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Cell-Fundamental unit of life

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 3hrs 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NOT part of the Cell Theory?
a)
All living things are made up of 1 or more cells
b)
All cells come from pre-existing cells
c)
Cells are basic unit of structure for living things
d)
All cells have a nucleus
2.
An example of a prokaryotic cell
a)
plant
b)
animal
c)
bacteria
d)
egg
3.
A cell without a nucleus
a)
Eukaryote
b)
Prokaryote
c)
Both
d)
plant cell
4.
Prokaryotes and eukaryotes both have
a)
cell membrane and DNA
b)
nucleus
c)
cell wall
5.

What distinguishes a plant cell from an animal cell? (How do you tell them apart) Hint: There's 3 ways (Check all 3)

a)

Central Vacuole

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Ribosomes

e)

Chloroplasts

6.

Cellular Respiration occurs within me and I am in BOTH plant and animal cells. I am a....

a)

Nucleus

b)

Golgi Body

c)

Cytoskeleton

d)

Mitochondria

7.

I like to be thought of as the "storage bubble" for both plant and animal cells. I am a...

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cytoskeleton

c)

Vacuole

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

8.

I am the "brain" of the cell or the "control center" for everything happening within the cell. I am a...

a)

Golgi Body/Apparatus

b)

Nucleus

c)

Ribosome

d)

Lysosome

9.

I am the "waste removal expert" within a cell, removing unwanted material. Like a garbage man, I am a...

a)

Waste Management

b)

Nucleus

c)

Ribosome

d)

Lysosomes

10.

I decide what goes in and out of the cell. I am fluid like and found in BOTH plant and animal cells. I am a...

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Golgi Apparatus

11.

I am found in a plant cell and I provide a "central" and LARGE amount of storage. I am a...

a)

Central Vacuole

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Central Membrane

d)

Mitochondria

12.

I provide structure from within the cell so it doesn't collapse inwards upon itself. I am made of micro-filaments. I am the...

a)

Cytoskeleton

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Baconidis

d)

Cell Wall

13.

Plant Cells can perform which reactions? Check ALL that apply.

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Rock and Roll

c)

Cellular Respiration

d)

Surprised reactions

14.

What kind of cell is shown

a)

plant

b)

meiosis

c)

mitosis

d)

animal

15.

Select the three parts of the cell theory

a)

Cells are the building blocks of life

b)

Scientists worked hard to discover the cell

c)

All life processes take place in cells.

d)

New cells are produced from existing cells

16.

Select the organelle that release energy

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

vacuole

d)

cytoplasm

17.

Holds the cell's organelles, tiny structures that carry out cells activities

a)

mitochondria

b)

cytoplasm

c)

nucleus

d)

chloroplast

18.

The function of the cell wall is

a)

absorbs energy from sunlight

b)

controls the material passing into and out of it

c)

encloses the cell membrane and gives to the cell plant shape

19.

The image shows a

a)

plant cell

b)

animal cell

c)

mitosis process

20.

It contains information about every part of an organism

a)

nucleus

b)

DNA

c)

mitochondria

21.

What type of cell is an animal cell?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

22.

What type of cell is a plant cell?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

23.

What type of cell is a bacterial cell?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

24.

How to prokaryotes reproduce?

a)

Sexually

b)

Asexually

c)

Both

25.

How do eukaryotes reproduce?

a)

Sexually

b)

Asexually

c)

Both

26.

Which scientist coined the term "cell"?

a)

Schleiden

b)

Schwann

c)

Hooke

d)

Van Leuwenhoek

27.

Which scientist invented the first compound microscope?

a)

Jansen

b)

Hooke

c)

Van Leuwenhoek

d)

Newton

28.

Which scientist discovered bacteria?

a)

Jansen

b)

Hooke

c)

Van Leuwenhoek

d)

Newton

29.

What is the smallest unit of an organism that can perform life functions?

a)

Organ system

b)

Organ

c)

Tissue

d)

Cell

30.

All organisms are made of

a)

organs

b)

tissues

c)

cells

31.

The idea that cells are crystallized into existence

a)

Free cell formation

b)

cell crystallization

c)

mitosis

d)

meiosis

32.

The idea that all living things are composed of cells, the cell is the basic unit of structure and function, and all cells come from cells is known as the

a)

Theory of relativity

b)

Agenda Theory

c)

Cell Theory

d)

Theory of naturalization

33.

Control center of the cell

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Endoplasmic reticulum

c)

Ribosome

d)

Nucleus

34.

A cell without a true nucleus

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

35.

A cell that has a true nucleus

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

36.

Variable that is manipulated

a)

Independent

b)

Dependent

37.

The variable that responds

a)

Independent

b)

Dependent

38.

All cells have DNA,cytoplasm, ribosomes, and

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Golgi body

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

39.
What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?
a)
ER
b)
ATP
c)
YOLO
d)
DNA
40.
What makes the endoplasmic reticulum rough?
a)
Vessicles
b)
Vacuoles
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Chromosomes
41.
Where are proteins made?
a)
Golgi body
b)
Mitoichondrion
c)
Chromosomes
d)
Ribosomes
42.
Produces hormones and lipid molecules for cells
a)
smooth endoplasmic reticulum
b)
rough endoplasmic reticulum
c)
nucleus
d)
ribosome
43.
In cells a large oval organelle that contains the cells genetic material in the form of DNA and controls many of the cells activities
a)
organelle
b)
ribosome
c)
cell wall
d)
nucleus
44.
the thick fluid region of a cell located inside the cell membrane or between the cell membrane and nucleus
a)
cytoplasm
b)
cell wall
c)
organelle
d)
golgi apparatus
45.
an organelle in a cell that receives proteins and other newly formed materials from the endoplasmic retiulum packages them and distributes them to other parts of the cell
a)
vacuole
b)
chloroplast 
c)
ribosome
d)
golgi apparatus
46.
a sac like organelle that stores water, food, and other matter
a)
vacuole
b)
lysosome
c)
cytoplasm
d)
cell wall
47.
a cell organelle which contains chemicals that break down large food particles into smaller ones and that can be used by the rest of the cell
a)
chloroplasts
b)
ribosomes
c)
lysosomes
d)
cell membrane
48.
a small grain shaped organelle found in the cytoplasm of a cell or on the R-ER that produced proteins
a)
cytoplasm
b)
ribosome
c)
cell membrane
d)
mitochondria
49.
an organelle in the cells of plants and some other organisms that captures energy from sunlight and changes it to an energy from that cells can use in making food
a)
vacuole
b)
chloroplasts
c)
cytoplasm
d)
mitochondria
50.
Which organelle is only found in a plant cell? 
a)
nucleus
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria
d)
cell membrane
51.
Directs all cell activities through the DNA located there.
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Nucleus
c)
ribosomes
d)
Mitochondria
52.
Which of the following is found in eukaryotic cells but NOT prokaryotic cells?
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Ribosomes
d)
DNA
53.
What is found in both plant and animal cells but is much larger in plant cells?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Mitochondrion
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Vacuole
54.
What did Hooke first examine? 
a)
Pond water
b)
Plant cells
c)
Cork
d)
Animal fat
55.
Which is not a part of cell theory?
a)
All organisms are made of cells
b)
All existing cells come from preexisting cells
c)
All matter is composed of living cells
d)
The cell is the most basic unit of life
56.
Microscopic single-cells that do not have a nucleus or other membrane-bound organelles. 
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
c)
Eukaryotes
d)
Prokaryotes
57.
Who discovered and named cells? 
a)
Captain Hook
b)
Robert Hooke
c)
Zacharias Janssen
d)
Rudolf Virchow
58.
a rigid supporting layer that surrounds the cells of plants and some other organisms
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
 nucleus
d)
cytoplasm