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Cell

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 48mins

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Class
Date
1.

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

2.

The 3 parts of the Cell Theory are...?

a)

All living things are composed of cells

Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things

All cells are produced from other cells

b)

All living things are composed of cells

Cells are the basic units of dance and vibes in living things

All cells are destroyed from other aliens

c)

All living things are composed of Jell-O

Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things

All cells are produced from factories in Canada

d)

All living things are composed of cells

Cells do karate and practice eating whole pies in their free time

All cells are produced from other cells

3.

____ is credited with being the first scientist to observe cork cells.

a)

Leewenhoek

b)

Shleidon

c)

Hooke

4.

Cells that are only made of (a)   cell are called unicellular.

5.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

Plants and animal cells have cell walls for protection.

b)

Animal cells have one large vacuole; the plant cell has tiny ones.

c)

Plant cells contain chlorophyll; animal cells have lysosomes.

d)

Animal cells are box shaped; plant cells are circular

6.

Check all the boxes for each organelle that plant and animal cells both have.

a)

lysosomes

b)

cell membrane

c)

mitochondria

d)

nucleus

e)

cell wall

7.

Sometimes called the “powerhouse” of the cell, this organelle is where respiration takes place.

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Vacuole

8.

Bacteria is classified as a what?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

9.

If it does not rain for a long period of time, plants’ leaves will begin to wilt or sag. They have used up the water that they stored in their ___________

a)

Vacuole

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Mitochondria

10.

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

a)

Cell wall

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Lysosome

11.

what is the function of a lysosome?

a)

To create energy for the cell

b)

To command the cell what to do

c)

To remove waste using digestive enzymes from the cell

d)

To protect the cell

12.

Which of the following are prokaryotic cells?

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

c)

Bacteria

d)

Plant and Animal

13.

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

14.

What is the purpose of the nucleus?

a)

It is the command center, contains DNA, and cell division

b)

It protects the cell

c)

It stores energy for the cell

d)

It gets rid of waste in the cell

15.

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

16.

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

17.

What is the jelly-like substance that keeps the organelles floating?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Nucleus

c)

ER

d)

Cytoplasm

18.

What are the "protein-makers" of a cell?

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Mitochondria

c)

ER

d)

Golgi Body

19.

What is the smallest LIVING unit of LIVING THINGS?

a)

a cell

b)

a mitochondria

c)

a brick

d)

a protein

20.

The cell membrane...

a)

is like a wall that blocks everything from going into the cell

b)

controls what can go into or out of a cell

c)

is hard and rigid, and gives the cell its shape, like an exoskeleton

21.

Which part of the cell CONTROLS everything that happens in the cell?

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

cell membrane

d)

vacuole

22.

Which part of the cell STORES water and minerals?

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

cell membrane

d)

vacuole

23.

Where do cells come from?

a)

They come from eggs.

b)

They come from minerals in water.

c)

They come from other cells.

24.

How do cells reproduce?

a)

They lay eggs.

b)

One cell divides to make 2 cells (etc.)

c)

Two cells combine and then make 4 cells.

25.

In PLANT cells, which part is the rigid outer layer that supports and protects the cell?

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

chloroplast

d)

nucleus

26.

Where does PHOTOSYNTHESIS happen in plants?

a)

in the nucleus

b)

everywhere in the cell

c)

in the cytoplasm

d)

in the chloroplasts

27.

Which thing is NOT made of cells?

a)

A dog

b)

A carrot

c)

A piece of candy

d)

A piece of wood from a tree

28.

What instrument do you need to use to see cells?

a)

A microscope

b)

A telescope

c)

A periscope

29.
What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?
a)
ER
b)
ATP
c)
YOLO
d)
DNA
30.
What did Hooke first examine? 
a)
Pond water
b)
Plant cells
c)
Cork
d)
Animal fat
31.
Who discovered and named cells? 
a)
Captain Hook
b)
Robert Hooke
c)
Zacharias Janssen
d)
Rudolf Virchow
32.
Microscopic single-cells that do not have a nucleus or other membrane-bound organelles. 
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
c)
Eukaryotes
d)
Prokaryotes
33.
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
34.
This picture shows which process? 
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
c)
the cell cycle
35.
The division of the cytoplasm following mitosis ...
a)
cytoplasm
b)
cytokinesis
c)
telophase
d)
mitosis
36.
How many daughter cells are produced in meiosis?
a)
4 daughter cells
b)
none of these
c)
3
d)
1
37.
Name that process...
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
c)
Cell Cycle 
d)
DNA replication