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All About Cells #2

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This organelle is a rigid outer layer that protects plant cells.
a)
Plasma Membrane
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Nucleus
d)
Chloroplast 
2.
This organelle controls what goes in and out of plant and animal cells.
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Centriole
d)
Cytoplasm
3.
The organelles that clean plant and animal cells by using chemicals to break down food and worn out cell parts are ______________.
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Nucleolus
d)
Cell Wall
4.
This organelle is like a train station in a city.  It can be found in both plant and animal cells.  This organelle has passageways within the cell that carry proteins and other materials from one part of the cell to another.
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Cytoskeleton
c)
Golgi Bodies
d)
Nucleolus
5.
The _____________ holds the DNA, and controls the functions of plant and animal cells.
a)
Nucleus
b)
Nuclear Membrane
c)
Nucleolus
d)
Ribosomes
6.
The _________ ____________ can be found in plant and animal cells, and receive proteins and materials from the ER, packages them, and distributes them.
a)
Rough Ribosomes
b)
Golgi Bodies
c)
Plasma Membrane
d)
Nuclear Membrane
7.
Transports molecules throughout the cell like a post office
a)
Golgi apparatus
b)
Endoplasmic reticulum
c)
Lysosome
d)
Cytoskeleton
8.
Provides structure and support to the cell
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Cytoskeleton
c)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
d)
Golgi apparatus
9.
What three things do ALL cells have?
a)
Cytoskeleton, Cell membrane, vacuole
b)
DNA, ribosome, nucleus
c)
Cell wall, cytoskeleton, golgi apparatus
d)
Cell membrane, cytoplasm, ribosomes
10.
Each cell has a specific job. Whatever job a cell does is called its ______________.
a)
Structure
b)
Function
c)
Limitation
d)
Homeostatis
11.
What organelle is responsible for making proteins?
a)
ribosomes
b)
lysosomes
c)
nucleolus
d)
centrioles
12.
Animal cells do not have...
a)
mitochondria
b)
lysosomes
c)
vacuoles
d)
chloroplasts
13.
This organelle breaks down food to release energy
a)
cytoskeleton
b)
chloroplasts
c)
mitochondria
d)
golgi bodies
14.
What organelle breaks down food molecules, cell wastes, and worn-out cell parts?
a)
mitochondria
b)
lysosomes
c)
vacuoles
d)
golgi bodies
15.
The system of channels that transport materials throughout the cell
a)
cytoplasm
b)
golgi body
c)
vacuoles
d)
endoplasmic reticulum 
16.
Who was the scientist who looked at a slice of cork under a microscope and saw the cork's cell walls?
a)
Robert Hooke
b)
Matthias Schleiden
c)
Anton van Leewenhoek
d)
Thedor Schwann
17.
Cell theory states that...
a)
all living things are made of cells
b)
cells are the basic unit of life 
c)
living things come from other living cells
d)
All of the above 
18.
The ____________________ are structures in the nucleus that contain genetic information.
a)
chromosomes
b)
nucleolus
c)
ribosomes
d)
golgi bodies
19.
The parts of the cell are also called
a)
matter
b)
blocks
c)
proteins
d)
organelles
20.
The basic unit of life is the _______________
a)
atom
b)
cell
c)
molecule
d)
organic compound
21.
Who was the scientist who concluded that all plants are made of cells?
a)
Robert Hooke
b)
Anton van Leewenhoek
c)
Rudolf Virchow
d)
Matthias Schleiden
22.
Who was the scientist that was the first person to see unicellular organisms from the pond water and/or dirty teeth, and he called them "animalcules"
a)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
b)
Matthias Schleiden
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Rudolf Virchow
23.
Which of the following are functions of both cells and living organisms?
a)
converting food to usable energy
b)
using water
c)
getting rid of waste
d)
all the answers are correct 
24.
Which of the following body parts has the most similar function to a cell wall?
a)
human eyes
b)
human skeleton
c)
human muscles
d)
human hair