Review Sheet - Microbiology
Multiple Choice:
1. Select the answer that best describes the comparison between the mitochondria to a DJ in a
club?
a. Both provide food
b. Both control what is going on
c. Both give off energy
d. Both take orders
2. Which statement is true about the cell theory?
a. Most living things are made up of cells.
b. Cells are produced by nonliving objects.
c. Cells do not perform life-supporting functions.
d. Cells make up all living organisms that perform life functions.
3. Which of these statements explain a characteristic of living things?
a. Life originates in simple environments.
b. Life originates in complex environments.
c. Living cells are produced by nonliving cells.
d. Living cells are produced by other living cells.
4. Cell function is most dependent on which cell characteristic?
a. size
b. shape
c. color
d. structure
5. What is the primary function of the vacuoles in animal cells?
a. to release energy
b. to provide support
c. to store materials
d. to transport waste
6. How do lysosomes function inside the cell?
a. Lysosomes manufacture proteins for the cell.
b. Lysosomes distribute enzymes throughout the cell.
c. Lysosomes assist the nucleus in DNA synthesis.
d. Lysosomes serve as the cell’s digestive system.
7. ____________________ is a series of tiny, beating, hair-like projections that allow a cell to
move?
a. cilia
b. flagella
c. eye spots
d. pseudopods
8. Which best describes the difference between unicellular and multicellular organisms?
a. Unicellular organisms have nuclei, while multicellular organisms do not.
b. Unicellular organisms produce their own energy, while multicellular organisms must
get energy from another source.
c. Unicellular organisms reproduce and then die, while multicellular organisms can
reproduce many times.
d. Unicellular organisms carry out all life processes within one cell, while multicellular
organisms contain cells that have specialized jobs.
9. The cell _________ protects the plant cell.
a. Vesicle
b. Ribosome
c. Cell wall
d. Cilia
11. Which is the primary function of mitochondria in animal cells?
a. To release energy
b. To provide support
c. To store materials
d. To transport waste
12. Cell function is most dependent on which cell characteristic?
a. Size
b. Shape
c. Color
d. Structure
13. Which system in the human body performs a function similar to the lysosome?
a. The nervous system
b. The skeletal system
c. The digestive system
d. The circulatory system
14. Which statement below describes the relationship between flagella and cilia in animal cells?
a. They are both structures used in digestion.
b. They are both structures used in movement
c. They are both structures used in circulation
d. They are both structures used in reproduction
15. What is the method of movement for the Paramecium?
a. Beating cilia
b. Moving flagella
c. Whip-like appendages
d. Stretching and bending
16. The central vacuole is only found in the ______________ cell.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Prokaryotic
Animal Cell
Plant cell
Flagellum
17. Which of the Following Protists is not unicellular?
a. Volvox
b. Paramecium
c. Ameoba
d. Euglena
18. ______________ is a protist that is able to make its own food due to the presence of
chloroplast and an eyespot.
a. Volvox
b. Paramecium
c. Ameoba
d. Euglena
19. In _______________ cells genetic material such as DNA is enclosed within a membrane.
a. Living Cells
b. Non Living Cells
c. Prokaryotic Cells
d. Eukaryotic Cells
20. Movement is a characteristic of a living thing.
a. True
b. False
Complete the Review sheet using your notes from this week.
1. What are the characteristics of living things?
2. What is one function of all living cells?
3. What characteristic determines the function of the cell?
4. What is the function of mitochondria?
5. What is the function of lysosome?
6. What is the function of the cell membrane?
7. What is the function of the nucleus?
8. What is the function of the vacuole?
9. How does a paramecium move?
10. How does an amoeba move?
11. What is a Volvox? How is it different from a paramecium or euglena?
12. How are unicellular and multicellular different?
13. What are two characteristics of protists?
14. What are 4 types of protists?
15. What are the 4 characteristics common to all living things?
16. Briefly describe how each part of the cell theory applies to the cells in your body.
17. Use page 22E to compare plant and animal cells.
What cell parts do these two have in common?
What cell parts do plant cells have that animal cells do not have?
18. Explain how a car is not a living thing.
19. Which protists are considered consumers?
20. Which protists are considered producers?