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Cells Pre-Assessment

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which cell structure acts like the brain of the cell?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria

2.
Which piece of equipment is the best to use to observe the structure of a cell?
a)
magnifying glass
b)
binoculars
c)
telescope
d)
microscope
3.

What is unicellular?

a)

one cell, single celled

b)

many cells

c)

no nuclues

d)

DNA

4.
What is multicellular? 
a)
one cell 
b)
no cells 
c)
many cells 
d)
no nucleus 
5.

What features do all living things share?

a)

come from pre-existing cells

b)

dna

c)

reproduce

d)

need food for energy

e)

All answer choices

6.
I am only found in a plant cell. What am I?
a)

cell membrane

b)

mitochondria

c)

cytoplasm

d)

chloroplast

7.
Consists of a jellylike substance that contains many organelles.
a)
ribosomes
b)
cytoplasm
c)
chloroplasts
d)
cell wall
8.
Controls what enters/leaves a cell
a)
cell membrane
b)
Nuclear membrane
c)
cell wall
d)
cytoplasm
9.
A rigid layer that lies outside the cell's  membrane is...
a)
Cytoskeleton
b)
Cilia
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Flagella
10.
This organelle takes food and turns it into ENERGY for plant and animal cells.
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Lysosome
d)
Ribosome
11.

What are the basic structural units of living organisms?

a)

organs

b)

cells

c)

nuclei

d)

tissues

12.

Which of the following structures is not present in animal cells?

a)

cell membrane

b)

mitochondrion

c)

cell wall

d)

nucleus

13.

The diagram shows a cell. Where would this cell most likely be found?

a)

skin

b)

frog

c)

leaf

d)

human

14.

The diagram shows a caterpillar, mold and a fern. What do these organisms have in common?

a)

they are made of cells

b)

they produce their own food

c)

they decompose other organisms

d)

they are disease causing organisms

15.
Cells are often called "the ____ of life."
a)
bread
b)
road map
c)
building blocks
d)
meaning
16.
also known as the "powerhouse" 
a)
cell membrane
b)
storage
c)
cytoskeleton
d)
mitochondria
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.
What is one basic function of the vacuoles?
a)
circulating oxygen
b)
producing food
c)
controlling cell processes
d)
storing water
19.
Chloroplasts in plant cells allow the plant to perform a function that animal cells cannot do.  What is the main function of the chloroplasts found in plant cells?
a)
to absorb light energy and manufacture food
b)
to remove waste materials by active transport
c)
to manufacture chemical energy from food
d)
to control the shape of the cell
20.
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
21.
In what part of the plant cell does the process of photosynthesis take place?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplasts
d)
vacuoles
22.

Letter A is which organelle?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Vacuole

23.

Letter B is which organelle?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Vacuole

d)

Mitochondria

24.

Letter C is which organelle?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cytoplasm

25.

Letter D is which organelle?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Vacuole

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria

26.

Letter E is which organelle?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Nucleus

c)

Vacuole

d)

Cell Membrane

27.

All living things...

a)

Reproduce and Excrete Waste

b)

Move and Show Sensitivity

c)

Grow, Respire, and take in Nutrition

d)

All of the above

28.

Your body is made of trillions of cells.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

A living thing can be made of one cell or many cells.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Cells reproduce by...

a)

Magic

b)

Having baby cells

c)

Dividing themselves in half

31.

The cytoplasm...

a)

Makes energy for the cell

b)

Stores food, water and waste

c)

Is the gel inside the cell

d)

The control center of the cell

32.

Mitochondria...

a)

Make energy for the cell

b)

Control all the cell's activities

c)

Are the gel inside the cell

d)

Store food, water and waste

33.

What is a cell?

a)

A prison

b)

The basic unit of structure in all living things

c)

A part of a cell

d)

Something incledibly tiny

34.

What are these called?

a)

Organs

b)

Shapes

c)

Organelles

d)

Pieces of a cell

35.

What is this?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Mitochondria

36.

What is this?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Choloroplast

d)

Nucleus

37.

What is this?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Chromosome

c)

Vacuole

d)

Cytoplasm

38.

What is this?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Nucleus

39.

What is this?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chromosome

40.

What is this?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Chromosome

41.

What is this?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Chromosome

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplast

42.

What is the function of the Mitochondria?

a)

Releases energy from nutrients

b)

Has no function

c)

Supports and protects the cell

d)

Directs a cells activity

43.

What is the function of the Chloroplast?

a)

Has no function

b)

Makes water for the cell

c)

Makes food for the cell

d)

Stores waste

44.

What is the function of the Vacuole?

a)

Stores food, water, or wastes

b)

Makes energy for the cell

c)

Has no funtion

d)

Supports and protects the cell

45.

What is the function of the Nucleus?

a)

Has no functionj

b)

Moves the cell

c)

Directs a cells activity

d)

Keeps the cell in one place

46.

What is the function of the Cytoplasm?

a)

Makes the cell soft and fluid

b)

Is a jellylike substance that help the cell stay healthy

c)

Has no function

d)

Keeps the cell intact

47.

What is the function of the Cell Wall?

a)

Supports and protects a plant cell

b)

Has no function

c)

Makes the cell weak

d)

Is the shape of the cell

48.

What is the function of the Cell Membrane?

a)

Keeps the cell healthy

b)

Is the shape of the cell

c)

Holds a cell together and seperates it from its surroundings

d)

Doesn't have a funtion

49.
A microscope is an instrument that.
a)
makes faraway objects look closer.
b)
makes small objects appear larger.
c)
decreases the size of small objects.
d)
increases the size of small objects.
50.
If your teacher asks you to move a microscope to table, how do you carry it?
a)
by the body tube and the eyepiece
b)
with one hand
c)
one hand on the arm and the other under the base
d)
with one hand on the base and the other on the eyepiece.

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