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Eukaryotic vs prokaryotic

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bacteria is what kind of cell?

a)

Eukaryotic

b)

Prokaryotic

2.

What kind of cell is this?

a)

Eukaryotic

b)

Prokaryotic

3.

All living things are made of...

a)

plants

b)

cells

c)

bacteria

4.

What is unicellular?

a)

one cell

b)

many cells

c)

no nuclues

d)

DNA

5.

What is multicellular?

a)

one cell

b)

no cells

c)

many cells

d)

no nucleus

6.

All cells come from other...

a)

cells

b)

plants

c)

nucleus

d)

microscopes

7.

What type of cell has a nucleus?

a)

eukaryotic

b)

prokaryotic

8.

What type of cell does not have a nucleus?

a)

eukaryotic

b)

prokaryotic

9.

Plants and animal cells are examples of ___ cells

a)

prokaryotic cells

b)

eukaryotic cells

10.

Which of the following is a characteristic of both Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells?

a)

ribosomes

b)

nucleus

c)

bacteria

11.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a Prokaryotic cell?

a)

unicellular

b)

floating DNA

c)

Nucleus

12.

Prokaryotic cells include bacteria.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Has membrane bound ORGANELLES

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

both

14.

Which of the following is found inside a prokaryote?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

DNA

c)

ribosomes

d)

all of these

15.

Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes have a nucleus.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Oldest type of cell

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

both

17.

Has Mitochondria

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

both

18.

Has cytoplasm

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

both

19.

Has nucleus

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

both

20.

Has chloroplast

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

both

21.
Which type of cell?
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
22.

Where is the DNA found in a prokaryotic cell?

a)

floating around in the cytoplasm

b)

in the nucleus

23.

Which of the following is the smallest unit of life that can carry out all life functions?

a)

the mitochondria

b)

the vacuoles

c)

the nucleus

d)

the cell

24.

Which structures are found in every living cell?

a)

cell membrane and cytoplasm

b)

chloroplasts and mitochondria

c)

a cell wall and nucleus

d)

chloroplasts and cell wall

25.

Which cell structure is found in plant and animals cells and controls what can come into or leave a cell?

a)

cell membrane

b)

cytoplasm

c)

nucleus

d)

vacuole

26.

Cell organelles that are responsible for digesting food, worn out organelles and other cellular wastes are called ___________________.

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Vacuoles

c)

Lysosomes

d)

Chlororplasts

27.

Cell organelles that are responsible for digesting food, worn out organelles and other cellular wastes are called ___________________.

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Vacuoles

c)

Lysosomes

d)

Chlororplasts

28.

What is one basic function of the vacuoles?

a)

circulating oxygen

b)

producing food

c)

controlling cell processes

d)

storing water

29.

Chloroplasts in plant cells allow the plant to perform a function. What is the main function?

a)

to absorb light energy and manufacture food

b)

to remove waste materials by active transport

30.

What is the function of a cell wall?

a)

to protect and support the cell

b)

to create energy

c)

to prevent water from passing through it

31.

In what part of the plant cell does the process of photosynthesis take place?

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

chloroplasts

d)

vacuoles

32.

Starch and water molecules in potato cells are stored in what organelle?

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

cell wall

d)

vacuole

33.

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

a)

cells must contain DNA

b)

all living things are made from cells

c)

cells can only come from other cells

d)

cells are the basic unit of life

34.

He discovered that all plants are made of cells:

a)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

b)

Theordor Schwann

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Mattias Schleiden

35.

Who was the first person to see cells under the microscope and give them their name?

a)

Mattias Schleiden

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Theordor Schwann

d)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

36.

Which of the following scientists concluded that all animals are made of cells?

a)

Rudolf Virchow

b)

Matthais Schleiden

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Theodor Schwann

37.

Permeable means

a)

things can pass through

b)

things are stuck

c)

it is permanent

38.

What a cell needs to transport particles by active transport?

a)

Sun

b)

Wind

c)

Energy

d)

Channels

39.

Iodine is an indicator that tests for the presence of

a)

Glucose

b)

Starch

c)

Disaccharides

d)

Protein

40.
 Which solution shows a positive result for the presence of starch (polysaccharides)?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D