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Cells, Genes, Heredity for 6th

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are chromosomes made of?

a)

Genes

b)

Cells

c)

DNA

d)

Organelles

e)

None of the above

2.

Animal Cells are different from plant cells because

a)

None of the below

b)

Only one has mitochondria

c)

Plant cells have chloroplasts and a wall

d)

Plant cells have vacuoles

3.

Which one of these processes end with 4 cells?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

4.

Two reproductive cells are

a)

Stomach cells and Blood cells

b)

Egg cells and sperm cells

c)

None of the above

5.

The nucleus is

a)

The control center of the cell

b)

In all cells

6.

How likely is for a plant with two recessive genes to be yellow, a recessive color?

a)

100%

b)

45%

7.

Mitochondria creates what?

a)

Energy

b)

Color

c)

Nothing

8.

Vacuoles

a)

Supply the cell with energy

b)

Store food and water

c)

Store waste

d)

B and C

9.

An organism with two or more cells is?

a)

Unicellular

b)

Multicellular

10.

What is the final step of mitosis?

a)

Cytokinesis

b)

Prophase I

c)

Telophase I

d)

Anaphase I

11.

Who is Gregor Mendel?

a)

One of the first people to study cells

b)

Grew pea plants

c)

An Australian Monk

d)

All of the above

12.

What does the cell membrane do?

a)

Kills other cells

b)

Disposes of dirty vacuoles

c)

Protects the cell and lets certain things in and out of the cell

d)

None of the above

13.

Name one of these that is NOT a cell

a)

Bone

b)

Blood

c)

Brain

d)

Rock

14.

Which of these ARE made of cells?

a)

A trophy

b)

A rock

c)

Pixels

d)

Your lungs

15.

What's a microscope?

a)

A cell

b)

A scope that allows you to see only cells

c)

A scope that allows you to see small things

d)

A scope that allows you to see only molecules

16.

How are cells made?

a)

From existing cells

b)

From the nucleus

c)

From mitosis

d)

From meiosis

e)

A, C, and D

17.

What shape is DNA formed in?

a)

A triangle

b)

A double helix

c)

A helix

d)

A twisted ladder

18.
How many parents in sexual reproduction?
a)
1
b)
4
c)
2
d)
3
19.
Which organelle is DNA usually found in?
a)
cell membrane
b)
vacuole
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
20.
When the allele combination is a dominate and a recessive trait together which trait will be seen?
a)
Dominant
b)
Recessive
c)
none
d)
both
21.
This thin layer protects the cell and regulates what substances enter and leave the cell.
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell
c)
cell wall
d)
golgi body
22.
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
23.
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
24.
A gel-like fluid in which many different organelles are found.
a)
cell membrane
b)
nucleus
c)
organelle
d)
cytoplasm
25.
A tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within a cell.
a)
organelle
b)
cell
c)
nucleus
d)
ribosomes
26.
A structure not found in animal cells
a)
cell wall
b)
cell membrane
c)
nucleus
d)
mitochondria
27.
The site of photosynthesis
a)
cell wall
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplast
d)
cytoplam
28.
Which organelle would NOT be found in animal cells? 
a)
mitochondria
b)
chloroplast
c)
Golgi body
d)
nucleus
29.
This organelle is in all eukaryotic cells. It is the control center of the cell because it holds the DNA.
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Nucleus
c)
Chloroplasts
d)
Ribosomes
30.
What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?
a)
ER
b)
ATP
c)
YOLO
d)
DNA
31.
All living things are made up of...
a)
cells
b)
cell tissues
c)
organ
d)
organ systems
32.
the passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring.
a)
heredity
b)
trait
c)
gene
d)
allele