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cell structure

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Basic unit of all forms of life

a)

Cell

b)

Nucleus

c)

Prokaryote

d)

Eukaryote

2.

Thin, flexible barrier that surrounds all cells; regulates what enters and leaves the cell

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Nucleus

d)

Golgi apparatus

3.

Structure that contains the cell's genetic material in the form of DNA

a)

Vacuole

b)

Nucleolus

c)

Nucleus

d)

Ribosome

4.

In eukaryotic cells, all cellular contents outside the nucleus; in prokaryotic cells, all of the cell's contents

a)

Centriole

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Cytoskeleton

5.

Specialized structure that performs important cellular functions within a cell

a)

Vacuole

b)

Ribosome

c)

Organelle

d)

Nucleus

6.

Cell organelle that stores materials such as water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates

a)

Centriole

b)

Vacuole

c)

Ribosome

d)

Lysosome

7.

Cell organelle that breaks down lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins into small molecules that can be used by the rest of the cell

a)

Vacuole

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Lysosome

d)

Golgi apparatus

8.

Structure in an animal cell that helps to organize cell division

a)

Nucleus

b)

Nucleolus

c)

Endoplasmic reticulum

d)

Centriole

9.

Cell organelle consisting of RNA and protein found throughout the cytoplasm in a cell; the site of protein synthesis

a)

Endoplasmic reticulum

b)

Ribosome

c)

Nucleus

d)

Nucleolus

10.

Internal membrane system found in eukaryotic cells; place where lipid components of the cell membrane are assembled

a)

Golgi apparatus

b)

Endoplasmic reticulum

c)

Cytoskeleton

d)

Organelle

11.

Organelle in cells that modifies, sorts, and packages proteins and other materials from the endoplasmic reticulum for storage in the cell or release outside the cell

a)

Golgi apparatus

b)

Ribosome

c)

Vacuole

d)

Lysosome

12.

Organelle found in cells of plants and some other organisms that captures the energy from sunlight and converts it into chemical energy

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Lipid Bilayer

13.

Cell organelle that converts the chemical energy stored in food into compounds that are more convenient for the cell to use

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Golgi apparatus

d)

Endoplasmic reticulum

14.

Flexible double-layered sheet that makes up the cell membrane and forms a barrier between the cell and its surroundings

a)

Lipid bilayer

b)

Endoplasmic reticulum

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Centriole

15.

Property of biological membranes that allows some substances to pass across it while others cannot; also called semipermeable membrane

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Selectively Permeable

d)

Cell Theory

16.
What organelle is responsible for energy production?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
ribosome
d)
cell membrane
17.

Which structures do plant cells have that animal cells do NOT have?

a)

cell wall

b)

large central vacuole

c)

chloroplasts

d)

all of these

18.
Chloroplasts in plant cells are where this process takes place.
a)
cellular respiration
b)
photosynthesis
c)
protein production
d)
glycolysis 
19.
A storage area for food, water and waste.
a)
vacuole
b)
chloroplasts
c)
cell wall
d)
cell membrane
20.
Why is the vacuole larger in a plant cell?
a)
Plants have more room for it.
b)
For storage of food and holding shape
c)
To deliver water to the cells from roots
d)
They use water more efficiently than an animal cell.