WorksheetsCells and Characteristics of Life practice quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Life cycles begin with
a)
fertilization
b)
growth
c)
reproduction
d)
death
2.
What grows out of a seed after it falls to the ground?- use the life cycle diagram to help you answer this question.
a)
it grows leaves
b)
it produced fruit
c)
it immediately grows into a small tree
d)
it immediately become a seedling
3.
Based on the life cycle shown, what does a larva grow into?
a)
a pupa
b)
an egg
c)
an adult
d)
another larva
4.
Arrows in life cycles mean
a)
the organism is moving from one stage of life to another
b)
the organism is physically moving
5.
When a life cycle is complete
a)
it starts over again
b)
all organisms die
6.
Reproduction means
a)
making more of its own kind
b)
making many different organisms from one
c)
growing into an adult
d)
the same thing as growth
7.
An organism can grow when
a)
it builds more substance than it wears out
b)
it uses up all of the substances it builds
c)
burns off all of its energy
d)
it dies
8.
The smallest unit of life is
a)
the cell
b)
a mouse
c)
a human
d)
a mealworm
9.
An organism that is made up of one cell is called
a)
unicellular
b)
multicellular
10.
An organism made up of many cells is called
a)
multicellular
b)
unicellular
11.
A bacteria would be
a)
unicellular
b)
multicellular
12.
A human would be
a)
multicellular
b)
unicellular
13.
Energy is the ability to
a)
do work
b)
reproduce
c)
grow
d)
eat
14.
True of false: All organisms obtain energy by eating
a)
false
b)
true
15.
Humans obtain their energy by
a)
photosynthesis
b)
eating
c)
decomposing
16.
Plants obtain their energy by
a)
photosynthesis
b)
eating
c)
decomposing
17.
Humans sweating because it is too hot outside is an example of
a)
response to environment
b)
growing
c)
energy
d)
life cycles
18.
True or false: Organisms respond to only certain conditions, not all conditions in the environment
a)
true
b)
false
19.
All cells have
a)
a cell membrane
b)
a cell wall
c)
mitochondria
d)
chloroplasts
20.
prokaryotic cells lack
a)
a nucleus
b)
DNA
c)
ribosomes
d)
cytoplasm
21.
The two types of eukaryotic cells are plants and ___________ cells
a)
animals
b)
bacteria
c)
prokaryotic
22.
This organelle provides energy for the cell
a)
mitochondria
b)
cytoplasm
c)
Golgi complex
d)
ER
23.
This structure provides protection and support for a plant and bacteria cell.
a)
cell wall
b)
cell membrane
c)
cytoplasm
d)
nucleus
24.
This structure helps bacteria attach to surfaces
a)
pillus
b)
DNA
c)
Cell wall
d)
cytoplasm
25.
This organelle makes proteins
a)
ribosomes
b)
lysosomes
c)
vacuole
d)
chloroplasts
26.
This organelle stores materials like water and minerals
a)
vacuole
b)
ER
c)
Golgi complex
d)
mitochondria
27.
This jelly-like material helps support the organelles in the cell
a)
cytoplasm
b)
ER
c)
lysosomes
d)
ribosomes
28.
This is found in the nucleus in eukaryotic cells and free-floating in prokaryotic cells. Has genetic information to control the cell.
a)
DNA
b)
proteins
c)
vacuoles
d)
cell membrane
29.
Helps an animal cell and a bacteria cell move
a)
flagella
b)
pillus
c)
cell wall
d)
cell membrane
30.
transport materials within a cell
a)
ER
b)
Golgi complex
c)
mitochondria
d)
chloroplast
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