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Inv 3.1 Discovering Cells

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cell boundary that controls what enters and leaves the cell.

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

cytoplasm

d)

central vacuole

2.

A rigid layer that supports the cell and provides shape.

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

cytoplast

d)

central vacuole

3.

Internal fluid that contains the cell structures.

a)

cell membrane

b)

chloroplast

c)

cytoplasm

d)

central vacuole

4.

Converts the Sun's energy into food. (sugars)

a)

cytoplasm

b)

chloroplast

c)

mitochondrion

d)

ribosome

5.

A membranous structure that assembles proteins and parts of the cell membrane.

a)

cell membrane

b)

mitochondrion

c)

ribosome

d)

endoplasmic reticulum

6.

Converts the energy in food into usable energy for the cell.

a)

chloroplast

b)

cytoplasm

c)

ribosome

d)

mitochondrion

7.

Contains the cell's genetic material (DNA), which determines the nature of the cell structures and substances.

a)

mitochondrion

b)

nucleus

c)

ribosome

d)

endoplasmic reticulum

8.

Makes proteins. (Found either free or bound to the surface of the endoplasmic reticulum.)

a)

mitochondrion

b)

nucleus

c)

ribosome

d)

chloroplast

9.

Stores water and other substances, provides structure and support for the plant cell.

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

cytoplasm

d)

central vacuole

10.

Called the basic unit of life and all living organisms are made of _______.

a)

cytoplasm

b)

cells

c)

cell structure

d)

cell membrane

11.

A part of a cell with a specific job that enables an organism to carry out life's functions.

a)

cell function

b)

cytoplasm

c)

cell structure

d)

chlorophyll

12.

A green pigment in chloroplast that captures light energy to make sugars during photosynthesis.

a)

cytoplasm

b)

chloroplast

c)

chlorophyll

d)

cell wall

13.

An aquatic plant that grows in freshwater ponds and slow-moving streams.

a)

elodea

b)

eukaryote

c)

chloroplast

d)

chlorophyll

14.

A membrane-bound structure inside a eukaryotic cells that performs a specialized functions.

a)

organs

b)

cell walls

c)

organelles

d)

endoplasmic reticulum

15.

___________is an organelle found mostly in protists that collects extra water and expels it from the cell.

a)

chloroplast

b)

cell membrane

c)

food vacuole

d)

contractile vacuole

16.

___________is an organelle found mostly in protists that collects and digests food that is brought into the cell.

a)

mitrochandroin

b)

cell membrane

c)

food vacuole

d)

contractile vacuole

17.

__________ is a fold leading to the food vacuole in some protists like the paramecium.

a)

cell membrane

b)

oral groove

c)

organelle

d)

cytoplasm