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Cell Structures

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is another name for programmed cell death?

a)

Necrosis

b)

Apoptosis

c)

Oxidative Burst

d)

Diapedesis

2.

Which organelle is the control center of the cell?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Lysosome

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cytoplasm

3.

What role(s) does the cytoskeleton play in a living cell?

a)

maintaining cell shape

b)

contraction

c)

movement

d)

AOTA

e)

NOTA

4.

What organelle serves as a primary "packaging" area for molecules that will be distributed throughout the cell?

a)

Golgi Apparatus

b)

Ribosome

c)

Smooth ER

d)

Rough ER

5.

Which organelles release chemicals that break down large food particles into smaller ones?

a)

Smooth ER

b)

Lysosomes

c)

Nucleolus

d)

Cytoplasm

6.

What is the correct order of these mitotic stages?

a)

prophase - cytokinesis - metaphase - telophase - anaphase

b)

prophase - metaphase - telophase - anaphase - cytokinesis

c)

anaphase - prophase - metaphase - telophase - cytokinesis

d)

prophase - metaphase - anaphase - telophase - cytokinesis

7.

What is the function of the cell wall?

a)

To protect and support cell

b)

To perform different functions in the cell

c)

To prevent water from entering the cell

d)

To prevent oxygen from entering the cell

8.

In what stage of mitosis do all chromosomes align in one plane?

a)

Anaphase

b)

Telophase

c)

Cytokinesis

d)

Prophase

e)

Metaphase

9.

Which of the following best describes the function of mitochondria?

a)

They store energy from sunlight

b)

They store energy from food molecules

c)

They convert energy from food molecules that cells can use

d)

They produces nucleic acid that releases energy

10.

The nucleus of a cell has thin strands of________________________ that contain genetic material

a)

Microtubules

b)

Chromatin

c)

Chromosomes

d)

DNA

11.

A________________is a group of similar cells that work together to perform a specific function.

a)

organ

b)

organism

c)

tissue

d)

organ system

12.

Some proteins are found in the plasma membrane. What part of the protein is within the membrane itself?

a)

Hydrophilic region

b)

Hydrophobic region

13.

All peroxisomes carry out this function:

a)

digest macromolecules using the hydrolytic enzymes they contain

b)

control the flow of ions into and out of the cell

c)

synthesize membrane components such as fatty acids and phospholipids

d)

Break down fats and amino acids into smaller molecules that can be used for energy production by mitochondria

14.

The rough endoplasmic reticulum is:

a)

an intracellular double-membrane system to which ribosomes are attached

b)

an intracellular membrane that is studded with microtubular structures

c)

only found in prokaryotic cells

d)

a membranous structure found within mitochondria

e)

NOTA

15.

Which one of the following eukaryotic cell structures contains DNA? (you can select 1 or more )

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

c)

nucleus

d)

mitochondrion

16.

In the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, the genetic material is complexed with protein and organized into linear structures called ______

a)

chromatin

b)

chromosomes

c)

cilia

d)

plasmid

17.

Peroxisomes use oxidases and catalase to _______ the body from _______.

a)

mobilize, cytokines

b)

destroy, water

c)

detoxify, free radicals

d)

breakdown, lipids

18.

Ribosomes have the appearance of _______ and are constructed of _______?

a)

tiny-finger-like extensions, and lysosomes

b)

small, dark staining granules, RNA

c)

large, dark staining granules, DNA

d)

NOTA

19.

This site serves as the synthesis and assembly of ribosomes?

a)

Nucleolus

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chromatin

d)

Peroxisome

20.

This area of the cell is a thin flexible layer that separates fluid into intracellular and extracellular fluid?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Plasma membrane

d)

Nucleus