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CH-Ch.1 Study Guide



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Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.  If false, change the identified word or phrase to make the sentence or statement true.
 

 1. 

A microscope is an instrument that makes distant objects look larger. _________________________

 

 2. 

A microscope that enlarges an object 400 times is said to have a resolution of 400. _________________________

 

 3. 

The outer boundary of a cell is the cell membrane. _________________________

 

 4. 

Organelles that use energy from sunlight to produce food are called mitochondria. _________________________

 

 5. 

Plant and animal cells usually are larger than bacterial cells. _________________________

 

 6. 

The cells in a many-celled organism often have different sizes and shapes. _________________________

 

 7. 

Water helps keep the temperature of cells from changing rapidly. _________________________

 

 8. 

An organic compound always contains carbon. _________________________

 

 9. 

In passive transport, materials move from a higher to a lower concentration through a cell membrane. _________________________

 

 10. 

The cell theory states that cells are produced from nonliving cells. _________________________

 

Essay
 

 11. 

How did the invention of the electron microscope help scientists learn more about the internal structures of cells?
 

 12. 

Describe the functions of the nuclear membrane, chromatin, and nucleolus.
 

 13. 

You are looking at the inside of a cell. Explain how you can tell whether the cell is animal, bacterial, or plant.
 

 14. 

State the function of each of the following: DNA, enzyme, fat, sugar. Classify each of them into the group of organic compounds to which they belong.
 

 15. 

Raising the temperature of a substance causes its molecules to move faster. Explain why raising the temperature of a liquid would speed up diffusion.
 

 16. 

Describe the two methods of active transport.
 

 17. 

Use the three points of the cell theory to explain how humans and bacteria are similar.
 

 18. 

Contrast mitochondria and chloroplasts.
 



 
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