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Cells Unit Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What can only be found in plant cells?
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Vacuole
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Mitochondrion
2.
The powerhouse of the cell is the...
a)
Mitochondrion
b)
Golgi body
c)
Nucleus
d)
Ribosomes
3.
What are the tiny structures that carry out jobs inside cells called?
a)
membranes
b)
nucleus
c)
organelles
d)
animalicules
4.
This is the cell's "control center."
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Golgi Body
c)
Nucleus
d)
Cell Wall
5.
Plant and animal cells both have vacuoles?
a)
True
b)
False
6.
I am located in the nucleus – I’m the genetic material of a cell
a)
cytoplasm
b)
membrane
c)
chromosomes/DNA
d)
vacuole
7.
I am found in plant cells. I am rigid, strong & stiff. I give support to the plant cell.  I give the cell it's box shape
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
chlorophyll
d)
mitochondria
8.

Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells have all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Ribosomes

c)

DNA

d)

Cell Wall

9.

If a cell has a nucleus it must have a:

a)

nuclear membrane

b)

capsid

c)

cell wall

d)

central vacuole

10.

Eukaryotic cells are:

a)

only unicellular

b)

only multicellular

c)

unicellular or multicellular

d)

colonial

11.

The function of flagella is:

a)

Movement

b)

Provide Energy

c)

Protection

d)

Make Proteins

12.

The plant organelle that captures light to make energy is the:

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Ribosome

13.

If the lysosome were a part of the city it would be the:

a)

Mayor - controls the cell

b)

Waste management - digests cell waste and cleans up

c)

Farms- synthesizes proteins

d)

Water tower - stores water

14.

What kind of cell is Euglena an example of?

a)

Virus

b)

Bacteria

c)

Prokaryotic cell

d)

Eukaryotic cell

15.

What is this organism an example of? (select 2 answers)

a)

Eukaryotic unicellular organism

b)

Prokaryotic unicellular organism

c)

Virus

d)

Bacteria

16.

Organelles in cells are called membrane-bound because

a)

They are attached to the cell membrane

b)

They are surrounded by their own membrane

17.

The function of the Golgi apparatus is to

a)

Sort, package and modify macromolecules produced by the cell.

b)

Produce proteins

c)

Produce lipids

d)

Produce RNA

18.

The function of the smooth ER is to:

a)

Make proteins

b)

Make lipids

c)

Make carbohydrates

d)

Make nucleic acids

19.
What organelle is labeled with "D"?
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Golgi Apparatus
c)
Nucleus
d)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
20.

What is the function of the cell membrane?

a)

Produces ATP

b)

Produces proteins and lipids

c)

Keep the organelles in place

d)

Control what enters and leaves the cell

21.
I am the tough exterior that protects plant cells and gives them their shape. Who am I?
a)
Cell wall
b)
Cell membrane
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Mitochondria
22.
What is the function of the ribosomes?
a)
Transport proteins
b)
Make proteins
c)
Package and ship proteins
d)
Store water, food, and wastes
23.
What organelle is labeled with "A"?
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Golgi Apparatus
c)
Nucleus
d)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
24.
What is the function of chloroplasts?
a)
Helps plants make food from the sun
b)
Protects plant cells
c)
Store food and water
d)
Make energy for the cell
25.
What organelle is labeled with "C"?
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Golgi Apparatus
c)
Nucleus
d)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
26.
What is the function of the Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)?
a)
Package and ship proteins
b)
Transport proteins
c)
Create energy for the cell
d)
Remove waste
27.
Which of the following organelles will you NOT find in an animal cell?
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Cell wall
c)
Golgi Apparatus
d)
Lysosome
28.
I am very present in muscles in order to provide massive amounts of ATP for movement and exercise. Who am I?
a)
Nucleus
b)
ER
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Ribosomes
29.
What organelle is labeled with "B"?
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Golgi Apparatus
c)
Nucleus
d)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
30.
I am the "security gate" of the cell and controls what enters and leaves. Who am I?
a)
Cell wall
b)
Golgi Apparatus
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Cell membrane
31.

Which organelle is the control center of the cell?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Lysosome

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cytoplasm

32.
I am the outer most layer of an animal cell. What am I?
a)
cell wall
b)
nucleus
c)
cell membrane 
d)
cell skin
33.
I am a protein packaging and shipping machine! Who am I?
a)
vacuole
b)
ribosome
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
golgi apparatus
34.
I am only found in a plant cell. What am I?
a)
cell wall
b)
mitochondria
c)
cytoplasm
d)
chloroplast
35.
What is this?
a)
mitochondria
b)
lysosomes
c)
chloroplast
d)
endoplasmic reticulum
36.
You might think of me as the trash collector, but recycler is maybe more accurate. What am I?
a)
mitochondria
b)
lysosome
c)
vacuole
d)
ribosome
37.
Which part of the cell is often called "the brain of the cell"?
a)
nuclear membrane
b)
endoplasmic reticulum
c)
nucleus
d)
mitochondria
38.
What are tiny organelles that convert glucose into ATP (energy)?
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Vesicles
c)
Cytoskeleton
d)
Mitochondria
39.
Which cell part stores the DNA, which contains the instructions for the cell?
a)
Golgi body
b)
lysosome
c)
nucleus
d)
vacuole
40.
Plant cells have two structures animal cells do not, they are the
a)
cell membrane and chloroplast
b)
cell wall and mitochondria
c)
cell wall and chloroplast
d)
cell membrane and mitochondria
41.
Animal, fungi, plant, and protista cells are all examples of which type of cell?
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
c)
Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic
42.
These cells have DNA surrounded by a nuclear membrane...
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
c)
Neither
d)
Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic
43.
Plants and animal cells are examples of ___ cells 
a)
prokaryotic cells 
b)
eukaryotic cells 
44.
What is multicellular? 
a)
one cell 
b)
no cells 
c)
many cells 
d)
no nucleus 
45.
Cells can only be seen with the help of a...
a)
hand lens 
b)
magnifying glass
c)
3D glasses 
d)
microscope 
46.
Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes have a nucleus.
a)
True
b)
False
47.
Unicellular means
a)
single-celled
b)
unicycle
c)
multi-celled
d)
united cells
48.
Prokaryotic cells include bacteria.
a)
True
b)
False
49.
Eukaryotic cells are complex.
a)
true
b)
false
50.
Which type of cell is bigger?
a)
Prokaryotic
b)
Eukaryotic