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1: Introduction to Cells
Lesson 3.1: True or False
Name____________________________ Class_______ Date ________
Write true if the statement is true and false if the statement is false.
______ 1. Individual cells are so tiny that they must be viewed with an electron microscope.
______ 2. Robert Hooke viewed cork cells using a light microscope that he himself made.
______ 3. Anton van Leeuwenhoek used a light microscope to view plaque from his own teeth!
______ 4. The magnification of a microscope is the same number as its resolution.
______ 5. Individual organelles can be seen with an electron microscope.
______ 6. One strand of the cell theory states that all cells have a nucleus.
______ 7. Another strand of the cell theory states that all living organisms are comprised of one
or more cells.
______ 8. Today, the spontaneous generation of life hypothesis is generally accepted as true.
______ 9. Most cells are small so that they have a large surface-area-to-volume ratio.
______ 10. One micrometer (µm) is the same distance as 10-2 meters.
______ 11. Most cells are between 1 and 100 µm in diameter.
______ 12. All cells that synthesize proteins have ribosomes.
______ 13. Prokaryotic cells do not have a nucleus.
______ 14. Prokaryotic cells do not have any genetic material.
______ 15. Eukaryotic cells lack mitochondria.
Definition
a. the minimum distance that two points can be separated by and still be distinguished as two
separate points
b. The general term for all of the material inside the cell, between the cell membrane and the
nucleus
c. The membrane bound organelle that contains DNA; found in eukaryotic cells
d. A watery fluid that contains dissolved particles and organelles
e. contains the genetic information needed for building structures such as proteins
f. Structure that carries out specific functions inside the cell
g. The general term for all of the material inside the cell, between the cell membrane and the
nucleus
h. typical of simple, single-celled organisms, such as bacteria; lack a nucleus and other
membrane bound organelles
i. The organelles on which proteins are made (synthesized)
j. The smallest unit that can carry out the processes of life; the basic unit of all living things
3. Define a gene.
4. What is a chromosome?