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Unit 1 Cell Structure and Function

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is this describing STRUCTURE or FUNCTION:


A straw is a long hollow tube.

a)

STRUCTURE

b)

FUNCTION

2.

Is this describing STRUCTURE or FUNCTION:


A straw is used to consume or drink liquids.

a)

STRUCTURE

b)

FUNCTION

3.

Is this describing STRUCTURE or FUNCTION:


Mitochondria contains a folded inner membrane

a)

STRUCTURE

b)

FUNCTION

4.

Is this describing STRUCTURE or FUNCTION:


Mitochondria goes through respiration where food is converted into a usable energy.

a)

STRUCTURE

b)

FUNCTION

5.

ORGANELLES:


What is the FUNCTION of the purple rounded structure (#1)?

a)

Provide structure/shape for the cell

b)

Allow nutrients, water, and gases to enter and let wastes exit

c)

Control the cell by using the DNA code inside of it.

d)

Convert Energy from Food into energy for the cell.

6.

ORGANELLES:


What is the purple round structure labeled #1 in the picture?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Nucleus

7.

ORGANELLES:


The _____________ stores food, water, wastes, and other materials in both plant and animal cells.

a)

Vacuole

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cell Wall

e)

Cell Membrane

8.

ORGANELLES:


Thick gel-like fluid inside of the cell

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Cell Membrane

9.

ORGANELLES:


These organelles in plants capture light energy and store it in glucose molecules to be used as food. The cell's "money maker"!

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Vacuoles

10.

ORGANELLES:




This is used as a model for what type of cell?

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

11.

ORGANELLES:


A school’s cafeteria kitchen has a large, walk-in refrigerator where food is stored for lunch later in the week.


Which cell organelle has a function that is similar to the refrigerator?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Mitochondria

12.

ORGANELLES:


What cell parts does a plant cell have that are not found in an animal cell?

a)

Cell Wall, Nucleus, Small vacuoles

b)

Cell Wall , Chloroplast, Large Vacuoles

c)

Cell membrane, Chloroplast, small vacuoles

d)

Mitochondria , Cell membrane, Nucleus

13.

ORGANELLES


I am the "brain" of the cell or the "control center" for everything happening within the cell because of my DNA.


I am a...

a)

Vacuole

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Mitochondria

14.

ORGANELLES

I decide what goes in and out of the cell. I am found in BOTH plant and animal cells. I am a...

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleus

15.

ORGANELLES:


I provide plant cells their rigid shape. I am the...

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Cell Wall

16.

CELL THEORY:


According to cell theory, what do each of the following organisms have in common?

a)

They can all reproduce by spontaneous generation

b)

Each organism is able to photosynthesize.

c)

Cells are the basic unit of structure for each organism

d)

They are all made up of the same kinds of atoms.

17.

CELL THEORY


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.

18.

CELL THEORY


The invention of the ________ made it possible for scientists

to discover the cell.

a)

Telescope

b)

Microscope

c)

Magnifying Glass

d)

Binoculars

19.

CELL THEORY:


A student observing a sample of cheek cells noticed that all of the cells were identical.


Why is this true?

a)

They all come from the same location in the body.

b)

All cells come from other cells through division.

c)

They do not have a cell wall.

d)

They have a chloroplast.

20.

LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION:


Which one of the following represents the correct level of organization ranging from simplest to most complex?

a)

Cells --> Tissues--> Organs--> Organ systems -->

Organisms

b)

Tissues--> Organs--> Cells--> Organisms -->

Organ system

c)

Cells--> Tissues--> Organ system--> Organisms-->

Organs

21.

LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION:


Nesting dolls are a set of hollow, wooden toys that have the same shape. Smaller nesting dolls fit inside larger dolls so that all smaller dolls fit into the largest doll when completely assembled.

Students were asked to use nesting dolls to model the levels of organization from the smallest to largest structure.


Which model best demonstrates the levels of organization in plants and animals?

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.

LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION:


All of the following are true EXCEPT

a)

skin is an organ made of epithelial tissue

b)

cells make up tissues

c)

each organ is made up of its own kind of tissue

d)

tissues are made of cells

23.

LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION:


Blood is mostly made of two types of cells.


Red blood cells carry oxygen to all parts of the body. White blood cells protect the body from disease using a variety of methods.


Blood is best classified as a/an —

a)

Organ

b)

Organ system

c)

Tissue

d)

Organism

24.

LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION


Leaves are composed of vascular tissue.

Leaves are at the _______________ level.

a)

Tissue

b)

Organ

c)

Organ System

d)

Cell

25.

LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION


Seeds are the offspring of mature plants.

If a seed germinates and survives, it will grow to become a mature plant.

A seed is considered to be a/an ...

a)

Cell

b)

Organ

c)

Organ System

d)

Organism