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Cell Theory & Pro vs. Eu

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A plant and an animal are both living things. According to the Cell Theory, what can you conclude about these two very different organisms?
a)
Plants have cells but animals do not.
b)
They are both made of one or more cells. 
c)
They both come from the same kind of cell.
d)
They both come from a non-living organism.
2.

The Cell Theory states that

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

3.
 Which of the following is NOT one of the main components of the cell theory?
a)
cells must contain DNA
b)
all living things are made of cells
c)
cells can only come from other cells
d)
cells are the basic unit of life
4.
Unlike eukaryotes, prokaryotes do not have:
a)
DNA
b)
cytoplasm
c)
cell walls
d)
a membrane bound nucleus
5.
The smallest unit that can perform the basic activities of life is
a)
a cell 
b)
a tissue
c)
an organ
d)
an organism
6.
Which of the following is found inside a prokaryote?
a)
cytoplasm
b)
DNA
c)
ribosomes
d)
all of these
7.
Which type of cell has no nucleus?
a)
Eukaryote
b)
Prokaryote
c)
Animal
d)
Plant
8.
Are prokaryotes multicellular or unicellular? 
a)
Multicellular
b)
Unicellular
9.

Which type of cell can be identified in the image?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

10.

Who discovered and named cells?

a)

Matthias Schleiden

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

d)

Rudolf Virchow

11.

Which cell has membrane-bound organelles?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

12.

Who determined that all cells come from pre-existing cells?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Rudolph Virchow

c)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

d)

Theodor Schwann

13.

Which structure on a prokaryotic cell is used for locomotion?

a)

cilia

b)

pilus

c)

flagella

d)

ribosome

14.

Which structure on a prokaryotic cell helps the cell "stick" to surfaces?

a)

cilia

b)

pilus

c)

flagella

d)

ribosome

15.

Which cell is more complex?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

16.

Which organelle contains DNA and controls the cell?

a)

Cell membrane

b)

nucleus

c)

nucleolus

d)

lysosme

17.

Which organelle controls what goes in and out of the cell?

a)

nucleus

b)

nucleolus

c)

cell membrane

d)

nuclear membrane

18.

This organelle digests dead cell parts and contains enzymes

a)

lysosome

b)

golgi body

c)

smooth ER

d)

Rough ER

19.
Where in the cell are proteins made? 
a)
Ribosome
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleus
20.
If a cell had the following organelles: nucleus, mitochondria, ribosome, and cell membrane. And DID NOT have a chloroplast and cell wall, what kind of organism is the cell found in? 
a)
Animals only
b)
Plants only
c)
Both plants and animals
d)
Bacteria
21.
Why are organelles important? 
a)
Each have a specific function
b)
Each give the cell energy
c)
Each protect the cell
d)
Each uses the sunlight
22.
The ____________ packages and processes material before it exports out of the cell.
a)
Vacuoles
b)
mitochondria
c)
Golgi apparatus 
d)
nucleus 
23.
What is the name and function of the organelle displayed above?
a)
Mitochondria: breakdown glucose and produce ATP
b)
Chloroplast: converts solar energy into chemical energy
c)
Vacuole: Stores H2O, salt, food
d)
Nucleus: stores genetic information
24.

Which organelles are found in plant cells but not in animal cells?

a)

cell wall, chloroplast, & large central vacuole

b)

cell membrane chloroplast & large central vacuole

c)

cell wall, chloroplast, & lysosomes

d)

cell membrane, lysosomes, & large central vacuole