Cells Quiz

What are cells?

• Building blocks of trees

• Building blocks of life

• Building blocks of houses

• Building blocks of Legos

What does it mean for an organism to be multicellular?

• It is made up of many cells

• It is a single celled organism

• It is made up of Legos

• It is made up of trees

How do new cells come into existence?

• Through division

• Through multiplication

• Through addition

• Through subtraction

What is a blastocyst?

• A group of cells surrounded by an outer shell

• A type of bacteria

• A type of animal

• A type of plant

What is the function of the nucleus in a cell?

• To give the cell its shape

• To control the cell

• To protect the cell

• To produce food for the cell

What is cytoplasm?

• A type of food for the cell

• A protective barrier surrounding the cell

• A part of the cell wall

• A clear gel-like fluid outside of the nucleus

What is the function of the cell membrane?

• To keep important things inside and unwanted things out

• To control the cell

• To give the cell its shape

• To produce food for the cell

What is the additional part found in plant cells but not in animal cells?

• Cell membrane

• Cell wall

• Nucleus

• Cytoplasm

What is the function of the cell wall in a plant cell?

• To control the cell

• To produce food for the cell

• To protect and support the cell

• To give the cell its shape

What is the function of chloroplasts in a plant cell?

• To produce food for the cell

• To create sugar through photosynthesis

• To control the cell

• To give the cell its shape