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Cells 2020

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which cell structure acts like the brain of the cell?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria

2.

Which part of the cell is considered to be "selectively permeable" because it allows certain things to enter or leave the cell?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Nucleus

c)

Lysosome

d)

Cytoplasm

3.

Which structures are unique only to plant cells?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplast

4.

The first scientist to use the term "cell" after looking at cork under a microscope was --

a)

Schleiden

b)

Schwann

c)

Hooke

d)

Virchow

5.

Which cell organelle helps break down food to release energy?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Vacuole

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

6.

Which three statements are part of the cell theory?

a)

Cells are the smallest unit of living things that can perform the processes necessary for life.

b)

The basic components of life consist of a nucleus, cell membrane, and mitochondrion.

c)

All living things are composed of cells

d)

Living cells come only from other living cells

e)

Atoms are composed of cells

7.

Which organelle is much larger in plant cells than animal cells and is used to store food and waste?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Vacuole

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Chloroplasts

8.

The jelly like substance in the cell is called --

a)

cytoplasm

b)

lysosomes

c)

chromosomes

d)

cytokinesis

9.

What are organelles?

a)

Parts that come together to make an organ system.

b)

A group of similar cells that perform similar functions.

c)

A group of organs that perform similar functions

d)

Tiny structures within a cell that allow the cell to live, grow, and reproduce.

10.

What is the function of a chloroplast?

a)

Control center of the cell

b)

Makes food (sugar) from sunlight

c)

Protects the cell

d)

Makes ribosomes

11.

The hereditary material in a cells is...

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

ATP

c)

DNA

d)

ER

12.

When compared to a prokaryotic cell, a eukaryotic cell ...

a)

does not have a nucleus

b)

has DNA that is circular

c)

has more types of organelles

d)

stores it's DNA in a nucleus rather than in the cytoplasm

13.

A plant's green color is due to the presence of which organelle?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Vacuole

d)

Mitochondrion

14.

There are 3 main differences between a plant and an animal cell. Plant cells contain .....

a)

a cell membrane

b)

a cell wall

c)

a nucleus

d)

a larger vacuole

e)

chloroplasts

15.

Why do plants need mitochondria when they already have chloroplasts?

a)

Plant cells do not have mitochondria.

b)

Mitochondria produce food for the cell.

c)

Mitochondria break down food into energy.

16.

The rigid outer boundary of plant cells, giving them their boxy appearance is..

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

mitochondria

17.

The passageway "highway" in a cell is called...

a)

nucleus

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

vacuole

d)

mitochondria