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WorksheetsCell Process and Cell Division
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which cell structure controls all life processes for the cell?
a)
Vacuole
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Nucleus
d)
Cell membrane
2.
From simplest to the most complex, select the correct order:
a)
Organism - Organ System - Organ - Tissue - Cell
b)
Organ - Organ System - Tissue - Organism - Cell
c)
Cell - Tissue - Organ - Organ System - Organism
d)
Cell - Organ - Tissue - Organism - Organ System
3.
Which cell structure stores material?
a)
Vacuole
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Chloroplasts
d)
Mitochondria
4.
What is this process called?
a)
Active Transport
b)
Respiration
c)
Osmosis
d)
Diffusion
5.
Which of these is NOT found in an animal cell?
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
A small vacuole
d)
Cell Wall
6.
The process in which living organisms use oxygen to help break down food molecules to release energy is called ___
a)
Digestion
b)
Cellular Respiration
c)
Excretion
d)
Photosynthesis
7.
Which of these is found in a plant cell?
a)
Chloroplasts
b)
Cell Wall
c)
A large vacuole
d)
All of these
8.
What process is this diagram representing and what type of transport is this?
a)
Osmosis : Passive
b)
Photosynthesis : Active
c)
Digestion : Passive
d)
Mitosis : Active
9.
Which cell structure provides energy and is the "power house" of the cell?
a)
Chloroplasts
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Smooth ER
d)
Vacuole
10.
A group of organs working together to perform a life function for a multi-cellular organism would be called a(n) ___
a)
Cell
b)
Tissue
c)
Organism
d)
Organ system
11.
Which cell structure transports materials throughout the cell?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Smooth ER
d)
Mitochondria
12.
Which is FALSE about unicellular organisms?
a)
They can preform photosynthesis
b)
They do not have to carry out all basic functions of life
c)
They are less complex than multi-cellular organisms
d)
They must contain DNA
13.
Which cell structure controls what enters and leaves the cell?
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Cell wall
c)
Smooth ER
d)
Chloroplasts
14.
Does this model correctly represent equilibrium?
a)
No
b)
Yes
15.
Which cell structure is the site of photosynthesis?
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Chloroplasts
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Vacuole
16.
Which is an example of homeostasis?
a)
Your dog barking when a doorbell rings
b)
A bird learning how to fly
c)
Sweating when you are hot
d)
A kitten growing into an adult cat
17.
Choose the TRUE statement.
a)
Plant cells and animal cells contain all of the same organelles
b)
Animal cells have chloroplasts and plant cells do not
c)
Animal cells have larger vacuoles than plant cells
d)
Plant cells have a cell wall but animal cells do not
18.
Excretion is ______
a)
Passing genetic information to offspring
b)
The removal of waste or toxins
c)
Taking in food
d)
Maintaining a stable internal environment
19.
What does DNA stand for?
a)
Dee en aaa
b)
Diozyrhinoucleic acid
c)
Deoxyribonucleic acid
d)
Oligonucleotide acid
20.
Homeostasis means to _____
a)
Pass genetic information to offspring
b)
Take in food
c)
Maintain a stable internal environment
d)
Take in or release carbon dioxide or oxygen
21.
Which is part of the cell theory?
a)
All living things are composed of cells
b)
Atoms are composed of cells
c)
Energy equals mass times unit of light
d)
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
22.
Digestion is _____
a)
Taking in food
b)
Breaking down food into molecules usable by cells
c)
Change throughout an organism's life
d)
Passing genetic information to offspring
23.
The first scientist to use the term "cell" was _____
a)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
b)
Robert Hooke
c)
Charles Darwin
d)
Francesco Redi
24.
Ingestion is the act of _____
a)
Passing genetic information to offspring
b)
Change throughout an organism's life
c)
Taking in or releasing carbon dioxide or oxygen
d)
Taking in food
25.
Which is a FALSE statement?
a)
Chloroplasts use light energy to produce sugar and oxygen
b)
Chloroplasts contain chlorophyll
c)
Chloroplasts turn glucose into energy
d)
Chloroplasts absorb light energy
26.
Reproduction is _____
a)
Change throughout an organism's life
b)
Passing genetic information to offspring
c)
Taking in or releasing carbon dioxide or oxygen
d)
Maintaining a stable internal environment
27.
If a typical human body cell has 46 chromosomes, meiosis will produce sex cells with how many chromosomes?
a)
26
b)
46
c)
92
d)
23
28.
Growth is the _____
a)
Taking in or releasing carbon dioxide or oxygen
b)
Taking in food
c)
Change throughout an organism's life
d)
The removal of waste or toxins
29.
What is a major difference between mitosis and meiosis?
a)
Meiosis only involves body cells and mitosis only involves sex cells
b)
In mitosis, twice as many daughter cells are formed
c)
In mitosis, the daughter cells are identical to the mother cell
d)
Mitosis has many more steps than meiosis
30.
Exchange of gas is ____
a)
Taking in or releasing carbon dioxide or oxygen
b)
Taking in food
c)
Maintaining a stable internal environment
d)
Passing genetic information to offspring
31.
What cell activities occur during interphase?
a)
The cell grows, makes a copy of its DNA, and prepares to divide
b)
No cell activities occur during interphase
c)
The cell's nucleus divides and the cell splits
d)
The membrane pinches together
32.
What is the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction?
a)
Sexual reproduction is most common in unicellular organisms
b)
Asexual reproduction results in the combining of parent genetic information, while sexual reproduction produces new organsisms identical to parent
c)
Sexual reproduction results in a combining of parent genetic information, asexual reproductionproduces new organisms identical to parent
d)
Sexual reproduction only occurs in humans, all other animals reproduce asexually
33.
Which is a FALSE statement?
a)
Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase are all the phases in mitosis
b)
The cell prepares for division during interphase
c)
Meiosis produces cells that are identical to the parent cell
d)
Prokaryotic cells can reproduce
34.
How do plants rely on osmosis?
a)
To take in light for photosynthesis
b)
To take in water from the soil
c)
Sugar to be stored in vacuole of plant
d)
To reproduce
35.
The nucleus is the control center of the cell
a)
True
b)
False
36.
Which DOES NOT use mitosis to form new cells?
a)
Sperm cells
b)
Lung cells
c)
Bone cells
d)
Skin cells
37.
Which helped develop the cell theory?
a)
The telescope
b)
Electricity
c)
The microscope
d)
The light bulb
38.
Cytoplasm is the powerhouse of the cell
a)
True
b)
False
39.
A cell stops producing energy. Which organelle might have been damaged?
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Vacuole
c)
Cell wall
d)
Smooth ER
40.
Cell walls can be found in both plant and animal cells
a)
True
b)
False
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