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Cell- grade 8

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 2hrs 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following scientists was the first to observe bacteria?
a)
Anton van Leuwenhoek
b)
Matthais Schleiden
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Theodor Schwann
2.
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.
3.
The invention of the microscope made it possible for people to discover and learn about
a)
Plants
b)
Skin 
c)
Animals 
d)
Cells
4.
Which scientist did NOT contribute to the cell theory?
a)
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
b)

Robert Hooke
c)
Albert Einstein 
d)

Matthias Schleiden
5.
In cells a large oval organelle that contains the cells genetic material in the form of DNA and controls many of the cells activities
a)
organelle
b)
ribosome
c)
cell wall
d)
nucleus
6.
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
7.
an organelle in a cell that receives proteins and other newly formed materials from the endoplasmic retiulum packages them and distributes them to other parts of the cell
a)
vacuole
b)
chloroplast 
c)
ribosome
d)
golgi apparatus
8.
a sac like organelle that stores water, food, and other matter
a)
vacuole
b)
lysosome
c)
cytoplasm
d)
cell wall
9.
a cell organelle which contains chemicals that break down large food particles into smaller ones and that can be used by the rest of the cell
a)
chloroplasts
b)
ribosomes
c)
lysosomes
d)
cell membrane
10.
a small grain shaped organelle found in the cytoplasm of a cell or on the R-ER that produced proteins
a)
cytoplasm
b)
ribosome
c)
cell membrane
d)
mitochondria
11.
What is found in both plant and animal cells but is much larger in plant cells?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Mitochondrion
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Vacuole
12.
Which of the following is found in eukaryotic cells but NOT prokaryotic cells?
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Ribosomes
d)
DNA
13.
What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?
a)
ER
b)
ATP
c)
YOLO
d)
DNA
14.

Which structure is responsible for allowing materials into and out of the an animal cell?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell wall

c)

Mitochondrion

d)

Cell membrane

15.

Maryland white oak trees make their own food. their cells contain structures that capture energy from the sun. What are these structures?

a)

chloroplasts

b)

nuclei

c)

mitochondria

d)

ribosomes

16.
I store water in both plant and animal cells. What am I?
a)
cytoplasm
b)
ribosomes
c)
vacuole
d)
lysosomes
17.

which of the following statements are correct

statement 1:genes control the transfer of hereditary characters

statement 2:Nucleolus carries all genes

statement 3: chromosomes carry genes

a)

statement 2 and 3 are true

b)

statement 1 and 3 are false

c)

statement 1 and 3 are true

d)

statement 2 and 3 are false

18.

Cells that are involved in conducting messages are known as :

a)

skin cells

b)

nerve cells

c)

blood cells

d)

kidney cells

19.

site of protein synthesis is

a)

Ribosome

b)

Endoplasmic reticulum

c)

nucleus

d)

plasma membrane

20.
Which is present only in eukaryotic cells?
a)
cell membrane
b)
cytoplasm
c)
DNA
d)
nucleus
21.
Name structure #6.
a)
rough ER
b)
Golgi body
c)
Smooth ER
d)
cytoplasm
22.
Plant cells and bacteria cells are examples of a eukaryote.. 
a)
True
b)
False
23.
The site of respiration
a)
cell wall
b)
mitochondria
c)
nucleus
d)
chloroplast
24.
I am like a "highway" in the cell, transporting materials. 
a)
ER
b)
mitoschondria
c)
cell membrane
d)
vacuole
25.
Which of the following statements is true about cells?
a)
All living things are made up of one or more cells.
b)
The cell is the basic unit of a living organism.
c)
Cells come from other cells.
d)
All the above.
26.
Eukaryote can be found in
a)
Eubacteria
b)
Archaebacteria
c)
Plant and animal cells
d)
Cells without nucleus
27.
Prokkaryotic
a)
are single celled organisms that do not have a nucleus or membrane bound organelles
b)
a protective layer that covers the the cells surface and acts as a barrier
c)
is the smallest unit that can preform all he processes necessary for life
28.
What is #8?
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Golgi Apparatus
d)
Vacuole
29.
Photosynthesis occurs in ______.
a)
plant cells
b)
animal cells
c)
cell membranes
d)
all of the above
30.
Proteins..........
a)
build, repair, and regulate body process
b)
give energy
c)
store energy
d)
store information
31.

What distinguishes a plant cell from an animal cell? (How do you tell them apart) Hint: There's 3 ways (Check all 3)

a)

Central Vacuole

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Ribosomes

e)

Chloroplasts

32.

Cellular Respiration occurs within me and I am in BOTH plant and animal cells. I am a....

a)

Nucleus

b)

Golgi Body

c)

Cytoskeleton

d)

Mitochondria

33.

Find the odd one out.

Amoeba,euglena,spirogyra,chlamydomonas.

a)

Euglena

b)

Amoeba

c)

Chlamydomonas

d)

Spirogyra

34.

___________observed free living organisms in the pond water for the first time.

a)

Edward Jenner

b)

Louis pasteur

c)

Antony von leeuwenhoek

d)

Robert Brown

35.

Who discovered nucleus

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Robert Brown

c)

Leewenhoek

d)

Camillo Golgi

36.

I decide what goes in and out of the cell. I am fluid like and found in BOTH plant and animal cells. I am a...

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Golgi Apparatus

37.

I am the "waste removal expert" within a cell, removing unwanted material. Like a garbage man, I am a...

a)

Waste Management

b)

Nucleus

c)

Ribosome

d)

Lysosomes

38.

I provide plant cells their rigid shape. I am the...

a)

Basketball that Nic Quarne left in Mr. Woller's room last week

b)

Cytoskeleton

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Cell Wall

39.

Plants and animal cells have...

a)

Mitochondria and chloroplasts

b)

Nucleus and chloroplast

c)

Cell wall and chloroplast

d)

Mitchochodria and cytoplasm

40.

Which organelle is the command center for eukaryotic (plant and animal) cells?

a)

Cell wall

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Lysosome

41.

What is the difference between a prokaryotic cell and a eukaryotic cell?

a)

Prokaryotes do not have a nucleus or organelles, but a eukaryotic cell does

b)

Eukaryotic cells do not have a nucleus or organelles, but prokaryotes do

42.

What is the difference between mitochondria and chloroplast?

a)

Mitochondria produces energy and chloroplasts breaks down energy

b)

There is no difference. They are the same.

c)

Mitochondria breaks down energy from food and chloroplasts produce energy from sunlight.

d)

Mitochondria contains DNA and chloroplasts are green

43.

The outermost layer of a plant cell and animal cell is...

a)

Plant cell - cell membrane, animal cell - cell wall

b)

Plant cell - cell wall; animal cell - cell membrane

c)

Plant and animal cell - cell wall

d)

Plant and animal cell - cell membrane

44.
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
45.
What is found in both plant and animal cells but is much larger in plant cells?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Mitochondrion
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Vacuole
46.

Unit of inheritance is

a)

nucleus

b)

gene

c)

chromosome

d)

DNA

47.

Other that Amoeba, _________is also a single cell that can change its shape

a)

Muscle

b)

RBC

c)

WBC

d)

Nerve Cell

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