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Cells Review

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cell theory applies to:

a)

animal cells only

b)

plant cells only

c)

all cells

d)

none of the above

2.

What scientist first viewed cells named them after "little rooms"?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Matthias Schleiden

d)

Theodor Schwann

3.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three parts of Cell Theory?

a)

All living things are made of cells.

b)

Cells are the basic unit of life.

c)

All cells come from other existing cells.

d)

Everything on Earth is made of cells.

4.

The universal genetic code could best be described as which of the following?

a)

Eukaryotic

b)

Prokaryotic

c)

DNA

d)

None of the above

5.

There are eight characteristics of all living things. Which of the following is NOT one of those characteristics?

a)

Living things grow and develop.

b)

Living things reproduce.

c)

Living things respond to their environment.

d)

All of the above are characteristics of living things.

6.

Fire is NOT considered a living thing. What would be a reasonable explanation for this?

a)

Fire does not move.

b)

Fire does not reproduce.

c)

Fire does not have a genetic code (DNA).

d)

All of the above are incorrect, because fire is a living thing.

7.

Which of the following describes a prokaryotic cell?

a)

A large complex cell.

b)

A cell with a membrane-bound nucleus.

c)

Animal and plant cells

d)

A cell with NO membrane-bound nucleus.

8.

The image provided shows the anatomy of an animal cell. Which of the following categories would an animal cell be a part of?

a)

Prokaryotic cells

b)

Eukaryotic cells

c)

Protists

d)

All of the above

9.

Which of the following clues would tell you if a cell is prokaryotic or eukaryotic?

a)

the presence or absence of a cell wall

b)

the presence or absence of ribosomes

c)

the presence or absence of DNA

d)

the presence or absence of a nucleus

10.

Which of the following 3 scientists directly contributed to Cell Theory?

a)

Hooke, van Leeuwenhoek, Schleiden

b)

Schleiden, Schwann, Virchow

c)

van Leeuwenhoek, Schleiden, Schwann

d)

Virchow, Schwann, Hoooke

11.

Which of the following best describes a protist?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

c)

Animal

d)

Plant

12.

Which two organisms contain chloroplasts and eyespots?

a)

amoeba and paramecium

b)

paramecium and volvox

c)

volvox and euglena

d)

euglena and amoeba

13.

What type of protist is shown in the image provided?

a)

Paramecium

b)

Euglena

c)

Volvox

d)

Amoeba

14.

A paramecium is shown in the image below. They are able to move using the hair-like structures extending from their cell membrane. What are these structures called?

a)

Cilia

b)

Pseudopods

c)

Flagella

d)

Paramecium are not able to move.

15.

What structure enables the locomotion of Amoeba?

a)

Cilia

b)

Pseudopods

c)

Flagellum

d)

None of the above; Euglena do not move.

16.

Many protists have a tail-like structure that they whip around in order to move. What is the name of this structure?

a)

Pseudopods

b)

Flagellum

c)

Cilia

d)

None of the above

17.

How would you best describe the image provided?

a)

Paramecium

b)

Amoeba

c)

Euglena

d)

Volvox

18.

All protists are classified in the kingdom Protista. Within this kingdom how else are protists classified?

a)

how they obtain energy

b)

the way they move

c)

both a and b

d)

neither a nor b

19.

Ciliates are protists that use hair-like structures called cilia to move. Which of the following protists would be considered a ciliate?

a)

Amoeba

b)

Dinoflagellate

c)

Euglena

d)

Paramecium

20.

Euglena are plant-like, unicellular algae that can be found in freshwater and produce their own energy through photosynthesis. What word below best describes euglena?

a)

autotroph

b)

heterotroph

c)

prokaryotic

d)

sporozoan

21.

Organisms that eat other organisms or dead organic matter are known as ___________________.

a)

producers

b)

autotrophs

c)

heterotrophs

d)

eukaryotes

22.

The function of this organelle is to create energy. What organelle is this?

a)

lysosome

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

mitochondrion

d)

golgi apparatus

23.

This organelle functions to organize and package proteins and carbohydrates.

a)

lysosome

b)

vacuole

c)

mitochondria

d)

golgi bodies

24.

Tina observed a cell under a microscope. She concluded that it was a plant cell instead of an animal cell. Which structure helped her come to this conclusion?

a)

She saw a vacuole, which animal cells lack.

b)

She saw a nucleus, which animal cells lack.

c)

She saw a chloroplast, which animal cells lack.

d)

She saw a cell membrane, which animal cells lack.

25.

Genetic material (DNA) is contained with the _________ of a cell.

a)

ribosomes

b)

lysosome

c)

nucleus

d)

nucleolus

26.

What organelle is responsible for the digestion of nutrients and destroying worn out cell parts?

a)

lysosome

b)

golgi complex

c)

mitochondrion

d)

ribosomes

27.

The ___________ is a semipermeable protective layer of both plant and animal cells.

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

nuclear membrane

d)

vacuole

28.

The rough endoplasmic reticulum has ___________ located on it.

a)

lysosomes

b)

centrosomes

c)

ribosomes

d)

proteins

29.

Which organelle is directly responsible for protein synthesis within a cell?

a)

lysosomes

b)

vacuoles

c)

nucleolus

d)

ribosomes

30.

Other than ribosomes, which of the following structures would be essential for synthesizing protein?

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleolus

c)

vacuole

d)

endoplasmic reticulum

31.

Which of the following would NOT be considered an organelle?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

ribosomes

c)

endoplasmic reticulum

d)

lysosomes

32.

Which two cell parts would be part of a plant cell but not an animal cell?

a)

cell wall and lysosomes

b)

lysosomes and chloroplasts

c)

chloroplasts and vacuoles

d)

cell wall and chloroplasts

33.

The image represents which of the following cell types?

a)

prokaryotic

b)

plant

c)

bacterial

d)

animal