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Cell Structure & Function 1

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the smallest units of living organisms that can perform life functions; they vary in shape and function

a)

producer

b)

cells

c)

consumer

d)

sun

2.

a simple cell that lacks a nucleus and other membrane-bound structures

a)

eukaryote

b)

animal cell

c)

prokaryote

d)

plant cell

3.

a more complex type of cell that has a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles

a)

eukaryote

b)

prokaryote

c)

virus

d)

bacteria

4.

a cell that contains a nucleus, membrane-bound organelles, a cell wall, and chloroplasts

a)

animal cell

b)

plant cell

c)

virus

d)

prokaryote

5.

a cell that contains a nucleus but no cell wall

a)

plant cell

b)

animal cell

c)

prokaryote

d)

bacteria cell

6.

an example of a prokaryotic cell

a)

fungi

b)

plant

c)

animal

d)

bacteria

7.

a stiff, rigid outer covering that provides support for plant, fungi, and bacteria cells

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

nucleus

d)

mitochondria

8.

a thin, flexible double layer (bilayer) of phospholipids; surrounds the cytoplasm

a)

cell membrane

b)

chloroplast

c)

mitochondria

d)

nucleus

9.

a tail-like structure that allows for movement

a)

cell wall

b)

flagella

c)

nucleic acid

d)

mitochondria

10.

a tiny organelle found in the cytoplasm of all living cells; uses RNA to assemble amino acids into proteins

a)

cell wall

b)

nucleus

c)

ribosome

d)

mitochondria

11.

large, membrane-bound structure that contains genetic material and controls cell activity

a)

ribosome

b)

ER

c)

mitochondria

d)

nucleus

12.

chlorophyll-containing organelle; found in plant cells; it captures light energy for photosynthesis

a)

chloroplasts

b)

vacuole

c)

ER

d)

nucleus

13.

eukaryotic organelle; place where energy from food is converted to ATP

a)

chloroplast

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

ER

14.

sac organelle that digests or breakdowns cellular waste

a)

cytoplasm

b)

lysosome

c)

cell membrane

d)

mitochondria

15.

organelle used to store water, food, or metabolic waste

a)

vacuole

b)

chloroplast

c)

cell wall

d)

lysosome

16.

Choose the prokaryote:

a)
b)
17.

Choose the eukaryote:

a)
b)
18.

the fluid inside of the cell membrane

a)

cytoplasm

b)

nucleolus

c)

endoplasmic reticulum

d)

golgi apparatus

19.

The series of events that cells go through as they grow and divide

a)

cytokinesis

b)

cell cycle

c)

oogenesis

d)

respiration

20.

The period of the cell cycle that includes the phases G1, ,S, G2; the longest part of a cell's life

a)

prophase

b)

mitosis

c)

interphase

d)

cytokinesis

21.

part of cell division where the nucleus divides to create two new nuclei that are identical

a)

mitosis

b)

oogenesis

c)

meiosis

d)

virus

22.

a system of tubules that help separate the chromosomes during mitosis

a)

centromere

b)

organelles

c)

membrane

d)

spindle fiber

23.

a disease in which some of the body's cells cannot stop dividing

a)

virus

b)

cancer

c)

influenza

d)

allergies