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VNGS - The Fundamental Unit of Life

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Organisms whose cells do not have a nucleus are called . . .

a)

Eukaryotes

b)

Multicellular

c)

Prokaryotes

d)

Unicellular

2.

An organism made of only one cell is called . . .

a)

Eukaryotic

b)

Monocellular

c)

Multicellular

d)

Unicellular

3.

The _____ is a densely packed area in a cell that contains the genetic material - DNA - for controlling the cell's activities.

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Vacuole

4.

Organisms with cells that have a nucleus are called . . .

a)

Archaea

b)

Bacteria

c)

Eukaryotes

d)

Prokaryotes

5.

The basic unit of structure and function in an organism is the . . .

a)

Cell

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Lysosome

d)

Ribosome

6.

A _____ organism is made of many cells, each specialized to do certain jobs.

a)

Eukaryotic

b)

Multicellular

c)

Prokaryotic

d)

Unicellular

7.

This outermost layer protects and supports the cells of plants and some other organisms.

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Golgi Apparatus

8.

This structure surrounds the cytoplasm of all cells and controls what enters and leaves the cell.

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cellophane

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Cellulose

9.

This fluid in the cell is where the organelles are found. It contains water and chemicals the cell needs.

a)

Blood

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Plasma

d)

Vacuole

10.

These organelles convert the energy in food molecules to a form the cell can use.

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Lysosomes

d)

Ribosomes

11.

These tiny cell structures assemble protein molecules from amino acids.

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Nucleic Acids

d)

Ribosomes

12.

These organelles in plants capture light energy and store it in glucose molecules to be used as food.

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

d)

Vacuoles

13.

These organelles are used for storage. Plants have one that is very large and filled with water.

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Nucleus

d)

Vacuole

14.

What organelle is called the "powerhouse" of a cell?

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

cell wall

d)

cell membrane

15.

A large central vacuole is found in a _____ cell.

a)

animal

b)

plant

16.

Looking in a microscope, you see cells that have rectangular shapes and a green color. What type of cells are you probably viewing?

a)

plant cells

b)

animals cells

c)

muscle cells

d)

blood cells

17.

What type of cell is being shown in the image?

a)

plant

b)

animal

18.

Which two organelles are NOT found in animal cells?

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Cell wall

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleus

e)

Chloroplast

19.
Which statement is not part of the cell theory?
a)
All cells come from other cells.
b)
All living things have one or more cells.
c)
Cells are a living thing's basic unit of structure and function.
d)
All cells have a nucleus.
20.
Who looked at cork and named what he saw cells?
a)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
b)
Robert Hooke
c)
Rudolph Virchow
d)
Matthias Schleiden
21.
Which scientist concluded all plants are made out of cells?
a)
Robert Hooke
b)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
c)
Theodor Schwann
d)
Matthias Schleiden
22.
Which scientist concluded all animal tissues are made of cells?
a)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
b)
Rudolph Virchow
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Theodor Schwann
23.
Who was the first scientist to see living cells?
a)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
b)
Rudolph Virchow
c)
Matthias Schleiden
d)
Theodor Schwann
24.
Which scientist concluded cells can only come from other cells?
a)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
b)
Robert Hooke
c)
Rudolph Virchow
d)
Theodor Schwann
25.
The organelle that looks like small dots.  It makes proteins.  
a)
nucleus
b)
cell membrane
c)
ER
d)
ribosomes
26.

Looking at a cell under a microscope, you note that it is a prokaryote. How did you know?

a)

lacks a cytoplasm

b)

lacks genetic materail

c)

cell cytoplasm

d)

lacks a nucleus

27.

Which of the following organisms are prokaryotes?

a)

plants

b)

animals

c)

bacteria

d)

fungi

28.

Which organelles are involved with energy conversion?

a)

mitochondria and ribosomes

b)

mitochondria and rough ER

c)

mitochondria and chloroplasts

d)

chloroplast and Golgi body

29.

What is a function of the cytoskeleton?

a)

contains DNA

b)

helps a cell keep its shape

c)

surrounds the cell

d)

helps make proteins

30.

Which organelle breaks down organelles that are no longer useful?

a)

lysosome

b)

Golgi body

c)

mitochondria

d)

smooth ER

31.

Which sequence correctly traces the path of a protein in the cell?

a)

ribosome, Golgi body, rough ER

b)

ER, lysosome, Golgi body

c)

ribosome, rough ER, chloroplast

d)

ribosome, rough ER, Golgi body

32.

which of the following components do ALL cells have in common?

a)

DNA

b)

nucleus

c)

cytoplasm

d)

organelles

e)

ribosomes

33.
The ____________ packages and processes material before it exports out of the cell.
a)
Vacuoles
b)
mitochondria
c)
Golgi apparatus 
d)
nucleus 
34.
Which structure would be found in a grass cell but NOT on your cell?
a)
cell wall
b)
nucleus
c)
mitochondria 
d)
vacuoles 
35.
In what type of cells would you expect to find many mitochondria ?
a)
muscle cells
b)
nerve cells
c)
skin cells
d)
sperm cells
36.
Rough endoplasmic reticulum has ________________ attached to it. 
a)
ribosomes 
b)
chromosomes 
c)
Golgi apparatus 
d)
nucleolus 
37.
What is the function of vacuoles?  
a)
make protein
b)
store genetic information
c)
storage of salt, H2O, food, and waste
d)
transports material outside the cell
38.

Process where materials are able to move from areas of high concentration to low concentration.

a)

fission

b)

diffusion

c)

active transport

d)

exocytosis

39.

If there is a high concentration of water outside of a cell, where will the water want to go?

a)

On the outside of the cell

b)

In to the cell

c)

Away from the cell

40.
Plant cells take in light energy and change it into chemical energy in the form of glucose (food). Occurs in the chloroplasts.
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Cellular Respiration
c)
Osmosis
d)
Diffusion
41.
Process where food is broken down to release chemical energy. Occurs in the mitochondria.
a)
Cellular Respiration
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Active Transport
d)
Passive Transport
42.
Small particles such as oxygen and carbon dioxide move easily across the cell membrane from areas of high concentration to low concentration. 
a)
Active Transport
b)
Osmosis
c)
Diffusion
43.
Water moving from areas of high concentration to low concentration.
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Osmosis
c)
Cellular Respiration
44.
Process by which the cell membrane removes material that is too large to pass through the membrane.
a)
Endocytosis
b)
Exocytosis
c)
Transport
d)
Respiration
45.
Process in which substances or particles move through the cell membrane, protein channel, or protein doorway from high concentration to low concentration without the use of energy 
a)
Diffusion
b)
Active Transport
c)
Osmosis
d)
Passive Transport
46.
Process by which the cell membrane envelops (engulfs) material that is too large to pass through the membrane 
a)
Endocytosis
b)
Diffusion
c)
Exocytosis
d)
Cellular Respiration
47.
Process in which particles move from less crowded (low concentration) to more crowded (high concentration) using energy
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Cellular Respiration
c)
Active Transport
d)
Osmosis
48.
a)
Endocytosis
b)
Active Transport
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Exocytosis
49.
a)
Endocytosis
b)
Exocytosis
c)
Diffusion
d)
Osmosis
50.
The cell below is in a _________ solution.
a)
Hypotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Isotonic
51.
The cell below is in a _____________ solution.
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Isotonic
52.
What type of solution is this cell in?
a)
Isotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Hypotonic
d)
diffused
53.

Mitochondria have their own ____ and DNA floating in the matrix

a)

ions

b)

ATP

c)

water

d)

ribosomes

54.

Who discovered Golgi Apparatus

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Camillo Golgi

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Frank Golgi

55.

which of the following plastids have no pigments?

a)

Chromoplast

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Leucoplast

d)

Carotenoplast

56.

Which of plastids act as a storage sheds for starches, lipids, and proteins depending on the needs of the plants?

a)

leucoplast

b)

chloroplast

c)

chromoplast

d)

lycoplast

57.

Plants on picture contain which plastid?

a)

leucoplast

b)

chromoplast

c)

chloroplast

58.

......is important in the creation and storage of lipids and steroids.

a)

Smooth ER

b)

Rough ER

c)

Lysosome

d)

Mitochondria

59.

Synthesis and packeging of proteins occurs in...

a)

Rough ER

b)

Smooth ER

c)

Lysosome

d)

Plasma membrane

60.

Detoxification is carried out in...

a)

Smooth ER

b)

Rough ER

c)

Both of above

d)

None of above

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