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Cells

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the cell membrane do? 
a)
keeps the inside from getting out and the outside from getting in.
b)
It controls what substances come into and out of the cell.
c)
It is the control center of the cell.
d)
It provides the power for the cell.
2.
What two things does a plant cell have that an animal cell doesn't have? 
a)
cell wall and chloroplasts.
b)
plant nucleus and cell wall.
c)
Chloroplasts and cell membrane.
d)
A recliner and a television.
3.
What is the function of the mitochondria? 
a)
To control what enters and leaves the cell.
b)
The mitochondria stores the genetic material for the cell.
c)
It converts energy from nutrients to energy the cell can use.
d)
The mitochondria gives plants their green color.
4.
The part of the cell known as the control center is called the _______________
a)
Mitochondria
b)
the DNA
c)
the endoplasmic reticulum
d)
The nucleus
5.
The chemical that gives plants their green color is _____________
a)
Chlorophyll
b)
Green dye #4
c)
Chloroform
d)
Clorox
6.
A maze of passageways that carry proteins and other materials from one of the cell to the other is called the _______________
a)
nucleus
b)
ribosome
c)
cell wall
d)
endoplasmic reticulum
7.
An organ is
a)
A collection of cells that work together for a specific purpose
b)
A group of tissues that work together for a specific purpose
c)
A large piano like instument
8.
Cells that have a nucleus are called 
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
c)
Bacterial
d)
Viral
9.
Cells without  a nucleus are called ____________________
a)
Prokaryotic
b)
Eukaryotic
10.
Cells without a nucleus are called ______________
a)
unnuclear
b)
eukaryotic
c)
bacterial
d)
prokaryotic
11.
The nucleus of plants and animals contain the genetic instructions for that organism. Those instructions are more commonly called   ___________
a)
blueprints
b)
RNA
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
DNA
12.
A tissue is a 
a)
thin, soft paper 
b)
a collection of organisms that work together
c)
a group of cells that work together for a specific purpose
13.
Cell theory states that all living things are composed of cells and that all cells come from ______________
a)
North Dakota
b)
other cells
c)
the nucleus
d)
the mitochondria
14.
We were not able to actually see cells until the invention of the 
a)
telescope
b)
stethoscope
c)
scope mouthwash
d)
microscope
15.
Bacterial cells do not have a 
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
sense of humor
d)
cell membrane
16.
Plants need a cell wall to 
a)
keep out illegal immigrants
b)
make the plant stronger
c)
provide energy to the plant
d)
contain the genetic material