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QUIZ cell structure

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What statement about cells is part of the cell theory?

a)

Cells come only from other living cells

b)

All cells capture energy from sunlight

c)

Cells are found in most living things

d)

Cells with cell walls do not have cell membranes

2.

Which technology was important to the development of cell theory?

a)

computers

b)

microscopes

c)

centrifuge machine

d)

scientific model

3.

Organisms made up of many cells

a)

unicellular

b)

multicellular

c)

prokaryote

d)

microscopic

4.

Both plant and animal cells have

a)

cell wall

b)

central vacuole

c)

mitochondria

d)

chloroplast

5.

Who discovered cells?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Anton Leeuwenhoek

c)

Matthias Scleiden

d)

Rudolf Virchow

6.

Which of the following scientists contributed to the cell theory?

a)

Rudolf Virchow, Albert Einstein, Anton van Leuwenhoek

b)

Robert Hooke, Charles Darwin, Anton von Leuwenhoek

c)

Matthias Schleiden, Theodor Schwann, Rudolf Virchow

d)

Albert Einstein, Robert Brown, Jan Evangelista Purkinje

7.

Which of the following scientists concluded that all ANIMALS are made of cells?

a)

Rudolf Virchow

b)

Matthais Schleiden

c)

Theodor Schwann

d)

Robert Hooke

8.

Which of the following enclose their DNA in a nucleus?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Virus

c)

Prokaryote

d)

Eukaryote

9.

Which of the following conclusions could you draw about the cell in the picture

a)

Central vacuole is missing so it is a plant cell.

b)

It is a eukaryote because of membrane-bound organelles.

c)

The cell is prokaryotic because it has a nucleus.

d)

There are chloroplasts in the animal cell.

10.

Which of the following best describes the relationship between the nucleus and the cytoplasm?

a)

The cytoplasm is a fluid that fills the inside of the nucleus.

b)

The nucleus is a fluid and it mixes with the fluid cytoplasm.

c)

The nucleus is an organelle that is surrounded by the cytoplasm.

d)

The cytoplasm is an organelle that is usually found near the nucleus.

11.

Which organelle breaks down organelles that are no longer useful?

a)

lysosome

b)

Golgi apparatus

c)

mitochondrion

d)

endoplasmic reticulum

12.

Which structures are involved in cell movement?

a)

cytoplasm and ribosomes

b)

nucleolus and nucleus

c)

microtubules and microfilaments

d)

smooth and rough ER

13.

Which sequence correctly traces the path of a protein out of the cell?

a)

ribosome, vesicle, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi cisternae, cell membrane

b)

vesicle, ribosome, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, cell membrane

c)

Golgi cisternae, ribosome, endoplasmic reticulum, vesicle, cell membrane

d)

ribosome, endoplasmic reticulum, vesicle, Golgi cisternae, cell membrane

14.

Which organelle converts the chemical energy stored in food into compounds that are more convenient for the cell to use?

a)

Golgi apparatus

b)

mitochondrion

c)

endoplasmic reticulum

d)

chloroplast

15.

Which pair has a correct match?

a)

peroxisome- storage

b)

ribosome- energy

c)

chloroplast- food production

d)

lysosome- detoxification

16.

Evaluate the statements:

1- Light microscopes can be used to examine living cells,

electron microscopes cannot.

2- Light microscopes have higher magnification than

electron microscopes.

a)

Statement 1 is correct; statement 2 is incorrect

b)

Statement 2 is correct; statement 1 is incorrect

c)

Both statements are correct.

d)

Neither of the statements is correct.