Name
Date
Cheek Cell Lab Quiz
Score
1. What is the purpose of Methylene Blue
1 POINT
A
to blott the cell and clear up any water
B
for the cells to absorb the dye to become more visible
C
to identify if the cell is mitocond ial based or nuclear based
D
all proka yotic cells have an affinity for dye
2. What is the first objective to which you view your check cell?
1 POINT
A
high
B
low
C
scanning
D
compound
3. Which knob should you use when in scanning power?
1 POINT
A
fine focus
B
diaphragm
C
course focus
4. The light microscope used in the lab is not powe ful enough to view other organelles in the
cheek cell, but what 3 pa ts of the cell were visible?
1 POINT
A
cell membrane, nucleus, proteins
B
cell wall, mitochond ia, nucleus
C
cell membrane, nucleus and cytoplasm
5. What are some simila ities between proka yotic and euka yotic cells.
1 POINT
A
small, complex, proteins, cell walls, nucleus
B
nucleoid, big, proteins, mitochond ia cell membrane
C
cell membrane, ibosomes, genetic info mation
D
cell membrane, amino acids, nucleus
6. What type of microscope was used to view the cheek cells?
1 POINT
A
scanning electron microscope
B
transmission electron microscope
C
compound microscope
D
stereoscope
7. What would be a notable difference between a plant and animal cell if you were viewing it
from a microscope.
1 POINT
A
mitochond ia
B
cell membrane
C
cell wall
D
nucleus
8. Some of the equipment needed for the cheek cell lab included:
1 POINT
A
glass slide and cover slip
B
scalpel and toothpick
C
glass slide and pet i dish
D
cover slip and Bunsen bu ner
9. Why is it impo tant to view your cheek cells?
1 POINT
A
to better understand lab practices, and continue to lea n in a individualistic setting and gain a
visually of microscopic features of the body
B
to gain a fu ther understanding of skin cell pa ts, lab protocols and study how collaborative
lea ning can enhance social skills
C
to understand and practice proper lab protocols, use hands on lea ning and gain a visual a cell
shape and st ucture for classroom co relation
D
it is necessa y to gain a deeper understanding of plant cells, practicing proper lab protocols
and work in a collaborative setting.
10. What type of slide preparation did you create?
1 POINT
A
d y mount
B
wet mount
C
cover slide
D
mineral oil slide
11. Is a cheek cell Euka yotic or proka yotic? How do you know?
2 POINTS
12. Why is it impo tant to know that ce tain cells are different from other cells?
3 POINTS
13. What organelles ( name just 3 were you unable to see? Why, discuss.
3 POINTS
14. What do you predict will be the differences between a plant cell and an animal cell?
2 POINTS