Quiz 1: The Cell and the Microscope

(Quiz 1: Question 14) Robert Hooke was the first to use the term _____ to describe tiny compartments in the cork. A. cells B. cubicles C. sections

A

(Quiz 1: Question 10) The fibrous outer covering surrounding plant cells is the: A. epidermis B. cell wall C. plasma membrane D. cytoplasm

B

(Quiz 1: Question 15) Galileo used _____ to examine the principles of lenses, thus improving on previous attempts at magnification. A. magnifying glass B. mathematics C. physics

B

(Quiz 1: Question 6) The Bible states that man was created in the _____ of God, and therefore is far more than just the collection of cells that make up his body. A. heart B. image C. mind D. place

B

(Quiz 1: Question 17) _____, sixteenth century eyeglass maker(s), experimented with glass lenses and a tube and found that objects could be magnified greatly. A. Anton van Leeuwenhoek B. Robert Hooke C. Hans and Zaccharias Janssen D. Charles Spencer E. Max Knott and Ernst Ruska

C

(Quiz 1: Question 18) Very little has changed in the structure of light microscopes since the 1840's, when an American, _____, was able to significantly improve the quality of the magnified images with his microscopes. A. Anton van Leeuwenhoek B. Robert Hooke C. Charles Spencer D. Max Knott

C

(Quiz 1: Question 2) One difference between human cheek cells and onion cells is: A. the presence of cytoplasm B. the absence of a nucleus in the plant cells C. the absence of a cell wall in human cells D. none of the above

C

(Quiz 1: Question 7) The spherical object within a cell which controls its activity is called the _____. A. vacuole B. cytoplasm C. nucleus D. epidermis

C

(Quiz 1: Question 3) The Bible teaches that: A. life is a property of matter B. God made our spirits and formed our body around them C. matter evolved, but our spirits were created D. our bodies were created, then had life breathed into them

D

(Quiz 1: Question 4) Schleiden and Schwann believed that: A. organisms were the basic unit of life B. both cells and organisms were basic units of life C. the questions of the basic unit of life were too abstract to answer D. none of the above

D

(Quiz 1: Question 8) The cellular material outside the nucleus is called the _____. A. vacuole B. cell wall C. epidermis D. cytoplasm

D

(Quiz 1: Question 19) The electron microscope was invented in Germany during the 1930's by _____. A. Anton van Leeuwenhoek B. Robert Hooke C. Hans and Zaccharias Janssen D. Charles Spencer E. Max Knott and Ernst Ruska

E

(Quiz 1: Question 5) (True or False) The Cell theory states that the cell is the basic unit of life, while the Organismal Theory states that the organism is the basic unit of life.

T

(Quiz 1: Question 9) (True or False) Life cannot be completely defined by the physical sciences.

T

(Quiz 1: Question 16) _____ was/were the first to carefully document observations of blood cells, sperm cells, and other microorganisms. A. Anton van Leeuwenhoek B. Robert Hooke C. Hans and Zaccharias Janssen D. Charles Spencer E. Max Knott and Ernst Ruska

A