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The Small But Mighty Cell Trivia Quiz

This quiz covers different facts concerning the cell.

A multiple-choice quiz by longhorngirl. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
longhorngirl

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
273,215

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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3385

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following devices would allow you to observe not only a living cell, but also the organelles inside? Hint

Light microscope

Telescope

Scanning electron microscope

Both the light microscope and the scanning electron microscope are correct

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who came up with the name 'cell' to describe the smallest living biological structure? Hint

Isaac Newton

Theodor Schwann

Albert Einstein

Robert Hooke

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the term for "little organs" within the cell? Hint

Organs

Micro-organs

Little organs

Organelles

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Question 4 of 10

4. What are the power generators of the cell called? Hint

Mitochondria and ribosomes

Mitochondria and chloroplasts

Mitochondria and nucleus

Mitochondria and cell membrane

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Question 5 of 10

5. When a life form has cells which are organized by internal membranes and a cytoskeleton, it is known as which of the following? Hint

Euphite

Prokaryote

Eukaryote

Monocotyledon

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Question 6 of 10

6. In what part of the cell does the electron transport chain (ETC) take place? Hint

Endoplasmic reticulum

Cytoplasm

Mitochondria

Golgi apparatus

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following does not make up the energy used by cells known as ATP? Hint

Adenine

Water

Ribose

Three phosphates

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Question 8 of 10

8. According to Cell Theory, do all cells come from pre-existing cells?

Yes

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is one thing that all prokaryotic cells lack? Hint

Cytoplasm

Ribosomes

Cell wall

Nuclear membrane

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following is a prokaryotic cell? Hint

Bacteria

Fungi

Protists

Plants

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following devices would allow you to observe not only a living cell, but also the organelles inside?

Answer: Light microscope

Both the scanning electron microscope and the powerful light microscope may be used to view organelles, however, the process used to prepare a slide for viewing in the electron microscope kills the cell. Living cells may only be viewed by a light microscope.

2. Who came up with the name 'cell' to describe the smallest living biological structure?

Answer: Robert Hooke

In 1665, Robert Hooke coined the name 'cell' from the Greek cellular, which means "room", when he compared the cork cells he saw through his microscope to the small rooms in which monks lived.

3. What is the term for "little organs" within the cell?

Answer: Organelles

The organelles of an organism vary between plant, animal, and prokaryotic cells. Organelles all work together within the cell, just as organs within the human body work together.

4. What are the power generators of the cell called?

Answer: Mitochondria and chloroplasts

The generators of the cell are the mitochondria and chloroplasts. Animal cells don't have chloroplasts, so the task of making energy for the cell falls on the mitochondria, which takes substances such as sugar and converts it into energy for the cell. In plant cells, the chloroplasts convert sunlight into sugars, and the mitochondria takes that and converts it into energy for the cell.

5. When a life form has cells which are organized by internal membranes and a cytoskeleton, it is known as which of the following?

Answer: Eukaryote

Eukaryotic cells make up life forms such as plants, animals, fungi, and protists. They are usually about ten times the size of prokaryotic cells, which are not as organized as eukaryotic cells, and do not have membrane-bound structures. The monocotyledon is one of the two major flowering groups, and I just made up euphite.

6. In what part of the cell does the electron transport chain (ETC) take place?

Answer: Mitochondria

The electron transport chain takes place across the cristae of the mitochondria.

7. Which of the following does not make up the energy used by cells known as ATP?

Answer: Water

Adenosine triphosphate, or ATP, consists of adenine, ribose, and three phosphates. When the last bond of the three phosphates is broken, ATP becomes ADP, or adenosine diphosphate.

8. According to Cell Theory, do all cells come from pre-existing cells?

Answer: Yes

According to the Cell Theory, all cells come from pre-existing cells through the process of reproduction. Of course, this theory does not explain how the first cell arose - abiogenesis is the usual explanation for this.

9. What is one thing that all prokaryotic cells lack?

Answer: Nuclear membrane

All prokaryotic cells lack a nuclear membrane and most intracellular organelles which are found in eukaryotic cells. Ribosomes are one exception, however, since they are found in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

10. Which of the following is a prokaryotic cell?

Answer: Bacteria

Bacteria, such as Yersinia pestis, which causes the bubonic plague, are prokaryotic, while all protists, fungi, plants, and animals are eukaryotic.

Source: Author longhorngirl

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