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Cells and Cell Reproduction

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A student viewing a cell with a microscope observes a cell wall, a cell membrane, and a nucleus. The presence of these structures indicates that the student is looking at a cell from a

a)

rabbit

b)

carrot

c)

worm

d)

fly

2.

What do all organisms need to survive?


a)

energy

b)

blood

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

soil

3.

What is the name of the process represented in this diagram that produces the oxygen?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

metamorphosis

c)

respiration

d)

fertilization

4.

In which process is oxygen used to release the energy stored in food?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

respiration

c)

digestion

d)

reproduction

5.

To provide energy for the work that cells do, all cells need

a)

chloroplasts

b)

nutrients

c)

atmospheric nitrogen

d)

carbon dioxide

6.

Which statement best explains the relationships shown?

a)

Water changes over time to a nonrenewable resource.

b)

Living things exchange materials with their environment.

c)

Minerals recycle the dead materials in the environment.

d)

Living things produce other living things.

7.

Which sequence lists the levels of organization in the human body from simplest to most complex?

a)

organ system → tissue → cell → organ

b)

tissue → cell → organ → organ system

c)

organ → organ system → tissue → cell

d)

cell → tissue → organ → organ system

8.

Which statement about the labeled structures is correct?

a)

They normally can be seen without magnification. 


b)

They can survive outside the cell. 


c)

They help carry on life activities within the cell. 


d)

They cause disease within the cell.

9.

The structures found in a living cell can be compared to the parts of a factory that produces cars. Which part of the factory is most similar to the nucleus of a living cell?

a)

a conveyor belt that transports materials

b)

a storage bin that holds the pieces needed to assemble a car

c)

the computer room that controls the assembly process

d)

the generator that provides energy for the factory

10.

What is the outermost structure in a plant cell?

a)

cell membrane

b)

cytoplasm

c)

cell wall

d)

chloroplast

11.

Which structure’s main function is to produce food (sugar) in a plant?

a)

flower

b)

leaf

c)

root

d)

seed

12.

Which life process is shown?

a)

reproduction

b)

digestion

c)

respiration

d)

locomotion

13.

Which activity occurs at X?

a)

Plants are eaten by animals for food.

b)

Carbon dioxide and water are used to make sugar. 


c)

Plants release water into the soil.

d)

Animals breathe out carbon dioxide.

14.

A single human body cell typically contains thousands of

a)

genes

b)

nuclei

c)

chloroplasts

d)

bacteria

15.

Letter A represents a part of each cell. Which part of the cell is labeled A in both diagrams?

a)

cell wall

b)

chromosome

c)

cytoplasm

d)

nucleus

16.

Which type of cell uses energy to carry out life processes?

a)

plant cell, only

b)

animal cell, only

c)

both a plant cell and an animal cell

d)

neither a plant cell nor an animal cell

17.

Which substance in green plants needs to absorb sunlight during photosynthesis?

a)

chlorophyll

b)

cytoplasm

c)

oxygen

d)

water

18.

Which cell structure do nutrients pass through to enter a cell?

a)

cell membrane

b)

chloroplast

c)

cytoplasm

d)

nucleus

19.

Which conclusion can be made from these diagrams?

a)

Plant and animal cells interact to make new organisms.

b)

Plant and animal cells are similar in the way they grow and divide.

c)

Animal cells require oxygen to release the energy stored in food while plant cells do not.

d)

Nerve cells are present in plant and animal cells.

20.

In a one-celled organism, cell division is responsible for

a)

growth and maintenance

b)

sexual reproduction

c)

asexual reproduction


d)

production of sex cells

21.

The vast variety of different traits found in humans results from

a)

intensive training and education

b)

sexual reproduction and mutations

c)

exercise and conditioning


d)

birth defects and recessive genes

22.

How many cells should exist in the fourth generation?

a)

10

b)

8

c)

6

d)

4

23.

Which example would result in new cells that are most different from the parent cells?

a)

yeast cells splitting into new cells

b)

bacteria cells dividing into new cells 


c)

skin cells dividing to produce more skin cells

d)

sperm and egg cells uniting to produce fertilized egg cells 


24.

Which bar graph best represents the number of chromosomes contained in the sperm and egg of a human before they united to make the fertilized egg?

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

Each body cell of a goldfish contains 94 chromosomes. How many chromosomes are contained in a goldfish sex cell?

a)

23

b)

47

c)

94

d)

188

26.

In humans, a trait can be determined by one pair or many pairs of

a)

genes

b)

microbes

c)

cells

d)

organs

27.

If the organisms continue to reproduce asexually at this same rate, how many organisms will there be after 30 hours?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

16

28.

What percentage of the offspring’s genetic information is the same as the genetic information of the parent?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

29.

Cancer is best described as

a)

a type of genetic engineering

b)

the merging of sex cells


c)

abnormal cell division

d)

tissue that stops growing

30.

Which sequence lists the hereditary material found inside cells from the smallest unit to the largest unit?

a)

chromosome → gene → nucleus

b)

chromosome → nucleus → gene

c)

gene → nucleus → chromosome

d)

gene → chromosome → nucleus

31.

Why is an organism that reproduces asexually genetically identical to its parent?

a)

All of the offspring’s genes came from the parent.

b)

All of the offspring’s genes mutated to look like the parent’s genes.

c)

The offspring inherited only half of the parent’s genes.

d)

The offspring inherited only the parent’s dominant genes.

32.

Which process occurs in all of these cells?

a)

metamorphosis

b)

locomotion

c)

reproduction

d)

photosynthesis

33.

Compared to the amount of hereditary information in a human body cell, how much hereditary information is contained in a human sex cell?

a)

one-quarter the amount

b)

one-half the amount


c)

the same amount

d)

twice the amount

34.

In animal skin tissue, cell division is responsible for

a)

growth and repair

b)

sexual reproduction

c)

obtaining energy

d)

production of sex cells

35.

What are genes composed of?

a)

offspring

b)

DNA

c)

cells

d)

traits

36.

A change in an animal’s DNA, leading to a variation in a species, is called

a)

a mutation

b)

an infection

c)

selective breeding

d)

sexual reproduction

37.

Which process occurs during the growth and development of a fertilized human egg?

a)

cell division


b)

natural selection

c)

germination

d)

evolution

38.

A plant produces tiny plants around the edges of its leaves. When these tiny plants fall to the ground, they take root and become new plants. This process is an example of

a)

sexual reproduction

b)

asexual reproduction

c)

evolution

d)

extinction