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Cell Vocab Quiz

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A flexible, semi permeable structure that surrounds the cell

a)

cell theory

b)

cell membrane

c)

cell wall

d)

centriole

e)

cytoskeleton

2.

The cell organelle that controls entry into and out of the cell

a)

cell theory

b)

cell membrane

c)

cell wall

d)

centriole

e)

cytoskeleton

3.

A long whip like structure on the exterior of the cell used for locomotion

a)

cilia

b)

cytoskeleton

c)

flagella

d)

centriole

e)

vesicle

4.

Short hair-like structures on the exterior of the cell, often used for locomotion

a)

cilia

b)

cytoskeleton

c)

flagella

d)

centriole

e)

vesicle

5.

An internal framework of proteins that provide shape to the cell

a)

cilia

b)

cytoskeleton

c)

flagella

d)

centriole

e)

cell wall

6.

Microtubules and microfilaments compose this organelle system

a)

cilia

b)

cytoskeleton

c)

flagella

d)

centriole

e)

cell wall

7.

A mobile structure responsible for transporting substances from the Golgi body to the cell membrane

a)

cilia

b)

cytoskeleton

c)

flagella

d)

centriole

e)

vesicle

8.

A rigid structure that surrounds the cell and provides shape and protection

a)

cilia

b)

cytoskeleton

c)

cell membrane

d)

centriole

e)

cell wall

9.

The structure within the nucleus that synthesizes ribosomes

a)

nucleus

b)

nuclear pores

c)

nucleoplasm

d)

nucleolus

e)

chromatin

10.

A disorganized version of DNA found in the nucleus

a)

chromosomes

b)

nuclear pores

c)

nucleoplasm

d)

nucleolus

e)

chromatin

11.

Which of these words does not go with the others?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

nucleoplasm

c)

cilia

d)

cytosol

12.

The jello-like substance that fills the cell and holds the organelles

a)

cytoplasm

b)

nucleoplasm

c)

cytoskeleton

d)

lysosome

13.

A storage structure in cells for water, nutrients, and other substances

a)

lysosome

b)

vacuole

c)

golgi body

d)

ER

e)

mitochondria

14.

An organelle that contains digestive enzymes for "cleaning" the cell

a)

lysosome

b)

vacuole

c)

golgi body

d)

ER

e)

mitochondria

15.

The organelle responsible for modifying, sorting, and packing molecules into vesicles

a)

lysosome

b)

vacuole

c)

golgi body

d)

ER

e)

mitochondria

16.

A system of membranes that connect the nuclear membrane to the plasma membrane

a)

lysosome

b)

vacuole

c)

golgi body

d)

ER

e)

mitochondria

17.

An organelle associated with cell division

a)

cilia

b)

cytoskeleton

c)

flagella

d)

centriole

e)

vesicle

18.

An organelle that converts solar energy into sugar photosynthesis)

a)

mitochondria

b)

lysosome

c)

nucleus

d)

centriole

e)

chloroplast

19.

An organelle that converts sugar into useable energy (cell respiration)

a)

mitochondria

b)

lysosome

c)

nucleus

d)

centriole

e)

chloroplast

20.

An organelle which contains and protects the hereditary information of the cell

a)

mitochondria

b)

lysosome

c)

nucleus

d)

centriole

e)

chloroplast

21.

Small structure where proteins are synthesized

a)

mitochondria

b)

lysosome

c)

ribosomes

d)

centriole

e)

chloroplast

22.

Rough ER differs from smooth ER due to the presence of ___

a)

mitochondria

b)

lysosome

c)

ribosomes

d)

centriole

e)

chloroplast

23.

Proteins are synthesized on _____ ER, while lipids are synthesized on ____ ER

a)

Smooth, Rough

b)

Rough, Smooth

c)

All, no

24.

The type of cell that does NOT have a nucleus or membrane bound organelles

a)

Plant cell

b)

Animal cell

c)

Eukaryotic cell

d)

Prokaryotic cell

25.

The only example of this type of cell is bacteria

a)

Plant cell

b)

Animal cell

c)

Eukaryotic cell

d)

Prokaryotic cell

26.

This type of cell is more complex and has a true nucleus and membrane bound organelles

a)

Plant cell

b)

Animal cell

c)

Eukaryotic cell

d)

Prokaryotic cell

27.

Examples of this type of cell are plant, animal, fungi, and protist

a)

Eukaryotic cell

b)

Prokaryotic cell

28.

This type of cell has a cell wall and chloroplasts

a)

Plant cell

b)

Animal cell

c)

Prokaryotic cell

d)

All of these

29.

This type of cell has centrioles

a)

Plant cell

b)

Animal cell

c)

Prokaryotic cell

d)

All of these

30.

This type of cell has a large, central, water filled vacuole

a)

Plant cell

b)

Animal cell

c)

Prokaryotic cell

d)

All of these

31.

This type of cell has many lysosomes

a)

Plant cell

b)

Animal cell

c)

Prokaryotic cell

d)

All of these

32.

This type of cell has ribosomes, cytoplasm, and a cell membrane

a)

Plant cell

b)

Animal cell

c)

Prokaryotic cell

d)

All of these

33.

A zoologist who said all animals are made of cells

a)

Rudolf Virchow

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Matthias Schleiden

d)

Anton Van Leewenhoek

e)

Theodor Schwann

34.

A botanist who said all plants are made of cells

a)

Rudolf Virchow

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Matthias Schleiden

d)

Anton Van Leewenhoek

e)

Theodor Schwann

35.

A physician who said all cells come from other cells

a)

Rudolf Virchow

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Matthias Schleiden

d)

Anton Van Leewenhoek

e)

Theodor Schwann

36.

An English scientist who looked at a cork and named the cell

a)

Rudolf Virchow

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Matthias Schleiden

d)

Anton Van Leewenhoek

e)

Theodor Schwann

37.

An eccentric microscope maker who saw the first living cell and is known as the Father of Microbiology

a)

Rudolf Virchow

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Matthias Schleiden

d)

Anton Van Leewenhoek

e)

Theodor Schwann

38.

The unifying idea that describes the fundamental structural and functional unit of living matter

a)

organelle

b)

cell theory

c)

germ theory

d)

spontaneous generation

39.

A small structure within a cell with a specialized function

a)

organelle

b)

cell theory

c)

germ theory

d)

spontaneous generation

40.

After a ribosome is made, it exits the nucleus through the____

a)

nucleolus

b)

nucleoplasm

c)

nuclear pores

d)

chromatin

41.

After a protein is made, it is packaged and modified at the

a)

lysosome

b)

ER

c)

Golgi body

d)

Vacuole

42.

The golgi body packs proteins into ___ for transport to the cell membrane

a)

vacuoles

b)

lysosomes

c)

vesicles

d)

ER