IB Biology: Cell Theory
Cell theory, functions of life, sizes of common biological structures, magnification, limitations to cell size
- 1.Which of the following is a statement which comprises part of the modern cell theory?
- A.
All organisms are composed of one or more cells
- B.
Cells are the smallest units of life
- C.
All cells come from pre-existing cells
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 2.Which of the following is a statement which comprises part of the modern cell theory?
- A.
All organisms are composed of one or more cells
- B.
Cells are the basic unit of study in biology
- C.
All cells are alive
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 3.Which of the following is a statement which comprises part of the modern cell theory?
- A.
Cells were created in prebiotic Earth by chemical reactions catalyzed by lightning
- B.
Cells are made up of a number of different subunits
- C.
Cells are the smallest units of life
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 4.Which of the following is a statement which comprises part of the modern cell theory?
- A.
All cells come from pre-existing cells
- B.
Cells maintain homeostasis to stay alive
- C.
Cell reproduction involves hereditary molecules that can be passed to offspring
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 5.Who first observed cells in 1665 while observing cork with a microscope he built himself?
- A.
Mathias Schlieden
- B.
Robert Hooke
- C.
Antione van Leeuvenhoek
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 6.Who observed the first living cells and referred to them as "animalcules" (little animals)?
- A.
Mathias Schlieden
- B.
Robert Hooke
- C.
Theodore Schwann
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 7.Who observed the first living cells and referred to them as "animalcules" (little animals)?
- A.
Antione van Leeuvenhoek
- B.
Robert Hooke
- C.
Theodore Schwann
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 8.Who first observed cells in 1665 while observing cork with a microscope he built himself?
- A.
Theodore Schwann
- B.
Robert Hooke
- C.
Antione van Leeuvenhoek
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 9.Who observed the first living cells and referred to them as "animalcules" (little animals)?
- A.
Theodore Schwann
- B.
Louis Pasteur
- C.
Antione van Leeuvenhoek
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 10.Which of the following is considered a function of life?
- A.
Metabolism
- B.
Growth
- C.
Reproduction
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 11.Which of the following is considered a function of life?
- A.
Response
- B.
Homeostasis
- C.
Nutrition
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 12.Which of the following is considered a function of life?
- A.
Homeostasis
- B.
Response
- C.
Metabolism
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 13.Which of the following is considered a function of life?
- A.
Growth
- B.
Response
- C.
Reproduction
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 14.Which function of life iincludes all of the chemical reactions that occur within an organism?
- A.
Homeostasis
- B.
Metabolism
- C.
Nutrition
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 15.If something has its growth limited, is it still considered alive?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- C.
Only while it is growing
- D.
It depends on the circumstances
- E.
None of the above
- 16.Which of the functions of life involves hereditary molecules that can be passed to offspring?
- A.
Reproduction
- B.
Response
- C.
Growth
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 17.Which of the functions of life involves maintaining a constant internal environment?
- A.
Metabolism
- B.
Response
- C.
Nutrition
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 18.Which of the functions of life involves maintaining a constant internal environment?
- A.
Metabolism
- B.
Homeostasis
- C.
Growth
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 19.Which of the following is maintained through homeostasis?
- A.
Reproduction
- B.
Growth
- C.
Temperature
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 20.Which of the following is maintained through homeostasis?
- A.
Internal temperature
- B.
External temperature
- C.
Temperature gradients
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 21.Which of the following is maintained through homeostasis?
- A.
Temperature
- B.
Salt-water balance
- C.
PH
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 22.Which of the functions of life involves providing a source of compounds which provide an organism with energy and chemical compounds to maintain life?
- A.
Metabolism
- B.
Nutrition
- C.
Homeostasis
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 23.Which of the functions of life involves the reaction of organisms to environmental stimuli?
- A.
Reproduction
- B.
Response
- C.
Homeostasis
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 24.The regulation of internal temperature is an example of which of the functions of life?
- A.
Homeostasis
- B.
Metabolism
- C.
Nutrition
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 25.The regulation of pH levels in an organism is an example of which of the functions of life?
- A.
Metabolism
- B.
Response
- C.
Growth
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
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