Quiz about Cells

Question 1

Which of the following is the smallest unit of life that can carry out all life functions?

Accepted Answer

the cell

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the mitochondria

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the vacuoles

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the nucleus

Question 2

Which structures are found in every living cell?

Accepted Answer

cell membrane and cytoplasm

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chloroplasts and mitochondria

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a cell wall and nucleus

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chloroplasts and cell wall

Question 3

Which cell structure is found in plant and animals cells and controls what can come into or leave a cell?

Accepted Answer

cell membrane

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cytoplasm

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nucleus

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vacuole

Question 4

What is the function of the cell nucleus found in both plant and animal cells?

Accepted Answer

to control cell activity

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to produce energy

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to remove waste products

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to allow molecules to enter the cell

Question 5

What is one basic function of the plant vacuoles?

Accepted Answer

storing water

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circulating oxygen

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producing food

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controlling cell processes

Question 6

All cells need energy to function.  Which cell organelle is responsible for producing energy in the cell?

Accepted Answer

mitochondria

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chloroplasts

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nucleus

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vacuoles

Question 7

What is the function of a cell wall?

Accepted Answer

to protect and support the cell

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to perform different functions in each cell

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to prevent water from passing through it

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to prevent oxygen from entering the cell

Question 8

This cell part is in ALL cells. It is the gel-like substance that provides cell shape.

Accepted Answer

Cytoplasm

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Chloroplasts

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Chromosomes

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Mitochondria

Question 9

What tool do you use to view cells?

Accepted Answer

microscope

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metric ruler

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magnifying glass

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petri dish

Question 10

This structure is a storage area for the cell. Plants usually have one large one.

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Vacuole

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Lysosome

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Ribosome

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Golgi Body

Question 11

A typical plant cell is rectangular in shape.

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True

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False

Question 12

A tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within a cell.

Accepted Answer

organelle

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cell

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nucleus

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ribosomes

Question 13

What organelle controls the cell or is like "the brain" of the cell?

Accepted Answer

Nucleus

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Lysosome

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Nucleolus

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Chromosomes

Question 14

Plants perform photosynthesis through this organelle.  It captures energy from the sun and uses it to produce food for the cell.

Accepted Answer

Chloroplasts

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Chlorophyll

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Mitochondria

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Golgi Apparatus

Question 15

This thin layer protects the cell and regulates what substances enter and leave the cell.

Accepted Answer

cell membrane

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cell

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cell wall

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golgi body

Question 16

What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?

Accepted Answer

DNA

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ER

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ATP

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YOLO

Question 17

I am the outer most layer of an animal cell. What am I?

Accepted Answer

cell membrane

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cell wall

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nucleus

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cell skin

Question 18

What would happen to the plant cell without the chloroplasts?

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There wouldn't be an organelle that performs photosynthesis

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There wouldn't be an organelle that serves as the resevoir for water and waste

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There wouldn't be an organelle that regulates what comes in and out of the cell

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They wouldn't be an organelle that makes necesary proteins

Question 19

Rocks are not living because

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they are not made of cells

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they never move

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they aren't needed for humans

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they don't break down

Question 20

also known as the "powerhouse"

Accepted Answer

mitochondria

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cell membrane

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storage

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cytoskeleton

Question 21

A plant vacuole is different from an animal vacuole because

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Plant vacuoles are large and and animal vacuoles are small

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plant vacuoles are small and animal vacuoles are large

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plant vacuoles are specialized, such as contractile vacuoles

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Animal vacuoles store large amounts of water. Plant vacuoles store food.

Question 22

What mistake did Brady make on his model?

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He switched the labels for chloroplast and nucleus

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He should not have included a cell wall.

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He should not have included cytoplasm.

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He switched the labels for cell wall and cell membrane.

Question 23

What is E pointing to?

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mitochondria

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chloroplast

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ribosome

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vacuole

Question 24

What is A pointing to?

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vacuole

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mitochondria

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chloroplast

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ribosome

Question 25

What is D pointing to?

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nucleus

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chloroplast

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ribosome

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nucluoles

Question 26

This type of cell needs a cell wall and chloroplasts

Accepted Answer

Plant cell

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Animal Cell

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Bacteria

Question 27

The powerhouse of the cell is the...It converts energy from food into energy the cell can use

Accepted Answer

Mitochondrion

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Golgi body

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Nucleus

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Ribosomes

Question 28

What is the main function of the cell membrane?

Accepted Answer

Protecitve Barrier

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Digestion

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Storage

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INSANE IN THE MEMBRANE!

Question 29

I am only found in a plant cell. What am I?

Accepted Answer

chloroplast

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cell wall

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mitochondria

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cytoplasm

Question 30

Label A

Accepted Answer

cell membrane

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Cell wall

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cytoplasm

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nucleus

Question 31

Label C

Accepted Answer

Cytoplasm

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Chloroplast

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Vacoule

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Cell membrane

Question 32

Label C

Accepted Answer

Nucleus

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Cell membrane

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Cell wall

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Cytoplasm

Question 33

Four students examined the cells and made the following observations:
Student 1: Cell 1 is a plant cell because it has a cell wall
Student 2: Cell 2 is an animal cell because it has a nucleus
Student 3: Cell 1 is a plant cell because it has chloroplasts
Student 4: Cell 2 is an animal cell because it has a cell membrane
Who is correct?

Accepted Answer

Student 1 and Student 3

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Student 1 and Student 2

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Student 2 and Student 3

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Student 2 and Student 4

Question 34

What 2 organelles do plant cells have that animal cells do not?

Accepted Answer

Chloroplast

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Cell Wall

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Cytoplasm

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Cell Membrane

Question 35

Which of the following organelles are found in animal cells?

Accepted Answer

Nucleus

Accepted Answer

MItochondria

Accepted Answer

Cell Membrane

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Cell Wall

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Chloroplast

Cells

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