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Cells Test

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 2hrs 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Both plants and animals are made of cells

a)

True

b)

False

2.

All of the following are principles of the cell theory EXCEPT _____

a)

the cell is the smallest unit of life

b)

water is the main ingredient in every cell

c)

all new cells come from preexisting cells

d)

all living things are made of one or more cells

3.

What is used to make proteins in the cell?

a)

ribosomes

b)

DNA

c)

lipids

d)

cell membrane

4.

Which organelle is involved in photosynthesis for the plant cell?

a)

nucleus

b)

cytoplasm

c)

chloroplast

d)

vacuole

5.

Usually, the largest organelle in a cell is the _____________.

a)

chromatin

b)

nucleus

c)

vacuole

d)

lysosome

6.

Which scientists discovered, "Cork is made up of little empty boxes called cells."?

a)

Theodor Schwann

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Rudolph Virchow

d)

Matthias Schleiden

7.

What plant cell part does number 1 represent?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Nucleus

d)

Golgi Body

e)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

8.

What plant cell part does number 3 represent?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Nucleus

d)

Golgi Body

e)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

9.

What plant cell part does number 10 represent?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Vacuole

c)

Nucleolus

d)

Ribosomes

e)

Cell Wall

10.

What plant cell part does number 8 represent?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Vacuole

c)

Nucleolus

d)

Ribosomes

e)

Cell Wall

11.

What plant cell part does number 6 represent?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Vacuole

c)

Nucleolus

d)

Ribosomes

e)

Cell Wall

12.

Which animal cell part does number 10 represent?

a)

Golgi Body

b)

cytoplasm

c)

Nucleus

d)

vacuole

e)

lysosome

13.

Which animal cell part does number 9 represent?

a)

Golgi Body

b)

cytoplasm

c)

Nucleus

d)

vacuole

e)

lysosome

14.

Which animal cell part does number 2 represent?

a)

Golgi Body

b)

cytoplasm

c)

Nucleus

d)

vacuole

e)

lysosome

15.

Which animal cell part does number 8 represent?

a)

mitchondria

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

Nucleolus

d)

ribosome

e)

cell membrane

16.

Which animal cell part does number 6 represent?

a)

mitchondria

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

Nucleolus

d)

ribosome

e)

cell membrane

17.

Which animal cell part does number 3 represent?

a)

mitchondria

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

Nucleolus

d)

ribosome

e)

cell membrane

18.
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
19.
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
20.
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
21.
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
22.
What is one basic function of the vacuoles?
a)
circulating oxygen
b)
producing food
c)
controlling cell processes
d)
storing water
23.
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
24.
In what part of the plant cell does the process of photosynthesis take place?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplasts
d)
vacuoles
25.

I like to be thought of as the "storage bubble" for both plant and animal cells. I am a...

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cytoskeleton

c)

Vacuole

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

26.

I am the "brain" of the cell or the "control center" for everything happening within the cell. I am a...

a)

Golgi Body/Apparatus

b)

Nucleus

c)

Ribosome

d)

Lysosome

27.

Photosynthesis takes place within me. I am a...

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Chlorine

d)

Chloroplast

28.

I am often referred to as the "packaging system" within a cell. I "package" proteins and ship them to the Golgi Body. I am a...

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

c)

Baconidis

d)

Golgi Body

29.

I am the "waste removal expert" within a cell, removing unwanted material. Like a garbage man, I am a...

a)

Waste Management

b)

Nucleus

c)

Ribosome

d)

Lysosomes

30.

I provide plant cells their rigid shape. I am the...

a)

Basketball that Nic Quarne left in Mr. Woller's room last week

b)

Cytoskeleton

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Cell Wall