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Cells as Systems

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
All living things are made from cells.  
a)
True
b)
False
2.

This organelle is the "brain" or control center of eukaryotic cells.

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Cell membrane

c)

nucleus

d)

nucleus membrane

3.
Which organelle provides storage of food, water, and nutrients?
a)
Cell membrane
b)
mitochondria
c)
Vacuole
d)
Vacuume
4.
The main function of the cell wall is to direct the activities of the cell.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Plant cells are the same as animal cells.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
I produce the energy a cell needs.  I am a mighty power house.  Who am I?
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Nucleus
c)
Lysosome
d)
Cell Membrane
7.

I surround the cell and control movement in and out of the cell. Who am I?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cyto

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Nucleus

8.
Plant cells have these but animal cells do not. 
a)
Nucleus and cell mem
b)
cell membrane and cell wa
c)
chloroplast and cell wall
d)
Chloroplasts and mitochondria
9.
What is the gel like substance that holds organelles in cells?
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Chloroplast
c)
Nucleus
d)
Mitochondria
10.

What creates/builds the proteins for the cell?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Nucleus

c)

Golgi bodies

d)

Ribosomes

11.

Animal cells have chloroplasts for photosynthesis.

a)

True

b)

False

12.
Rocks are not living because
a)
they never move
b)
they aren't needed for humans
c)
they are not made of cells
d)
they don't break down
13.
An organism made of one cell is called
a)
unicellular organism
b)
multicellular organism
14.
What tool do you use to view the cells?
a)
metric ruler
b)
centrifuge
c)
microscope
d)
telescope
15.
What is the basic structural and functional unit of all living things? 
a)
atom
b)
cell
c)
molecule
d)
human
16.

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 animals are composed of cells.

d)

All living things are composed of cells.

17.
This structure is only in plant cells. It is outside of the cell membrane and adds more support/structure to the plant.
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Cell Nucleus
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
18.

This word means 'tiny organs' and refers to the small cell structures that carry out specific functions within the cell.

a)

membranes

b)

nucleus

c)

organelles

d)

animalicules

19.
Which organelle would be found only in plant cells?
a)
mitochondria 
b)
nucleus 
c)
chloroplast
d)
endoplasmic reticulum
20.
What is the function of the cell membrane?
a)
to let certain substances in and out of the cell
b)
acts as the cell’s control center
c)
carries out the chemical activities of the cell
d)
store food, water, or wastes
21.
Which organelle is the command center and directs all cell activities?
a)
membrane
b)
nucleus
c)
cytoplasm
d)
mitochondria
22.
Label C
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Nucleus
c)
Cell wall 
d)
Cytoplasm
23.
Label A
a)
Cell wall
b)
cytoplasm
c)
nucleus
d)
cell membrane
24.

Cell parts such as the mitochondria, golgi bodies, and endoplasmic reticulum are all ________________.

a)

Organs

b)

Organelles

c)

Organ Systems

d)

Tissues

25.

What type of cells have no nucleus and DNA found in the cytoplasm?

a)

Eukaryotic Cells

b)

Prokaryotic Cells

c)

Plant Cells

d)

Animal Cells

26.

What type of cell is shown in the image?

a)

Animal Cell

b)

Stem Cell

c)

Plant Cell

d)

Prokaryotic Cell

27.

How can you recognize a eukaryotic cell?

a)

it has a nucleus and organelles

b)

it has DNA and a cell membrane

c)

it has a cell wall and DNA

d)

it has cytoplasm and ribosomes

28.

What type of cell is shown in the image?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

c)

Plant

d)

Animal

29.

True/False

A cell divides to create more cells.

a)

True

b)

False

30.
All cells are produced ____________.
a)
from nothing
b)
from other cells
31.
What is the name of this organelle?
a)
Rough ER
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Lysosomes
d)
Nuclear Membrane
32.
Which of the following is directly involved in the transportation of materials inside/within the cell?
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Vacuole
c)
Lysosome
d)
Mitochondria
33.

Which organelle is like a post office because it receives materials, packages, and distributes them?

a)

vacuole

b)

ribosome

c)

mitochondrion

d)

golgi apparatus

34.
You might think of me as the trash collector, but recycler is maybe more accurate. What am I?
a)
mitochondria
b)
lysosome
c)
vacuole
d)
ribosome
35.
What is found in both plant and animal cells but is much larger in plant cells?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Vacuole
36.
I am the outer most layer of an animal cell. What am I?
a)
cell wall
b)
nucleus
c)
cell membrane 
d)
cell skin