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Mills: Cell Structure & Function

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Animal and Plant cells are both this type of cell.
a)
Eukaryote
b)
Prokaryote
2.
What tool do you use to view the cells?
a)
metric ruler
b)
centrifuge
c)
microscope
d)
pipette
3.
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.
4.
The organelle packages and modifies proteins and sends the packaged proteins out of the cell.
a)
smooth ER
b)
rough ER
c)
golgi apparatus
d)
ribosomes
5.
This organelle is used for storage and is larger in plant cells than animal cells.
a)
lysosome
b)
cell membrane
c)
ribosomes
d)
vacuole
6.
Small non-living structures inside eukaryotic cells that have specific functions are called:
a)
Organisms
b)
Organs
c)
Organelles
d)
Organis
7.
Which statement is true about bacterial cells?
a)
The cells are very large
b)
The cells have no nucleus
c)
The are eukaryotes
d)
They have organelles
8.
Which is present only in eukaryotic cells?
a)
cell membrane
b)
cytoplasm
c)
DNA
d)
nucleus
9.
All cells must have a
a)
cell wall
b)
cell membrane
c)
nucleus
d)
nucleoli
10.
The main difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells is that
a)
prokaryotic cells are always larger
b)
prokaryotic cells do not have a cell membrane
c)
eukaryotic cells have a smaller cell nucleus
d)
eukaryotic cells have a more advanced cellular organization
11.
Who was the first  person to see cells under the microscope and give them their name?
a)

Mattias Schleiden

b)
Robert Hooke
c)
Theordor Schwann
d)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
12.
Which of the following is not part of the cell theory?
a)
cells must contain DNA 
b)
all living things are made from cells
c)
cells can only come from other cells
d)
cells are the basic unit of life
13.
He discovered that all plants are made of cells:
a)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
b)
Theordor Schwann
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Mattias Schleiden
14.
Who came up with the saying "every cell comes from another cell like it"
a)
Robert hooke
b)
Rudolph virchow
c)
Matthias schleiden
d)
Anton van leeuwenhoek
15.
What cell part is NOT found in all cells?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Genetic Material
16.
Bacteria cells are this type of cell.
a)
Eukaryote
b)
Prokaryote
17.
Which is an animal cell?
a)
Left
b)
Right
18.
The basic living unit that makes up organisms
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Nucleus
d)
Cell
19.
Which of the following statements is true about cells?
a)
All living things are made up of one or more cells.
b)
The cell is the basic unit of a living organism.
c)
Cells come from other cells.
d)
All the above.
20.
________ directs the activities of the cell and stores DNA.
a)
Nucleolus
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
The nucleus
d)
Cell Membrane
21.
A thin, flexible covering that surrounds all types of cells.
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Nucleus
d)
Cheese
22.
In plant cells, it is the rigid outer layer that surrounds the cell membrane. It protects the cell and helps plants stay upright.
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Lysosome
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Chloroplast
23.
Jelly-like substance that protects and supports cell organelles
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Cytoskeleton
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Cytoplasm
24.
What is the term for a cell without a nucleus?
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Plasmic
c)
Prokaryotic
d)
Viral
25.
When the cells of an organism regulate their internal environment in order to be balanced or stable, they are performing ________.
a)
diffusion
b)
osmosis
c)
respiration
d)
homeostasis
26.
breaks down food to release energy
a)
nucleus
b)
lysosomes
c)
mitochondria
d)
vacuole
27.
Breaks down sugar (glucose) to release energy. "Powerhouse"
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Vacuole
28.
Which of the following organelle is the power plant of a cell?
a)
Nucleus
b)
E.R.
c)
mitochondria
d)
ribosome
29.
This is a double layer of phospholipids that creates a barrier between the cells internal and external environments; it controls what comes in or out of the cell (selective permeable)
a)
Nucleus
b)
Cilia
c)
Cell membrane
d)
Flagella
30.
The function of Lysosome....
a)
Control all cell functions, contains the DNA
b)
Get rid of wastes
c)
Make proteins
d)
Contain chlorophyll; help photosynthesis
31.
What is known as the brain of a cell
a)
cell wall
b)
Cell membrane
c)
Nucleus
d)
Nuclues
32.
The Golgi apparatus _____.
a)
packages cell products for export
b)
eliminates waste
c)
stores DNA
d)
makes energy
33.
Where is DNA stored in a cell? 
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Golgi Complex
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Nucleus
34.
What is the fluid inside a cell called? 
a)
Endoplasimic Reticulum
b)
Orange Juice
c)
Water
d)
Cytoplasm
35.
Which of these is NOT a part of the Cell Theory?
a)
All cells are independent.
b)
Cells are the basic unit of living things. 
c)
All living things are one or more cells.
d)
Cells come from cells.
36.
This organelle helps plants keep their rigid structure. 
a)
Cell wall
b)
Cell membrane
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleus
37.
This organelle eliminates waste. 
a)
Nucleus
b)
ER
c)
Vacuole
d)
Lysosome
38.
This organelle makes proteins. 
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Nucleus
c)
Ribosome
d)
ER
39.
Which structure helps plants stand up?
a)
cell membrane
b)
lysosome
c)
Golgi apparatus
d)
cell wall
40.
The chloroplast _____.
a)
uses sugar to make energy
b)
eliminates waste products from the cell
c)
uses light energy to make sugar
d)
manufactures proteins for cell export
41.
A large fluid-filled vesicle located in the cytoplasm of a plant cell; stores water, enzymes, and waste.
a)
Lysosome
b)
Vacuole
c)
Flagella
d)
Centrioles
42.
Part of the nucleus where ribosomes are made.
a)
nuclear envelope
b)
nuclear matrix
c)
chromatin
d)
nucleolus
43.
This organelle transports materials from throughout the cell. 
a)
ER
b)
Ribosomes
c)
FedEx
d)
Golgi Complex
44.
This organelle creates energy.
a)
Nucleus
b)
Ribosome
c)
Mitochondria
d)
ER
45.
Bacterial cells are complex and have membrane organelles
a)
True
b)
False
46.
Plant and animal cells are identical. 
a)
True
b)
False
47.
Which organelle is only found in a plant cell? 
a)
nucleus
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria
d)
cell membrane
48.
This is part of the endoplasmic reticulum that is used to make proteins that will be used by other cells. It is lined with ribosomes.
a)
Vesicles
b)
Lysosomes
c)
Rough ER
d)
Smooth ER
49.
This converts solar energy into chemical energy (glucose) during photosynthesis; it contains chlorophyll which makes plants green.
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Cell wall
c)
Smooth ER
d)
Rough ER
50.
This organelle is in both plants and animals. It is a barrier between the cell and the environment.  It controls what goes in and out of a cell.
a)
cell wall
b)
cell membrane
c)
cell organelles
d)
mitochondria
51.
This structure is only in plant cells. It is outside of the cell membrane and adds more support/structure to the plant.
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Cell Nucleus
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
52.
surrounds the cell; controls what enters/leaves cell; maintains homeostasis
a)
vacuole
b)
cell wall
c)
cell membrane
d)
lysosome
53.
cells that lack a true nuclues
a)
animal
b)
prokaryotes
c)
eukaryotes
d)
fungus
54.
Number 1 is  a (the) - 
a)
Golgi Bodies
b)
Mitochondrion
c)
ribosome
d)
Nucleus
55.
Which term means "water-loving"?
a)
Cohesion
b)
Nonpolar
c)
Hydrophilic
d)
Hydrophobic
56.
Which term means "water-fearing"?
a)
Adhesion
b)
Polar
c)
Hydrophilic
d)
Hydrophobic
57.
The cell membrane is made mostly of
a)
phospholipid monolayer and proteins
b)
phospholipid bilayer and proteins
c)
proteins and carbohydrates bilayer
d)
triglycerides and carbohydrates
58.
What does it mean that a cell membrane is semi-permeable?
a)
It allows all substances in
b)
It allows some substances in
c)
It allows nothing in
59.
Grana, thylakoids, and stroma are all components found in
a)
vacuoles
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria
d)
ribosome
60.

Lenses used to change the magnification of the specimen

a)

Body Tube

b)

Eyepiece

c)

Objective lenses

d)

Diaphragm

61.

Holds objective lenses, used to change magnification

a)

Objective lenses

b)

body tube

c)

light source

d)

revolving nosepiece

62.

Changes the amount of light shinning through a specimen

a)

Light source

b)

Diaphragm

c)

Arm

d)

Fine adjustment

63.

Flat platform where you place the slide

a)

Base

b)

Stage

c)

Arm

d)

Light source

64.

Moves stage up and down to focus specimen

a)

Stage

b)

Stage clips

c)

Diaphragm

d)

Coarse adjustment

65.

Can you use the coarse adjustment on high power?

a)

Yes

b)

No

66.

What is the total magnification on high power?

a)

4

b)

100

c)

40

d)

400

67.

What is the total magnification of low power?

a)

4

b)

40

c)

100

d)

400

68.

What power lens should you always start on?

a)

Low

b)

Medium

c)

High

d)

Oil Immersion

69.

What part of the microscope is labeled 2?

a)

Body Tube

b)

base

c)

Light source

d)

Diaphragm

70.

What part of the microscope is labeled 3?

a)

Arm

b)

Stage

c)

Objective Lenses

d)

Nose piece

71.

Which part of the microscope is labeled 8?

a)

Fine adjustment knob

b)

Coarse adjustment knob

c)

light source

d)

objective lenses

72.

Which part of the microscope is labeled 9?

a)

Diaphragm

b)

Light source

c)

base

d)

stage