WorksheetsCells
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
Which cell structure is found in plant and animals cells and controls what can come into or leave a cell?
a)
cell membrane
b)
cytoplasm
c)
nucleus
d)
vacuole
3.
What is the function of the cell nucleus found in both plant and animal cells?
a)
to produce energy
b)
to control cell activity
c)
to remove waste products
d)
to allow molecules to enter the cell
4.
Cell organelles that are responsible for digesting food, worn out organelles and other cellular wastes are called ___________________.
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Vacuoles
c)
Lysosomes
d)
Chlororplasts
5.
What is one basic function of the vacuoles?
a)
circulating oxygen
b)
producing food
c)
controlling cell processes
d)
storing water
6.
Chloroplasts in plant cells allow the plant to perform a function that animal cells cannot do. What is the main function of the chloroplasts found in plant cells?
a)
to absorb light energy and manufacture food
b)
to remove waste materials by active transport
c)
to manufacture chemical energy from food
d)
to control the shape of the cell
7.
All cells need energy to function. Which cell organelle is responsible for producing energy in the cell?
a)
chloroplasts
b)
mitochondria
c)
nucleus
d)
vacuoles
8.
What is the function of a cell wall?
a)
to protect and support the cell
b)
to perform different functions in each cell
c)
to prevent water from passing through it
d)
to prevent oxygen from entering the cell
9.
In what part of the plant cell does the process of photosynthesis take place?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplasts
d)
vacuoles
10.
Starch and water molecules in potato cells are stored in what organelle?
a)
mitochondria
b)
nucleus
c)
cell wall
d)
vacuole
11.
Cells with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles are called ____________________.
a)
prokaryotes
b)
eukaryotes
c)
bacteria
d)
protists
12.
_ are organelles responsible for digesting certain materials within the cell.
a)
vacuoles
b)
chloroplasts
c)
lysosomes
d)
cell membrane
13.
Which of the following is not part of the cell theory?
a)
cells must contain DNA
b)
all living things are made from cells
c)
cells can only come from other cells
d)
cells are the basic unit of life
14.
Chloroplasts are organelles that convert light energy to sugars. These organelles are found only in plants. Which organelles are found only in animals?
a)
Golgi apparatus
b)
lysosomes
c)
mitochondria
d)
ribosomes
15.
What type of cell lacks a nucleus?
a)
eukaryotic
b)
prokaryotic
c)
human
d)
animal
16.
A cell in which the genetic material is enclosed within a nucleus is a
a)
eukaryotic cell
b)
prokaryotic cell
c)
human cell
d)
animal cell
17.
Select the group of organelles that is common to both plant cells and animal cells.
a)
cytoplasm, mitochondria, cell wall, nucleus
b)
ribosomes, cell membrane, mitochondria, cytoplasm
c)
nucleus, cytoplasm, ribosomes, chloroplasts
18.
Which of the following is true about cells?
a)
Cells have specialized components that perform different, specific functions.
b)
A cell’s components are all identical and perform the same function.
c)
Cells have specialized components that all perform the same functions.
19.
Which of the following statements is true?
a)
All multicellular organisms have skeletal systems.
b)
All multicellular organisms have specialized cells.
c)
All multicellular organisms have circulatory systems.
d)
All of these
20.
Most of the cell membrane is made of...
a)
Lipids
b)
Carbohydrates
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic acids
21.
What forms the channels and pumps in the phospholipid bilayer?
a)
carbohydrates
b)
proteins
c)
hydrophilic heads
d)
lipids
22.
Hydrophilic means...
a)
water-loving
b)
water-fearing
c)
nonpolar
d)
lipid soluble
23.
___________ allow cells to recognize each other and act like ID tags.
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Proteins
c)
Phospholipids
d)
Cholesterol
24.
___________ form the two layers of the cell membrane.
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Proteins
c)
Phospholipids
d)
Cholesterol
25.
In passive transport, molecules move from an area of __________ concentration to an area of __________ concentraiton
a)
high, low
b)
low, high
c)
water, salt
d)
active, passive
26.
Which of the following is not a type of passive transport?
a)
Osmosis
b)
Diffusion
c)
Endocytosis
d)
Facilitated Diffusion
27.
The solution that has the highest amount of particles?
a)
Hyptonic
b)
Isotonic
c)
Hypertonic
28.
In which solution will water move into a cell?
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Isotonic
d)
Equilibrium
29.
What type of transport is this?
a)
Diffusion
b)
Osmosis
c)
Facilitated Diffusion
d)
Active Transport
30.
What type of transport is this?
a)
Endocytosis
b)
Exocytosis
c)
Diffusion
d)
Sodium-Potassium Pump
31.
What type of transport is this?
a)
Endocytosis
b)
Facilitated Diffusion
c)
Active Transport Pump
d)
Osmosis
32.
What type of transport is this?
a)
Facilitated Diffusion
b)
Exocytosis
c)
Active Transport
d)
Diffusion
33.
What type of transport is this?
a)
Endocytosis
b)
Diffusion
c)
Exocytosis
d)
Osmosis
34.
If a red blood cell is put in distilled water, what will most likely happen to the cell?
a)
Nothing will happen
b)
It will shrivel.
c)
It will burst and then shrivel up
d)
It will swell and burst
35.
Movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration is
a)
diffusion
b)
passive transport
c)
osmosis
d)
all of the above
36.
What is equilibrium?
a)
When concentrations cannot be balanced between two substances
b)
When concentrations are balanced between two substances
c)
Making the energy in the top half of your body equal the the energy in the bottom half
d)
Concentrations do not exist
37.
Which type of transport requires an input of energy?
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Osmosis
c)
Simple Diffusion
d)
Active Transport
38.
Active transport moves substances against a concentration gradient
a)
true
b)
false
39.
When the concentration of solute molecules outside the cell is equal to the concentration inside the cell, the solution is
a)
hypertonic
b)
hypotonic
c)
isotonic
d)
ionic
40.
What happens to a cell placed in a HYPERTONIC solution
a)
It shrinks
b)
It swells
c)
Nothing happens
41.
Which of the following is the correct order of organization in living things from most basic (simple) to most complex?
a)
a. Organism, cell, tissue, organ, organ system
b)
a. Organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organism
c)
a. Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
d)
a. Cell, organ, tissue, organ, organism, organ system
42.
A group of similar cells that come together to perform a specific function is a/an
a)
organ
b)
organism
c)
organ system
d)
tissue
43.
What is the difference between a cell and a tissue?
a)
cell is basic unit of life; tissue is group of cells that work as one
b)
cell is group of tissues; tissue is basic unit of life
c)
cell is basic unit of life; tissue is groups of different cells
d)
cell is group of organs; tissue is group of different cells
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