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The cell

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A flexible covering that protects the inside of a cell from the environment outside a cell.

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

cytoplasm

d)

cytoskeleton

e)

nucleus

2.

Organelle found in plant cells used to convert sunlight into energy

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

ribosomes

d)

golgi bodies

e)

chloroplasts

3.
Which of the following scientists concluded that all animals are made of cells?
a)
Rudolf Virchow
b)
Matthais Schleiden
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Theodor Schwann
4.
Which of the following statements is not part of the cell theory?
a)
Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in all living things.
b)
All cells are produced from other cells.
c)
Only animal cells are composed of cells.
d)
All living things are composed of cells.
5.

What is the smallest unit of an organism that can perform life functions?

a)

Organ system

b)

Organ

c)

Tissue

d)

Cell

6.

Control center of the cell

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Endoplasmic reticulum

c)

Ribosome

d)

Nucleus

7.
a rigid supporting layer that surrounds the cells of plants and some other organisms
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
 nucleus
d)
cytoplasm
8.
the thick fluid region of a cell located inside the cell membrane or between the cell membrane and nucleus
a)
cytoplasm
b)
cell wall
c)
organelle
d)
golgi apparatus
9.
a sac like organelle that stores water, food, and other matter
a)
vacuole
b)
lysosome
c)
cytoplasm
d)
cell wall
10.
an organelle in the cells of plants and some other organisms that captures energy from sunlight and changes it to an energy from that cells can use in making food
a)
vacuole
b)
chloroplasts
c)
cytoplasm
d)
mitochondria
11.

Where are these cells found?

a)

Stomach

b)

Heart

c)

Throat

d)

Roots

12.

The neuron consists of ..........and ..........

a)

cell body and the axon

b)

cytoplasm and nucleus

c)

plasma membrane and axon

13.

Which type of specialized cell carries oxygen from the lungs all over the body?

a)

red blood cells

b)

squamous (skin) cells

c)

muscle cells

d)

white blood cells (macrophages)

e)

nerve cells (neurons)

14.

Root hair cells easily take in water from soil.

a)

This statement describes a STRUCTURE.

b)

This statement describes a FUNCTION.

15.

Where is this cell found?

a)

Throat

b)

Leaves

c)

Nervous system

d)

Roots