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WorksheetsThe Cell
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which organism would NOT have a cell wall?
a)
a protist
b)
a fungi
c)
an animal
d)
a plant
2.
Which scientist claimed all plants are made up of cells?
a)
Robert Hooke
b)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
c)
Matthius Schleiden
d)
Theodore Schwann
3.
Which scientist looked at cork under a compound microscope and came up with the word "cell"?
a)
Robert Hooke
b)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
c)
Matthius Schleiden
d)
Theodore Schwann
4.
Which scientist first described living cells seen in pond water through his simple light microscope as "animalcules"?
a)
Robert Hooke
b)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
c)
Matthius Schleiden
d)
Theodore Schwann
5.
Which scientist claimed all animals are made up of cells?
a)
Robert Hooke
b)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
c)
Matthius Schleiden
d)
Theodore Schwann
6.
Which is NOT a part of the cell theory?
a)
all organisms are made of cells
b)
the cell is the basic unit of organization of organisms
c)
all cells are identical in structure and function
d)
all cells come from preexisting cells
7.
An unknown cell has a nucleus inside a plasma membrane - it must be a...
a)
plant cell
b)
animal cell
c)
prokaryotic cell
d)
eukaryotic cell
8.
A plasma membrane is made up of a(n)
a)
cholesterol layer
b)
enzyme bilayer
c)
protein layer
d)
phospholipid bilayer
9.
The process of maintaining a cell's internal environment is called
a)
plasmolysis
b)
homeostasis
c)
selective permeability
d)
endocytosis
10.
The cell's interior would be the same as it's surroundings if it weren't for
a)
cholesterol
b)
plasmolysis
c)
selective permeability
d)
transcription
11.
The cell structure that contains digestive enzymes and recycles worn out organelles is the...
(it's like the waste management/recycling center of a factory)
(it's like the waste management/recycling center of a factory)
a)
lysosome
b)
chloroplast
c)
plastid
d)
vacuole
12.
The cell structure that converts light energy into chemical energy is the...
(found in plant cells)
(found in plant cells)
a)
lysosome
b)
chloroplast
c)
plastid
d)
vacuole
13.
The membrane-bound sacs that store wastes, food, enzymes and other materials needed by the cell are the...
(like the storage rooms of a factory)
(like the storage rooms of a factory)
a)
lysosomes
b)
chloroplasts
c)
plastids
d)
vacuoles
14.
The cell structures that actually build the proteins inside the cell are...
(the factory workers)
(the factory workers)
a)
ribosomes
b)
vesicles
c)
lysosomes
d)
nucleus
15.
The pigment that gives a green plant its color...
a)
carotenoid
b)
chlorophyll
c)
grana
d)
verde
16.
The term for all of the membrane-bound structures inside of a cell...
a)
atoms
b)
vesicles
c)
nucleolus
d)
organelles
17.
Controls the movement of materials into and out of the cell...
a)
cell wall
b)
plasma membrane
c)
nucleus
d)
DNA
18.
Structure outside of the plasma membrane of some cells that is rigid and provides structure...
a)
cell wall
b)
plasma membrane
c)
nucleus
d)
cytoplasm
19.
The clear, gelatinous fluid inside a cell that suspends a cell's organelles...
a)
vesicles
b)
cytoplasm
c)
cytoskeleton
d)
chlorophyll
20.
The structure that separates the nucleus from the cytoplasm...
a)
nucleolus
b)
DNA
c)
nuclear envelope
d)
plasma membrane
21.
The structure inside the nucleus that makes the ribosomes...
a)
nucleolus
b)
DNA
c)
nuclear envelope
d)
plasma membrane
22.
The openings on the nuclear envelope that allow the ribosomes to pass into the cytoplasm...
a)
nucleolus
b)
DNA
c)
nuclear pores
d)
plasma membrane
23.
Loosely coiled tangled strands of DNA inside the nucleus...
a)
chromosomes
b)
chromatin
c)
RNA
d)
string
24.
The organelle in which cellular respiration occurs; the "powerhouse of the cell"...
a)
mitochondria
b)
chloroplast
25.
The organelle in which photosynthesis occurs; found in plant cells...
a)
mitochondria
b)
chloroplast
26.
The network of tiny rods and filaments that forms a framework for the animal cell...
a)
cytoskeleton
b)
capillaries
c)
lysosomes
d)
endoplasmic reticulum
27.
Short hair-like projections used for movement in some cells...
a)
Golgi bodies
b)
flagella
c)
cytoskeleton
d)
cilia
28.
Long whip-like projection used for movement in some cells...
a)
Golgi bodies
b)
flagella
c)
cytoskeleton
d)
cilia
29.
Folded system of membranes where chemical reactions occur and that forms interconnected compartments within the cell...
a)
cytoplasm
b)
endoplasmic reticulum
c)
Golgi apparatus
d)
cytoskeleton
30.
The organelle that sorts, modifies and packages proteins so they can be shipped to their appropriate destination within the organism...
(like the shipping department in a factory)
(like the shipping department in a factory)
a)
endoplasmic reticulum
b)
Golgi apparatus
c)
vacuole
d)
lysosome
31.
A cell that lacks a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles is a(n)...
a)
prokaryote
b)
eukaryote
32.
A cell that has a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles is a(n)...
a)
prokaryote
b)
eukaryote
33.
The organelle that manages all of the functions of a eukaryotic cell...
(like the boss of the factory)
(like the boss of the factory)
a)
lysosome
b)
ribosome
c)
mitochondria
d)
nucleus
34.
The job of a cell is to synthesize or make...
a)
pizza
b)
popcorn
c)
origami
d)
proteins
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