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Cell Structure and Function

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cells only come ___

a)

from prokaryotes

b)

from other cells dividing

c)

from fungi

d)

from eukaryotes

2.

The smallest unit of life is ____

a)

a protist

b)

an atom

c)

bacteria

d)

a cell

3.

Prokaryote ___

a)

contain simple cells

b)

are unicellular

c)

alway have a flagellum

d)

are a product of endosymbiosis

4.

True or False. Prokaryotes contain cytoplasm.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

An organelle involved in breaking down lipids, proteins, carbohydrates, damage organelles, and bacteria are ___

a)

Golgi Appaparatus

b)

Vesicles

c)

Vacule

d)

Lysosomes

6.

Both mitochondria and chloroplasts ____

a)

contain their own unique ribosomes that are different than the cells

b)

contain their own unique DNA that are different than the cells

c)

are specialized organelles that capture and release energy

d)

are found in both in plants and animals

7.
What is the structure labeled #1?
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Nucleus
c)
Cell Membrane
d)
Mitochondria
8.
What is the structure labeled #5?
a)
Vacuole
b)
Chloroplast
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Lysosome
9.
What is the structure labeled #9?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Mitochondria
10.
What is the structure labeled #6?
a)
Smooth ER
b)
Golgi Body
c)
Nucleus
d)
Rough ER
11.
What is the structure labeled #8?
a)
Vacuole
b)
Golgi body
c)
Nucleus
d)
Lysosome
12.
What is the structure labeled #4?
a)
Vacuole
b)
Cell wall
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Cell membrane
13.
What is the structure labeled #7?
a)
Rough ER
b)
Smooth ER
c)
Golgi body
d)
Flagella
14.
What is the structure labeled #2?
a)
Lysosome
b)
Vesicle
c)
Ribosome
d)
Mitochondria
15.
What is the structure labeled #10?
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Cell wall
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Centriole
16.
What is the structure labeled #13?
a)
Centrioles
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Lysosome
d)
Mitochondria
17.
What is the function of the chloroplast?
a)
site of digestive enzymes
b)
site of ATP (energy) production
c)
site of photosynthesis
d)
site of protein production
18.
What is the function of the lysosome?
a)
site of digestive enzymes
b)
site of ATP (energy) production
c)
site of photosynthesis
d)
site of protein production
19.
What is the function of the mitochondria?
a)
site of digestive enzymes
b)
site of ATP (energy) production
c)
site of photosynthesis
d)
site of protein production
20.
What is the function of the mitochondria?
a)
site of digestive enzymes
b)
site of ATP (energy) production
c)
site of photosynthesis
d)
site of protein production
21.
What is the function of the ribosome?
a)
site of digestive enzymes
b)
site of ATP (energy) production
c)
site of photosynthesis
d)
site of protein production
22.
What is the function of the cell membrane?
a)
to control the activities within the cell
b)
to package and ship cellular materials
c)
to store water and nutrients 
d)
to control the materials that pass into and out of the cell
23.
What is the function of the vacuole?
a)
to control the activities within the cell
b)
to package and ship cellular materials
c)
to store water and nutrients 
d)
to control the materials that pass into and out of the cell
24.
What is the function of the nucleus?
a)
to control the activities within the cell
b)
to package and ship cellular materials
c)
to store water and nutrients 
d)
to control the materials that pass into and out of the cell
25.
suspends organelles in the cell
a)
cytoplasm
b)
cell membrane
c)
cell wall
d)
ribosomes
26.
surrounds the cell; controls what enters/leaves cell; maintains homeostasis
a)
vacuole
b)
cell wall
c)
cell membrane
d)
lysosome
27.
control the cell's activities; contains the cell's DNA
a)
mitochondria
b)
cell membrane
c)
nucleus
d)
golgi body
28.
breaks down food to release energy
a)
nucleus
b)
lysosomes
c)
mitochondria
d)
vacuole
29.
moves substances within a cell (pipe like structures)
a)
endoplasmic reticulum
b)
nucleus
c)
cytoplasm
d)
vacuole
30.
makes proteins
a)
nucleus
b)
ribosomes
c)
lysosomes
d)
vacuole
31.
changes and packages cell products
a)
nucleus
b)
cell wall
c)
vacuole
d)
golgi body
32.
contains enzymes (proteins that speed up digestion and chemical reactions0
a)
lysosome
b)
ribosome
c)
nucleus
d)
golgi body
33.
holds materials like water and is very large in a plant cell
a)
nucleus
b)
golgi body
c)
chloroplast
d)
vacuole
34.
What structure is in plant cells but not animal cells?
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Vacuole
35.
What is the function of the chloroplast?
a)
site of digestive enzymes
b)
site of ATP (energy) production
c)
site of photosynthesis
d)
site of protein production
36.

Which of the following organisms do not have cell walls?

a)

plants

b)

fungi

c)

bacteria

d)

animals

37.

An example of a prokaryotic cell is a _____ cell.

a)

plant

b)

fungi

c)

bacteria

d)

animal

38.

Which organelle prepares proteins into vesicles to transport from one area of a cell to another?

a)

gogli apparatus

b)

chloroplasts

c)

rough ER

d)

mitochondrion

39.
I am a protein packaging and shipping machine! Who am I?
a)
vacuole
b)
ribosome
c)
mitochondrion
d)
golgi apparatus
40.
What organelle PRODUCES proteins?
a)
ribosomes
b)
centrioles
c)
lysosomes
d)
nucleus
41.
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
42.
Some cells, such as human nerve and muscle cells, contain many more mitochondria than do other cells, such as skin cells.  Why do some cells have more mitochondria than others?
a)
The cells use more energy
b)
The cells store more nutrients
c)
The cells degrade more proteins
d)
The cells divide more frequently
43.
Bacteria, protist, animal and plant cells all have a _______
a)
cell membrane
b)
nucleus
c)
chloroplasts
d)
cell wall
44.
Which organelle is found in plant cells only?
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Large Central Vacuole
c)
Many Small Vacuoles
d)
Cytoplasm
45.
Which cells contain a defined nucleus and membrane bound organelles
a)

Bacteria

b)
Eukaryotes
c)
Prokaryotes
d)

Archeabacteria

46.

Which cell structure has the function of transporting materials?

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Golgi Body

c)

Lysosome

d)

Cytoplasm

47.

What is the function of the mitochondria?

a)

Transport materials

b)

Package proteins

c)

Supply energy

d)

Control what goes in and out of cell

48.

Choose all parts that BOTH prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells have.

a)

cell membrane

b)

cytoplasm

c)

nucleus

d)

ribosomes

e)

gel-like capsule

49.
Which organelle is like the warehouse because it stores materials?
a)
vacuole
b)
endoplasmic reticulum
c)
golgi apparatus
d)
lysosomes
50.

What is this structure?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Vacuole

51.

What is the function of this structure?

a)

Breaks down glucose to make usable energy (ATP)

b)

Does photosynthesis to make glucose

c)

Controls what goes in and out of the cell

d)

Stores DNA and directs the cell's processes

52.
control the cell's activities; contains the cell's DNA
a)
mitochondria
b)
cell membrane
c)
nucleus
d)
golgi body
53.
breaks down glucose to release energy for the cell
a)
nucleus
b)
lysosomes
c)
mitochondria
d)
vacuole
54.
What is the cell organelle that stores water, food and waste called?
a)
The cytoplasm
b)
The lysosomes
c)
The vacuole
d)
The mitochondria
55.
What is the main difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
a)
Prokaryotic cells have a nucleus and Eukaryotic cells do not
b)
Prokaryotic cells are unicellular and Eukaryotic cells are multicellular.
c)
Prokaryotic cells do not have a nucleus, Eukaryotic cells do have a nucleus.
d)
Prokaryotic cells are plant cells and Eukaryotic cells are animal cells.
56.
The cytoplasm
a)
Is  the gel-like fluid that holds other organelles in place.
b)
Breaks down food to produce energy for the cell.
c)
Is known as the "brain" of the cell.
d)
Is where photosynthesis takes place.
57.
Ribosomes are the cell organelle that
a)
Break down food to produce energy for the cell.
b)
Produce proteins for the cell.
c)
Break down broken cell parts.
d)
Make food for the cell using the sun's energy.
58.
Organisms composed of many cells are called
a)
Prokaryotic
b)
Eukaryotic
c)
Unicellular
d)
Multicellular
59.
Plant and animal cells are identical. 
a)
True
b)
False
60.
What is the correct order of organization
a)
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b)
cell-tissue-organs-organ systems-organism
c)
organism-cells-tissues-organ systems-organism
d)
tissues-cells-organs-organ sytems-organism