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INTRO TO CELLS

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All of the following are part of the Cell Theory EXCEPT

a)

Cells are the basic unit of all living things

b)

Cells crystalize out of nothing into being

c)

All living things are made of cells

d)

Cells come from other cells

2.

Which is an example of a unicellular organism?

a)

teenager

b)

jellyfish

c)

worm

d)

bacteria

3.

Which is an example of a multicellular organism?

a)

Flamingo

b)

Cactus

c)

Jellyfish

d)

All of the above

4.

A prokaryote cell has

a)

Organelles

b)

Nucleus

c)

DNA

d)

Cell wall

5.

5. An example of a prokaryote is

a)

Plankton

b)

Seaweed

c)

Blood cells

d)

Bacteria

6.

A eukaryote cell has

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Organelles

d)

All of the above

7.

All cells contain

a)

cell membrane

b)

ribosomes

c)

cytoplasm

d)

DNA

e)

All of the above

8.

Which statement is a part of the cell theory?

a)

all cells come from preexisting cells

b)

eukaryotic cells are complex

c)

humans are multicellular

d)

bacteria are prokaryotic cells

9.

in plant cells, which organelle is involved in the conversion of light energy from the sun into useable chemical energy

a)

nucleus

b)

ribosomes

c)

chloroplasts

d)

mitochondria

10.

which of the following is an organelle

a)

ribosome

b)

amino acids

c)

gall bladder

d)

sodium

11.
Who discovered "cell theory?"
a)
Anton van Leewenhoek
b)
Mrs. Masters
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Captain Hook
12.
Prokaryotic cells do NOT have 
a)
DNA
b)
a nucleus
c)
a cell membrane
d)
ribosomes
13.
What organelle controls and regulates cellular activity?
a)
Ribosome
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Lysosome 
14.
The major function of ribosomes is to
a)
Make fats
b)
Synthesize protein
c)
Digest protein
d)
Make sugars
15.
The ____________ packages and processes material before it exports out of the cell.
a)
Vacuoles
b)
mitochondria
c)
Golgi apparatus 
d)
nucleus 
16.
What am I?       I'm a real "powerhouse". I break down glucose to make ATP.  
a)
Cell membrane 
b)
ribosome
c)
mitochondria
d)
lysosome
17.
What is the name and function of the organelle displayed above?
a)
Mitochondria: breakdown glucose and produce ATP
b)
Chloroplast: converts solar energy into chemical energy
c)
Vacuole: Stores H2O, salt, food
d)
Nucleus: stores genetic information
18.
Which structure would be found in a grass cell but NOT on your cell?
a)
cell wall
b)
nucleus
c)
mitochondria 
d)
vacuoles 
19.
Rough endoplasmic reticulum has ________________ attached to it. 
a)
ribosomes 
b)
chromosomes 
c)
Golgi apparatus 
d)
nucleolus 
20.
What is the function of vacuoles?  
a)
make protein
b)
store genetic information
c)
storage of salt, H2O, food, and waste
d)
transports material outside the cell
21.
The arrow is point to the 
a)
mitochondria 
b)
Cell membrane 
c)
nucleus 
d)
ribosome
22.

What is number 1 pointing to?

a)

cell wall

b)

ribosomes

c)

lysosomes

d)

chloroplast

23.

What is number 2 pointing to?

a)

cell wall

b)

chloroplast

c)

cytoplasm

d)

cell membrane

24.

What is number 1 pointing to?

a)

endoplasmic reticulum

b)

golgi

c)

mitochondria

d)

lysosome

25.

What is number 9 pointing to?

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

26.

What is number 10 pointing to? Hint: tiny dots

a)

lysosomes

b)

mitochondria

c)

golgi

d)

ribosomes

27.

What is letter A pointing to?

a)

golgi

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

nucleus

d)

vacuole

28.

What is letter C pointing to?

a)

golgi

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

29.

What is letter G pointing to?

a)

golgi

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

30.

In both the animal and plant cells, what is the letter B pointing to?

a)

chloroplast

b)

ribosomes

c)

nucleus

d)

mitochondria

31.

What is number 6 pointing to?

a)

chloroplast

b)

cytoplasm

c)

nucleus

d)

cell wall

32.

What is number 5 pointing to?

a)

lysosome

b)

mitochondria

33.

Click all 3 things that only plant cells have.

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

chloroplast

d)

large vacuole