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Cell Unit Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Plants and animal cells have many things similar. Which of the following is in both plant and animal cells?

a)

cell wall

b)

a large vacuole

c)

chloroplast

d)

cell membrane

2.

All living organisms have which of the following basic structure?

a)

a cell wall

b)

a cell

c)

chloroplast

d)

large vacuoles

3.

Which letter indicates a cell structure that controls what moves in and out of the cell?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

Which letter represents the location where the cell makes and stores energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

Which letter is the control center?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.

Which organelle produces energy for a cell?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Lysosomes

d)

Chloroplasts

7.

The gate that surrounds a military base is compared to what part of a cell?

a)

mitochondria

b)

vacuole

c)

cell membrane

d)

nucleus

8.

Which of the following statements is NOT part of the cell theory?

A. Cells are the basic unit of structure

and function in living things.

B. All cells are produced from other cells.

C. Only animals are composed of cells.

D. All living things are composed of cells.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.

What is the function of the cell wall?

A. To protect and support the cell

B. To perform different functions in each cell

C. To control what enters and leaves the cell

D. To control all cell activities

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

Which describes an animal cell’s organelles?

A. Has a nucleus, chloroplasts, and cytoplasm

B. Has a cell membrane, cell wall, and mitochondria

C. Has a cell membrane, a nucleus, and a cytoplasm

D. Has a with a vacuole, a nucleus and a cell wall

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

How does a bacteria (prokaryote) cell differ from a plant or animal cell (eukaryote)?

A. It is larger

B. It does not have a nucleus

C. It has no cytoplasm

D. It has a cell wall

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.

Which organelle is found only in plant cells?

A. cell membrane

B. nucleus

C. cytoplasm

D. cell wall

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.

What is one way in which all living things on Earth are alike?

A. All living things have hair.

B. All living things are made of cells and come from other cells.

C. The cells of all living things have chloroplast.

D. All living things can move.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

14.

Which cell is probably an animal cell?

A. Cell A

B. Cell B

C. Cell C

D. None of the above

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.

Which cell is probably a plant cell?

A. Cell A

B. Cell B

C. Cell C

D. None of the above

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

16.

Which cell is a prokaryote?

A. Cell A

B. Cell B

C. Cell C

D. None of the above

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

17.

Which of the following represents a description of “helpful” or “good” bacteria?

A. Streptococcus pyogenes is a bacteria that causes strep throat in humans.

B. Certain types of bacteria can infect plants and weaken them by breaking down the cell wall possibly causing them to die.

C. Pneumonia is a disease that can be caused by a virus and bacteria.

D. Humans benefit from bacteria that aid in breaking down and absorbing food in the digestive system.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

18.

What is the function of lysosomes?

A. Cleans and removes waste

B. Storage of food, water and waste

C. Energy productions for the cell

D. Captures sunlight for photosynthesis

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

19.

Which if the following are examples of ways that bacteria can help us?

A. Clean up oil spills

B. Digest food

C. Used for medicine and vaccines

D. Used to make food

E. All of the above

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

20.

Which of the following would NOT be evidence to the claim that bacteria are both helpful and harmful?

A. They help us digest our food

B. They can make us sick

C. They do not have a nucleus

D. They are used to make food

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

21.

The diagram represents a cell scraped from the inside of a person’s cheek. Which major part of the cell is missing from the diagram?

A. Cytoplasm

B. Cell membrane

C. Nucleus

D. Cell wall

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

22.

A cell organelle is described as smaller than the nucleus, green, location for photosynthesis, and is in plant cells but not animal cells. What is it?

a)

cell wall

b)

vacuole

c)

chloroplast

d)

cytoplasm

23.

Which cell organelle is found in every cell?

a)

cell membrane

b)

nucleus

c)

cell wall

d)

chloroplast

24.

Which statement about these cells is true?

a)

A. Y is a plant cell

b)

B. Cell Z is an animal cell

c)

C. Cell Z make its own food

d)

D. Cell Y makes its own food

25.

Which label refers to the cytoplasm?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

26.

The organism pictured is a(n)?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

Protist

d)

Animal cell

27.

Match the bacteria shape to the picture.

a)

coccus

b)

bacillus

c)

spirilla

28.

Match the bacteria to the shape.

a)

coccus

b)

bacillus

c)

spirilla

29.

Match the bacteria to the shape.

a)

coccus

b)

bacillus

c)

spirilla

30.

A student constructs two diagrams that show the state of two plants and their cells.

According to the diagrams of the plant cells, what causes the difference in the two plants?

A. The mitochondria that stores gases has shrunk, causing the plant to wilt.

B. The mitochondria that makes and stores energy has stopped working, causing the plant to wilt.

C. The vacuole that stores waste, as stopped working, causing the plant to wilt.

D. The vacuole that stores water and helps maintain shape has shrunk, causing the plant to wilt.


a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D