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Cell Structures and Functions

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not part of the cell theory?

a)

All living things are made of cells.

b)

All cells come from pre-existing cells.

c)

Cells can spontaneously generate.

d)

Cells are the smallest unit of structure and function in living things.

2.

Which type of cells do NOT contain a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles?

a)

Prokaryotes

b)

Eukaryotes

3.

Which of the following is a feature found in ALL cells?

a)

Plasma membrane

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cell wall

4.

______ are a group of cells that work together to perform a function.

a)

Organs

b)

Cells

c)

Tissues

5.

Organ systems are made up of ______.

a)

Organisms

b)

Plants

c)

Organs

6.

Which type of molecule makes up the majority of the plasma membrane structure?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Proteins

c)

Phospholipids

7.

Phospholipids have _____ heads that are "water-loving".

a)

Hydrophobic

b)

Hydrophilic

8.

Which organelle acts as the control center of the cell?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Golgi

9.

The mitochondria are the "powerhouse" of the cell. They create energy in the form of _____.

a)

ATP

b)

DNA

c)

cytoplasm

10.

Ribosomes are in charge of creating which of the biomolecules?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Proteins

c)

Lipids

d)

Nucleic acids

11.

Rough ER are covered with _____ that give them their "rough appearance".

a)

ribosomes

b)

proteins

c)

nucleic acids

12.

Which organelle works like the post office to package and deliver proteins around the cell?

a)

ER

b)

Nucleus

c)

Golgi

13.

Lysosomes and peroxisomes contain ____ that break down bad materials in the cell.

a)

enzymes

b)

carbohydrates

c)

teeth

14.

Leeuwenhoek is credited with studying the first living cells under the microscope.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which term refers to the maintenance of stable internal conditions?

a)

Energy

b)

Homeostasis

c)

Metabolism

16.

Plant and animal cells are examples of ____.

a)

Prokaryotes

b)

Eukaryotes

17.

Bacteria and archaea are examples of ____.

a)

Prokaryotes

b)

Eukaryotes

18.

The nucleolus is the where ____ is concentrated in the nucleus.

a)

phospholipids

b)

carbohydrates

c)

DNA

19.

The folded membranes that make up the ER are called ___.

a)

cisternae

b)

ribosomes

c)

vesicles

20.

Microtubules, microfilaments, and intermediate filaments are all part of what structure in the cell?

a)

Plasma membrane

b)

vesicles

c)

cytoskeleton

21.

Which organelles help organize the cell to prepare for cell division?

a)

lysosomes

b)

centrioles

c)

ribosomes

22.

The cell wall replaces the cell membrane for plant cells.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Which structure in plant cells holds onto large amounts of water and other nutrients for the cell?

a)

Central vacuole

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Vesicles

24.

Which structure describes the stacks of membranes in a chloroplast?

a)

Vacuoles

b)

Cristae

c)

Thylakoids

25.

Which color is the pigment chlorophyll?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Green

26.

Which scientist is credited with naming the cell?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Rudolf Virchow

d)

Albert Einstein