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Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 52mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is the smallest unit of life that can carry out all life functions?
a)
the mitochondria
b)
the vacuoles
c)
the nucleus
d)
the cell
2.
The powerhouse of the cell is the...
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Golgi body
c)
Nucleus
d)
Ribosomes
3.
What can only be found in plant cells?
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Vacuole
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Mitochondria
4.
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
5.
This organelle is in both plants and animals. It is a barrier between the cell and the environment
a)
cell wall
b)
cell membrane
c)
cell organelles
d)
mitochondria
6.
This cell part is in ALL cells. It is the jelly-like substance that provides cell shape.
a)
Chloroplasts
b)
Chromosomes
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Mitochondria
7.
The _________ are the power houses of the cell. They are in both plants and animals.
a)
Chloroplasts
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Nucleus
d)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
8.
Plants perform photosynthesis through this organelle:
a)
Chlorophyll
b)
Chloroplasts
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Golgi Apparatus
9.
This structure is only in plant cells. It is outside of the cell membrane and adds more support/structure to the plant.
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Cell Nucleus
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
10.
What are the tiny structures that carry out jobs inside cells called?
a)
membranes
b)
nucleus
c)
organelles
d)
animalicules
11.
This is the cell's "control center."
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Golgi Body
c)
Nucleus
d)
Cell Wall
12.
In plant cells, this structure captures energy from the sun to produce food.
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Vacuoles
d)
Chloroplasts
13.
This structure is a storage area for the cell.
a)
Lysosome
b)
Vacuole
c)
Ribosome
d)
Golgi Body
14.
Which organelle is found in both plants and animals?
a)
cell wall
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplast
d)
large vacuole
15.
Which of these choices is NOT an organelle?
a)
mitochondria
b)
chloroplast
c)
lung
d)
Endoplasmic reticulum
16.
Plant and animal cells both have vacuoles?
a)
True
b)
False
17.
I am the "brain" of the cell. I control all cell activities
a)
nucleus
b)
lysosome
c)
cytoplatelets
d)
vacuole
18.
I am located in the nucleus – I’m the genetic material of a cell
a)
cytoplasm
b)
membrane
c)
chromosomes/DNA
d)
vacuole
19.
I provide the cell with protection and controls what comes in and out of the cell.
a)
nucleus
b)
cell wall
c)
cell membrane
d)
mitochondria
20.
I am a gel like substance that supports the other organelles
a)
cell membrane
b)
CO2
c)
cytoplasm
d)
chlorine
21.
I am found in plant cells. I am rigid, strong & stiff. I give support to the plant cell. I give the cell it's box shape
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
chlorophyll
d)
mitochondria
22.
I'm large in plant cells and small in animal cells. I am a temporary storage unit for water, waste and food.
a)
lysosome
b)
ribosome
c)
chloroplast
d)
Vacuole
23.
I am the "power house" of the cell. I make most of the energy!
a)
mitochondria
b)
vacuole
c)
lysosome
d)
nuceus
24.
Which of the following organelles is not found in an animal cell?
a)
mitochondria
b)
cell wall
c)
cell membrane
d)
nucleus
25.
The basic unit that makes up living things is the _____.
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell
c)
cell wall
d)
mitochondria
26.
True or False: The nucleus of the cell directs the activities of the cell and stores DNA.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
Which structure would be identified as the vacuole?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
28.
Which structures are found in every living cell?
a)
cell membrane and cytoplasm
b)
chloroplasts and mitochondria
c)
a cell wall and nucleus
d)
chloroplasts and cell wall
29.
Which cell structure is found in plant and animals cells and controls what can come into or leave a cell?
a)
cell membrane
b)
cytoplasm
c)
nucleus
d)
vacuole
30.
What is the function of the cell nucleus found in both plant and animal cells?
a)
to produce energy
b)
to control cell activity
c)
to remove waste products
d)
to allow molecules to enter the cell
31.
Cell organelles that are responsible for digesting food, worn out organelles and other cellular wastes are called ___________________.
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Vacuoles
c)
Lysosomes
d)
Chlororplasts
32.
What is one basic function of the vacuoles?
a)
circulating oxygen
b)
producing food
c)
controlling cell processes
d)
storing water
33.
Chloroplasts in plant cells allow the plant to perform a function that animal cells cannot do. What is the main function of the chloroplasts found in plant cells?
a)
to absorb light energy and manufacture food
b)
to remove waste materials by active transport
c)
to manufacture chemical energy from food
d)
to control the shape of the cell
34.
All cells need energy to function. Which cell organelle is responsible for producing energy in the cell?
a)
chloroplasts
b)
mitochondria
c)
nucleus
d)
vacuoles
35.
What is the function of a cell wall?
a)
to protect and support the cell
b)
to perform different functions in each cell
c)
to prevent water from passing through it
d)
to prevent oxygen from entering the cell
36.
In what part of the plant cell does the process of photosynthesis take place?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplasts
d)
vacuoles
37.
Starch and water molecules in potato cells are stored in what organelle?
a)
mitochondria
b)
nucleus
c)
cell wall
d)
vacuole
38.
Cells with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles are called ____________________.
a)
prokaryotes
b)
eukaryotes
c)
bacteria
d)
protists
39.
_ are organelles responsible for digesting certain materials within the cell.
a)
vacuoles
b)
chloroplasts
c)
lysosomes
d)
cell membrane
40.
Which of the following is not part of the cell theory?
a)
cells must contain DNA
b)
all living things are made from cells
c)
cells can only come from other cells
d)
cells are the basic unit of life
41.
He discovered that all plants are made of cells:
a)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
b)
Theordor Schwann
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Mattias Schleiden
42.
Who was the first person to see cells under the microscope and give them their name?
a)
Mattias Schleiden
b)
Robert Hooke
c)
Theordor Schwann
d)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
43.
Chloroplasts are organelles that convert light energy to sugars. These organelles are found only in plants. Which organelles are found only in animals?
a)
Golgi apparatus
b)
lysosomes
c)
mitochondria
d)
ribosomes
44.
The basic unit of structure and function in a living things.
a)
chloroplast
b)
nucleus
c)
cell
d)
cell membrane
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