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Cells Common Assessment

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
All cells have...
a)
a cell membrane, cytoplasm, and DNA
b)
a cell wall, a cell membrane, and mitochondria
c)
a nucleus, a cell membrane,and mitochondria
d)
There is nothing common to all cells
2.
In cells, cellular respiration occurs in the __________, while photosynthesis occurs in the __________.
a)
mitochondria; vacuole
b)
vacuole; chloroplast
c)
mitochondria; chloroplast
d)
chloroplast; mitochondria
3.
DNA is found in 
a)
the nucleus
b)
ribosomes
c)
the mitochondria
d)
the lysosomes
4.
The tough, rigid organelle found outside the cell membrane of some cells is called the
a)
cell wall
b)
ribosome
c)
vacuole
d)
mitochondria
5.
Which of these is similar to the function of a vacuole?
a)
An electric circuit
b)
A bakery manager
c)
A wall
d)
A closet
6.
The cell membrane is in charge of what?
a)
Holding the organelles
b)
Controlling what goes in and out of the cell
c)
Making proteins
d)
Holding DNA
7.
The organelle that is made mostly of water and holds the cell's organelles is the ...
a)
cell wall
b)
cytoplasm
c)
nucleus
d)
cell membrane
8.
Using the diagram:  
Which organelle is labeled under 1?
a)
chloroplast
b)
cytoplasm
c)
cell wall
d)
nucleus
9.
Using the diagram:
Which organelle is labeled number 2?
a)
chloroplast
b)
cytoplasm
c)
vacuole
d)
nucleus
10.
Using the diagram:
Which organelle is labeled numer 3?
a)
nucelus
b)
cell wall
c)
mitochondria
d)
cell memebrane
11.
Using the diagram:
Which organelle is labeled number 4?
a)
nucleus
b)
cell wall
c)
mitochondria
d)
cell membrane
12.
Using the diagram:
Which organelle is labeled number 5?
a)
chloroplast
b)
cytoplasm
c)
vacuole
d)
nucleus
13.
Using the diagram:
Which organelle is labeled number 6?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Cell Membrane
14.
Using the diagram:
Which organelle is labeled number 7?
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Vacuole
d)
Nucleus
15.
What type of cell is this?
a)
Animal Cell
b)
Prokaryote
c)
Plant Cell
d)
Bacteria
16.
Cell A has more mitochondria than cell B. It is more likely that ...
a)
Cell A produces more DNA than cell B
b)
Cell A produces more protein than cell B
c)
Cell A produces more energy than cell B
d)
Cell A produces more sugar than cell B
17.
A biologist discovers a new organism that is multicellular with a defined nucleus, chloroplasts, and a cell wall.  She should classify this as a(n)...
a)
bacterial cell
b)
animal cell
c)
plant cell
d)
human cell
18.
A single celled microorganism that lacks a nucleus is a ...
a)
eukaryote
b)
prokaryote
c)
organelle
d)
chromosome
19.
Plants, algae, and many bacteria make their own food through the process of ...
a)
digestion
b)
cellular respiration
c)
metabolism
d)
photosynthesis
20.
What type of instrument is used to look at cells?
a)
glasses
b)
bionculars
c)
telescope
d)
microscope
21.
What is the steel widget in the story?
a)
nucleus
b)
protein
c)
lysosome
d)
Golgi apparatus
22.
What is the town hall in the story?
a)
nucleus
b)
cell membrane
c)
enoplasmic 
d)
cytoplasm
23.
What is the scrap yard in the story?
a)
nucleolus
b)
ribosomes
c)
cell membrane
d)
lysosomes
24.
What is the small shops in the story?
a)
protein
b)
ribosomes
c)
Golgi Apparatus
d)
lysosomes
25.
What is the carpenter's union in the story?
a)
nucleus
b)
endoplasmic reticulum
c)
nucleolus
d)
mitochondria
26.
What is the special cart in the story?
a)
ribosomes
b)
mitochondria
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
golgi apparatus
27.
What is the postal office?
a)
Golgi Apparatus
b)
lysosomes
c)
ribosomes
d)
cell membrane
28.
What is the fence in the story?
a)
cell membrane
b)
mitochondria
c)
protein
d)
lysosomes
29.
What is the hydraulic dam?
a)
protein
b)
ribosomes
c)
mitochondria
d)
lysosomes
30.

Chloroplasts transforms light energy to release ________?

a)

food

b)

energy

c)

protein

d)

oxygen

31.

Mitochondrial diseases are long-term, genetic, often inherited disorders that occur when mitochondria fail to do what?

a)

give oxygen to the body.

b)

supply enough chlorophyll to the plant.

c)

give enough carbon dioxide.

d)

supply enough energy for the body to function properly.

32.

Green plants have the ability to make their own food. They do this through a process called photosynthesis, which uses a green pigment called chlorophyll. What is the role of the chlorophyll?

a)

to help spread seeds in plants

b)

to duplicate DNA

c)

to absorb sunlight

d)

help plants reproduce

33.

Look at the image and identify the brown line in the animal cell.

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

d)

Golgi Apparatus

34.

What is the correct order of organization?

a)

tissues-cells-organs-organ systems-organism

b)

cell-tissue-organs-organ systems-organism

c)

organism-cells-tissues-organ systems-organism

d)

tissues-cells-organs-organ sytems-organism

35.

The arrow is pointing to which part of the level of organization in the cell?

a)

organ

b)

heart

c)

membrane

d)

tissue

36.

What is is the smallest structural and functional unit of living organisms, which can exist on its own.

a)

protein

b)

ribsomess

c)

atom

d)

cell

37.

How does a cell maintain homeostasis?

a)

by producing DNA

b)

by packaging proteins

c)

by controlling the movement of substances across the cell membrane.

d)

by absorbing water and nutrients

38.

Would an athlete need more energy than a non-athlete?

a)

Yes

b)

No

39.

In order to produce new cells, your cells need to _________...

a)

Take in oxygen

b)

Divide

c)

Release CO2

40.

Butterflies have compound eyes, because of the many lenses they have , which level of organization is this?

a)

cell

b)

tissue

c)

organ

d)

organ system

41.

The function of Lysosomes is......

a)

Absorbs fat

b)

breaks down waste chemically

c)

detects foreign objects

d)

swims in the cell

42.

If your cells do not have a cell membrane this will happen...

a)

The cell will be flooded with water

b)

The cell will swell and explode

c)

The organelles will float out of the cell

d)

The cell will not be able to monitor what goes in and out of the cell