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Cell Structure and Function

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which organelle is found in plant cells only?
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Many Small Vacuoles
d)
Cytoplasm
2.
Which organelle is found in plant cells only?
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Large Central Vacuole
c)
Many Small Vacuoles
d)
Cytoplasm
3.
Which organelle is found in animal cells only?
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Large Central Vacuole
c)
Many Small Vacuoles
d)
Cytoplasm
4.
Which organelle is found in plant cells only?
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Chloroplast
c)
Many Small Vacuoles
d)
Cytoplasm
5.
To provide a protective barrier between the interior of the cell and the outside environment is a function of _________.
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Nucleus
d)
Mitochondria
6.
To control what enters or leaves the cell is a function of _________.
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Nucleus
d)
Mitochondria
7.
To identify the cell as part of an organism is a function of _________.
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Chloroplast
c)
Cell membrane
d)
Mitochondria
8.
To provide protection and form for the plant cell is a function of _________.
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Nucleus
d)
Mitochondria
9.
Which cells do not have a defined nucleus or membrane bound organelles
a)
Fungi
b)
Eukaryotes
c)
Prokaryotes
d)
Protista
10.
Which cells contain a defined nucleus and membrane bound organelles
a)

Bacteria

b)
Eukaryotes
c)
Prokaryotes
d)

Archeabacteria

11.
The basic unit of structure and function in living things is the ___________.
a)
Organ Systems
b)
Tissues
c)
Organs
d)
Cells
12.
control the cell's activities; contains the cell's DNA
a)
mitochondria
b)
cell membrane
c)
nucleus
d)
golgi body
13.
What is the main difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
a)
Prokaryotic cells have a nucleus and Eukaryotic cells do not
b)
Prokaryotic cells are unicellular and Eukaryotic cells are multicellular.
c)
Prokaryotic cells do not have a nucleus, Eukaryotic cells do have a nucleus.
d)
Prokaryotic cells are plant cells and Eukaryotic cells are animal cells.
14.
The main function of chloroplasts is:
a)
To control what enters and leaves the cell.
b)
To break down food to release energy for the cell.
c)
To control all activities of the cell.
d)
To produce food for the cell using the sun's energy.
15.
The cytoplasm
a)
Is  the gel-like fluid that holds other organelles in place.
b)
Breaks down food to produce energy for the cell.
c)
Is known as the "brain" of the cell.
d)
Is where photosynthesis takes place.
16.
Plant and animal cells are identical. 
a)
True
b)
False
17.
This organelle helps plants keep their rigid structure. 
a)
Cell wall
b)
Cell membrane
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleus
18.
Using this image, what organelle is G?
a)
Vacuole
b)
Flagella
c)
Rough ER
d)
Nucleus
19.
Using this image, what organelle is C?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Large Cell Vacuole
d)
Chloroplast
20.
Using this image, what organelle is G?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Vacuole
d)
Chloroplast
21.
Using this image, what organelle is E?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Nucleus
c)
Vacuole
d)
Chloroplast
22.
Using this image, what organelle is A?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Large Central Vacuole
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Chloroplast
23.
This organelle takes food and turns it into ENERGY for plant and animal cells.
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Lysosome
d)
Ribosome
24.
_ are organelles responsible for digesting certain materials within the cell.
a)
vacuoles
b)
chloroplasts
c)
lysosomes
d)
cell membrane
25.
The function of this organelle is to store water. Large ones are found in plants. 
a)
Lysosome
b)
Golgi Body
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Vacuole
26.
What is the function of a cell wall?
a)
to protect and support the cell
b)
to perform different functions in each cell
c)
to prevent water from passing through it
d)
to prevent oxygen from entering the cell
27.
Some cells, such as human nerve and muscle cells, contain many more mitochondria than do other cells, such as skin cells.  Why do some cells have more mitochondria than others?
a)
The cells use more energy
b)
The cells store more nutrients
c)
The cells degrade more proteins
d)
The cells divide more frequently
28.
Bacteria, protist, animal and plant cells all have a _______
a)
cell membrane
b)
nucleus
c)
chloroplasts
d)
cell wall
29.
In many cells, the structure that controls the cell's activities is the _____.
a)
nucleus
b)
organelle
c)
nucleolus
d)
nucleus cell membrane
30.

Plants contain ______________, which are organelles where photosynthesis occurs.

a)

chloroplasts

b)

cell walls

c)

vacuoles

d)

Golgi complex

31.
What organelle is labeled with "A"?
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Golgi Apparatus
c)
Nucleus
d)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
32.
What organelle is labeled with "C"?
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Golgi Apparatus
c)
Nucleus
d)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
33.

Jelly-like substance present between the cell membrane and the nucleus is

a)

Water

b)

Nucleoplasm

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

oil

34.
Where do cells come from?
a)
Organelles
b)
Other Cells
c)
Blood
d)
Animacules
35.
The fluid and almost all its contents inside a cell are called?
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Nucleus
c)
Cell Membrane
d)
Phospholipid
36.
Why is diffusion and osmosis important to cells?
a)
It allows them to take in materials without using energy.
b)
It allows them to reproduce.
c)
It allows them to absorb sunlight.
d)
It allows cells to use all energy.