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Cell Structure and Function

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

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1.

Which of the following is NOT a principle of the cell theory?

a)

Cells are the basic units of life

b)

All living things are made up of cells

c)

Very few cells are able to be produced

d)

All cells are produced from existing cells

2.

Which type of microscope can produce three-dimensional images of a cell's surface?

a)

transmission electron microscope

b)

Scanning electron microscope

c)

simple light microscope

d)

compound light microscope

3.

Which of the following enclose their DNA in a nucleus?

a)

Prokaryotes

b)

bacteria

c)

eukaryotes

d)

viruses

4.

Which of the following organisms are prokaryotes?

a)

Plants

b)

fungi

c)

animals

d)

bacteria

5.

Which of the following is a function of the cytoskeleton?

a)

Helps a cell keep it's shape

b)

contains DNA

c)

surrounds the cell

d)

helps make proteins

6.

Which of the following is the function of the nucleus?

a)

Stores DNA

b)

Stores sugar

c)

builds protein

d)

packages proteins

7.

Which structures are involved in cell movement?

a)

Cytoplasm and ribosomes

b)

nucleus and nucleous

c)

microtubules and microfilaments

d)

chromosomes

8.

Which structure makes protein using coded instructions that come from the nucleus?

a)

golgi apparatus

b)

mitochondria

c)

vacuole

d)

ribosome

9.

Which organelle would you expect to find in plant cells but not animal cells?

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplast

c)

ribosome

d)

smooth endoplasmic reticulum

10.

Which of the following structures serve as the cell's boundary from its environment?

a)

mitochondria

b)

channel protein

c)

chloroplast

d)

Cell membrane

11.

During diffusion, when the concentration of molecules on both sides of a membrane is the same, the molecules will

a)

move across the membrane to the outside of the cell

b)

stop moving across the membrane

c)

continue to move across the membrane in both directions

d)

move across the membrane to the inside of the cell

12.

The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane is called

a)

osmotic pressure

b)

osmosis

c)

pinocytosis

d)

active transport

13.

Which term describes the relatively constant internal physical conditions of an organism?

a)

cell specialization

b)

organ system

c)

homeostasis

d)

unicellularity

14.

A group of similar cells that perform a particular function is called

a)

an organ

b)

a tissue

c)

an organ system

d)

a division of labor

15.

Electron microscopes can reveal details

a)

only in specimens that are still alive

b)

about the different colors of cell structures

c)

of cell structures only once they are stained

d)

1000 times smaller than those visible in light micrscopes

16.

Which of the following is not found in the nucleus

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleolus

c)

chromatin

d)

DNA

17.

which organelle breaks down organelles that are no longer useful?

a)

Golgi apparatus

b)

lysosome

c)

endoplasmic retiulum

d)

mitochondrion

18.

Which sequence correctly traces the path of a protein in the cell?

a)

ribosome, endoplasmic reticulum, golgi apparatus

b)

ribosome, endoplasmic reticulum, chloroplast

c)

ribosome, golgi apparatus, endoplasmic reticulum

19.

Which organelle converts the chemical energy stored in food into useable energy?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

golgi apparatus

c)

endoplasmic reticulum

d)

mitochondrion

20.

What is the following function of cell membrane ?

a)

Breaks down lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins from food

b)

stores water, salt, proteins, and carbohydrates

c)

keeps the cell wall in place

d)

regulates movement of materials in and out of the cell

21.

The cell membrane contains channels and pumps that help move materials from one side to the other , what are the channels and pumps called?

a)

carbohydrates

b)

lipids

c)

proteins

d)

bilipids

22.

Why does diffusion occur?

a)

molecules are attracted to one another

b)

molecules constantly move and collide with another

c)

cellular energy forces molecules to collide

d)

cellular energy pumps molecules across the membrane

23.

The cells of unicellular organisms are...

a)

Specialized to preform diff task

b)

larger than those of multicellular organisms

c)

Unable to respond to changes in their environment

d)

Able to carry out all of the function necessary for life