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WorksheetsUnit 4 Cells
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 41mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is the smallest unit of life that can carry out all life functions?
a)
the mitochondria
b)
the vacuoles
c)
the nucleus
d)
the cell
2.
Which structures are found in every living cell?
a)
cell membrane and cytoplasm
b)
chloroplasts and mitochondria
c)
a cell wall and nucleus
d)
chloroplasts and cell wall
3.
Which cell structure is found in plant and animals cells and controls what can come into or leave a cell?
a)
cell membrane
b)
cytoplasm
c)
nucleus
d)
vacuole
4.
What is the function of the cell nucleus found in both plant and animal cells?
a)
to produce energy
b)
to control cell activity
c)
to remove waste products
d)
to allow molecules to enter the cell
5.
Cell organelles that are responsible for digesting food, worn out organelles and other cellular wastes are called ___________________.
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Vacuoles
c)
Lysosomes
d)
Chlororplasts
6.
What is one basic function of the vacuoles?
a)
circulating oxygen
b)
producing food
c)
controlling cell processes
d)
storing water
7.
Chloroplasts in plant cells allow the plant to perform a function that animal cells cannot do. What is the main function of the chloroplasts found in plant cells?
a)
to absorb light energy and manufacture food
b)
to remove waste materials by active transport
c)
to manufacture chemical energy from food
d)
to control the shape of the cell
8.
All cells need energy to function. Which cell organelle is responsible for producing energy in the cell?
a)
chloroplasts
b)
mitochondria
c)
nucleus
d)
vacuoles
9.
What is the function of a cell wall?
a)
to protect and support the cell
b)
to perform different functions in each cell
c)
to prevent water from passing through it
d)
to prevent oxygen from entering the cell
10.
In what part of the plant cell does the process of photosynthesis take place?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplasts
d)
vacuoles
11.
Cells with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles are called ____________________.
a)
prokaryotes
b)
eukaryotes
c)
bacteria
d)
protists
12.
_ are organelles responsible for digesting certain materials within the cell.
a)
vacuoles
b)
chloroplasts
c)
lysosomes
d)
cell membrane
13.
Which of the following is not part of the cell theory?
a)
cells must contain DNA
b)
all living things are made from cells
c)
cells can only come from other cells
d)
cells are the basic unit of life
14.
The basic unit of structure and function in a living things.
a)
chloroplast
b)
nucleus
c)
cell
d)
cell membrane
15.
The site of photosynthesis
a)
ribosome
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
16.
I am a protein packaging and shipping machine! Who am I?
a)
vacuole
b)
ribosome
c)
mitochondrion
d)
golgi apparatus
17.
What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?
a)
ER
b)
ATP
c)
YOLO
d)
DNA
18.
Which part of the cell is often called "the brain of the cell"?
a)
nuclear membrane
b)
endoplasmic reticulum
c)
nucleus
d)
mitochondria
19.
What is found in both plant and animal cells but is much larger in plant cells?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Vacuole
20.
Where are proteins made?
a)
Golgi body
b)
Mitoichondria
c)
Chromosomes
d)
Ribosomes
21.
I am the outer most layer of an animal cell. What am I?
a)
cell wall
b)
nucleus
c)
cell membrane
d)
cell skin
22.
A rigid layer that lies outside the cell's membrane is...
a)
Cytoskeleton
b)
Cilia
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Flagella
23.
What organelle is called the "powerhouse" of a cell?
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Nucleolus
24.
What is the gel-like substance inside of cells called?
a)
photoplasm
b)
photosynthesis
c)
cytoskeleton
d)
cytoplasm
25.
In a plant cell, a stiff wall surrounds the membrane, giving the cell a rigid, boxlike shape?
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell
c)
ribosome
d)
cell wall
26.
These organelles capture energy from sunlight and use it to produce food for the cell.
a)
cell membrane
b)
chloroplasts
c)
cell wall
d)
ribosomes
27.
A gel-like fluid in which many different organelles are found.
a)
cell membrane
b)
nucleus
c)
organelle
d)
cytoplasm
28.
The network of passageways carries materials from one part of the cell to another.
a)
endoplasmic reticulum
b)
golgi bodies
c)
vacuole
d)
cell
29.
This organelle receives materials from the endoplasmic reticulum and sends them to other parts of the cell.
a)
ribosomes
b)
mitchondria
c)
cytoplasm
d)
golgi bodies
30.
Directs all the cell's activities.
a)
mitochondria
b)
chloroplasts
c)
vacuole
d)
nucleus
31.
A tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within a cell.
a)
organelle
b)
cell
c)
nucleus
d)
ribosomes
32.
These small structures function as factories to produce proteins.
a)
mitochondria
b)
golgi body
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
ribosomes
33.
Prokaryotic
a)
are single celled organisms that do not have a nucleus or membrane bound organelles
b)
a protective layer that covers the the cells surface and acts as a barrier
c)
is the smallest unit that can preform all he processes necessary for life
34.
Which organism listed below is a prokaryote?
a)
dog
b)
human
c)
sunflower
d)
bacterial cell
35.
This structure is in plant cells but not animal cells. It is outside of the cell membrane and adds more support/structure/rigidity to the plant.
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Cell Nucleus
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
36.
Animal and plant cells are both this type of cell.
a)
Eukaryote
b)
Prokaryote
37.
Bacteria cells are this type of cell.
a)
Eukaryote
b)
Prokaryote
38.
Long strands of chromosomes that contain deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) are located in the __________ of the cell.
a)
nucleus
b)
cell membrane
c)
cytoplasm
39.
A typical animal cell is spherical in shape.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
A typical plant cell is rectangular in shape.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
The basic unit of structure and function in all living things.
a)
chloroplast
b)
nucleus
c)
cell
d)
cell membrane
42.
Controls what enters and leaves the cell
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Nucleus
43.
What would happen to the plant cell without the chloroplasts?
a)
There wouldn't be an organelle that performs photosynthesis
b)
There wouldn't be an organelle that serves as the resevoir for water and waste
c)
There wouldn't be an organelle that regulates what comes in and out of the cell
d)
They wouldn't be an organelle that makes necesary proteins
44.
According to cell theory, where did this cell come from?
a)
another living cell
b)
energy from sun
c)
a multicellular organism
d)
the nonliving environment
45.
Robert Hooke, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Theodor Schwann, Rudolf Virchow, and Matthias Schliden were all responsible for what theory?
a)
The Theory of Gravity
b)
The Theory of Relativity
c)
The Cell Theory
d)
The Theory of Continental Drift
46.
The first part of the Cell Theory states: "What happens in Cell Theory, stay in Cell Theory."
a)
True
b)
False
c)
I don't know
d)
Ummmm
47.
All cells come from___________ cells.
a)
pregnant
b)
pre-existing
c)
paternal
d)
pin size
48.
Rocks are not living because
a)
they never move
b)
they aren't needed for humans
c)
they are not made of cells
d)
they don't break down
49.
An organism made of one cell is called
a)
unicellular
b)
multicellular
50.
What is the fluid inside a cell called?
a)
Endoplasimic Reticulum
b)
Orange Juice
c)
Water
d)
Cytoplasm
51.
This organelle helps plants keep their rigid structure.
a)
Cell wall
b)
Cell membrane
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleus
52.
What is known as the brain of a cell
a)
cell wall
b)
Cell membrane
c)
Nucleus
d)
Nuclues
53.
Chloroplasts carry out...
a)
Phagocytocis
b)
Phylocytosis
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Respiration
54.
What organelle PRODUCES proteins?
a)
ribosomes
b)
centrioles
c)
lysosomes
d)
nucleus
55.
Name structure #1.
a)
nucleolus
b)
nucleus
c)
ribosome
d)
cytoplasm
56.
Name structure #5.
a)
rough ER
b)
nucleus
c)
vesicle
d)
cytoplasm
57.
Name structure #6.
a)
rough ER
b)
Golgi body
c)
Smooth ER
d)
cytoplasm
58.
Name structure #9.
a)
rough ER
b)
mitochondria
c)
smooth ER
d)
cell wall
59.
This type of cell needs a cell wall and chloroplasts
a)
Plant cell
b)
Animal Cell
c)
Bacteria
60.
What Organelle In A Cell Makes Ribosomes?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Michochondria
c)
Nucleolus
d)
Lysosomes
61.
1. What organelle is responsible for letting things in and out of the cell?
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Mitochondria
62.
Every living organism is made up of one or more cells
a)
True
b)
False
63.
What is an organelle?
a)
A musical instrument
b)
It is another term for "cell"
c)
It forms the cell wall
d)
differentiated structure within a cell that performs a specific function
64.
If you were some bad guy trying to sneak into an animal cell, who would be there to stop you?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
cell membrane
d)
cell wall
65.
An Amoeba is a unicellular, animal-like protist that lives in ponds and streams. According to cell theory, where did this cell come from?
a)
another pre-existing amoeba cell.
b)
energy from sun that allowed the protist to reproduce.
c)
a multicellular organism.
d)
the nonliving environment.
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