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Cell Structure, function, & division

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Number 1 is  a (the) - 
a)
Golgi Bodies
b)
Mitochondria
c)
ribosome
d)
Nucleus
2.
Identify this structure.
a)
cell wall
b)
cell membrane
c)
sap vacuole
d)
cytoplasm
3.
Identify this structure.
a)
cytoplasm
b)
cell wall
c)
chloroplast
d)
cell membrane
4.
Which structures are present in animal and plant cells?
a)
Vacuole, nucleus and chloroplast
b)
Nucleus, cell wall, cytoplasm
c)
Nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm
d)
Cell membrane, chloroplast, cell wall
5.
Joy took the notes shown below while learning about cells.
• Forms boundary between a cell and the outside environment
• Controls the movement of materials into and out of the cell
• Consists of double layer of phospholipids
a)
endoplasmic reticulum
b)
cell membrane
c)
cell wall
d)
nucleus
6.
What is the function of the cell membrane?
a)
Supports and protects the cell
b)
Controls the cell
c)
Controls what enters and leaves the cell.
d)
Metabolic reactions occur here
7.
Which cell structure is correctly paired with its primary function?
a)
ribosome - movement
b)
mitocondria - energy production
c)
vacuole - cell division
d)
nucleus - storage of nutrients
8.
This organelle controls the cell.
a)
Lysosome
b)
Nucleus
c)
Nucleolus
d)
Chromosomes
9.
The basic unit of all living things is ______
a)
cells
b)
proteins
c)
oxygen
d)
bones
10.
This organelle is like a recycling center for the cell. It contains enzymes that digest material. 
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Lysosomes
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Chloroplasts
11.
This structure is a storage area for the cell. Plants usually have one large one.
a)
Lysosome
b)
Vacuole
c)
Ribosome
d)
Golgi Body
12.
Tiny cell structures that carry out specific functions within the cell. (The organs of a cell)
a)
membranes
b)
nucleus
c)
organelles
d)
animalicules
13.
What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?
a)
ER
b)
ATP
c)
YOLO
d)
DNA
14.
What is another word for 'body' cells?
a)
karyotypes
b)
somatic
c)
centromeres
d)
DNA
15.
To test for certain genetic diseases, taking a picture of your chromosomes can show extra copies or missing/altered pieces.  What are those chromosome picture sets called?
a)
gametes
b)
autosomes
c)
karyotype
d)
spindles
16.
This is a process used to increase cell size, make more body cells or even make new cells by way of asexual reproduction
a)
Karyotype
b)
Meiosis
c)
Synthesis
d)
Mitosis
17.
This is a process used to make sex cells (gametes).
a)
Necrosis
b)
Meiosis
c)
MItosis
d)
Halitosis
18.
How many daughter cells are produced during meiosis? Are the diploid or haploid?
a)
2; diploid
b)
2; haploid
c)
4; diploid
d)
4; haploid
19.
How many chromosomes total does a human have?
a)
23
b)
5
c)
46
d)
7
20.
How many sets of chromosomes do humans have?
a)
23
b)
5
c)
46
d)
7
21.
What would the sex chromosomes for a female human be?
a)
XX
b)
XY
c)
ZZ
d)
ZW
22.
An elephant has 56 chromosomes. How many chromosomes would each daughter cell have after mitosis?
a)
28
b)
46
c)
23
d)
56
23.
A kangaroo has 16 chromosomes found in its somatic cells. If the cells go through meiosis, how many chromosomes will each daughter cell have?
a)
16
b)
23
c)
8
d)
10