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Cells

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The clear, jelly-like material in a cell that supports and protects the cell’s organelles.
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Nucleus
d)
Mitochondria
2.

The nucleus is the ______________ of the cell.

a)

powerhouse

b)

water storage

c)

control center

3.

What does a nucleus look like?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

Which cell has a more defined square shape?

a)

Animal Cell

b)

Plant Cell

5.

What type of cell is very small and simple?

a)

Eukaryotic Cell

b)

Prokaryotic Cell

6.

A bunch of cells together create a what?

a)

Organ

b)

Tissue

c)

Organelle

7.

A membrane bound sac that stores water and waste products for the cell is called what?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Nucleus

d)

Vacoule

8.

The part of the cell that makes protein and synthesizes RNA.

a)

Vacuoles

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Golgi Apparatus

d)

Cytoplasm

9.

A rigid outer layer made of cellulose that protects the cell from the outside environment. (Only in Plants)

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Chloroplasts

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Vacuoles

10.

The two kinds of cells are prokaryotes and eukaryotes. What is one way they are different?

a)

Prokaryotes have a nucleus.

b)

Eukaryotes have a nucleus.

c)

Prokaryotes are plant cells.

d)

All bacteria are eukaryotes.

11.

Cells use energy to carry out various cell processes. The image represents the organelle that produces energy from oxygen and glucose for the cell. Which organelle does the image represent?

a)

chloroplast

b)

mitochondria

c)

endoplasmic reticulum

d)

Golgi body

12.

This is a plant cell. Which organelle is identified by letter G?

a)

nucleus

b)

vacuole

c)

chloroplast

d)

lysosome

13.

Kayla summarizes the cell theory to her class. She states that all organisms are made up of one or more cells. Which pair of statements correctly completes her summary?

a)

All cells come from existing cells, and cells have the same parts.

b)

All cells are the same size, and the cell is the basic unit of all organisms.

c)

The cell is the basic unit of all organisms, and all cells have the same parts

d)

The cell is the basic unit of all organisms, and all cells come from existing cells.

14.
What is DNA's job? 
a)
it holds cells in place
b)
it carries oxygen
c)
it serves as the blueprint for making proteins
d)
to give us energy
15.
Cells with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles are called ____________________.
a)
prokaryotes
b)
eukaryotes
c)
bacteria
d)
protists
16.

______ are organelles responsible for digesting certain materials within the cell and fighting against bacteria.

a)

vacuoles

b)

chloroplasts

c)

lysosomes

d)

cell membrane

17.
Who was the first  person to see cells under the microscope and give them their name?
a)
Mattias Schleiden
b)
Robert Hooke
c)
Theordor Schwann
d)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
18.
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
19.
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
20.

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

21.

In this model of a cell, which organelle is labeled number 5?

a)

Golgi Apparatus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

d)

Nuclear Membrane

22.

In this model of the cell, which organelle is labeled number 1?

a)

nucleus

b)

nucleolus

c)

nuclear membrane

d)

ribosome

23.

Which type of cell reproduces very quickly?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic