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Cell types & function

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
All living things are made from cells.  
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Which organelle provides storage of food, water, and nutrients?
a)
Cell membrane
b)
mitochondria
c)
Vacuole
d)
Vacuume
3.

Which organelle acts as the"construction worker" because it assembles proteins?

a)

Golgi bodies

b)

ribosomes

c)

Chloroplasts

d)

Mitochondria

4.
The main function of the cell wall is to direct the activities of the cell.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Plant cells are the same as animal cells.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Plant cells ......
a)
are called Prokaryotic cells.
b)
have a cell wall and chloroplast.
c)
are usually circular in shape
d)
All choices are correct.
7.
I produce the energy a cell needs.  I am a mighty power house.  Who am I?
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Nucleus
c)
Lysosome
d)
Cell Membrane
8.
Where do chloroplasts get energy from to help make food?
a)
Chlorophy
b)
Leaves
c)
Stored Sugar
d)
Sun
9.
Which organelle is like a post office because it receives materials, packages, and distributes them?
a)
Chloroplasts
b)
Ribosomes
c)
Golgi Bodies
d)
Nucleolus
10.
I control movement in and out of a cell. Who am I?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cyto
c)
Cell Membrane 
d)
Nucleus
11.

I am the "garbage disposal" because I break down waste. Which organelle am I?

a)

Lysosomes

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cyto

12.
Plant cells have these but animal cells do not. 
a)
Nucleus and cell mem
b)
cell membrane and cell wa
c)
chloroplast and cell wall
d)
Chloroplasts and mitochondria
13.
What is the gel like substance that holds organelles in cells?
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Chloroplast
c)
Nucleus
d)
Mitochondria
14.
There are some similarities between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Which of the following structures is found in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
a)
lysosome
b)
mitochondrion
c)
nucleus
d)
ribosome
15.
Which type(s) of cells have genetic material that is contained in a nucleus?
a)
bacteria
b)
only animal cells
c)
protists
d)
both plant and animal cells
16.
Which cell structure is correctly paired with its primary function? 
a)
ribosome-protein synthesis
b)
mitochondrion-movement
c)
vacuole-cell division
d)
nucelus-storage of nutrients
17.
The diagram below represents a cell of a green plant. Solar energy is used to produce energy-rich compounds in which structure? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
18.
The diagram below represents a cell. Which organelle is the site where amino acids are synthesized into proteins? 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
19.
 Cells can be classified into two different categories: prokaryotic and eukaryotic. Which of the following information is needed in order to determine if an organism is prokaryotic?
a)
The organism’s color and mass.
b)
The organism’s internal structures.
c)
. If the organism is unicellular or multicellular
d)
The methods the organism uses to feed and move.
20.

Look at the cell membrane model below: What is the name of the macromolecule that makes up the majority of the cell membrane?

a)

nucleotide

b)

phospholipid

c)

carbohydrate

d)

protein

21.
This cell is simple. Only genetic material, cytoplasm and ribosomes inside.
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
c)
Plant
d)
Animal
22.
Complex cell. Can be plant or animal. Contains membrane bound organelles. 
a)
Eukaryotic Cell
b)
Prokaryotic Cell
c)
Bacteria
d)
Blood cell
23.
This organelle protects/holds the DNA
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Chloroplasts
c)
Nucleolus
d)
Nucleus
24.
Organelles inside nucleus function is to make ribosomes
a)
Golgi Body
b)
Lysosome
c)
Rough E.R.
d)
Nucleolus
25.
This organelle's function is to make protein.
a)
Rough E.R.
b)
Smooth E.R.
c)
Ribosome
d)
Nucleus
26.
This organelle helps transport proteins.
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Rough E.R.
c)
Golgi Body
d)
Smooth E.R.
27.
This organelle makes/transports fats or lipids. 
a)
Rough E.R.
b)
Smooth E.R.
c)
Golgi Bodies
d)
Lysosomes
28.
This organelle function is to package, modify and transport materials in/out of cell.
a)
Rough E.R.
b)
Smooth E.R.
c)
MItochondria
d)
Golgi Body
29.
The function of this organelle is to break down food, worn out cell/cell organelles.
a)
Nucleus
b)
Vacuole
c)
Ribosome
d)
Lysosome
30.
This function of this organelle is to break down glucose to make cell energy.
a)
Chloroplasts
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Nucleus
d)
ATP
31.
The function of this organelle is to store water. Large ones are found in plants. 
a)
Lysosome
b)
Golgi Body
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Vacuole
32.
This organelle traps sunlight and uses that energy to convert it to food.
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Chloroplasts
c)
Lysosomes
d)
Chlorophyll
33.
This is a green pigment found in plants. 
a)
Chloroplasts
b)
Chlorophyll
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
MItochondria
34.
The organelle is the smallest unit of life
a)
True
b)
False
35.
Which of the following is an example of a prokaryotic cell?
a)
virus
b)
fungus
c)
bacteria
d)
human cell
36.
Human cells are examples of which cell type?
a)
Prokaryotic
b)
Eukaryotic
c)
both
d)
neither
37.
A cell is identified as having ribosomes, a cell wall and pili.  The cell is a(n)
a)
Prokaryotic cell
b)
Eukaryotic animal cell
c)
Eukaryotic plant cell
38.
A cell is identified as having ribosomes, a golgi apparatus, and centrioles.  The cell is a(n)
a)
prokaryotic cell
b)
eukaryotic plant cell
c)
eukaryotic animal cell
39.
Which of the following parts might be included in a eukaryotic animal cell?
a)
lysosome
b)
mesosome
c)
chloroplast
d)
cell wall
40.
Which of the following parts could you find in a prokaryotic cell?
a)
capsule
b)
endoplasmic reticulum
c)
nucleolus
d)
vesicle
41.
All of the following parts might be found in a prokaryotic cell EXCEPT
a)
plasmid
b)
pili
c)
cytoplasm
d)
lysosome
42.
Which of the following parts might be included in a eukaryotic plant cell?
a)
centrioles
b)
capsules
c)
cytoplasm
d)
pili
43.
A cell is identified as having cilia, a nucleus and chloroplasts.  It is a(n)
a)
Prokaryotic cell
b)
Eukaryotic animal cell
c)
Eukaryotic plant cell
44.
What can only be found in plant cells?
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Vacuole
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Mitochondrion
45.

I am fluid filled within the cell

a)

Mitochondrion

b)

Vacuole

c)

cytoplasm

d)

Cell membrane

46.
The powerhouse of the cell is the...
a)
Mitochondrion
b)
Golgi body
c)
Nucleus
d)
Ribosomes
47.
Where are proteins made?
a)
Golgi body
b)
Mitoichondrion
c)
Chromosomes
d)
Ribosomes
48.
Where are ribosomes produced?
a)
Nucleolus
b)
Endoplasmic reticulum
c)
Golgi body
d)
Vessicle
49.
What makes the endoplasmic reticulum rough?
a)
Vessicles
b)
Vacuoles
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Chromosomes
50.
Cell membranes are found in
a)
Only animal cells
b)
Only plant cells
c)
Some plant and animal cells
d)
All plant and animal cells
51.
The ______________ is the brain of the cell.
a)
Vacuole
b)
Nucleus
c)
Chromosomes
d)
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