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Nucleus

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of cell has a nucleus? 
a)
eukaryotic
b)
prokaryotic 
2.

Directs all cell activities through the DNA located there.

a)

Endomembrane System

b)

Nucleus

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Mitochondria

3.

Made up of two layers (an inner and an outer), this acts like a cushiony outer shell of protection.

a)

nucleoplasm

b)

nuclear pores

c)

nuclear membrane

d)

nucleolus

4.

Tiny holes in the nuclear membrane that allow different cellular materials to come in and go out of the cell.

a)

nucleus

b)

nucleoplasm

c)

nucleolus

d)

nuclear pores

5.

Helps assemble ribosomes, which are combinations made of protein and RNA (ribonucleic acid ).

a)

nuclear membrane

b)

nuclear pores

c)

nucleoplasm

d)

nucleolus

6.

A double stranded helix that holds the code for all the cells in the body.

a)

RNA

b)

DNA

c)

Chromatin

d)

Nucleus

7.

What is a cell?

a)

A place where criminals live.

b)

The smallest structural and functional unit of an organism.

c)

Small circles on top of your body.

8.

What is the nucleus?

a)

A part of the cell that tells everything else what to do.

b)

An organ that makes you healthy.

c)

A wall that protects everything in the cell.

9.

Where is the nucleus located?

a)

In the cell

b)

In the brain

c)

In the blood

10.

What important material is contained in the nucleus?

a)

Jeans

b)

Digestive enzymes

c)

DNA

d)

Nuclear ladders

11.

What is the function of the nucleus?

a)

The nucleus gives the cell energy

b)

The nucleus protects the cell from outside things

c)

The nucleus controls what happens in the cell

d)

The nucleus does not have a job in the cell

12.
All cells come from other...
a)
cells 
b)
plants 
c)
nucleus 
d)
microscopes