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WorksheetsCell Theory & Structure
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Makes energy (ATP) for the cell from glucose and oxygen.
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Centriole
d)
Rough ER
2.
Structures made of microtubules that aid in cell division (reproduction) in animal cells.
a)
Chromatin
b)
Centriole
c)
Nucleus
d)
Chloroplast
3.
Stores water, food, and waste. Animals have small ones and plants have a large central one.
a)
Chromatin
b)
Vacuole
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Mitochondria
4.
Every cell is surrounded by a cell membrane.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Prokaryotes have a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Plant and animal cells have identical organelles.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Humans are what type of organisms?
a)
Prokaryotes
b)
Eukaryotes
8.
Organisms such as plants and fungus are what types of organisms?
a)
Prokaryotes
b)
Eukaryotes
9.
The nucleus is an organelle that contains heredity information.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
What is the function of the Golgi apparatus?
a)
Transports proteins
b)
Makes proteins
c)
Packages proteins
d)
Digests proteins
11.
What is the function of a lysosome?
a)
Stores water
b)
Breaks down waste
c)
Transports materials
d)
Hold genetic material
12.
What organelles carry out cellular respiration?
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Vesicles
c)
Cytoskeleton
d)
Mitochondria
13.
Genetic material is found in which organelle?
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Golgi Complex
c)
Nucleolus
d)
Nucleus
14.
What is the function of a ribosome?
a)
makes protein
b)
contains genetic material
c)
in animal cell only
d)
makes sugar
15.
What does a vacuole do?
a)
Makes proteins
b)
Digests waste
c)
Stores water (large in plants)
d)
Contains genetic material
16.
What is the job of mitochondria?
a)
Converts light energy to sugar
b)
Makes oxygen
c)
Converts sugar to ATP
d)
Photosynthesis
17.
Which structures are present in BOTH animal and plant cells?
a)
Vacuole, nucleus and cell membrane
b)
Nucleus, cell wall, cytoplasm
c)
Nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm
d)
Cell membrane, chloroplast, cell wall
18.
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
19.
Which of these best completes this concept map?
a)
an animal cell
b)
a prokaryotic cell
c)
a plant cell
d)
a bacteria
20.
Which organelle is the site where amino acids are synthesized into proteins? (We did not discuss amino acids yet, but you can do this!)
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
21.
Number 1:
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Centriole
d)
nucleus
22.
Number 2:
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Smooth ER
c)
Rough ER
d)
Golgi apparatus
23.
Number 5:
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Golgi apparatus
c)
Centriole
d)
nucleus
24.
Bacteria is what kind of cell?
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
25.
The basic unit of all living things are what?
a)
atoms
b)
cells
c)
bacteria
d)
plants
26.
What does the term "unicellular" mean?
a)
one cell
b)
many cells
c)
no nuclues
d)
DNA
27.
What does the term "multicellular" mean?
a)
one cell
b)
no cells
c)
many cells
d)
no nucleus
28.
According to the cell theory, all cells come from other...
a)
cells
b)
plants
c)
nucleus
d)
microscopes
29.
What type of cell does not have a nucleus?
a)
eukaryotic
b)
prokaryotic
30.
Plants and animal cells are examples of ___ cells
a)
prokaryotic cells
b)
eukaryotic cells
31.
______________ are the basic unit of living things.
a)
Kittens
b)
Organisms
c)
Cells
d)
Organelles
32.
Type of cell shown?
a)
Bacterial
b)
Prokaryotic
c)
Eukaryotic
d)
Red blood
33.
Which of the following is NOT a type of eukaryotic cell?
a)
mushroom cell
b)
pea leaf cell
c)
bacterial cell found in Swiss cheese
d)
alligator stomach cell
34.
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
35.
Some prokaryotes and eukaryotes have a cellular structure called a flagella. What is the purpose of the flagella and cilia?
a)
to transport molecules across the cell membrane
b)
to propel the cell through liquid
c)
to collect food for the cell
d)
to tell the cell the direction of a food source
36.
Type of cell shown?
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
c)
Bacterial
d)
Plant
37.
Which scientist disproved spontaneous generation of large organisms by showing maggots came from flies not from rotting meat?
a)
Redi
b)
Needham
c)
Spallanzani
d)
Pasteur
38.
Which scientist designed a special flask that allowed air in but kept microbes out and once and for all disproved spontaneous generation?
a)
Redi
b)
Needham
c)
Spallanzani
d)
Pasteur
39.
What does biogenesis mean? Life comes from....
a)
life, by reproduction
b)
nonliving matter
c)
the beginning of life
40.
What does the cell wall do?
a)
Supports and protects plant cells
b)
Makes the food for plants
c)
Controls the cell
d)
Is the jelly like substance of the cell
41.
What part of the plant cell makes glucose (food)?
a)
cell membrane
b)
chloroplast
c)
cytoplasm
d)
nucleus
42.
What two molecules are created in photosynthesis?
a)
CO2 and Water
b)
Oxygen and Water
c)
Glucose and Oxygen
d)
Glucose and CO2
43.
What two molecules are needed for photosynthesis to occur?
a)
oxygen and water
b)
CO2 and water
c)
glucose and water
d)
CO2 and glucose
44.
The green pigment in plants is due to the presence of what?
a)
chlorophyll
b)
chlorine
c)
chlorophyta
d)
chromatophores
45.
A plant vacuole is different from an animal vacuole because
a)
plant vacuoles are small and animal vacuoles are large
b)
Plant vacuoles are large and and animal vacuoles are small
c)
plant vacuoles are specialized, such as contractile vacuoles
d)
Animal vacuoles store large amounts of water. Plant vacuoles store food.
46.
The plant cell wall is made up of what?
a)
chitin
b)
peptidoglycan
c)
cellulose
d)
glycogen
47.
What is the jelly-like substance that holds organelles called?
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Cytoskeleton
c)
Cell Membrane
d)
Nuclear Envelope
48.
Found INSIDE the cell, this helps animals cells maintain their shape.
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Cytoskeleton
c)
Lysosomes
d)
Ribosomes
49.
These are short, hair-like projections that aid in movement and attachment.
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Flagella
c)
Cilia
d)
Ribosomes
50.
Ribosomes are found on the surface of what organelle (to aid in making proteins)?
a)
Smooth ER
b)
Golgi Apparatus
c)
Lysosomes
d)
Rough ER
51.
Modifies and packages macromolecules for shipment throughout the cell.
a)
Smooth ER
b)
Ribosome
c)
Cytoskeleton
d)
Golgi Apparatus
52.
Helps make proteins. Found in all cells.
a)
Rough ER
b)
Lysosomes
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Ribosomes
53.
Breaks down and recycles macromolecules in the cell
a)
Ribosome
b)
Lysosome
c)
Vacuole
d)
Cytoskeleton
54.
Found inside the nucleus, makes ribosomes
a)
Nucleus
b)
Nucleolus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Chromatin
55.
Photosynthesis occurs here, it contains the green pigment chlorophyll
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Choloroplast
c)
Chromatin
d)
Vacuole
56.
Which is ONLY found in plant cells, NOT animal cells?
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Lysosomes
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Cytoskeleton
57.
Which is only found in ANIMAL cells, NOT plant cells?
a)
Cell wall
b)
Lysosomes
c)
Vacuoles
d)
Cell Membrane
58.
Which structures includes all of the others?
a)
nucleus
b)
nucleolus
c)
gene
d)
chromosome
59.
Which structure is usually present only in animal cells?
a)
nucleus
b)
cell membrane
c)
cytoplasm
d)
centriole
60.
Which structure is responsible for structure and support in animal cells (made of microtubules!)
a)
cell wall
b)
cytoskeleton
c)
centrioles
d)
lysosomes
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