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CELLS

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Every living organism is made up of one or more cells
a)
True
b)
False
2.
A cell is...
a)
the basic unit of structure and function in living organism
b)
an organism
c)
a basic part of everything that we see
d)
found only in animals, not plants
3.
Which of the following are NOT found in animal cells
a)
chloroplasts and cytoplasm
b)
chloroplasts and cell wall
c)
cell wall and cell membrane
d)
mitochondria and nucleus
4.
The nucleus is like the ____________ of the cell.
a)
foot
b)
hand
c)
stomach
d)
brain
5.

Which of the following converts food into energy for the cell?

a)

vacuole

b)

mitochondria

c)

cytoplasm

d)

cell membrane

6.

The fluid that surrounds the organelles is... (hint... "Try to pull a fast one and..."

a)

chloroplast

b)

cytoplasm

c)

vacuole

d)

cell wall

7.
What do vacuoles do? 
a)
They actually do not have an important role
b)
They protect the cell
c)
They are the brain of the cell
d)
storage area for cells; water storage in plants 
8.
If you were some bad guy trying to sneak into an animal cell, who would be there to stop you?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
cell membrane
d)
cell wall
9.
Which of the following, found ONLY in plant cells, provides structure?
a)
cell wall
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria
d)
vacuole
10.
Which of the following scientists concluded that all animals are made of cells?
a)
Rudolf Virchow
b)
Matthais Schleiden
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Theodor Schwann
11.
Which of the following scientists was the first to observe bacteria?
a)
Anton van Leuwenhoek
b)
Matthais Schleiden
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Theodor Schwann
12.
Which of the following statements is not part of the cell theory?
a)
Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in all living things.
b)
All cells are produced from other cells.
c)
Only animal cells are composed of cells.
d)
All living things are composed of cells.
13.
Oldest type of cell
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
c)
both
14.

Which has ribosomes?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

both

15.
Has nucleus
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
c)
both
16.
Bacteria
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
c)
both
17.
more complex
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
c)
both
d)
both
18.
Where is the DNA found in a eukaryotic cell? 
a)
floating around in the cytoplasm 
b)
in the nucleus 
19.
Has membrane bound organelles
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
c)
both
20.
Where is the DNA found in a prokaryotic cell? 
a)
floating around in the cytoplasm 
b)
in the nucleus 
21.
Plants and animal cells both have a nucleus.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
A storage structure- in an animal cell there are many small ones, but in a plant cell there is just one large one.
a)
vacuole
b)
ribosomes
c)
golgi body
d)
chloroplast
23.
Which one of the following organelles is not found in a an animal cell?
a)
cell membrane
b)
nucleus
c)
chloroplast
d)
endoplasmic reticulum
24.

Which organelle controls what goes in and out of the cell?

a)

nucleus

b)

nucleolus

c)

cell membrane

d)

nuclear membrane

25.

This organelle digests dead cell parts and contains enzymes

a)

lysosome

b)

golgi body

c)

smooth ER

d)

Rough ER

26.

This pigment is found in chloroplasts.

a)

rhodopsin

b)

chlorophyll

c)

thylakoid

d)

stroma

27.

Proteins are produced at this organelle.

a)

golgi body

b)

ribosome

c)

cytoskeleton

d)

cilia

28.

this organelle makes ATP.

a)

chloroplast

b)

mitochondria

c)

ribosome

d)

nucleolus

29.

The genetic material inside a cell

a)

DNA

b)

chromatin

c)

chromosomes

d)

gene

30.

This organelle produces the spindle fiber used during mitosis.

a)

lysosome

b)

centriole

c)

cytoplasm

d)

ribosome

31.

Yhis organelle packages and processes proteins

a)

Smooth ER

b)

Rough ER

c)

Golgi body

d)

vacuole

32.

the short hair like structures

a)

flagella

b)

cilia

c)

lysosome

d)

ribosome

33.

Ribosomes are produced here

a)

nucleus

b)

nuclear membrane

c)

nucleolus

d)

chromosomes

34.

long whip like structures used for movement

a)

hair

b)

cilia

c)

flagella

d)

cytoskeleton

35.
The Golgi apparatus _____.
a)
packages cell products for export
b)
eliminates waste
c)
stores DNA
d)
makes energy
36.
This organelle creates energy.
a)
Nucleus
b)
Ribosome
c)
Mitochondria
d)
ER
37.
Why are organelles important? 
a)
Each have a specific function
b)
Each give the cell energy
c)
Each protect the cell
d)
Each uses the sunlight
38.
What is an organelle?
a)
Different types of cells
b)
Different parts of a cell
c)
Different types of organisms
d)
Different places that make energy for cell
39.
If a cell had the following organelles: nucleus, mitochondria, ribosome, and cell membrane. And DID NOT have a chloroplast and cell wall, what kind of organism is the cell found in? 
a)
Animals only
b)
Plants only
c)
Both plants and animals
d)
Bacteria
40.
What does the cell wall do for the cell?
a)
Allows things in and out
b)
Provides protection and structure
c)
Controls the cell
d)
Makes protein 

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