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Cell Structure & Function

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Mrs. Gonzalez favorite number?
a)
9
b)
10
c)
19
d)
23
2.
What is the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic. 
a)
prokaryotic has a nucleus and eukaryotic does not
b)
eukaryotic has a nucleus and prokaryotic does not 
c)
prokaryotic has DNA and eukaryotic does not
d)
eucaryotic have a cell wall and prokaryotic 
3.
All cells come from___________ cells.
a)
pregnant
b)
pre-existing
c)
paternal
d)
pin size
4.
Which of the following is NOT one of the basic points of Cell Theory?
a)
All living things are made of cells.
b)
The cell is the smallest living thing that can perform all the functions of life.
c)
Cells are too small to see without a microscope.  
d)
All cells must come from pre-existing cells.
5.
Which of the following is NOT a part of the cell theory?
a)
all living things are made of cells
b)
all cells have a nucleus
c)
all cells come from preexisting cells
d)
a cell is the basic structure and function of living things
6.
An example of a prokaryotic cells is _____.
a)
bacteria
b)
an animal cell
c)
a plant cell
d)
a virus
7.
What structure is only found in a plant cell.
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
vacuole
d)
chloroplast
8.
Prokaryote vs. Eukaryote 
Cytoplasm
a)
Eukaryote
b)
Prokaryote
c)
Both
9.
Prokaryote vs. Eukaryote                 Cell Wall
a)
Eukaryote
b)
Prokaryote
c)
Both
10.
Bacteria is what kind of cell?
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
11.
What kind of cell is this?
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
12.
What type of cell is pictured?
a)
Prokaryotic
b)
Eukaryotic
c)
Plant
d)
Animal
13.
Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells have many differences, but they also share some common features.  Which of the following may be found in either type of cell?
a)
Golgi bodies
b)
ribosomes
c)
mitochondria
d)
nucleus
14.
Which is true of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
a)
Prokaryotic cells are larger than eukaryotic cells.
b)
Eukaryotic cells do not have nuclei, and prokaryotic cells do have nuclei.
c)
Prokaryotic cells lack membrane-bound organelles, and eukaryotic cells contain membrane-bound organelles.
d)
Eukaryotic cells are simpler than prokaryotic cells.
15.
Proteins are produced at which cellular structures?
a)
nuclei
b)
ribosomes
c)
mitochondria
d)
chloroplasts
16.
Which of the following would be found in both eukaryotic AND prokaryotic cells?
a)
chloroplast
b)
cytoplasm
c)
nucleus
d)
endoplasmic reticulum
17.
Type of cell shown?
a)
Bacterial
b)
Prokaryotic
c)
Eukaryotic
d)
Red blood 
18.
What organelle helps with cell digestion?
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Ribosomes
c)
Golgi Complex
d)
ER
19.
In what organelle is the genetic material found inside?
 
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Golgi Complex
c)
Nucleolus
d)
Nucleus
20.
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.
21.
Which organelle is often called the freeway of the cell because they transport things around the cell?
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Endoplasmic Recticulum
c)
Golgi Apparatus
d)
Chloroplast
22.
Where are ribosomes produced?
a)
Nucleolus
b)
Endoplasmic reticulum
c)
Golgi body
d)
Vessicle
23.
A large fluid-filled vesicle located in the cytoplasm of a plant cell; stores water, enzymes, and waste; keeps toxic wastes away from the rest of the cell.
a)
Lysosome
b)
Vacuole
c)
Flagella
d)
Centrioles
24.
What organelle functions in storing water, waste, and food?
a)
Vacuole
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Ribosome
d)
Nucleus
25.
Amino acids link together to form proteins. In which organelle would this process occur?
a)
Lysosome
b)
Ribosome
c)
Centriole
d)
Mitochondria
26.
Which structure inside a plant cell allows it to perform photosynthesis?
a)
Cell wall
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Centrioles
27.
What is the main function of the endoplasmic reticulum in a cell?
a)
Produce protein
b)
Transport materials
c)
Generate ATP
d)
Package and distribute proteins
28.
Which of these supports the cell theory as it is stated today?
a)
Cells must contain a nucleus
b)
All organisms are made of more than one cell
c)
All cells come from pre-existing cells
d)
Not all cells are alive
29.
Under a microscope, what kind of cells lack membrane-bound internal organelles?
a)
Prokaryotes
b)
Eukaryotes
c)
Plants
d)
Animals
30.
Which types of cells would you most likely find very large numbers of mitochondria?
a)
Hair
b)
Bone
c)
Skin
d)
Muscle
31.
Name structure #1.
a)
nucleolus
b)
nucleus
c)
ribosome
d)
cytoplasm
32.
Name structure #5.
a)
rough ER
b)
nucleus
c)
vesicle
d)
cytoplasm
33.
Name structure #6.
a)
rough ER
b)
Golgi body
c)
Smooth ER
d)
cytoplasm
34.
Name structure #9.
a)
rough ER
b)
mitochondria
c)
smooth ER
d)
cell wall
35.
Which organelle breaks down worn-out cell parts and digests substances in the cell?
a)
lysosome
b)
centriole
c)
vacuole 
d)
nucleus