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Cell theory and cell parts quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

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

a)

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

b)

All cells are produced from other cells.

c)

Only animal cells are composed of cells.

d)

All living things are composed of cells.

2.
What is one way in which all living things on Earth are alike?
a)
All living things have hair.
b)
All living things are made of cells and come from other cells.
c)
The cells of all living things have chloroplast.
d)
All living things can move. 
3.

If you were to compare a cell to a city, what organelle would be the solar power plant?

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Lysosomes

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

4.
Which organism is made up of cells that have both a cell membrane and a cell wall?
a)
desert mouse
b)
human 
c)
maple tree
d)
zebra
5.

You perform an experiment in which you place a piece of chicken inside a mason jar that is completely covered. You also put a piece of chicken in one jar that is left uncovered. When you come back after 5 days, only the jar that was left uncovered has maggots (fly larvae) on it. What is the most likely explanation of this?

a)

Maggots in the covered jar became adult flies and left before you came to check.

b)

Maggots are made of cells, and in order for them to exist, another cell had to be there before (fly eggs).

c)

The maggots in the uncovered chicken were produced by the chicken cells.

6.
Which organelle is the control center of the cell?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Cell membrane
c)
Ribosome
d)
Vacuole
7.
Functions in energy production, known as the energy factory of the cell
a)
mitochondria
b)
chloroplast
c)
vacuole
d)
cytoplasm
8.

A bacterium is captured by a white blood cell. The white blood cell will destroy it. To do that, the cell will use its _____________

a)

ribosomes

b)

chloroplasts

c)

lysosomes

d)

cell wall

9.

A plant that lives in the desert will most likely have larger _______________ than a plant that doesn't have to store a lot of water in its cells.

a)

mitochondria

b)

vacuoles

c)

chloroplasts

d)

DNA

10.
Acts as a "door".  Holds the cell together and controls what goes in and out of the cell
a)
cell membrane
b)
nucleus
c)
cell wall
d)
chloroplast
11.
The DNA of a cell is found in the __________.
a)
mitochondria
b)
lysosome
c)
nucleus
d)
vacuole
12.

Animal cells can be distinguished from plant cells easily because of which of the following?

a)

Animal cells have mitochondria and plant cells do not.

b)

Plant cells have lysosomes and animal cells do not.

c)

Only plant cells have ribosomes, and a lot of lysosomes.

d)

Only plant cells have large central vacuoles and chloroplasts.

13.

Jared observes a cell in biology lab with the light microscope. The cell has the following structures: ribosomes, cell wall, cytoplasm. However, it does not have a nucleus. What type of cell is Jared most likely looking at?

a)

animal

b)

plant

c)

fungus

d)

bacteria

14.

Muscle cells need a lot of energy, thus they usually have a lot of which organelle?

a)

ribosomes

b)

mitochondria

c)

Golgi apparatus

d)

lysosomes

15.

What kind of cell is this?

a)

plant

b)

animal

c)

prokaryote

16.

If a cell didn't have ribosomes, it would not be able to make _______

a)

DNA

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

proteins

d)

energy

17.

The main difference between Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes is that:

a)

Eukaryotes don't have a nucleus

b)

Eukaryotes are always bacteria

c)

Prokaryotes are never bacteria

d)

Prokaryotes don't have a nucleus.

18.

Which of the images below represents a chloroplast?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

Which organelle is this?

a)

Golgi Apparatus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Chloroplast

20.

The clear, jelly-like material in a cell that holds the cell’s organelles is the:

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria