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Cells and Cell Processes

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The site of photosynthesis
a)
ribosome
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
2.
Which organelle is only found in a plant cell? 
a)
nucleus
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria
d)
cell membrane
3.
What is found in both plant and animal cells but is much larger in plant cells?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Vacuole
4.
I am the outer most layer of an animal cell. What am I?
a)
cell wall
b)
nucleus
c)
cell membrane 
d)
cell skin
5.
A rigid layer that lies outside the cell's  membrane is...
a)
Cytoskeleton
b)
Cilia
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Flagella
6.
Chloroplasts are organelles that convert light energy to sugars.  These organelles are found only in plants.  Which organelles are found only in animals?
a)
Golgi apparatus
b)
lysosomes
c)
mitochondria
d)
ribosomes
7.
Which structures are found in every living cell?
a)
cell membrane and cytoplasm
b)
chloroplasts and mitochondria
c)
a cell wall and nucleus
d)
chloroplasts and cell wall
8.
Which cell structure is found in plant and animals cells and controls what can come into or leave a cell?
a)
cell membrane
b)
cytoplasm
c)
nucleus
d)
vacuole
9.
What is the function of the cell nucleus found in both plant and animal cells?
a)
to produce energy
b)
to control cell activity
c)
to remove waste products
d)
to allow molecules to enter the cell
10.

Chloroplasts in plant cells allow the plant to perform a function that animal cells cannot do. What is the main function of the chloroplasts found in plant cells?

a)

to absorb light energy and make food

b)

to remove waste

11.
In what part of the plant cell does the process of photosynthesis take place?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplasts
d)
vacuoles
12.
Which organism is made up of cells that have both a cell membrane and a cell wall?
a)
desert mouse
b)
human 
c)
maple tree
d)
zebra
13.

Cells are made up of tiny organs called

a)

organelles

b)

tissues

c)

organ systems

d)

cellettes

14.

Plant cells have two organelles that animal cells do not have. Which two organelles are only in a plant cell?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

golgi body

c)

chloroplasts

d)

cell wall

15.

Which cell has a rigid, box-like shape?

a)

plant cell

b)

animal cell

16.

Chemicals that absorb light in leaves.

a)

Pigments

b)

Chloroplasts

c)

UV rays

17.
What gas is released by plants during photosynthesis?
a)
sulfur
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
oxygen
d)
hydrogen
18.

A plant cell has a

a)

cell wall

b)

lysosome

19.

What are the ingredients for photosynthesis?

a)

glucose and oxygen

b)

light, water, and carbon dioxide

20.
In which organelle (part of the cell) does photosynthesis take place?
a)
mitochondria
b)
chloroplast
c)
nucleus
d)
cell membrane
21.

What is the mitochondria?

a)

The power house of a house

b)

The power house of a cell

c)

The main function of a cell

d)

A basketball

22.

THE POWERHOUSE of the CELL

a)

nucleus

b)

cytoplasm

c)

ribosomes

d)

mitochondria

23.

Cells, Cells, they're made of _____________________

a)

organelles

b)

defrost

c)

photosynthesis

24.

Where is there a low concentration of dye?

a)

at the bottom of cup

b)

in the color

c)

at the top of cup

d)

no concenteraion gradient

25.

Energy for the cell is created in the

a)

mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Vaculoe

d)

ER

26.
What is the job of the mitochondria?
a)
Makes Energy
b)
Uses Sunlight in Plants
c)
Creates Protein
d)
Protects the cell
27.
Where can you find the chloroplast? 
a)
Only Plants
b)
Only Animals
c)
Plants & Animals
d)
Animals & Bacteria
28.
What organisms have a cell wall? 
a)
Only Plants
b)
Only Animals
c)
Plants & Animals
d)
Animals & Bacteria
29.
Where in the cell are proteins made? 
a)
Ribosome
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleus
30.
Why is the nucleus important? 
a)
It give the cell its energy
b)
It stores genetic information
c)
It uses sunlight for food
d)
It makes the proteins
31.
What does the cell membrane do for cells? 
a)
Allows things in and out
b)
Protection & structure for plant cells
c)
Controls the cell
d)
Holds DNA 
32.
What does the chloroplast do in cells? 
a)
Allows things in and out of cell
b)
Controls the whole cell
c)
Uses sunlight for photosynthesis
d)
Makes energy for the cell
33.
What does the cell wall do for the cell?
a)
Allows things in and out
b)
Provides protection and structure
c)
Controls the cell
d)
Makes protein 
34.
Why are organelles important? 
a)
Each have a specific function
b)
Each give the cell energy
c)
Each protect the cell
d)
Each uses the sunlight
35.

The jelly-like material inside the cell

a)

ribosomes

b)

lysosome

c)

granum

d)

cytoplasm

36.

This organelle digests food

a)

lysosome

b)

golgi body

37.

What organelle is represented by this image?

a)

rough endoplasmic reticulum

b)

smooth endoplasmic reticulum

c)

ribosome

d)

nucleus

38.

Which organelle is this?

a)

Golgi Apparatus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Chloroplast

39.

What organelle does this image represent?

a)

Golgi Apparatus

b)

Ribosome

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplast

40.
Every living organism is made up of one or more cells
a)
True
b)
False
41.
Which of the following are NOT found in animal cells
a)
chloroplasts and cytoplasm
b)
chloroplasts and cell wall
c)
cell wall and cell membrane
d)
mitochondria and nucleus
42.
The nucleus is like the ____________ of the cell.
a)
foot
b)
hand
c)
stomach
d)
brain
43.

Which of the following converts food into energy for the cell?

a)

vacuole

b)

mitochondria

c)

cytoplasm

d)

cell membrane

44.

What kind of cell is this?

a)

plant

b)

animal

45.

What kind of cell is this?

a)

plant

b)

animal