Living Things and Cell Theory

Which object is not composed of cells?
1. Garden soil
2. Plank of wood
3. Feather
4. Leaf
What is the average size of most cells?
1. Less than 0.5 mm
2. Approximately 2.5 cm
3. 10 cm
4. Between 4 and 8 μm (micrometres)
What was the approximate magnification of the earliest microscope?
1. 10X
2. 0.25X
3. 100X
4. 6000X
Which statement is not a basic assumption about living things?
1. All cells are microscopic and are therefore considered to be abiotic
2. An organism can be made up of a single cell or as many as trillions of cells
3. Cells are created from existing cells through cell division
4. The cell is the smallest living organism that shows the characteristics of living things
A compound microscope
1. contains more than one lens, which magnifies the image.
2. magnifies more than one object at a time.
3. consists of two or more eyepieces.
4. uses several different wavelengths of light to magnify the image.
In a compound microscope, the image is magnified by
1. both the ocular lens and the objective lens.
2. the objective lens only.
3. by the condenser lens only.
4. the ocular, objective and the condenser lenses.
Imagine that you are attempting to view a ladybug larva under a compound microscope. Your image seems sharp but extremely dark and difficult to make out. Which adjustment would be least helpful in helping you to see your larva image?
1. Coarse adjustment knob
2. Lamp
3. Diaphragm
4. Condenser lens
If your compound microscope has a 4X ocular lens and objective lenses of 4X, 10X and 40X, what is its highest possible magnification?
1. 160X
2. 400X
3. 1600X
4. 6400X
What is the best way to carry a microscope around?
1. By its base
2. By its tube
3. By its arm
4. By its stage
Imagine you place a slide of a Daphnia under your microscope to view.

You really want to know how long it is but it is so small. You decide to place a ruler with millimeter marks across the diameter of your field of view. You discover your field of view is 2 mm across. Then you remove the ruler and place your Daphnia slide in place. You notice that your Daphnia takes up about one half of your field of view. The Daphnia is therefore
1. 1 mm long
2. 4 mm long
3. 2 mm long
4. There is not enough information to answer this question

Living Things and Cell Theory - Section 1.1 Quiz