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Cells

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 4hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is the smallest unit of life that can carry out all life functions?
a)
the mitochondria
b)
the vacuoles
c)
the nucleus
d)
the cell
2.
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
3.
Which cell structure is found in plant and animals cells and controls what can come into or leave a cell?
a)
cell membrane
b)
cytoplasm
c)
nucleus
d)
vacuole
4.
Cell organelles that are responsible for digesting food, worn out organelles and other cellular wastes are called ___________________.
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Vacuoles
c)
Lysosomes
d)
Chlororplasts
5.
What is one basic function of the vacuoles?
a)
circulating oxygen
b)
producing food
c)
controlling cell processes
d)
storing water
6.
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
7.
All cells need energy to function.  Which cell organelle is responsible for producing energy in the cell?
a)
chloroplasts
b)
mitochondria
c)
nucleus
d)
vacuoles
8.
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
9.
In what part of the plant cell does the process of photosynthesis take place?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplasts
d)
vacuoles
10.
Cells with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles are called ____________________.
a)
prokaryotes
b)
eukaryotes
c)
bacteria
d)
protists
11.

What organelle packages proteins?

a)

Ribosome

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Golgi Body

d)

Cell Membrane

12.

What organelle is like a storage tank for food, water, & waste?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Ribosome

c)

Vacuole

d)

Lysosome

13.

Which organelle is responsible for transport of proteins & has ribosomes attached?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Rough ER

c)

Smooth ER

d)

Cell Wall

14.

______ has a double membrane AND creates energy for the animal cell.

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Nucleus

15.

The thick, rigid (stiff) boundary for a plant cell is a _____.

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Cytoplasm

16.

_____ has a double membrane AND changes light energy to chemical energy in PLANT cells.

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Vacuole

d)

Chloroplast

17.
Animal cells have_______________.
a)
cell walls
b)
chloroplasts
c)
cytoplasm
d)
large vacuoles
18.
Michael looked at a cell through a microscope.  He identified a nucleus, chloroplast, and cytoplasm.  What kind of cell did Michael observe?
a)
animal
b)
plant
c)
vertebrate
d)
bacteria
19.
What organelle is NOT found in animal cells?
a)
chloroplast
b)
cell membrane
c)
nucleus
d)
mitochondria
20.
surrounds the cell; regulates what enters/leaves cell: holds the cell together
a)
vacuole
b)
cell wall
c)
cell membrane
d)
lysosome
21.
Which of these are characteristics of most cells?
a)
make their own food
b)
can only be seen using a microscope
c)
they all have a cell wall
d)
they are found only in humans
22.
What kind of cell is this?
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
23.
Bacteria is what kind of cell?
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
24.
What is unicellular? 
a)
one cell 
b)
many cells 
c)
no nuclues 
d)
DNA 
25.
What is multicellular? 
a)
one cell 
b)
no cells 
c)
many cells 
d)
no nucleus 
26.
What type of cell has a nucleus? 
a)
eukaryotic
b)
prokaryotic 
27.
What type of cell does not have a nucleus?
a)
eukaryotic 
b)
prokaryotic 
28.
Plants and animal cells are examples of ___ cells 
a)
prokaryotic cells 
b)
eukaryotic cells 
29.
Type of cell shown?
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
c)
Bacterial
d)
Plant
30.

Which is true of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

a)

Prokaryotic cells are larger than eukaryotic cells.

b)

Eukaryotic cells do not have nuclei, and prokaryotic cells do have nuclei.

c)

Prokaryotic cells lack membrane-bound organelles, and eukaryotic cells contain membrane-bound organelles.

d)

Eukaryotic cells are simpler than prokaryotic cells.

31.
Proteins are produced at which cellular structures?
a)
nuclei
b)
ribosomes
c)
mitochondria
d)
chloroplasts
32.
What type of cell is pictured?
a)
Prokaryotic
b)
Eukaryotic
c)
Plant
d)
Animal
33.
Which of the following would be found in both eukaryotic AND prokaryotic cells?
a)
chloroplast
b)
cytoplasm
c)
nucleus
d)
endoplasmic reticulum
34.
Type of cell shown?
a)
Bacterial
b)
Prokaryotic
c)
Eukaryotic
d)
Red blood 
35.
How is this organism best classified?
a)
unicellular & eukaryotic
b)
multicellular & eukaryotic
c)
unicellular & prokaryotic
d)
multicellular & prokaryotic
36.
Which would be found in the cell of a sunflower plant but not in the cell of a chicken?
a)
cell wall
b)
vacuole
c)
mitochondria
d)
cell membrane
37.
Is the following a plant or animal cell or both? 
Cell Wall
a)
Plant
b)
Animal
c)
Both
38.

Cell structures that perform specific functions are called

a)

tissues

b)

organs

c)

organelles

d)

organ systems

39.
Plants and animal cells both have a nucleus.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
The shape of this type of cell can be round or oval.
a)
animal cell
b)
plant cell
c)
bacteria cell
41.
The shape of this type of cell is rectangular.
a)
plant cell
b)
animal cell
c)
bacteria cell
42.
animals have chloroplasts
a)
false
b)
true
43.
Is this made of plant cells or
animal cells?
a)
Plant
b)
Animal 
c)
Neither
44.

Which organelle contains DNA and controls the cell?

a)

Cell membrane

b)

nucleus

c)

nucleolus

d)

lysosme

45.

This organelle digests dead cell parts and contains enzymes

a)

lysosome

b)

golgi body

c)

smooth ER

d)

Rough ER

46.

This pigment is found in chloroplasts.

a)

rhodopsin

b)

chlorophyll

c)

thylakoid

d)

stroma

47.

this organelle makes ATP.

a)

chloroplast

b)

mitochondria

c)

ribosome

d)

nucleolus

48.

This organelle packages and processes proteins

a)

Smooth ER

b)

Rough ER

c)

Golgi body

d)

vacuole

49.

this organelle acts as a transport channel in the cell.

a)

Rough ER

b)

Smooth ER

c)

Golgi body

d)

nucleus

50.
What organelle is called the "powerhouse" of a cell?

a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Nucleolus

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