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Cell Structures Practice Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Heterotrophs, such as animals, get their energy by eating other organisms for food. What cell organelle produces that energy for animal cells?

a)

vacuole

b)

mitochondria

c)

chloroplast

d)

ribosome

2.

Glucose, a sugar particle that the cell takes in to use for energy, must move into the cell from the blood. What controls whether the glucose can pass into the cell?

a)

mitochondria

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

nuclear membrane

d)

cell membrane

3.

Think of what nerve cells and muscle cells each do for the body. What organelle is the muscle cell likely to have more of, compared to a nerve cell?

a)

nucleus

b)

cell membrane

c)

endoplasmic reticulum

d)

mitchondria

4.

Which analogy statement best describes the chloroplast?

a)

The instructions in a cell that tell the cell how to make things.

b)

The kitchen in the cell that makes the food for the cell.

c)

The battery in a cell that powers the cell.

d)

The wall around a cell that lets things in and out.

5.

Sources of protein in food, such as a juicy hamburger, provide the body with the materials it needs to make its own proteins. What organelle produces proteins for the cell?

a)

ribosome

b)

cell wall

c)

nucleus

d)

cell membrane

6.

What structure is common to ALL cells?

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplast

c)

cell membrane

d)

cell wall

7.

What is the outer covering of a plant cell?

a)

cell membrane

b)

nuclear membrane

c)

cytoskeleton

d)

cell wall

8.

In which of the following organelles makes energy for the cell?

a)

organelle 3

b)

organelle 5

c)

organelle 6

d)

organelle 7

9.

What is the function of structure 4?

a)

packages up protiens for the cell

b)

produces protiens for the cell

c)

helps digest food for the cell

d)

controls the activities of the cell

10.

What is the function of structure 2 (inner layer)?

a)

allows materials to pass in and out of the nucleus

b)

allows materials to pass in and out of the cell

c)

transports materials throughout the cell

d)

protect the cell so it can grow tall

11.

Which of the following are organelles found in plants cells, not animal cells?

a)

organelles 1 & 5

b)

organelles 1 & 4

c)

organelles 4 & 5

d)

organelles 3 & 6

12.

Which structure identifies this cell as a eukaryote?

a)

structure 5

b)

structure 2

c)

structure 3

d)

structure 4

13.

What is the function of struture 5?

a)

package proteins and send them throughout the cell

b)

protect the cell so it can grow tall

c)

allows materials to pass in and out of the cell

d)

allows materials to pass in and out of the nucleus

14.

Which of the following is a correct statement about the cell shown above?

a)

Cell A is an animal cell as it has a large central vacuole.

b)

Cell A is a plant cell as it has a nucleus.

c)

Cell A is a plant cell as it has chloroplasts.

d)

Cell A is an animal cell as it has a cell membrane.

15.

The boss is like which part of a cell?

a)

nucleus

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

vacuole

d)

mitochondria

16.

The factory doors are like which part of a cell?

a)

chloroplast

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

cell membrane

d)

mitochondria

17.

The storage silo is like which part of a cell?

a)

mitochondria

b)

vacuole

c)

ribosome

d)

chloroplast

18.

The generator is like which part of a cell?

a)

endoplasmic reticulum

b)

ribosome

c)

mitochondria

d)

cell membrane

19.

Which cell or cells is probably a prokaryote?

a)

cells 1, 2 and 3

b)

cells 1 and 2

c)

cell 1

d)

cell 3

20.

In cell 2, where would the genetic material (DNA/chromosomes) be found?

a)

in the nucleus

b)

in the cell membrane

c)

in the mitochondria

d)

in the vacuoles