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GWHS: Cell Theory

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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
3.
What is one basic function of the vacuoles?
a)
circulating oxygen
b)
producing food
c)
controlling cell processes
d)
storing water
4.

Chloroplasts in plant cells allow the plant to perform a function called photosynthesis, 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

5.
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
6.
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
7.
In what part of the plant cell does the process of photosynthesis take place?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplasts
d)
vacuoles
8.
Cells with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles are called ____________________.
a)
prokaryotes
b)
eukaryotes
c)
bacteria
d)
protists
9.
Which of the following is not part of the cell theory?
a)
cells must contain DNA 
b)
all living things are made from cells
c)
cells can only come from other cells
d)
cells are the basic unit of life
10.

What kind of cell is this?

a)

plant

b)

animal

11.

What kind of cell is this?

a)

plant

b)

animal

12.

What is number 2?

a)

cell membrane

b)

cytoplasm

c)

vacuole

d)

nucleus

13.

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

14.

I provide plant cells their rigid shape. I am the...

a)

Basketball that Nic Quarne left in Mr. Woller's room last week

b)

Cytoskeleton

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Cell Wall

15.

Animal and Plant Cells are...

a)

Shopkoytes

b)

Eukaryotes

c)

Prokaryotes

d)

The building blocks of non-living things

16.
Both plant AND animal cells have .....
a)
cell membrane, cell wall, nucleus
b)
cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucelus
c)
cell membrane, chloroplast and nucleus 
d)
cell wall, vacuole, nucleus 
17.
The nucleus ______ the cell's activities. 
a)
feeds
b)
reproduces 
c)
disregards
d)
controls
18.
Directs all cell activities and the DNA is located there. "The brain"
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Nucleus
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Cytoplasm
19.
The Golgi apparatus _____.
a)
packages cell products for export
b)
eliminates waste
c)
stores DNA
d)
makes energy
20.
What is the fluid inside a cell called? 
a)
Endoplasimic Reticulum
b)
Orange Juice
c)
Water
d)
Cytoplasm
21.
This organelle makes proteins. 
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Nucleus
c)
Ribosome
d)
ER
22.
I am the outer most layer of an animal cell. What am I?
a)
cell wall
b)
nucleus
c)
cell membrane 
d)
cell skin
23.

Which of these is a defining characteristic in a eukaryotic cell?

a)

presence of a membrane bound nucleus

b)

DNA is present

c)

absence of membrane bound mitochondria

d)

reproduces asexually

24.

Which numbered cellular structure in the cell above shows that it is a plant cell?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

25.

What additional characteristic (X) belongs in the central section of the Venn diagram?

a)

mitochondrion

b)

chloroplast

c)

ribosome

d)

endoplasmic reticulum

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