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Cell Biology

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which organelle is only found in a plant cell? 
a)
nucleus
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria
d)
cell membrane
2.

Which of the following is directly involved in the transportation of materials inside the cell and to other cells?

a)

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Vacuole

c)

Lysosome

d)

Mitochondria

e)

Vesicle

3.
I am a protein packaging and shipping machine! Who am I?
a)
vacuole
b)
ribosome
c)
mitochondrion
d)
golgi apparatus
4.
You might think of me as the trash collector, but recycler is maybe more accurate. What am I?
a)
mitochondria
b)
lysosome
c)
vacuole
d)
ribosome
5.
What is found in both plant and animal cells but is much larger in plant cells?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Vacuole
6.

Where are proteins made?

a)

Golgi body

b)

Mitoichondria

c)

Chromosomes

d)

Ribosomes

e)

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

7.
The site of photosynthesis
a)
ribosome
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
8.
I am the outer most layer of an animal cell. What am I?
a)
cell wall
b)
nucleus
c)
cell membrane 
d)
cell skin
9.
What are tiny organelles that convert glucose into ATP?
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Vesicles
c)
Cytoskeleton
d)
Mitochondria
10.
A rigid layer that lies outside the cell's  membrane is...
a)
Cytoskeleton
b)
Cilia
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Flagella
11.
What is the gel-like substance inside of cells called?

a)
photoplasm
b)
photosynthesis
c)
cytoskeleton
d)
cytoplasm
12.
The ___________ is the basic unit of life
a)
organ
b)
cell
c)
atom
d)
tissue
13.
A group of tissues that work together to perform a similar function is called_____. (Examples include the heart, lungs or stomach)
a)
cells
b)
tissues
c)
organs
d)
organ system
14.
 A group of cells that have similar functions? Examples are nervous, epithelial, muscle and connective
a)
cells
b)
tissues
c)
organs
d)
atoms
15.
Using this image, what organelle is C?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Large Cell Vacuole
d)
Chloroplast
16.
I store water in both plant and animal cells. What am I?
a)
cytoplasm
b)
ribosomes
c)
vacuole
d)
lysosomes
17.
The two kinds of cells are Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes. How are they different?
a)
Prokaryotes have a nucleus.
b)
Eukaryotes have a nucleus.
c)
Prokaryotes are plant cells.
d)
There is no difference.
18.
What cell part is NOT found in all cells?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Genetic Material
19.
What does this organism use for movement?
a)
Pseudopod
b)
Cilia
c)
Flagella
d)
legs
20.
Which is true of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
a)
Prokaryotic cells are larger than eukaryotic cells.
b)
Eukaryotic cells do not have nuclei, and prokaryotic cells do have nuclei.
c)
Prokaryotic cells lack membrane-bound organelles, and eukaryotic cells contain membrane-bound organelles.
d)
Eukaryotic cells are simpler than prokaryotic cells.
21.
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
22.

Which of these macro-molecules is stored in the plastid?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

23.

Where in the cell is the best place to find lipids?

a)

Rough E.R.

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Smooth E.R,

24.
The control center that controls all the functions of the cell
a)
cytoplasm
b)
cell wall
c)
cell membrane
d)
nucleus
25.
I am located in the nucleus – I’m the genetic material of a cell
a)
cytoplasm
b)
membrane
c)
chromosomes/DNA
d)
vacuole
26.
   I provide the cell with protection and controls what comes in and out of the cell.
a)
nucleus
b)
cell wall
c)
cell membrane
d)
mitochondria
27.
The major function of ribosomes is to
a)
Make fats
b)
Synthesize protein
c)
Digest protein
d)
Make sugars
28.
Which of the following is an enzyme filled organelle that breaks down waste in the cell?
a)
lysosomes
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria 
d)
Golgi apparatus 
29.
What type of cell is this?
a)
animal
b)
plant
c)
bacteria
d)
algae
30.
Which of these would you not expect to find in a bacterial cell?
a)
cell wall
b)
cell membrane
c)
nucleus
d)
cytoplasm
31.
Where in a cell does respiration take place?
a)
ribosome
b)
nucleus
c)
mitochondria
d)
cytoplasm
32.

Which if the following organelles synthesizes something for the cell?

a)

Vesicle

b)

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum

e)

Nuclear Envelope

33.

Organelle responsible for protection of the nucleus.

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Lysososme

c)

Nuclear Membrane

d)

Cell Wall

34.

Which if the following help to protect and support the cell?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cytoskeleton

d)

Cytoplasm

e)

Flagella