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Cell Structure Test Review

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The smallest unit that is able to perform the basic functions of life are called

a)

an organ system

b)

an organ

c)

a cell

d)

a tisue

2.

The genetic material in a eukaryotic cell is found in the

a)

central vacuole

b)

ER

c)

mitochondria

d)

nucleus

3.

A plant will wilt and die if it does not have enough water in the

a)

lysosomes

b)

nucleus

c)

central vacuole

d)

vesicles

4.

What is the function of the mitochondria?

a)

To carry out photosynthesis

b)

To provide energy for the cell

c)

to protect the cell

d)

to digest food

5.

Which of the following organelle is found in a plant cell but not in an animal cell?

a)

cell membrane

b)

lysosome

c)

cell wall

d)

nucleus

6.

What is one way that prokaryotic cells are different from eukaryotic cells?

a)

Prokaryotic cells have cytoplasm

b)

Eukaryotic cells do not have a nucleus

c)

Prokaryotic cells are less complex and lack a nucleus

d)

Eukaryotic cells lack membrane bound organelles

7.

What is the main way to tell the difference between plant and animal cells?

a)

Plant cells are smaller

b)

Animal cells have cell walls

c)

Plant cells don't have a nucleus

d)

Plant cells have chloroplasts, cell walls, and a large vacuole

8.
Proteins are produced at which cellular structures?
a)
nuclei
b)
ribosomes
c)
mitochondria
d)
chloroplasts
9.
Type of cell shown?
a)
Bacterial
b)
Prokaryotic
c)
Eukaryotic
d)
Red blood 
10.
How is this organism best classified?
a)
unicellular & eukaryotic
b)
multicellular & eukaryotic
c)
unicellular & prokaryotic
d)
multicellular & prokaryotic
11.

A rigid structure that protects and provides support to the cell

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

cytoplasm

d)

chloroplast

12.

An organelle that takes in sunlight energy, carbon dioxide, and water to make food

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

mitochondria

d)

chloroplast

13.

This structure allows materials to enter and exit the cell

a)

cell wall

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

cell membrane

14.

A fluid that fills the cell and holds the organelles in place

a)

chloroplast

b)

chloroplasm

c)

cytoplasm

d)

cell membrane

15.

Organelle that converts the energy in nutrients (food) into usable energy for the organism

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplast

c)

nucleus

d)

ribosomes

16.

Which organelle controls majority of the cell processes and contains DNA? aka boss

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplast

c)

ribosomes

d)

nucleus

17.

Which organelle is a flexible barrier around the cell and controls what enters and leaves the cell? (aka gate/door)

a)

cytoplasm

b)

cell membrane

c)

chloroplast

d)

lysosomes

18.

Which of the following organelles use Carbon Dioxide, sunlight and water to produce sugars.

a)

vacuoles

b)

ribosomes

c)

chloroplasts

d)

mitochondria

19.

Which organelle is responsible for packaging proteins and sending them outside of the cell?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Golgi Body

c)

Lysosome

d)

Mitochondria

20.

Which organelle is responsible for converting food into energy through cellular respiration? (aka the powerhouse)

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Vacuole

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Nucleolus

21.

Which of the following is true about plant and animal cells?

a)

both have cell wall to provide support

b)

both have large vacuole to store water

c)

both use the organelle mitochondria to provide energy

d)

both use chloroplast to store energy

22.

Which organelle is responsible for assembling and transporting proteins within the cell?

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum (E.R.)

b)

Golgi Body

c)

Lysosomes

d)

Ribosomes

23.

Many organisms have an internal or external skeletal systems which provide support and structure. What structure within a plant does the same role?

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

cytoplasm

d)

chloroplasts

24.

If you were looking at a cell and trying to determine if it were Eukaryotic, which of the following would help you decide?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

DNA

c)

nucleus

d)

cell membrane

25.

Which type of cell has membrane bound organelles?

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

c)

bacteria

d)

archean bacteria

26.
Plant cells have one large _________; animal cells may have one, a few, or none at all. 
a)
Vacuole 
b)
Nucleus
c)
Nuceolus
d)
Lysosome 
27.
The nucleus...
a)
Helps regulate the cell's temperature
b)
acts as a protective barrier for what goes into and out of the nucleus 
c)
is not the brain of the cell; does not control any part of the cell 
d)
Is the brain of the cell; controls all of the cells activities 
28.
Golgi Bodies act like grocery stores for the cell; look like flattened tubes
a)
True 
b)
False 
29.
These large, green structures are the reason behind plants being green. They convert the sun's energy into energy for the cell. They are only in plants. 
a)
Cell wall
b)
Cell membrane 
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Endoplasmic Reticulum 
30.
Cell Theory:
All living things...
a)
are composed (made up of) of cells
b)
are NOT composed of cells
c)
are plants 
d)
are animals 
31.
Cell Theory:
New cells come from existing cells. 
a)
True 
b)
False 
32.
Specialized cells are found ONLY in 
a)
animals
b)
unicellular organisms
c)
bacteria
d)
multicellular organisms
33.
The invention of the microscope made it possible for people to discover...
a)
plants
b)
cells
c)
animals
d)
skin
34.

What is the main function of the cell membrane?

a)

to make food

b)

to provide support and shape

c)

to store water

d)

to control what enters and leaves a cell

35.

Organisms made of many cells such as humans are known as _________.

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Unicellular

c)

Eukaryotic

d)

Multicellular

36.

Which structure serves as a storage center?

a)

cell membrane

b)

vacuole

c)

cytoplasm

d)

nucleus

37.

Cells have major, microscopic structures within them that perform life functions. All these

structures are known as _____.

a)

organelles

b)

powerhouse

c)

molecules

d)

cytoplasm

38.

Which structures do plant cells have that animal cells do NOT have?

a)

cell wall

b)

large central vacuole

c)

chloroplasts

d)

all of these

39.
Which is larger, a normal eukaryotic cell or a prokaryotic cell?
a)
eukaryotic
b)
prokaryotic 
40.
moves substances within a cell (pipe like structures)
a)
endoplasmic reticulum
b)
nucleus
c)
cytoplasm
d)
vacuole
41.
What is the function of the cytoplasm?
a)
Stores water and mineral ions
b)
It holds all the organelles in place
c)
a.Controls what enters and leaves the cell
d)
Supports the cell
42.
Identify this structure that surrounds the entire cell.
a)
cell wall
b)
cell membrane
c)
sap vacuole
d)
cytoplasm
43.

The jelly-like substance that holds the organelles in place is called the _________.

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria

44.

In comparing plant and animal cells, plant cells have

a)

A large vacuole

b)

A small vacuole

c)

No Vacuole

d)

A vacuole the same size as an animal cell

45.
The Golgi apparatus _____.
a)
packages cell products for export
b)
eliminates waste
c)
stores DNA
d)
makes energy
46.
Where is DNA stored in a cell? 
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Golgi Complex
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Nucleus
47.
This organelle makes proteins. 
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Nucleus
c)
Ribosome
d)
ER
48.

Which of the following is a unicellular organism?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Elephant

c)

Grass

d)

Mushroom

49.
Processes materials and move them around INSIDE the cell. (highway system)
a)
endoplasmic reticulum
b)
ribosomes
c)
Golgi bodies
d)
cell membraine
50.
Sorts and packages materials and moves them  OUT of the cell.
a)
cell membrane
b)
endoplasmic reticulum
c)
golgi bodies
d)
vacuole
51.

The principal, Mr. Kennedy is like the ___________ of the cell because he is in charge of the school.

a)

cell wall

b)

nucleus

c)

chloroplast

d)

ribosomes

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