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Cells

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The basic unit of structure and function in all living things.
a)
chloroplast
b)
nucleus
c)
cell
d)
cell membrane
2.
This thin layer protects the cell and regulates what substances enter and leave the cell.
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell
c)
cell wall
d)
golgi body
3.
In a plant cell, a stiff wall surrounds the membrane, giving the cell a rigid, boxlike shape.
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell
c)
ribosome
d)
cell wall
4.
These organelles capture energy from sunlight and use it to produce food for the cell.
a)
cell membrane
b)
chloroplasts
c)
cell wall
d)
ribosomes
5.
A gel-like fluid in which many different organelles are found.
a)
cell membrane
b)
nucleus
c)
organelle
d)
cytoplasm
6.
Directs all the cell's activities.
a)
mitochondria
b)
chloroplasts
c)
vacuole
d)
nucleus
7.
A tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within a cell.
a)
organelle
b)
cell
c)
nucleus
d)
ribosomes
8.
What organelle controls the cell or is like "the brain" of the cell?  
a)
Lysosome
b)
Nucleus
c)
Nucleolus
d)
Chromosomes
9.
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
10.
This structure is a storage area for the cell. Plants usually have one large one.
a)
Lysosome
b)
Vacuole
c)
Ribosome
d)
Golgi Body
11.
Prokaryotic
a)
are single celled organisms that do not have a nucleus or membrane bound organelles
b)
a protective layer that covers the the cells surface and acts as a barrier
c)
is the smallest unit that can preform all he processes necessary for life
12.
Prokaryotic
a)
are single celled organisms that do not have a nucleus or membrane bound organelles
b)
a protective layer that covers the the cells surface and acts as a barrier
c)
is the smallest unit that can preform all he processes necessary for life
13.
Which organism listed below is a prokaryote?
a)
dog
b)
human
c)
sunflower
d)
bacterial cell
14.
What organelle controls the cell?
a)
Lysosome
b)
Nucleus
c)
Nucleolus
d)
Chromosomes
15.
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
16.
This structure is in plant cells but not animal cells. It is outside of the cell membrane and adds more support/structure/rigidity to the plant.
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Cell Nucleus
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
17.
Animal and plant cells are both this type of cell.
a)
Eukaryote
b)
Prokaryote
18.
What tool do you use to view cells?
a)
metric ruler
b)
magnifying glass
c)
microscope
d)
petri dish
19.
This scientist discovered and named the cell.
a)
Robert Hooke
b)
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
c)
John Dalton
d)
Mathias Schleiden
20.
Bacteria cells are this type of cell.
a)
Eukaryote
b)
Prokaryote
21.
This structure is a storage area for the cell. Plants usually have one large one.
a)
Lysosome
b)
Vacuole
c)
Ribosome
d)
Golgi Body
22.
The basic unit of structure and function in all living things.
a)
chloroplast
b)
nucleus
c)
cell
d)
cell membrane
23.
Long strands of chromosomes that contain deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) are located in the __________ of the cell.  
a)
nucleus
b)
cell membrane
c)
cytoplasm
24.
A typical animal cell is spherical in shape. 
a)
True
b)
False
25.
A typical plant cell is rectangular in shape.
a)
True
b)
False