golgi body
B)nucleus
C)mitochondrion
D)chloroplast
4.
Which of the following is found in both a cell and a virus?
A)hereditary material
B)cell membrane
C)nucleus
D)mitochondria
5.
What does the bottom image in the diagram represent?

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A)host cell engulfing viruses
B)several viruses attacking a host cell
C)new viruses bursting out of a host cell
D)viral hereditary material entering a host cell
6.
What does the first image in the diagram represent?

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A)a host cell attacking a virus
B)a virus attaching to a host cell
C)a host cell duplicating viral hereditary material
D)new viruses forming inside a host cell
7.
What is the organelle shown in the diagram?

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A)cytoplasm
B)endoplasmic reticulum
C)mitochondrion
D)Golgi body
8.
Which of the following is not a part of the cell theory based on the observations and conclusions of Virchow?
A)Cells come from cells.
B)Cells contain tiny organelles.
C)Cells are the basic units of life.
D)Organisms are made of cells.
9.
A structure made up of two or more tissues that work together is called a(n)
A)organ.
B)organism.
C)organ system.
D)tissue.
10.
Which of these instruments can show the arrangement of atoms on the surface of a molecule?
A)scanning tunneling microscope (STM)
B)compound light microscope
C)scanning electron microscope (SEM)
D)transmission electron microscope (TEM)
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