Grade 6Sciencequiz16 questions

Cells

Grade 6: cells are building blocks, plant and animal cells, cell parts, microscopes.

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Questions

  1. What is the basic building block of all living things?

    • The atom
    • The cell
    • The organ
    • The tissue
    Show answerThe cell

  2. A group of similar cells working together is called what?

    • A molecule
    • A nucleus
    • A tissue
    • An organism
    Show answerA tissue

  3. Every living thing is made of one or more cells. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  4. A heart is made of different tissues working together. What is a heart called?

    • A cell
    • A molecule
    • An organ
    • An organism
    Show answerAn organ

  5. Which structure is found in plant cells but not in animal cells?

    • Cell membrane
    • Cell wall
    • Cytoplasm
    • Nucleus
    Show answerCell wall

  6. Which part of a plant cell contains chlorophyll for making food?

    • Chloroplast
    • Mitochondrion
    • Nucleus
    • Vacuole
    Show answerChloroplast

  7. Animal cells have a rigid cell wall outside the cell membrane. (True or false?)

    Show answerFalse

  8. What is the large water-filled space in many plant cells called? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerVacuole

  9. Which part of the cell controls its activities and holds its DNA?

    • Cell membrane
    • Chloroplast
    • Cytoplasm
    • Nucleus
    Show answerNucleus

  10. Which cell part releases energy from food through respiration?

    • Cell wall
    • Mitochondria
    • Ribosomes
    • Vacuole
    Show answerMitochondria

  11. What is the jelly-like substance filling a cell called?

    • Cell wall
    • Chlorophyll
    • Cytoplasm
    • Vacuole
    Show answerCytoplasm

  12. Which thin outer layer controls what enters and leaves a cell?

    • Cell membrane
    • Chloroplast
    • Ribosome
    • Vacuole
    Show answerCell membrane

  13. Which instrument do scientists use to see cells?

    • A microscope
    • A periscope
    • A telescope
    • A thermometer
    Show answerA microscope

  14. Name the part of a microscope you look through. (Answer out loud)

    Show answerEyepiece

  15. A microscope with a 10× eyepiece and a 40× objective lens magnifies 400 times. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  16. Who first used the word 'cell' after looking at thin slices of cork? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerRobert Hooke

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