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6th Grade Cells Assessment

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which cell structure acts like the brain of the cell?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria

2.

Which structures are unique only to plant cells?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplast

3.

Which cell organelle helps break down food to release energy?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Vacuole

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

4.

Which organelle is much larger in plant cells than animal cells and is used to store food and waste?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Vacuole

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Chloroplasts

5.

The jelly like substance in the cell is called --

a)

cytoplasm

b)

lysosomes

c)

chromosomes

d)

cytokinesis

6.

A plant's green color is due to the presence of which organelle?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Vacuole

d)

Mitochondrion

7.

The rigid outer boundary of plant cells, giving them their boxy appearance is..

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

mitochondria

8.
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
9.
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
10.
The basic unit of structure and function in a living things.
a)
chloroplast
b)
nucleus
c)
cell
d)
cell membrane
11.

What is one way in which all living things on Earth are alike?

a)

All living things have hair.

b)

All living things are made of cells.

c)

The cells of all living things have chloroplast.

d)

All living things can move.

12.
Every living organism is made up of one or more cells
a)
True
b)
False
13.
A cell is...
a)
the basic unit of structure and function in living organism
b)
an organism
c)
a basic part of everything that we see
d)
found only in animals, not plants
14.
Animal cells have_______________.
a)
cell walls
b)
chloroplasts
c)
cytoplasm
d)
large vacuoles
15.
Michael looked at a cell through a microscope.  He identified a nucleus, chloroplast, and cytoplasm.  What kind of cell did Michael observe?
a)
animal
b)
plant
c)
vertebrate
d)
bacteria
16.
Which piece of equipment is the best to use to observe the structure of a cell?
a)
magnifying glass
b)
binoculars
c)
telescope
d)
microscope
17.
What organelle is NOT found in animal cells?
a)
chloroplast
b)
cell membrane
c)
nucleus
d)
mitochondria
18.
surrounds the cell; regulates what enters/leaves cell: holds the cell together
a)
vacuole
b)
cell wall
c)
cell membrane
d)
lysosome
19.
Which organelle acts as the"construction worker" because it assembles amino acids?
a)
Golgi bodies
b)
ribosomes
c)
Chloroplasts
d)
Mitochondria
20.
Plant cells are the same as animal cells.
a)
True
b)
False