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Chapter 3: Cells - The Basic Unit of Life

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 21mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following are principles of the cell theory? Check all that apply.

a)

Cells are the basic unit of life

b)

All living things are made of cells

c)

Few cells reproduce

d)

All cells are produced by other living cells

2.

The ______________ is contained within the ________________.

a)

nucleus; cytoplasm

b)

cell membrane; cell wall

c)

prokaryote; organelles

d)

nucleus; genetic material

3.

The cell theory applies to

a)

bacteria

b)

plants and animals

c)

multicellular organisms

d)

all of the above

4.

What makes E.R "rough"?

a)

ribosomes

b)

mitochondria

c)

the cell wall

d)

it is where the lysosomes are stored

5.

Which cell structure contains the cell’s genetic material and controls the cell’s activities?

a)

mitochondria

b)

DNA

c)

ribosome

d)

nucleus

6.

What makes Eukaryotic cells different from prokaryotic cells?

a)

has a nucleus

b)

only single celled

c)

membrane organelled

d)

can be single celled or multi cellular

7.

What is the main function of the cell wall?

a)

help the cell move

b)

direct the activities of the cell

c)

support and protect the cell

d)

store DNA

8.

Which organelle is the site of protein synthesis?

a)

vacuole

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

Golgi apparatus

d)

ribosomes

9.

Which organelle is the site of cellular respiration (powerhouse of the cell)?

a)

ribosome

b)

mitochondria

c)

rough E.R

d)

smooth E.R

10.

Which organelle would you expect to find in plant cells and not animal cells?

a)

cell wall

b)

ribosomes

c)

mitochondria

d)

nucleus

11.

Animal cells can’t carry out photosynthesis because they lack _______________.

a)

ribosomes

b)

chloroplasts

c)

mitochondria

d)

E.R

12.

What molecules make up the cell membrane?

a)

all of the following

b)

cholesterol

c)

proteins

d)

phospholipid bilayer

13.

Which of the following is an example of a eukaryote? Check all that apply.

a)

plants

b)

animals

c)

fungi

d)

bacteria

14.

Links amino acids together to make proteins.

a)

endoplasmic reticulum

b)

ribosomes

c)

Golgi apparatus

d)

vacuole

15.

Transports molecules around the cell and helps in the synthesis of proteins (highway system of the cell)

a)

lysosome

b)

vesicle

c)

vacuole

d)

mitochondria

16.

Which one of the following statements is wrong?

a)

Most cell activities take place in the cytoplasm.

b)

Our traits are determined by the genes found in our nucleus.

c)

The cell membrane allows all substances to enter or leave the cell.

d)

The cytoplasm is a jelly-like substance.

17.

We can see cells more clearly by using ________?

a)

a glass slide

b)

a magnifying glass

c)

binoculars

d)

a microscope

18.

The basic unit of a living thing is a ________________.

a)

cell

b)

cytoplasm

c)

nucleus

d)

cell membrane

19.
Organs and tissues that perform the same function is called _____________?
a)
cells
b)
tissues 
c)
organ system
d)
organs
20.

Organelles and chromosomes are copied during...

a)

cytokinesis.

b)

the first stage of the eukaryotic cell cycle.

c)

the third stage of the eukaryotic cell cycle.

d)

the second stage of the eukaryotic cell cycle.

21.

Pairs of similar chromosomes are called...

a)

chromosomes

b)

homologous chromosomes

c)

cytokinesis

d)

DNA

22.

What is the division of cytoplasm called?

a)

chromosome

b)

mitosis

c)

cytokinesis

d)

the cell cycle

23.

What is the process of cell division that forms two nuclei?

a)

homologous chromosomes

b)

mitosis

c)

cell cycle

d)

chromosomes

24.

Cells need to produce new cells in order to...

a)

replace cells that have died.

b)

create new chromosomes.

c)

obtain energy from sunlight.

d)

release energy from food.

25.

During cytokinesis in plant cells...

a)

the cell wall breaks.

b)

a cell plate forms, and the cell splits in two.

c)

a cell plate forms inside the two new cells.

d)

the cell loses some of its DNA.

26.

What are the life stages of a cell called?

a)

cell cycle

b)

mitosis

c)

cytokinesis

d)

cell plate

27.

What is the structure in which DNA, hereditary material that controls cell activities, can be found.

a)

chromatids

b)

centromere

c)

chromosome

d)

mitosis

28.

A cell produces more cells by first copying its...

a)

centioles

b)

DNA

c)

chromatids

d)

cell membranes

29.

Eukaryotic cells...

a)

do not divide.

b)

undergo binary fission.

c)

undergo mitosis.

d)

have cell walls.

30.
Cells spend the majority of their lifes in
a)
interphase
b)
M
c)
S
d)
G2
31.
What is the longest stage of the cell cycle called?
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
M phase
c)
Interphase
d)
G1 Phase
32.
In mitosis, the two resulting cells are
a)
different from the starting cell and identical to each other.
b)
different from the starting cell and different from each other.
c)
identical to the starting cell and different from each other.
d)
identical to the starting cell and identical to each other.
33.
Where does a cell contain it's genetic material?
a)
nucleus
b)
nucleolus
c)
cytoskeleton
d)
golgi
34.
This scientist was the first person to describe cells.
a)
Schwann
b)
Hooke
c)
Virchow
d)
Leeuwenhoek
35.
Where do all cells come from?
a)
animals
b)
ponds
c)
cells
d)
eggs