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Cellular structure and function

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Organisms whose cells do not have a nucleus are called _____.

a)

Eukaryotes

b)

Multicellular

c)

Unicellular

d)

Prokaryotes

2.

An organism made of only one cell is called _____ .

a)

Eukaryotic

b)

Mutlicellular

c)

Monocellular

d)

Unicellular

3.

The densely packed area of a cell that has the DNA and controls the cell's activities.

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Golgi Bodies

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria

4.

When an organism has cells with a nuclues, they are called _______.

a)

Archaea

b)

Bacteria

c)

Prokaryotes

d)

Eukaryotes

5.

What is the basic unit of an organism?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Organelle

c)

Organ

d)

Cell

6.

Name the outermost layer of a plant cell that protects and supports it.

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Golgi Apparatus

d)

Cytoplasm

7.

What fluid can be found in cells that holds organelles?

a)

Blood

b)

Plasma

c)

Chlorine

d)

Cytoplasm

8.

Which statement BEST compares the role of organelles in making proteins?

a)

Rough ER transport proteins, while cell membrane modifies proteins

b)

Vesicles modify proteins, while Golgi bodies manufactures

c)

Ribosomes produce proteins, while the nucleus contain protein blueprints

d)

Chromosomes modify proteins, while the nuclear membrane produce

9.

Human heart cells require a constant release of energy to function continuously. Which structure would be numerous in such cells to meet his demand?

a)

Golgi Body

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

10.

Which statement best distinguishes the roles of chloroplasts and mitochondria in maintaining homeostasis in a cell?

a)

Chloroplasts regulate movement of material in plant cells; mitochondria regulate movement of materials in animal cells

b)

Chloroplasts produce glucose molecules; mitochondria break down glucose molecules

c)

Chloroplasts break down proteins; mitochondria generate new

d)

Chloroplasts regulate movement of material in plant cells; mitochondria regulate movement of materials in animal cells

11.

Which of the following is the control center of the eukaryotic cell?

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplast

c)

nucleus

d)

Golgi apparatus

12.

Packaging, labeling, and secreting

a)

ribosomes

b)

mitochondria

c)

Golgi apparatus

d)

ER

13.

Selectively permeable

a)

phospholipid bilayer

b)

ER

c)

Golgi

d)

nucleus

14.

Muscle cells would have large amounts of _____________ .

a)

ribosomes

b)

mitochondria

c)

chloroplasts

d)

Golgi bodies

15.

Which of the following produces the mitotic spindle?

a)

centrioles

b)

ER

c)

chromosomes

d)

chromatin

16.

Which of the following composes plant cell walls?

a)

cellulose

b)

chitin

c)

phospholipids

d)

amino acids

17.

In which type of cell will I find a chloroplast?

a)

Animal cell

b)

Plant cell

c)

Bacteria cell

d)

Virus

18.

Because the plasma membrane is a phospholipid BILAYER, the cell is able to

a)

Maintain its shape

b)

Control what will enter and what will leave

c)

Have different colors

19.

All cells will have

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Mitochondria

20.

Animal cell has __________ that is absent in plant cell

a)

Nucleus

b)

Golgi body

c)

Centriole

d)

Cell membrane

21.

An isotonic solution has concentration that is

a)

More than cell

b)

Less than cell

c)

Equal to cell

22.

Cells in hypertonic solution undergo Playsmolysis. This means they will

a)

Lose water and decrease in size

b)

Gain water and increase in size

c)

Have no change

23.

Cell is taking in a molecule of glucose, using energy. This is an example of

a)

Exocytosis

b)

Endocytosis

c)

Diffusion

d)

Osmosis

24.

Passive transport like diffusion and osmosis require energy.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Phospholipids are a type of

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Fat

c)

Protein

d)

Water molecule

26.

Which of the following are functions of plasma membrane?

a)

Semi-permeability

b)

Adhesion

c)

Identification

d)

Signaling

27.

Which cell does not have a proper, membrane bound nucleus?

(a)  

28.

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (RER) has ribosomes attached to its surface.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Cells remove waste from cytoplasm by using

a)

Passive transport

b)

Exocytosis

c)

Endocytosis

d)

Osmosis

30.

Which organelle is called the Powerhouse of The Cell?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Lysosome

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Golgi

31.

Which organelle acts as Garbage Collector (eating dead material)?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Lysosome

d)

Ribosome

32.

What device will I use to look at cells from my skin?

a)

Telescope

b)

Light Microscope

c)

Electron Miscroscope

d)

Compound Microscope

33.

This part of a cell acts like a gatekeeper, allowing some materials to pass through it, but not others.

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Vacuole

34.

The cell theory was not complete until Rudolph Virchow discovered that...

a)

Cells are alive.

b)

There are two types of cells (prokaryotic/eukaryotic)

c)

All cells come from preexisting cells.

d)

Cells are the basic building blocks of life.

35.

The 2 scientists that discovered plants and animals are made up of cells are...

a)

Schwann and Schleiden

b)

Hooke and Leeuwenhoek

c)

Virchow and Schwann

d)

Schleiden and Virchow

36.

Where do cells come from?

a)

Dead cells

b)

Soil

c)

Other existing cells

d)

Free cell formation

37.

This scientist was the first to observe cells, and gave them their name.

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Matthias Schleiden

d)

Theodor Schwann

e)

Rudolph Virchow

38.

______ is keeping conditions in the cell balanced. (This will be a matching question on the test)

a)

Homeostasis

b)

Response

c)

Metabolism

d)

Nutrition

39.

Which choice is NOT part of the cell theory.

a)

All organisms are composed of cells.

b)

Cells are the basic unit of life.

c)

All cells come from previous cells.

d)

Cells are always the same size and shape.

40.

Robert Hooke named the small compartments that made up the cork __________after the rooms monks lived in.

a)

organelles

b)

membranes

c)

mocroscopes

d)

cells