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WorksheetsCELLS! CELLS!
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which part of the cell controls reproduction for the cell?
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
nucleus
d)
mitochondria
2.
Which of the following is true regarding the cell nucleus?
a)
Only prokaryotic cells have nuclei.
b)
Only eukaryotic cells have nuclei.
c)
Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells have nuclei.
d)
Neither prokaryotic nor eukaryotic cells have nuclei.
3.
Under a microscope a student observed cells with a boxlike shape, green organelles, and a nucleus off to the side. What type of cells were these?
a)
animal cells
b)
plant cells
c)
fungal cells
d)
prokaryotic cells
4.
In multicellular organisms, which choice ranks the level of organization from simplest to increasingly more complex?
a)
cells, organs, tissues
b)
organs, organisms, organ systems
c)
cells, tissues, organs
d)
organisms, tissues, organ systems
5.
The three most important differences between plant and animal cells are that plant cells ______.
a)
have small vacuoles, cytoplasm, and lack mitochondria
b)
have cell walls, chlorophyll, and a large, central vacuole
c)
vary greatly in appearance, have a cell membrane, and mitochondria
d)
lack chloroplasts and ribosomes, and have an irregular shape
6.
Which membrane bound organelle stores DNA?
a)
vacuole
b)
nucleus
c)
ribosome
d)
lysosome
7.
Which organelle provides pathways to move materials in a cell?
a)
Golgi body
b)
vacuole
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
lysosome
8.
Which cellular structure makes protein and is present in all the three cells?
a)
nucleus
b)
vacuole
c)
ribosome
d)
chloroplast
9.
Humans start from a single cell. Eventually, as cells divide, they start to differentiate, or specialize. Some cells are specialized for movement of the human body. What type cells would these be?
a)
muscle cells
b)
nerve cells
c)
bone cells
d)
skin cells
10.
Tissues are made up of a group of similar cells. The advantage of this type of organization is that the cells that make up a tissue:
a)
are coordinated to carry out one type of job.
b)
can do very different jobs at the same time.
c)
don't need any energy if they are part of an organ.
d)
don't need to have a nucleus or cytoplasm.
11.
Both plant and animal cells contain:
a)
pseudopods.
b)
cilia
c)
a nuclueus
d)
chloroplasts
12.
Which of the following structures is found in both plant and animal cells?
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
large, water-filled vacuole
d)
chloroplast
13.
Which of the following is in order from the most complex to the simplest?
a)
cell, tissue, organ, organ system
b)
tissue, cell, organ system, organ
c)
organ system, organ, tissue, cell
d)
organ system, tissue, cell, organ
14.
Tissues are composed of groups of:
a)
unicellular organisms.
b)
specialized cells.
c)
specialized organs.
d)
organisms.
15.
Cells can only come from:
a)
minerals
b)
water
c)
carbohydrates
d)
other cells
16.
In multicellular organisms, groups of tissues form:
a)
vacuoles
b)
organs
c)
cells
d)
organelles
17.
Which of the following is likely to be found in a cell from a maple leaf but not in a human nerve cell?
a)
cell wall
b)
mitochondria
c)
cell membrane
d)
cytoplasm
18.
The simplest structures that can carry out all of the activities characteristic of life are:
a)
cells
b)
atoms
c)
molecules
d)
crystals
19.
Which of the following is made of cells?
a)
a rock
b)
a snowflake
c)
a raindrop
d)
a leaf
20.
Mitosis is a kind of ___________________.
a)
cell division
b)
nuclear division
c)
cell addition
d)
cell respiration
21.
Which statement below about cells is true?
a)
All things are composed of cells.
b)
All cells come from other cells.
c)
All cells have a nucleus.
d)
All cells contain organs and tissues.
22.
What is the smallest unit of an organism that is classified as living
a)
an atom
b)
a molecule
c)
an organ
d)
a cell
23.
Which of the following is the characteristic that all organisms have in common?
a)
All organisms are made up of cells.
b)
All organisms are multicellular.
c)
All organisms can make their own food.
d)
All organisms have cells with a nucleus.
24.
Cell theory has three parts: The cell is the basic unit of life in all living things, all cells come from existing cells, and ______________.
a)
nonliving things are composed of cells
b)
the cell was discovered by Robert Hooke
c)
all organisms are made of one or more cells
d)
all cells are microscopic in size
25.
In multicellular organisms, groups of cells that work together are called:
a)
cytoplasm
b)
organelles
c)
nuclei
d)
tissues
26.
Which of the following is a common example of prokaryotic cells?
a)
plants
b)
fungi
c)
bacteria
d)
animals
27.
Prokaryotic cells have ________________.
a)
one circular chromosome
b)
one linear chromosome
c)
more than one circular chromosome
d)
more than one linear chromosome
28.
Identify the most complete description of the distinction between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
a)
Prokaryotic cells have no nuclei, and eukaryotic cells do.
b)
Prokaryotic cells have no membrane-bound organelles, and eukaryotic cells do.
c)
Prokaryotic cells have no DNA, and eukaryotic cells do.
d)
Prokaryotic cells have no cytoplasm, and eukaryotic cells do.
29.
Which of the following is true?
a)
Prokaryotes are always harmful to humans.
b)
Prokaryotes are always helpful to humans.
c)
Prokaryotes can be harmful or helpful to humans.
d)
Prokaryotes have no effect on humans.
30.
Prokaryotic cells come in all of the following shapes except one. Which is not a common shape for prokaryotic cells?
a)
rod
b)
spiral
c)
round
d)
rectangular
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