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Organelles, Cell Types and Viruses Practice

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Is a virus considered living or non-living?
a)
Living
b)
Non-Living
c)
Neither
2.
What do viruses have in common with living cells? They both...
a)
store genetic information
b)
have chloroplasts
c)
use glucose for cellular respiration
d)
have endoplasmic reticulum
3.
What part of a virus is the protein capsule that houses the genetic material (DNA/RNA)?
a)
tail
b)
nucleus
c)
capsid
d)
glycoprotein
4.
What do viruses need to reproduce?
a)
they need genetic material
b)
They need a host cell
c)
They need  bacteria
d)
They need insulin
5.
Viruses are...
a)
prokaryotic
b)
eukaryotic
c)
non-living
d)
endospores
6.
Needs host cell to reproduce.
a)
Virus
b)
Bacteria
c)
Fungus
d)
Protozoan
7.
How could you describe the size of a virus?
a)
Smaller than bacteria
b)
Larger than a parasite
c)
About the size of a dime
d)
Smaller than a proton
8.

Which type of the following can NOT reproduce on its own?

a)

Viruses

b)

Animal Cells

c)

Plant Cells

d)

Fungal Cells

9.

This paramecium has a purple nucleus holding DNA. This tells us the paramecium is

a)

a eukaryote

b)

a prokaryote

c)

a virus

d)

a plant

10.

This paramecium is covered with protein fibers called cilia. What is the likely use for cilia?

a)

swimming

b)

identifying a host cell

c)

drilling through rock

d)

finding other bacteria

11.

These rectangular cells contain a nucleus and small organelles called chloroplasts. This information lets you know that these are

a)

prokaryotic cells

b)

bacteria cells

c)

plant cells

d)

animal cells

12.

Which of the following, found ONLY in plant cells, provides structure?

a)

cell wall

b)

chloroplast

c)

mitochondria

d)

vacuole

13.

What kind of cell is this?

a)

plant

b)

animal

14.

What kind of cell is this?

a)

plant

b)

animal

15.
Bacteria is what kind of cell?
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
16.

jello-like material, fills the space between cell organelles, is where many chemical reactions occur

a)

cytoplasm

b)

chromatin

c)

chloroplast

d)

cell membrane

17.

Which organelles helps the cell produce energy?

a)

mitochondria

b)

lysosomes

c)

vesicles

d)

nucleus

18.

Which organelle contains DNA for the cell?

a)

mitochondria

b)

cytoplasm

c)

nucleus

d)

lysosomes

19.

Where does protein synthesis occur in cells?

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

ribosomes

d)

Golgi body

20.

Which organelles are small sacks that carry molecules where needed, such as proteins from the ER to Golgi body?

a)

vacuoles

b)

ribosomes

c)

vesicles

d)

cytoplasm

21.

Which organelles can you find on the endoplasmic reticulum or floating in the cytoplasm?

a)

lysosomes

b)

vacuoles

c)

ribosomes

d)

mitochondria

22.

Which organelle is resembles a folded stack of membranes and is responsible for modifying, packaging, and sending out molecules, such as proteins?

a)

vesicles

b)

Golgi apparatus

c)

mitochondria

d)

lysosomes

23.

In what type of cell might you find many nuclei?

a)

animal

b)

plant

c)

fungal

d)

bacteria

24.

Plant cell walls are made up of

a)

cellulose

b)

chitin

25.

Fungal cell walls are made up of

a)

cellulose

b)

chitin

26.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a fungus?

a)

mushrooms

b)

athlete's foot

c)

ringworm

d)

bacteria that cause bad breath

27.

Controls what goes in and out of the cell.

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

organelle

d)

cell

28.

Storage space for water, wastes, food, and other cellular material

a)

mitochondria

b)

cell membrane

c)

cell wall

d)

vacuoles

29.
The plant cell wall is made up of
a)
chitin
b)
peptidoglycan
c)
cellulose
d)
glycogen
30.
A plant vacuole is different from an animal vacuole because
a)
plant vacuoles are small and animal vacuoles are large
b)
Plant vacuoles are large and and animal vacuoles are small
c)
plant vacuoles are specialized, such as contractile vacuoles
d)
Animal vacuoles store large amounts of water. Plant vacuoles store food.
31.

Plant cells are

a)

eukaryotic

b)

prokaryotic

32.

Which of the following cells would NOT have flagella to help it move?

a)

plant

b)

animal

c)

bacteria

d)

fungal

33.
cells of animals, plants, fungi, and protists are all?
a)
nucleoid
b)
prokaryote
c)
archaea
d)
eukaryotes
34.
Eukaryotic cells ar smaller than prokaryotic cells.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
Prokaryotic cells include bacteria.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
Which of the following is found inside a prokaryote?
a)
cytoplasm
b)
DNA
c)
ribosomes
d)
all of these
37.
Eukaryotic cells are complex.
a)
true
b)
false
38.

Both Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells have __________.

a)

ribosomes

b)

nucleus

c)

ribosomes and a nucleus.

39.
Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells have many differences, but they also share some common features.  Which of the following may be found in either type of cell?
a)
Golgi bodies
b)
ribosomes
c)
mitochondria
d)
nucleus
40.
Some prokaryotes and eukaryotes have a cellular structure called a flagella.  What is the purpose of the flagella?
a)
to transport molecules across the cell membrane
b)
to propel the cell through liquid
c)
to collect food for the cell
d)
to tell the cell the direction of a food source
41.
Which of the following would be found in both eukaryotic AND prokaryotic cells?
a)
chloroplast
b)
cytoplasm
c)
nucleus
d)
endoplasmic reticulum
42.

How is DNA stored in prokaryotic cells?

a)

in the nucleus

b)

in a single, circular loop

c)

prokaryotic cells don't have DNA

d)

in the ribosomes

43.

How is DNA stored in eukaryotic cells?

a)

in the nucleus

b)

in a single, circular loop

c)

eukaryotic cells don't have DNA

d)

in the ribosomes

44.

Animal cells have ________ vacuole(s).

a)

many

b)

small

c)

no

d)

big

45.

Why do plants droop?

a)

Because the vacuoles are empty.

b)

Because the plant is hungry.

c)

Because the vacuoles are full.

d)

Because they need more sun.

46.

How many vacuoles are in a plant cell?

a)

Depends on the size

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

47.

Which part of the cell is made up of a network of filaments that maintains the cell structure?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Endoplasmic reticulum

c)

Cytoskeleton

d)

Vacuoles

48.
What kind of cell is this?
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
49.
What is unicellular? 
a)
one cell 
b)
many cells 
c)
no nuclues 
d)
DNA 
50.

What is multicellular? 

a)
one cell 
b)
many cells 
c)
no nuclues 
d)
DNA 

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