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5th Grade Cell Vocabulary

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is the picture of a plant cell or an animal cell?

a)

plant cell

b)

animal cell

c)

neither

d)

both

2.

Which cell does NOT have a cell wall?

a)

Animal cell

b)

Plant cell

c)

Human cell

d)

Vascular plant

3.
Plants and animals are made up of millions of tiny what?
a)
atoms
b)
cells
c)
particles
d)
dots
4.

Which tool would you use to observe cells?

a)

binoculars

b)

telescope

c)

microscope

d)

sunglasses

5.

Which organelle does photosynthesis take place?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Chloroplast

6.

Which cell structure acts as a brain/control center for the cell?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Vacuole

c)

Cell wall

d)

Cytoplasm

7.

This organelle is in both plants and animals. It is a barrier between the cell and the environment. (It controls what goes in and out of a cell.)

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

cell organelles

d)

mitochondria

8.

This cell part is in ALL cells. It is the gel-like substance that fills the cells.

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Chromosomes

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Mitochondria

9.

What is one way in which all living things on Earth are alike?

a)

All living things have hair.

b)

All living things are made of cells.

c)

The cells of all living things have chloroplast.

d)

All living things can move.

10.

What can only be found in plant cells?

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Vacuole

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Mitochondria

11.

The nucleus is only found in the animal cell

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The cell wall is found only in plant cells

a)

True

b)

False

13.
Every living organism is made up of one or more cells
a)
True
b)
False
14.
The nucleus is like the ____________ of the cell.
a)
foot
b)
hand
c)
stomach
d)
brain
15.
Which of the following, found ONLY in plant cells, provides structure?
a)
cell wall
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria
d)
vacuole
16.
What is the definition of Nucleus?
a)
gets its food
b)
I don't know
c)
Any living thing
d)
Organelle that contains the DNA
17.
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
18.
Which of the following is the smallest unit of life that can carry out all life functions?
a)
the mitochondria
b)
the vacuoles
c)
the nucleus
d)
the cell
19.
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
20.
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
21.
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
22.
In what part of the plant cell does the process of photosynthesis take place?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplasts
d)
vacuoles
23.
Cells with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles are called ____________________.
a)
prokaryotes
b)
eukaryotes
c)
bacteria
d)
protists
24.
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
25.
Which of the following are NOT found in animal cells
a)
chloroplasts and cytoplasm
b)
chloroplasts and cell wall
c)
cell wall and cell membrane
d)
mitochondria and nucleus

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