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Prokaryotes & Eukaryotes

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which cell organelle is correctly paired with its function?

a)

vacuole - protein synthesis

b)

mitochondrion - photosynthesis

c)

chloroplast - cellular respiration

d)

nucleus - directs cellular activities

2.

When a cell in an organism divide and reproduce, the organism can grow. Which cell organelle contains the genetic material for reproduction?

a)

the nucleus

b)

the ribosome

c)

the mitochondrion

d)

the endoplasmic reticulum

3.

Which cell part is usually the largest and most easily seen while observing cells under the microscope?

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondrion

c)

chloroplasts

d)

ribosomes

4.

Which is the correct order of the items below if placed from largest to smallest?

a)

mitochondria, bacterial cell, animal cell

b)

animal cell, bacterial cell, mitochondria

c)

bacterial cell, mitochondria, animal cell

d)

animal cell, mitochondria, bacterial cell

5.

Which is a characteristic of prokaryotic cells?

a)

Prokaryotic cells contain DNA enclosed with a nuclear membrane.

b)

Prokaryotic cells are complex cells containing membrane bound organelles.

c)

Prokaryotic cells are simple cells containing no membrane-bound organelles.

d)

Prokaryotic cells synthesize proteins at ribosomes found on the endoplasmic reticulum.

6.

Which protects most prokaryotic cells from the surrounding environment and provides structural support?

a)

flagella

b)

nucleus

c)

cell membrane

d)

ribosome

7.

A biologist observed an organism found in a soil sample. Which would most likely lead biologists to conclude that the cell was prokaryotic?

a)

It was large with a cell wall

b)

It had a cell wall and a nucleus

c)

It was very small with a nucleus

d)

It had a flagella and lacked a nucleus

8.

Which list correctly ranks structures by typical size, from largest to smallest?

a)

eukaryotic cell, prokaryotic cell, virus, gene

b)

eukaryotic cell, gene, virus, prokaryotic cell

c)

prokaryotic cell, eukaryotic cell, virus, gene

d)

virus, gene, prokaryotic cell, eukaryotic cell

9.

Comparing prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells, which is an accurate statement?

a)

Prokaryotic cells have membrane bound organelles and eukaryotic cells do not have membrane bound organelles.

b)

Prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells reproduce by meiosis.

c)

Prokaryotic cells are generally smaller than eukaryotic cells,

d)

Prokaryotic cells are more complex than eukaryotic cells.

10.

Which contains a nucleus?

a)

bacteria

b)

eukaryotes

c)

prokaryotes

d)

viruses

11.

Why are prokaryotic cells considered less complex than eukaryotic cells?

a)

because they contain membrane bound organelles but the nuclear body is not bound by a membrane

b)

because they contain membrane bound organelles and the nuclear body is bound by a membrane

c)

because the nuclear body is not bound by a membrane and has one circular chromosome

d)

because the nuclear body is bound by a membrane and has one circular chromosome

12.

What is the major difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

a)

Eukaryotic cells only have a flagellum.

b)

Prokaryotic cells do not have a cell membrane.

c)

Eukaryotic cells do not have membrane bound structures.

d)

Prokaryotic cells do not have membrane bound structures.

13.

What is the major difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

a)

Eukaryotic cells only have a flagellum.

b)

Prokaryotic cells do not have a cell membrane.

c)

Eukaryotic cells do not have membrane bound structures.

d)

Prokaryotic cells do not have membrane bound structures.

14.

Which statement represents and accurate comparison between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

a)

Prokaryotic cells are larger than eukaryotic cells.

b)

Prokaryotic cells have membrane bound organelles, eukaryotic cells do not.

c)

Prokaryotic cells are members of protista and fungi kingdoms, eukaryotic cells are members of archaea and bacteria kingdoms.

d)

Prokaryotic cells contain spiral DNA and no nucleus, eukaryotic cells contain a nucleus and linear DNA.

15.

All cells, prokaryotic and eukaryotic have a few common features. Which cell feature is found in both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells?

a)

ribosome

b)

chloroplast membrane

c)

nucleus

d)

endoplasmic reticulum

16.

When comparing prokaryotic cells to eukaryotic cells, which is true?

a)

Prokaryotic cells are more complex than eukaryotic cells.

b)

Prokaryotic cells are less complex than eukaryotic cells.

c)

Eukaryotic cells are less complex than prokaryotic cells.

d)

Eukaryotic cells are as complex as prokaryotic cells.

17.

The following characteristics describe which type of cell (bacteria, small size, simple cell, no membrane bound organelles, DNA in a simple loop).

a)

eukaryotic

b)

prokaryotic

c)

virus

d)

gene

18.

The following characteristics describe which type of cell (plants, animals, larger size, complex cell, contain mitochondria and other organelles, DNA in a nucleus).

a)

eukaryotic

b)

prokaryotic

c)

virus

d)

gene

19.

Which organelle works with the cell wall to keep a plant cell rigid?

a)

nucleus

b)

chloroplasts

c)

cell membrane

d)

vacuole

20.

What are the final products made by the chloroplasts during photosynthesis?

a)

water and oxygen

b)

glucose and oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide and water

d)

carbon dioxide and glucose

21.

Which of these contain instructions for the passage of traits from one generation to the next?

a)

cell membrane

b)

Golgi apparatus

c)

chromosome

d)

endoplasmic reticulum