WorksheetsLiving things and Cells
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Getting goose bumps in order to keep your body warm to maintain an internal balance
a)
response to surroundings
b)
homeostasis
c)
reproduction
d)
made of cells
2.
That boy shot up 5 inches in only one year
a)
homeostasis
b)
reproduction
c)
growth and development
d)
made of cells
3.
Our cat had a litter of kittens yesterday.
a)
energy use
b)
homeostasis
c)
growth and development
d)
reproduction
4.
What contains all of the material necessary for life?
a)
ATP
b)
Cells
c)
Metabolism
d)
Protein
5.
What are the functions that a living thing must carry out in order to stay alive and produce more of it's own kind?
a)
cells
b)
life processes
c)
nutrients
d)
photosynthesize
6.
What are substances that are needed for an organism to live and grow?
a)
nutrients
b)
shelter
c)
weather
d)
organs
7.
This is a thin layer surrounding all cells that allows water and dissolved materials to pass into and out of the cell.
a)
nucleus
b)
vacuole
c)
cell membrane
d)
chloroplast
8.
This is a jellylike substance that fills much of the cell.
a)
cell membrane
b)
cytoplasm
c)
chloroplast
d)
vaculoe
9.
This is the tough outer covering of a plant cell.
a)
vacuole
b)
chloroplasts
c)
nucleus
d)
cell wall
10.
This is the large storage area within a cell.
a)
nucleus
b)
vacuole
c)
chloroplast
d)
cell membrane
11.
This is the control center of a cell.
a)
nucleus
b)
vacuole
c)
cytoplasm
d)
cell wall
12.
What is one thing a plant cell has, but an animal cell does not?
a)
nucleus
b)
cell membrane
c)
cell wall
d)
vacuole
13.
How many life processes are there?
a)
2
b)
25
c)
4
d)
6
14.
This means making more of the same thing.
a)
developing
b)
reproducing
c)
energy
d)
releasing energy
15.
When plants take in carbon dioxide from air and take in water and minerals from soil, this is an example of...
a)
giving off wastes
b)
taking in nutrients
c)
releasing energy
d)
growing and developing
16.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living things?
a)
Move around.
b)
Use energy.
c)
Respond to surrounding environment
d)
Grow, develop, and reproduce
17.
The mistaken idea that all living things come from nonliving things (like flies from rotting meat) is called:
a)
Theory of Evolution
b)
Spontaneous Generation
c)
Redi's Experiment
d)
Homeostasis
18.
Every living organism is made up of one or more cells
a)
True
b)
False
19.
The nucleus is like the ____________ of the cell.
a)
foot
b)
hand
c)
stomach
d)
brain
20.
Which of the following converts food into energy for the cell?
a)
vacuole
b)
mitochondria
c)
cytoplasm
d)
cell membrane
21.
The fluid that surrounds the organelles is... (hint... "Try to pull a fast one and..."
a)
chloroplast
b)
cytoplasm
c)
vacuole
d)
cell wall
22.
What do vacuoles do?
a)
They actually do not have an important role
b)
They protect the cell
c)
They are the brain of the cell
d)
storage area for cells; water storage in plants
23.
If you were some bad guy trying to sneak into an animal cell, who would be there to stop you?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
cell membrane
d)
cell wall
24.
Which of the following, found ONLY in plant cells, provides structure?
a)
cell wall
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria
d)
vacuole
25.
What is the function of the cell nucleus found in both plant and animal cells?
a)
to produce energy
b)
to control cell activity
c)
to remove waste products
d)
to allow molecules to enter the cell
26.
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
27.
Who was the first person to see cells under the microscope and give them their name?
a)
Mattias Schleiden
b)
Robert Hooke
c)
Theordor Schwann
d)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
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