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Practice Questions on Cell Structure, Types and Modification

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is found in eukaryotic cells but NOT prokaryotic cells?
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Ribosomes
d)
DNA
2.
What is the function of nucleus?
a)
Structure that organizes motion of chromosomes. 
b)
Structure that contains DNA and directs the cell 
c)
Membrane that surrounds and protects the cell 
d)
Stack of membranes that packages chemicals
3.
Which organelle is NOT found in an animal cell? 
a)
nucleus
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria
d)
cell membrane
4.
Which structures are found in every living cell?
a)
cell membrane and cytoplasm
b)
chloroplasts and mitochondria
c)
a cell wall and nucleus
d)
chloroplasts and cell wall
5.

Who was the first to describe and name cells while viewing dead plant cells?

a)

Hooke

b)

Schliden

c)

Schwann

d)

Virchow

6.

Who proposed that all cells come from pre-existing cells after viewing cell division using a microscope?

a)

Virchow

b)

Leeuwenhoek

c)

Hooke

d)

Schwann

7.
What is the structure labeled #6?
a)
Smooth ER
b)
Golgi Body
c)
Nucleus
d)
Rough ER
8.

According to Cell Theory all living things are made of cells. Based on this theory all living things must contain _____, _____, and ______.

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

cell membranes

d)

ribosomes

e)

genetic material

9.

True or False. Prokaryotes contain cytoplasm.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What is an example of prokaryotes?

a)

fish

b)

fungi

c)

amoeba

d)

bacteria

11.

The mitochondria

a)

Controls what enters and leaves the cell

b)

Performs photosynthesis to make food for the cell.

c)

Contains the chromosomes and is known as the "brain" of the cell.

d)

Breaks down glucose to produce energy for the cell.

12.
What is the function of the lysosomes?
a)
To make proteins for the cell
b)
To store water and other materials
c)
To convert food and oxygen into energy
d)
To use enzymes to digest old or worn out cell parts
13.

Which of the following is the function of simple squamous epithelial tissue?

a)

Absorption

b)

Secretion

c)

Storage of nutrients.

d)

Connects one organ to another.

14.

Which of the following is NOT a function of epithelial tissues?

a)

covering exposed surfaces

b)

lining internal passageways

c)

producing glandular secretions

d)

contracting to produce movement

15.

Name the tissue

a)

Pseudostratified

b)

Simple columnar

c)

Transitional

d)

Stratified Squamous

16.
Used in places where diffusion needs to occur, such as blood vessels and air sacs in the lungs
a)
Cuboidal
b)
Columnar
c)
Simple Squamous
d)
Stratified Squamous
17.

Which connective tissue is shown on the picture?

a)

Ligament

b)

Tendon

c)

Bone tissue

d)

Cartilage

18.

A form of connective tissue in which the cells are specialized for the synthesis and storage of energy-rich reserves of fat, or lipid.

a)

Hyaline cartilage

b)

Adipose tissue

c)

Connective tissue

d)

Areolar tissue

19.

This tissue is found in between other tissues everywhere in the body. Which tissue is this?

a)

connective

b)

muscle

c)

epithelial

d)

nervous

20.

This tissue makes the organ system that controls the body's movements, sends and carries signals to and from the different parts of the body, and has a role in controlling bodily functions. Which tissue is this?

a)

connective

b)

muscle

c)

epithelial

d)

nervous

21.

Which of the following is set of connective tissue only?

a)

Blood, Bone, Skin

b)

Blood, Bone, Muscle

c)

Bone, Tendon, Muscle

d)

Cartilage, Bone, Blood

22.

Hardest tissue of the body is

a)

Cartilage

b)

Fibrous connective tissue

c)

Bone

d)

Areolar tissue

23.
Absorbs nutrients in the digestive tract
a)
Columnar
b)
Cuboidal
c)
Simple Squamous
d)
Pseudostratified
24.

What type of muscle is/are voluntary?

a)

smooth and cardiac

b)

smooth

c)

skeletal and smooth

d)

skeletal

25.
Name this tissue
a)
Bone
b)
Hyaline cartilage
c)
Fibrocartilage
d)
Adipose