Combined Biology - B1 Cell Biology

Question 1

Are animal and plant cells eukaryotic or prokaryotic?

Answer 1

Eukaryotic

Question 2

Are bacterial cells eukaryotic or prokaryotic?

Answer 2

Prokaryotic

Question 3

What type of cell is shown in the diagram below?

Answer 3

• Bacterial cell

Question 4

Which cells are the smallest out of bacterial cells, animal cells and plant cells?

Answer 4

Bacterial cells

Question 5

What is a plasmid?

Answer 5

A ring of DNA

Question 6

What is the function of the ribosomes?

Answer 6

To make proteins

Question 7

What is the function of the cell wall?

Answer 7

Strengthens the cell

Question 8

What is the main molecule that makes up cell walls?

Answer 8

Cellulose

Question 9

Name three cell parts that are found in plant cells but not found in animal cells.

Answer 9

• Cell wall
• Chloroplasts
• Vacuole

Question 10

In which type of cells are plasmids found?

Answer 10

• Bacterial cells

Question 11

What is the function of the mitochondria?

Answer 11

Respiration

Question 12

What is the function of the cell membrane?

Answer 12

Controls what goes in and out of the cell

Question 13

What is the function of the vacuole?

Answer 13

Contains cell sap (water, salts and sugars)

Question 14

What is the function of the chloroplasts?

Answer 14

Photosynthesis

Question 15

What is the function of the cytoplasm?

Answer 15

Where chemical reactions occur

Question 16

Name the part of the animal cell labelled A.

Answer 16

Ribosome

Question 17

Name the part of the animal cell labelled B.

Answer 17

Nucleus

Question 18

Name the part of the animal cell labelled C.

Answer 18

Cell membrane

Question 19

Name the part of the animal cell labelled D.

Answer 19

Mitochondria

Question 20

Name the part of the animal cell labelled E.

Answer 20

Cytoplasm

Question 21

Name the part of the plant cell labelled A.

Answer 21

Nucleus

Question 22

Name the part of the plant cell labelled B.

Answer 22

Ribosome

Question 23

Name the part of the plant cell labelled C.

Answer 23

Mitochondria

Question 24

Name the part of the plant cell labelled D.

Answer 24

Cell membrane

Question 25

Name the part of the plant cell labelled E.

Answer 25

Cytoplasm

Question 26

Name the part of the plant cell labelled F.

Answer 26

Vacuole

Question 27

Name the part of the plant cell labelled G.

Answer 27

Chloroplast

Question 28

Name the part of the plant cell labelled H.

Answer 28

Cell wall

Question 29

What piece of equipment is needed to see cells?

Answer 29

Microscope

Question 30

True or false: A human is made up of trillions of cells.

Answer 30

True

Question 31

Which organisms are often found as single cells?

Answer 31

Bacteria

Question 32

Name the green substance contained in chloroplasts.

Answer 32

Chlorophyll

Question 33

How do you calculate magnification on a microscope?

Answer 33

Magnification = eyepiece x lens

Question 34

Name the specialised cell shown in the image?

Answer 34

Nerve cell

Question 35

How are muscle cells specialised to contract?

Answer 35

They have lots of mitochondria for releasing energy

Question 36

Name the specialised cell shown in the image.

Answer 36

Muscle cell

Question 37

Name the specialised cell shown in the image.

Answer 37

Sperm cell

Question 38

Name the specialised cell in the image

Answer 38

Root hair cell

Question 39

How is the root hair cell specialised to absorb water?

Answer 39

It has a large surface area to absorb water.

Question 40

What are cells called when they have a specific shape to do a particular function?

Answer 40

Specialised cells

Question 41

Name the cell that has no nucleus and carries oxygen around the body

Answer 41

Red blood cell

Question 42

Name the process by which substances move in and out of the cell.

Answer 42

Diffusion

Question 43

What is a unicellular organism?

Answer 43

An organism made up of only one cell

Question 44

What equation links magnification, image size and real size?

Answer 44

Magnification = image size / real size

Question 45

Where are the two places where stem cells are found?

Answer 45

1. Embryos 2. Bone marrow

Question 46

What are cells that can turn into any type of cell called?

Answer 46

Stem Cells

Question 47

Are stem cells differentiated or undifferentiated?

Answer 47

Undifferentiated