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plant and animal cells

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is the shape of a plant cell?

a)

Circle

b)

Heart

c)

Star

d)

Rectangle

2.

What is the shape of a animal cell?

a)

Circle

b)

Rectangle

c)

Hexagon

d)

Star

3.

What is the power house in the plant and animal cell?

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

Cell membrane

d)

none of the above

4.

What is the large sac that holds food, water, and waste?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Vacuole

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria

5.

Which cell has chloroplast?

a)

Plant cell

b)

Animal cell

c)

Both

d)

Neither one of them have chloroplast

6.

What is the cell membrane?

a)

Power House

b)

Its the outer layer of a cell

c)

Large sac that holds food, water, and waste

d)

Jelly like substance

7.
What do scientists call the parts of a cell?
a)
Pieces
b)
Sections
c)
Organelles
d)
None of the above
8.
Which of these is a unicellular organism?
a)
Fish
b)
Worm
c)
Amoeba
d)
Ant
9.
The DNA of a cell is found in the __________.
a)
mitochondria
b)
lysosome
c)
nucleus
d)
vacuole
10.
Which of these organelles do animal cells not have?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Chloroplasts
c)
Cell membrane
d)
Lysosome
11.
This organelle is often referred to as the power house of the cell.
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Lysosome
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Vacuole
12.
This organelle is the trash and recycling center of a cell.
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Lysosome
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Vacuole
13.

Animal cells can be distinguished from plant cells easily because of which of the following?

a)

Animal cells have mitochondria and plant cells do not.

b)

Plant cells have lysosomes and animal cells do not.

c)

Only plant cells have centrioles around their nucleus.

d)

Only plant cells have large central vacuoles and cell walls.

14.

Hair and nails are mostly filled with the protein keratin. Keratin is produced by keratinocytes. The cells must contain several of which of the following organelles?

a)

mitochondria

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

ribosomes

d)

lysosomes

15.

Identify this type of cell.

a)

animal

b)

plant

c)

protist

d)

bacteria

16.
What is the cell organelle that separates the nucleus from the cytoplasm?
a)
nuclear membrane
b)
cell membrane
c)
nucleus
d)
nucleolus
17.
The vacuoles in ________ cells are smaller.
a)
Animal
b)
Plant
18.
Which cell can change it's shape?
a)
Animal
b)
Plant
19.
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
20.
The ___________ is the basic unit of life
a)
organ
b)
cell
c)
atom
d)
tissue
21.

What are plant cells made of?

a)

Cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, and chloroplasts

b)

Stem, leaves, green, petals, flowers

c)

Photosynthesis, membranes, arms, and legs

d)

Jello, bodyguards, fences, and brains

22.

Which is the best description of a cell wall's function?

a)

keeps the organelles inside of the cell

b)

holds the cell up and keeps a square shape so the cell can stack on top of each other

c)

responsible for directing the activities of a cell

d)

is responsible for turning carbon dioxide and water into sugars and oxygen

23.

Choose the statement below that is TRUE.

a)

Plant and animal cells both have cell walls so the cell can maintain its shape.

b)

Animal cells do not have chloroplasts because animals do not require the use of photosynthesis to produce their food.

c)

Plant cells do not have a nucleus because plants are not living organisms like animals are.

d)

Animal cells do not have cytoplasm because an animal cell's organelles are free to move around as they please.