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Cell Vocabulary - Biology

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an ion channel?

a)

small particles in cells in which protein is made

b)

the boss of a cell

c)

a protein or proteins that move ions through the cell membrane

d)

I have no idea...

2.

What is cell theory?

a)

a cell that converts chemical energy into food energy

b)

the thought that all living things are made of cells

c)

the theory about cells

d)

How am I supposed to know?

3.

What is the mitochondria?

a)

eukaryotic cells

b)

part of DNA

c)

a cell that converts chemical energy into food energy

d)

I have no idea what that is... :(

4.

What are ribosomes?

a)

small particles in cells where protein is made

b)

another word for cells

c)

structures that performs important cellular functions

d)

Something in the ribs of living things...

5.

What is a plant cell?

a)

a cell that is in everything

b)

a cell without a nucleus

c)

a cell with no membrane

d)

a eukaryotic cell that has a true membrane

6.

What is an animal cell?

a)

a nucleus

b)

a eukaryotic cell with a membrane bound nucleus

c)

an organelle

d)

a cell in an animal

7.

What is an organelle?

a)

part of an organ

b)

a cytoskeleton

c)

something that makes protein in cells

d)

a structure that performs important cellular functions

8.

What is the nucleus?

a)

the part of the cell that controls what goes in and out of the cell

b)

the boss (brain) of the cell

c)

a part of a cell that isn't that important

d)

Umm... I have no idea...

9.

What is the cell membrane?

a)

the main part of plant cells

b)

another word for cell DNA

c)

the flexible barrier around a cell that regulates what goes in and out of the cell

d)

the cell's boss

10.

What is the cytoskeleton?

a)

a human skeleton

b)

part of a cell where particles are trapped

c)

the system of protein filaments in some cells that help the cell keep its shape

d)

I've never heard that word in my life!

11.

What is a prokaryotic cell?

a)

a microorganism that lacks a distinct membrane

b)

the same thing as a eukaryotic cell

c)

a cell that clearly shows the nucleus

d)

the lipid molecules that form a cell membrane with hydrophobic ends inward and hydrophilic ends outward

12.

What is the phospholipid bilayer?

a)

the layer of the outside of the cell

b)

Something I have never heard of before.

c)

a structure that performs important cellular functions

d)

the lipid molecules that form a cell membrane with hydrophobic ends inward and hydrophilic ends outward

13.

What is a eukaryotic cell?

a)

a cell that carries oats

b)

a microorganism that lacks a distinct membrane

c)

a cell that clearly shows the nucleus

d)

a cell that doesn't have a nucleus

14.

What is cellulose?

a)

sawdust

b)

a weird word for cell

c)

the main part of plant cells

d)

no clue...

15.

What's an ion pump?

a)

a pump that helps you live

b)

a protein that moves ions across a plasma membrane

c)

a material visible in the nucleus that carries DNA

d)

I have no idea what that means...

16.

What's the cytosol?

a)

the thought that all living things are made of cells

b)

a DNA pump

c)

part of a cell where particles are trapped

d)

What?

17.

What is chromatin?

a)

a material visible in the nucleus that carries DNA

b)

the center of an atom that has protons and neutrons in it

c)

a cell that converts chemical energy into food energy

d)

a protein or proteins that move ions through the membrane