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SNC2D Cell Structure and Division

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is directly involved in the transportation of materials inside/within the cell?
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Vacuole
c)
Lysosome
d)
Mitochondria
2.
I am a protein packaging and shipping machine! Who am I?
a)
vacuole
b)
ribosome
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
golgi apparatus
3.
What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?
a)
ER
b)
ATP
c)
YOLO
d)
DNA
4.
What is the function of nucleus?
a)
Structure that organizes motion of chromosomes. 
b)
Structure that contains DNA and directs the cell 
c)
Membrane that surrounds and protects the cell 
d)
Stack of membranes that packages chemicals
5.
What is found in both plant and animal cells but is much larger in plant cells?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Mitochondrion
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Vacuole
6.
Where are proteins made?
a)
Golgi body
b)
Mitoichondrion
c)
Chromosomes
d)
Ribosomes
7.
This organelle takes food and turns it into ENERGY for plant and animal cells.
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Lysosome
d)
Ribosome
8.
The site of photosynthesis
a)
ribosome
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
9.
A rigid layer that lies outside the cell's  membrane is...
a)
Cytoskeleton
b)
Cilia
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Flagella
10.
What organelle is considered to be the “gatekeeper” for plant and animal cells?

a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Nucleous
d)
Cell Membrane
11.
Using this image, what organelle is A?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Large Central Vacuole
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Chloroplast
12.
Which 2 organelles are only found in plant cells?
a)
chloroplast and mitochondria
b)
chloroplast and cell membrane
c)
mitochondria and cell wall
d)
chloroplast and cell wall
13.
What is number 10 pointing to?
a)
nucleus
b)
ribosome
c)
cell wall
d)
cell membrane
14.
Which organelles would be found in an animal cell but not in a plant cell?
a)
centrioles and vacuoles
b)
centrioles and lysosomes
c)
cytoskeleton and vacuoles
d)
cytoskeleton and lysosomes
15.
What is number 3 pointing to?
a)
nucleus
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria
d)
golgi apparatus
16.
What structure is 1 pointing to?
a)
nucleus
b)
ribosome
c)
cell membrane
d)
golgi apparatus
17.

You have 23 pairs of these structures directing the activities of the cells

a)

Centrioles

b)

Chromatids

c)

Chromosomes

d)

Mitochondria

18.

Why is DNA important?

a)

it is very small and very complicated

b)

it's in everything

c)

its the blueprint for the traits of all living things

d)

its deoxyribonucleic acid

19.
Which 2 molecules forms the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?
a)
deoxyribose and adenine
b)
deoxyribose and a hydrogen bond
c)
sugar and the nucleus
d)
deoxyribose (sugar) and phosphate
20.
Which shows the correct complementary base pairing for DNA?
a)
C-A, T-G
b)
A-G, C-T
c)
C-G, U-A
d)
T-A, G-C
21.

How many chromosomes do human cells have?

a)

46

b)

23

c)

2

d)

44

22.

Bundled up, organized DNA is called a

a)

gene

b)

trait

c)

chromosome

d)

nucleotide

23.
What determines the code, or information, of a DNA molecule?
a)
the shape (structure) of the nitrogen bases
b)
the order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases
c)
the color of the nitrogen bases
d)
the frequency (number) of nitrogen bases
24.

Which series is arranged in order from largest to smallest in size?

a)

chromosome, nucleus, cell, DNA, nitogen base

b)

cell, nucleus, chromosome, DNA, nitogen base

c)

nitogen base, chromosome, cell, DNA, nucleus

d)

cell, nitogen base, nucleus, DNA, chromosome

25.
in what stage does the chromosomes line up along the equatorial plane occur?
a)
interphase
b)
prophase
c)
metaphase
d)
anaphae
26.
Structure (b) is a ____.
a)
chromosome
b)
chromatid
c)
centromere
27.
Name the phase:
a)
Anaphase
b)
Telophase
c)
Metaphase
d)
Prophase
28.
Name the phase:
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
29.
Name the phase:
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
30.
The stages of mitosis in order
a)
Metaphase, Anaphase, Prophase, Telophase
b)
Prophase, Anaphase, Metaphase, Telophase
c)
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
d)
Anaphase, Prophase, Telophase, Metaphase
31.
The phase in mitosis where chromosomes are pulled apart by spindles to opposite sides of the cell.
a)
prophase
b)
anaphase
c)
metaphase
d)
interphase
32.
In mitosis, the two resulting cells are
a)
different from the starting cell and identical to each other.
b)
different from the starting cell and different from each other.
c)
identical to the starting cell and different from each other.
d)
identical to the starting cell and identical to each other.
33.

The cell membrane pinches in, dividing the cytoplasm into 2 cells is

a)

Metaphase

b)

Anaphase

c)

Telephase

d)

Cytokinesis

34.
Put the following actions in order: DNA replicates, cell grows, cell divides, cell prepares for mitosis. 
a)
DNA replicates, cell grows, cell prepares for mitosis, cell divides
b)
cell grows, cell prepares for mitosis, DNA replicates, cell divides
c)
cell grows, DNA replicates, cell prepares for mitosis, cell divides
d)
DNA replicates, cell prepares for mitosis, cell grows, cell divides
35.

The cell spends most of it's life in ________________.

a)

Interphase

b)

prophase

c)

metaphase

d)

anaphase

36.
Which of the following is NOT a reason we need mitosis.
a)
Growth
b)
Recovering from injuries
c)
Replacement of dead cells
d)
Reproducing
37.

If an embryo divides 8 times it would have how many cells

a)

64

b)

128

c)

256

d)

512

38.

Which of the following happens last during mitosis

a)

Chromosomes are replicated

b)

The nuclear membrane reforms

c)

Spindle fibres form from centrioles

d)

Chromosomes align at the middle of the cell

39.

Which of the following is a FALSE mitosis statement

a)

During telophase the cell has 2 nuclei

b)

During anaphase the chromotids separate to opposite ends of the cell

c)

During prophase the cellular membrane dissolves

d)

During metaphase the chromosomes are aligned across the cell

40.

In the microscope you see thick chromosomes and a dissolving nuclear membrane..Which of the following could you observe happen next

a)

Replicate its DNA

b)

Divide its cellular material by cytokinesis

c)

Spindle fibres forming from the centrioles

d)

Separate the chromosomes to opposite poles

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