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Eukaryotes + Prokaryotes + Endosymbiotic Theory

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The theory of Endosymbiosis explains

a)

The origin of eukaryotes

b)

How bacteria live

c)

How species develop

d)

Why cells rely on one another

2.

____________ & _________________ are organelles that definitely arose from endosymbiosis.

a)

Nucleus and cell membrane

b)

Chloroplast and mitochondria

c)

Mitochondria and nucleus

d)

Cell wall and chloroplast

3.

Bacteria are an example of a _________ cell.

a)

Eukaryotic

b)

Prokaryotic

c)

animal

d)

plant

4.

Which of the following characteristics make mitochondria and chloroplasts different from other organelles?

a)

They are much bigger

b)

The are found in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

c)

They both make ATP

d)

They were once free-living prokaryotes

5.

Which of the following is evidence to support the endosymbiotic theory?

a)

Prokaryotes have the same number and types of enzymes as eukaryotes.

b)

Mitochondria and chloroplasts have their own DNA, which is similar to prokaryotic DNA.

c)

All eukaryotic cells have a double-layered membran composed of phosplipids and proteins.

d)

Fossil evidence shows that the first forms of life were prokaryotic cells.

6.

Which type of cell does NOT contain membrane-bound organelles?

a)

plant cells

b)

animal cells

c)

prokaryotic cells

d)

eukaryotic cells

7.

Are eukaryotes multicellular or unicellular?

a)

multicellular

b)

unicellular

c)

both unicellular and multicellular

8.

The endosymbiotic theory states that a prokaryotic cell...

a)

grew out of an aerobic prokaryotic cell

b)

engulfed an aerobic bacteria and photosynthetic bacteria

c)

grew out of a photosynthetic prokaryotic cell

d)

digested an aerobic bacteria and photosynthetic bacteria

9.

The prokaryotic cell engulfed the aerobic bacteria and photosynthetic bacteria at the same time

a)

true

b)

false

10.

Mitochondria and Chloroplasts have their own DNA which means they can divide themselves. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False