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Section 2 - Cellular Structure & Function

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

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Class
Date
1.

A cell membrane is made up of what?

a)

an enzyme bilayer

b)

a cholesterol bilayer

c)

a protein bilayer

d)

a lipid bilayer

2.

The semifluid environment inside the plasma membrane is called ___________________.

a)

cytoplasm

b)

mitochondria

c)

endoplasmic reticulum

d)

microtubules

3.

Which structure is part of the cell's skeleton?

a)

plasma membrane

b)

mitochondria

c)

microfilaments

d)

golgi apparatus

4.

Prokaryotes do not have which of the following?

a)

any genetic material

b)

a nucleus

c)

a cell membrane

d)

any cytoplasm

5.

In which structure would you find a nucleus?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Plant Cell

c)

Bacteria Cell

d)

Eubacteria Cell

6.

What is the main function of the cell wall?

a)

to support and protect the cell

b)

to help the cell move

c)

to direct the activities of the cell

d)

to make the and store DNA

7.

Which cell organelle contains coded directions for production of proteins?

a)

lysosome

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

golgi appartus

d)

nucleus

8.

Which of the following cell organelles form peptide bonds between amino acids?

a)

golgi apparatus

b)

vacuole

c)

ribosomes

d)

mitochondria

9.

A _____________________ id the structural and functional unit of all living things.

a)

nucleus

b)

eukaryotic cell

c)

cell

d)

plasma membrane

10.

In which cell structure are riibosomes produced?

a)

nucleolus

b)

golgi apparatus

c)

microtubules

d)

plasma membrane

11.

Which cellular structure helps control what enters and exits the cell?

a)

nucleus

b)

cytoskeleton

c)

ribosomes

d)

plasma membrane

12.

Vesicles that digest worn out organelles or food particles are called ______________.

a)

plasma membrane

b)

centrioles

c)

ribosomes

d)

lysosomes

13.

Which of the following would you find in plant cells, but not animal cells?

a)

chloroplasts

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

mitochondria

d)

ribosomes

14.

On a laboratory exam, a student is assked to determine if the cells undder a microscope are plant cells or animals cells. What might the student look for when making the observation?

a)

ribosomes and vacuoles

b)

chloroplasts and a cell wall

c)

a nucleus and ribosomes

d)

a cell membrane and mitochondria

15.

In a plant, which of the following would represent the smallest level of organization?

a)

the epidermis

b)

the root system

c)

a leaf cell

d)

a flower

16.

A cell's genetic information is contained in the ____________.

a)

nucleus

b)

phospholipid bilayer

c)

unicellular bacteria

d)

plasma membrane

17.

While viewing a slide of rapidly moving sperm cells, a student concludes that these cells require a large amount of energy to maintain their activity. What organelles provide this needed energy?

a)

vacuoles

b)

mitochondria

c)

ribosomes

d)

chloroplasts

18.

The ______________ is a network of fibers that form a framework and anchor organelles.

a)

golgi apparatus

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

cytoskeleton

d)

cytoplasm

19.

Which of the following is not a function of the nucleus?

a)

contains the information needed to make proteins

b)

transports materials throughout the cell

c)

Controls most of the cell's processes

d)

stores DNA

20.

Proteins are transported to ther parts of the cell by using by using which organelle?

a)

mitochondria

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

ribosome

d)

nucleus

21.

Which of the following organisms are made up of cells that do not have cell walls?

a)

daisies

b)

dogwood trees

c)

bacteria

d)

butterflies

22.

You are using a compound microscope to look at some cells, and you notice that all of the cells have a nucleus. You decide that all of the cells are what kind?

a)

animal cells

b)

prokaryotic cells

c)

plant cells

d)

eurkaryotic cells

23.

Pepsin is an enzyme precoduced by stomach cells to help digest protein. Stomach cells package and secrete pepsin in which of the following organelles?

a)

golgi apparatus

b)

mitochondria

c)

vacuoles

d)

ribosomes

24.

Which of the labeled images represents the highest level of organization?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

25.

Which of the following labeled diagrams represents the lowest level of organization?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

26.

What is the function of the small, disk-shaped thylakoids in the plant cell?

a)

digest enzymes

b)

assist cell movement

c)

store food and enzymes

d)

contain chloropyhll for trapping sunlight

27.

The structure shown is found in what part of a eukaryotic cell?

a)

smooth endoplasmic reticulum

b)

cytoplasm

c)

nucleus

d)

golgi apparatus

28.

Observe the structure of this mitochondria. Why is its inner membrane crucial for cell functioning?

a)

provides a large surface area

b)

keeps sunlight from damaging cell

c)

provides inflexible barrier on cell surface

d)

promotes photosynthesis

29.

This is a plant cell. What is the largest organelle called in this plant cell?

a)

nucleus

b)

vacoule

c)

ribosome

d)

plasma membrane

30.

The diagram of the cell is MOST likely which of the following type of cell?

a)

bacteria

b)

plant

c)

animal

d)

fungus

31.

Which scientist as the first person to observe cells and gave them their name?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Rudolf Virchow

c)

Matthias Schleiden

d)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

32.

Which German zoologist was the first to introduce that animals are made up of cells?

a)

Theodor Schwann

b)

Matthias Schleiden

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Rudolf Virchow

33.

Which German scientist was the first to introduce the idea that plants are made up of cells?

a)

Theodor Schwann

b)

Matthias Schleiden

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Rudolf Virchow

34.

Which scientist was the first to observe living cells come from preexisting cells?

a)

Theodor Schwann

b)

Matthias Schleiden

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Rudolf Virchow

35.

Which scientist was the first to observe living cells in a drop of pond water?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Matthias Schleiden

c)

Rudof Virchow

d)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

36.

What are cells that can differentiate into different types of cells called?

a)

Tissue cells

b)

Cells

c)

Stem cells

d)

Differentiating cells

37.

A person starts out as a single fertilized egg, which is only a singular cell. That single cell is capable of developing into an entire human. What is this process called?

a)

Cellular organization

b)

cellular differentiation

c)

cellular development

d)

cell theory

38.

A tiny particle which contains either RNA or DNA, and generally is not considered a living thing is called what?

a)

a cell

b)

a virus

c)

a tissue

d)

an organ

39.

A layer of lipids similar to a cell membrane that surrounds the capsid of some viruses is called what?

a)

viral capsid

b)

viral envelope

c)

virus casing

d)

capsid envelope

40.

Which viral reproduction involves destroying the host cell DNA immediately?

a)

capsid cycle

b)

lytic cycle

c)

lysogenic cycle

d)

viral cycle

41.

What structure is the protein shell of a virus and surrounds the viral genetic material?

a)

viral envelope

b)

capsid

c)

casing

d)

envelope

42.

What is this most likely an image of?

a)

bacterium

b)

bacteria

c)

virus

d)

pond plankton

43.

Which of the following correctly lists the order of cellular organization from the highest level to the lowest?

a)

cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

b)

tissue, cell, organ organ system, organism

c)

organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cell

d)

cell, organ, tissue, organ system, organism

44.

Which two scientist below most contributed to the formation of the cell theory?

a)

Matthias Schleiden

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Rudolf Virchow

d)

Theodor Schwann

45.

Which of the following represents an organism with no true nucleus in its cell(s)?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

46.

What leads to the over 250 different types of cells in our bodies?

a)

Cellular Transfusion

b)

Cellular Reproduction

c)

Cellular Organization

d)

Cellular Differentiation

47.

Scientist have harvested a certain type of cell from an embryo. This cell eventually forms into a liver cell. What type of cell was the harvested cell?

a)

prokaryotic cell

b)

stem cell

c)

differentiating cell

d)

liver cell

48.

Which type of virus reproduction is being shown in the diagram/

a)

Lyctic Cycle

b)

Lysogenic Cycle

49.

What type of virus reproduction is being displayed in the diagram?

a)

Lyctic Cycle

b)

Lysogenic Cycle

50.

This organelle acts as the control center for the cell.

a)

Nucleolus

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria

51.

Which organelle is responsible for controlling what goes in and out of the cell?

a)

cell wall

b)

ribosome

c)

nucleus

d)

plasma membrane

52.

This organelle is responsible for packaging and distributing proteins and lipids in the cell.

a)

ER

b)

Golgi Complex

c)

Vesicles

d)

cilia

53.

This organelle is responsible for producing and transporting materials, especially proteins within the cell.

a)

ER

b)

Golgi Apparatus

c)

Nucleus

d)

Plasma Membrane

54.

Small organelles that produce proteins are known as these.

a)

Cilia

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria

55.

This organelle aids in cell division in animal cells only

a)

vesicle

b)

lysosome

c)

vacuole

d)

centriole