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Cells Unit 3

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the first person to discover cells?
a)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
b)
Robert Hooke
c)
Rudolf Virchow
d)
Mattias Schleiden
2.
What did Leeuwenhoek create to look at cells?
a)
Light Bulb
b)
Telescope
c)
Cork Cells
d)
Microscope
3.
What is NOT part of the cell theory?
a)
All living things have blood cells. 
b)
All organisms are made of one or more cells.
c)
The cell is the basic unit of all living things.
d)
All cells come from existing cells. 
4.
Why are most cells so small?
a)
So we can see them with a microscope.
b)
So they can fit in our bodies. 
c)
So they can take in food and get rid of waste. 
d)
So they can reproduce quickly.
5.
What cell part is NOT found in all cells?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Genetic Material
6.
The two kinds of cells are Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes. How are they different?
a)
Prokaryotes have a nucleus.
b)
Eukaryotes have a nucleus.
c)
Prokaryotes are plant cells.
d)
There is no difference.
7.
How are eukaryotes different from prokaryotes?
a)
They aren't different, except the spelling.
b)
Phone a friend :/
c)
Eukaryotes have a NUCLEUS, prokaryotes do NOT!
d)
Prokaryotes have a NUCLEUS, eukaryotes do NOT!
8.
What organelle do plants have surrounding their cells that animal cells lack?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Woody Stems
c)
Sharp thorns
d)
Cell Membrane
9.
What is the main function of the cell membrane?
a)
Digestion
b)
Storage
c)
Protecitve Barrier
d)
INSANE IN THE MEMBRANE!
10.
What is NOT a name for the membrane that surrounds the nucleus?
a)
Double Membrane
b)
Genetic Material
c)
Nuclear Membrane
d)
Nuclear Envelope 
11.
What is the name of the dark spot inside some cells' nuclei?
a)
Nucleolus
b)
Pore
c)
Phospholipid
d)
Core
12.
What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?
a)
ER
b)
ATP
c)
YOLO
d)
DNA
13.
What is the difference between rough and smooth ER?
a)
There is no difference.
b)
Plants have rough ER, animals have smooth ER.
c)
What type of injuries the Doctors treat.
d)
Rough has ribosomes, smooth does not.
14.
Ribosomes are where proteins are made in cells, what are proteins made of?
a)
Amino Acids
b)
Meat
c)
Lipids
d)
Sugar and Spice
15.
What is the process that plant and algae cells use to make food?
a)
Water Cycle
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Decomposition
d)
Vegetarian
16.
How does the Golgi Complex package and ship proteins and other materials?
a)
Membrane pinches to form a small bubble. 
b)
Red blood cells transport materials.
c)
Bacteria delivers the materials.
d)
FedEx
17.
How do materials from the Golgi Complex move around the cell?
a)
Tiny delivery trucks.
b)
Materials are moved in special cells.
c)
Materials cannot move in or out of the cell.
d)
Vesicles (bubbles) move around or out of the cell.
18.
What is NOT a reason that lysosomes are important for cells?
a)
Lysosomes destroy worn out cells.
b)
Lysosomes contain instructions for how to make proteins.
c)
Lysosomes attack foreign invaders.
d)
Lysosomes get rid of waste from inside the cell.
19.
What is a cell membrane?
a)
hay
b)
cell wall
c)
protection
d)
the semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
20.
Another word for unicellular organisms
a)
Prokaryotic
b)
Plant Cell
c)
Eukaryotic
d)
Animal Cell
21.
What is the shape of a plant cell?
a)
Circle
b)
Square
c)
Oval
d)
triangle
22.
I am only found in a plant cell. What am I?
a)
cell wall
b)
mitochondria
c)
cytoplasm
d)
chloroplast
23.
Gives the cell a rigid, box-like shape; outside of the cell membrane; in plants.
a)
cytoplasm
b)
chromatin
c)
cell wall
d)
cell membrane
24.
Tiny cell structures that carry out specific functions within the cell.
a)
membranes
b)
nucleus
c)
organelles
d)
animalicules
25.
Plants perform photosynthesis through this organelle.  It captures energy from the sun and uses it to produce food for the cell.
a)
Chlorophyll
b)
Chloroplasts
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Golgi Apparatus
26.
This organelle is in all eukaryotic cells. It is the control center of the cell because it holds the DNA.
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Nucleus
c)
Chloroplasts
d)
Ribosomes
27.
This cell part is in ALL cells. It is the gel-like substance that provides cell shape.
a)
Chloroplasts
b)
Chromosomes
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Mitochondria
28.
The powerhouse of the cell is the...It converts energy from food into energy the cell can use
a)
Mitochondrion
b)
Golgi body
c)
Nucleus
d)
Ribosomes
29.
Cells make up an organisms...
a)
structure
b)
function
c)
structure and function
30.
One celled organisms are called...
a)
multicellular
b)
unicellular
c)
cellular
31.
A heart is made up of...
a)
general tissues
b)
cells from all over the body
c)
tissues made up of specialized cardiac cells
32.
Which is not part of the digestive system?
a)
lungs
b)
esophagus
c)
stomach
d)
intestine
33.
Why do materials need to get into a cell?
a)
so the cell gets bigger
b)
help the nucleus
c)
so the cell can grow
d)
so the cell can make function
34.
What things does a cell do to function?
a)
make energy
b)
use enzymes
c)
transport proteins
d)
all of the above
35.
Which has more cells?
a)
elephant
b)
horse
c)
squirrel
36.
What provides the energy during photosynthesis?
a)
dirt
b)
water
c)
sunlight
37.
Our cells need carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen to make energy.  Where does this come from?
a)
carbohydrates
b)
water
c)
fats