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8 Science - Cell Biology

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is it important that plant cells have cell walls?

a)

To attract insects to the plant

b)

Plants don’t have a cell membrane

c)

To store all the water in the cell

d)

Plants require extra support and structure

2.

What part of the cell is also known as the "control centre"?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Ribosome

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleus

3.

I absorb nutrients in order to produce energy, what part of the cell organelle am I?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Vacuole

d)

Ribosome

4.

What is the structure that contains all organelles within the cell?

a)

Golgi Apparatus

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

5.

What is also known as the smallest unit of an organism that carries out the functions of life?

a)

Electron

b)

Cell

c)

Atom

d)

Organelle

6.

Which stage of mitosis do chromosomes line up along a plate?

a)

Anaphase

b)

Telophase

c)

Prophase

d)

Metaphase

7.

What is the correct total magnification when using the 10x objective on a light microscope?

a)

4x magnification

b)

10x magnification

c)

1000x magnification

d)

100x magnification

8.

What is the term for when the male sex cell joins with the female sex cell?

a)

Pollination

b)

Fertilisation

c)

Infection

d)

Seeding

9.

What type of cells are humans composed of?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Bacterial

c)

Eukayotic

d)

Viral

10.

'Cell a' is a cell.

(a)  

11.

'Cell B' is a cell.

(a)  

12.

What purpose does the cell membrane serve?

a)

Controls what enters and leaves the cell

b)

Controls all cell activities

c)

Storage of water, food and wastes 

13.

What purpose does the chloroplast serve?

a)

Traps light energy by photosynthesis

b)

Gives support

c)

Jelly like substance containing all organelles

14.

What purpose does the cytoplasm serve?

a)

Jelly like substance containing all organelles

b)

Controls what enters and leaves the cell.

c)

Controls all cell activity.

15.

In 1838, Schleiden and Schwann proposed “The Cell Theory” which stated 3 central ideas. What are these ideas?

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16.

Which organelle is not found in an animal cell?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Vacuole

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Nucleus