Science8CellUnitPracticeTest

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ThispracticetestisdesignedtohelpyoudeterminewhatconceptsyouDOknowandmoreimportantly

whatconceptsyouDONOTknow!

GothroughthepracticetestTHREEtimes:(1)Onyourown (2)Withyournotes (3)Withanotherstudent

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Eachtime,ifyoucannotansweraquestion,drawacirclearoundittoidentifythatyoushouldreviewthisconceptwhenpreparingforthetest.

1. Listthe7characteristicsoflivingthings.

2. AnexplorerfromanothergalaxyhasarrivedonEarthandbelievescarsarelivingthings.a. Whichcharacteristic(s)ofalivingthingwouldacarshow?

b. Howwouldyouexplainthatacarisnotalivingthing?

3. Thecoarsefocusknobonamicroscopeshouldbeusedwithwhichobjectivelens(es)?

4. Aslideonthemicroscopeismovedtowardyou.Inwhichdirectiondoestheobjectyouare

viewingthroughtheeyepiecemove?

5. Labelthepartsofthemicroscopebelow.

6. Animalcellvs.plantcell.a. Whichtwoorganellesdoplantshavethatanimalsdonot?

b. Whataretheirfunctions?

7. Whichorganellestoresfoodandwaste?

8. Identifyeachcellstructurebelowandwriteitsfunction.

Structure FunctionA

B

C

D

9. Animalcellsdonothavechloroplasts.Explainwhy.

10. Compareandcontrasttheprocessesofcellularrespirationandphotosynthesis.

11. Whyarevacuolesusuallylargerinplantcellsthaninanimalcells?

12. Identifythefollowcellsaseitheraplantoranimalcellandthenlabeltheorganelles.

13. Summarizethe3keypointsofthecelltheory.14. Whatisthedifferencebetweenaprokaryoticandeukaryoticcell?Giveanexampleofeach.15. Describeonedifferencebetweenbacteriaandviruses.