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Chapter 2 Cell Structure and Function

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

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Class
Date
1.

This organelle produces proteins for the cell ____________________.

a)

Ribosome

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Lysosome

2.

Which one of the following is not a cell part that ALL cells have?

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

DNA

d)

Chloroplast

3.

Which of the following is the function of the cell membrane?

a)

Provide proteins for the cell

b)

Sort, package, and modify materials

c)

Protect and allow materials into and out of the cell

d)

Give the cell energy

4.

Which of the following is a similarity between plant and animal cells?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Chloroplasts

d)

Ribosomes

5.

Tiny structures found inside of cells are known as ____________________

a)

Cell walls

b)

Organelles

c)

Organs

d)

Skin

6.

Which of the following is not part of the Cell Theory?

a)

Cells are the basic unit of living things.

b)

All living things are made of one or more cells.

c)

All cells survive using water.

d)

All cells come from other cells.

7.

Who discovered and named cells?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Matthias Schleiden

c)

Sam Smith

d)

Anton Van Leewenhoek

8.

How does the chloroplast help the plant cell?

a)

It uses it to store water.

b)

It uses it to provide the cell with glucose (food).

c)

It uses it to provide the cell with proteins.

d)

It uses it to give the cell energy.

9.

A type of passive transport in which water molecules move through the membrane is known as _______________________.

a)

Osmosis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Exocytosis

d)

Endocytosis

10.

Substances that are too large to pass through the cell membrane, such as enzymes, enter the cell in a process of ____________________

a)

Osmosis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Exocytosis

d)

Endocytosis

11.

Which of the following is a product of photosynthesis?

a)

Water

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Sunlight

d)

Oxygen

12.

Which of the following organelles produces energy for the cell?

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Lysosomes

13.

The picture represents __________________________

a)

Exocytosis

b)

Endocytosis

c)

Diffusion

d)

Active Transport

14.

Which type of transport uses energy to move molecules across the cell membrane?

a)

Active

b)

Passive

c)

Osmosis

d)

Diffusion

15.

Which of the following organelles goes through photosynthesis?

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplasts

c)

centrioles

d)

ribosomes

16.

Which of the following is a building block of a protein?

a)

Nucleic acids

b)

Simple sugars

c)

Lipids

d)

Amino acids

17.

Which of the following is NOT a macromolecule?

a)

Proteins

b)

Nucleic Acids

c)

Fatty Acids

d)

Carbohydrates

18.

Which is a main difference between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells?

a)

One has a cell membrane the other does not

b)

One has a nucleus and the other does not

c)

One has cytoplasm and the other does not

d)

One has DNA and the other does not

19.

What type of cell is pictured?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Bacteria

c)

Animal

d)

Plant

20.

Which of the following is the correct equation for Cellular Respiration?

a)

glucose + oxygen --> energy + water + carbon dioxide

b)

sunlight + water + carbon dioxide --> glucose + oxygen

c)

glucose + carbon dioxide --> oxygen + energy

21.

What term is used to describe only allowing certain materials into and out of the cell?

a)

osmosis

b)

semi-permeable

c)

synthesis

d)

respiration

22.

Moving from a low concentration to a high concentration of molecules is known as _____________________________

a)

Passive Transport

b)

Diffusion

c)

Osmosis

d)

Active Transport

23.

Which of the following does not make up part of the cell membrane?

a)

Protein

b)

Lipid

c)

Nucleic acids

d)

Carbohydrates

24.

Movement of molecules out of the cell using energy is known as _______________________.

a)

Osmosis

b)

Passive transport

c)

Endocytosis

d)

Exocytosis

25.

Which of the following is a function of carbohydrates?

a)

transport substances

b)

insulation

c)

controls your traits

d)

energy source

26.

Which of the following is a function of lipids?

a)

controls your traits

b)

regulation

c)

insulation

d)

energy source

27.

Which of the following is a building block of a carbohydrate?

a)

simple sugar

b)

nucleiotide

c)

amino acids

d)

fatty acid

28.

Which of the following is a characteristic of Prokatyotic cells?

a)

Large, complex

b)

Have a nucleus

c)

Have organelles

d)

Small, simple

29.

What is the function of the nucleus?

a)

Contains the DNA and controls the cell

b)

Produces energy for the cell

c)

Protects the cell

d)

Helps the cell divide

30.

What is the function of the centrioles?

a)

Stores water

b)

Holds the organelles in place

c)

Helps the cell divide during mitosis

d)

Site of photosynthesis

31.

Which of the following organelles produces energy during cellular respiration?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Golgi Complex

d)

Ribosomes

32.

Which of the following organelles helps the cell break down materials that are no longer needed?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

c)

Golgi complex

d)

Lysosomes

33.

Which scientists said "All animals are made of cells"?

a)

Hooke

b)

Schleiden

c)

Virchow

d)

Schwann

34.

Which of the following is not a cell part that all cells have?

a)

Organelle

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

DNA

35.

Which letter is the nucleus?

a)

F

b)

D

c)

H

d)

A