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Cells Test Review

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which part of a city would best represent the nucleus?

a)

Car factory: Manufacturing

b)

City Hall: Control Center

c)

Power Plant: Provides Energy

d)

Highways: Transportation

2.

What is the function of the cell membrane?

a)

Give instructions to the other organelles.

b)

Increase the number of cells.

c)

Control materials that come in and out of the cell.

d)

Makes proteins within the cell.

3.

In which organelle is most of the ATP (energy) made during cellular respiration in an animal cell?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Golgi Apparatus

d)

Chloroplast

4.

In what organelle does photosynthesis take place in the plant cell?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Chloroplasts

d)

Ribosomes

5.

Which statement is TRUE about the organelles of an animal cell?

a)

Mitochondria controls all cell functions.

b)

Lysosomes and Cytoplasm makes ATP energy.

c)

Organelles are surrounded by the Cytoplasm.

d)

Vacuoles control the nucleus.

6.

Which 4 structures are found in ALL cells?

a)

Nucleus, Cytoplasm, DNA, Ribosomes

b)

Cell Membrane, Mitochondria, DNA, Nucleus

c)

Cell Membrane, Cytoplasm, DNA, Ribosomes

d)

Cell Membrane, Nucleus, DNA, Lysosomes

7.

A student finds an unknown object. How do they know if the object is living?

a)

The object responds to light.

b)

The object is made of one or more cells.

c)

The object contained DNA.

d)

All of the above.

8.

This cell organelle contains DNA, controls all cell functions and is found in eukaryotic cells.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Bacteria

9.

This organelle stores water, waste and nutrients.

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Nucleus

c)

Vacuole

d)

Mitochondria

10.

The main function of the Golgi Apparatus is to .....

a)

manufacture ribosomes,

b)

store food, water, waste & nutrients.

c)

clean up & digest waste material.

d)

sort, package & distribute proteins.

11.

Contained in the nucleus. The information or codes that make you a unique individual.

a)

Stimulus

b)

DNA

c)

Reproduce

d)

Homeostasis

12.

Keeping internal conditions stable & healthy is known as _____.

a)

metabolism.

b)

homeostasis.

c)

hereditary.

d)

symbiosis.

13.

Which part of a city would best represent the mitochondria?

a)

Car factory: Manufacturing

b)

City Hall: Control Center

c)

Power Plant: Provide Energy

d)

Highways: Transportation

14.

Which two structures are found in plant cells but are not in animal cells?

a)

vacuoles & ribosomes

b)

chloroplasts & ribosomes

c)

cell wall and chloroplasts

d)

endoplasmic reticulum and cell wall

15.

How are eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells different?

a)

Eukaryotic cells have DNA; prokaryotic cells do not.

b)

Eukaryotic cells have a cell wall; prokaryotic cells do not.

c)

Eukaryotic cells have cytoplasm; prokaryotic cells do not.

d)

Eukaryotic cells have a nucleus; prokaryotic cells do not.

16.

The functions of lysosomes are to____________.

a)

store water & waste.

b)

provide the energy for cell functions.

c)

package & distribute proteins.

d)

clean up waste & remove damaged parts.

17.

A rigid structure that supports a plant cell, not found in animal cells.

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

cell nucleus

d)

cell vacuole

18.

The gel-like fluid mixture that fills up the cell and contains all of the organelles.

a)

cytoplasm

b)

vacuole

c)

cell membrane

d)

endoplasmic reticulum

19.

Which of the following is not under the Cell Theory?

a)

Cells are the basic unit of life

b)

All organisms are made up of cells

c)

Cells came from other cells

d)

A cell is an indestructible particle

20.

Who was the first person to view and name "cells" when he observed cork cells?

a)

Hooke

b)

Virchow

c)

Schleiden

21.

Who was the first person to observe animals are made of cells.

a)

Schleiden

b)

Schwann

c)

Virchow

22.

Who stated that cell come from cells after viewing cell division.

a)

Schwann

b)

Hooke

c)

Virchow

23.

All cells have these in common EXCEPT

a)

cell membrane

b)

nucleus

c)

cytoplasm

d)

DNA

24.

This cell is a(n)

a)

prokaryote

b)

eukaryote

25.

This cell is a(n)

a)

prokaryote

b)

eukaryote

26.

This cell is a eukaryote because it

a)

contains cytoplasm

b)

has a nucleus

c)

has no nucleus

d)

has DNA

27.

One part of the cell theory states:

a)

all living things are made of two or more cells

b)

all living things are made of one or more cells

c)

All living things are not made of cells.

28.
Microscopic single-cells that do not have a nucleus or other membrane-bound organelles. 
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
c)
Eukaryotes
d)
Prokaryotes
29.

One part of the cell theory states:

a)

All living cells must have a cell wall.

b)

All living cells require glucose for survival.

c)

The basic unit of life is a cell.

d)

All cells contain a nucleus

30.
The smallest unit that can perform the basic activities of life is
a)
a cell 
b)
a tissue
c)
an organ
d)
an organism
31.

I contain membrane-bound organelles.

a)

Eukaryotes

b)

Prokaryotes

32.

I contain genetic material such as DNA.

a)

Prokaryotes

b)

Eukaryotes

c)

Both

33.

How many parts are there to the Cell Theory?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

34.

Who was the first person to observe plants are made of cells?

a)

Schleiden

b)

Schwann

c)

Virchow

35.

Any living thing...

a)

Cell

b)

Unicellular

c)

Multicellular

d)

Organism

36.

Organisms that consist of many cells.

a)

Cells

b)

Unicellular

c)

Multicellular

d)

Organism

37.

Organisms that consists of a single cell.

a)

Cell

b)

Unicellular

c)

Multicellular

d)

Organism

38.

Cells from different parts of an organism have varying structures and ________________.

a)

Functions

b)

Lives

c)

Many Cells

d)

Parts

39.

______ can be found in the nucleus of a cell.

a)

proteins

b)

DNA

c)

water

40.

This is all around the inside of the cell.

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

cytoplasm

d)

chloroplast

41.

What is a similarity between a plant and animal cell? There may be more than one answer!

a)

They both contain chloroplast.

b)

They both contain organelles that perform various functions.

c)

Plant cells have cell walls.

d)

They both contain a nucleus.

42.
I am only found in a plant cell. What am I?
a)
cell wall
b)
mitochondria
c)
cytoplasm
d)
chloroplast
43.
I store water in both plant and animal cells. What am I?
a)
cytoplasm
b)
ribosomes
c)
vacuole
d)
lysosomes
44.

What is the function of a chloroplast?

a)

makes proteins for animal cells

b)

allows materials in and out of the cell

c)

provides structure and support

d)

absorbs sunlight for photosynthesis

45.

Any cell that does not have a nucleus is considered a...

a)

Eukaryote

b)

Prokaryote

c)

Multicellular

d)

Unicellular

46.
The network of passageways carries materials from one part of the cell to another.
a)
endoplasmic reticulum
b)
golgi bodies
c)
vacuole
d)
cell
47.
This thin layer protects the cell and regulates what substances enter and leave the cell.
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell
c)
cell wall
d)
golgi body
48.
What are tiny organelles that convert glucose into ATP?
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Vesicles
c)
Cytoskeleton
d)
Mitochondria
49.
The site of photosynthesis
a)
ribosome
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
50.
This organelle takes food and turns it into ENERGY for plant and animal cells.
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Lysosome
d)
Ribosome
51.
Where are proteins made?
a)
Golgi body
b)
Mitoichondria
c)
Chromosomes
d)
Ribosomes
52.
What is found in both plant and animal cells but is much larger in plant cells?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Vacuole