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Cells

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
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.

Which organelle is only found in a plant cell?

a)

nucleus

b)

chloroplast

c)

mitochondria

d)

cell membrane

5.

Directs all cell activities through the DNA located there.

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Nucleus

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Mitochondria

6.

The basic unit of structure and function in all living things.

a)

chloroplast

b)

nucleus

c)

cell

d)

cell membrane

7.

In a plant cell, this structure surrounds the membrane, giving the cell a rigid, boxlike shape.

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell

c)

ribosome

d)

cell wall

8.

Most of the cell's energy is produced within these rod-shaped organelles. This organelle is considered the "powerhouse" of the cell.

a)

chloroplast

b)

mitochondria

c)

vacuole

d)

endoplasmic reticulum

9.

A tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within a cell.

a)

organelle

b)

cell

c)

nucleus

d)

ribosomes

10.

This structure is a storage area for the cell. Plants usually have one large one.

a)

Lysosome

b)

Vacuole

c)

Ribosome

d)

Golgi Body

11.

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

12.

Which organism listed below is a prokaryote?

a)

eyeball cell

b)

human

c)

sunflower cell

d)

bacterial cell

13.

Animal and plant cells are both this type of cell.

a)

Eukaryote

b)

Prokaryote

14.

What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?

a)

ER

b)

ATP

c)

XYZ

d)

DNA

15.
Which part of the cell is often called "the brain of the cell"?
a)
nuclear membrane
b)
endoplasmic reticulum
c)
nucleus
d)
mitochondria
16.

What is found in both plant and animal cells but is much larger in plant cells?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Vacuole

17.

This organelle takes food and turns it into ENERGY for plant and animal cells.

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Vacuole

d)

Ribosome

18.
I am the outer most layer of an animal cell. What am I?
a)
cell wall
b)
nucleus
c)
cell membrane 
d)
cell skin
19.

All cells come from___________ cells.

a)

pregnant

b)

pre-existing

c)

paternal

d)

pin size

20.
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
21.
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
22.

Which of the following is NOT a cell theory.

a)

All non-living things are made of cells

b)

All cells come from pre-existing cells

c)

Cells are the basic unit of structure and function of all living things

23.

What is the basic structural and functional unit of all living things?

a)

atom

b)

cell

c)

molecule

d)

human

24.
All living things are made up of...
a)
cells
b)
cell tissues
c)
organ
d)
organ systems
25.

All cells are produced ____________.

a)

from nothing

b)

from other cells

c)

from mommy and daddy cells

26.

An organism made of one cell is called

a)

unicellular

b)

multicellular

27.

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

28.

What is the fluid inside a cell called?

a)

Endoplasimic Reticulum

b)

Sulfuric acid

c)

Water

d)

Cytoplasm

29.

The mitochondria....

a)

produces energy

b)

causes cell division

c)

is not an organelle

d)

is found in a prokaryote

30.

Which of the following are NOT found in animal cells

a)

chloroplasts and cytoplasm

b)

chloroplasts and cell wall

c)

cell wall and cell membrane

d)

mitochondria and nucleus

31.
Which of these cells most likely came from a plant?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D