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Looking Inside Cells

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 25mins

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Class
Date
1.

Each kind of cell structure has a different _______ within a cell.

a)

cell wall

b)

membrane

c)

function

d)

nucleus

2.

The rigid layer that surrounds the cells of plants and some other organisms is called a _____ _____.

(a)  

3.

What does an animal cell NOT have?

a)

nucleus

b)

water

c)

cell wall

d)

oxygen

4.

What helps protect and support the cell?

a)

cell wall

b)

nucleus

c)

organelles

d)

water

5.

The cell wall is mostly made of ________.

a)

water

b)

cellulose

c)

oxygen

d)

plastic

6.

What two things can pass through the cell wall easily?

a)

water and organelles

b)

light and oxygen

c)

light and ribosomes

d)

water and oxygen

7.

This controls which substances pass in and out of the cell.

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

ribosomes

d)

organelles

8.

EVERYTHING that a cell needs, such as food particles, water, and oxygen, enters through the ______ _________.

(a)  

9.

The cell membrane prevents ______ materials from entering the cell.

a)

plant

b)

animal

c)

environmental

d)

harmful

10.

Only plant cells have a cell membrane.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

In a plant cell, the cell membrane is...

a)

around the nucleus.

b)

just inside the cell wall.

c)

in the leaves of the plant.

d)

just inside the nucleus.

12.

The cell membrane of the _______ cell is the border between the cell and its environment.

a)

plant

b)

animal

13.

A cell's control center is its (a)   .

14.

_________ carry out specific functions within a cell.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell membranes

c)

Cell walls

d)

Organelles

15.

This surrounds the nucleus.

a)

cell wall

b)

nuclear envelope

c)

nuclear wall

d)

cell membrane

16.

How do materials pass in and out of the nucleus?

a)

through the cell membrane

b)

through the cell wall

c)

through the leaves of the plant

d)

through pores in the nuclear envelope

17.

Name two organelles that are found in the nucleus.

a)

water

b)

chromatin

c)

ribosomes

d)

oxygen

18.

thin strands of material that fill the nucleus and direct the cell's function

a)

proteins

b)

ribosomes

c)

organelles

d)

chromatin

19.

______ is where ribosomes are made.

a)

Nucleolus

b)

Chromatin

c)

Cell wall

d)

Cell membrane

20.

small grain-shaped organelles that produce proteins, which are very important substances in cells

a)

ribosomes

b)

organelles

c)

chromatin

d)

nucleolus

21.

A cell consists mostly of ...

a)

water molecules.

b)

a gel-like fluid called cytoplasm.

c)

oxygen and water.

d)

many different types of fluid.

22.

A gel-like fluid that fills the region between the cell membrane and the nucleus...

a)

cell

b)

cytoplasm

c)

chromatin

d)

molecules

23.

What carries the nucleus and other organelles along?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chromatin

24.

This is known as the "powerhouse" of the cell. It converts energy stored in food to energy the cell can use to live and function.

a)

chromatin

b)

mitochondria

c)

organelles

d)

chloroplast

25.

organelle that produces many substances; looks like a maze of passageways

a)

mitochondria

b)

nuclear envelope

c)

Golgi Apparatus

d)

endoplasmic reticulum

26.

What does the ER (endoplasmic reticulum) do?

a)

fills the region between the cell membrane and the nucleus

b)

carries along the nucleus and other organelles

c)

helps attached ribosomes make proteins

d)

stores water, food, and other materials needed by the cell

27.

Known as the cell's "Warehouse," this receives proteins and other newly formed materials from the ER, packages and distributes them to other parts of the cell.

a)

Golgi Apparatus

b)

Vacuoles

c)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

d)

Mitochondria

28.

Plant cells have one or more large, water-filled sacs called _______. These store water, food, and other materials needed for the cell.

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Vacuoles

c)

Golgi Apparatus

d)

Cytoplasm

29.

_____ animal cells have a vacuole.

a)

Some

b)

All

30.

This contains green structures in a plant cell that captures energy from sunlight and changes it to energy the cell can use.

a)

Animal Cell

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Chromatin

31.

Why are leaves green?

a)

The water that is absorbed from the ground is green.

b)

Leaf cells contain chloroplasts.

c)

Air turns leaves to green in the spring.

d)

Leaf cells contain chromatin.

32.

saclike organelle, also known as the "recycling center," that breaks down large food particles

a)

lysosome

b)

chloroplast

c)

chromatin

d)

mitochondria

33.

Made of many cells

(a)  

34.

Made of one cell

(a)  

35.

When a cell is "_________" it performs specific functions that benefit the entire organism.

a)

growing

b)

specialized

c)

organized

d)

divided

36.

What does it mean when "specialized" cells share in "division of labor"?

a)

the cells split apart and create multiple cells

b)

cells divide and become different kinds of cells

c)

one type of cell does one kind of job, while others do other jobs.

d)

None of the above

37.

Specialized cells differ in these two ways:

a)

appearance and size

b)

size and structure

c)

function and appearance

d)

function and structure

38.

Multicellular cells are organized by 3 characteristics...

a)

function

b)

tissues

c)

organs

d)

organ systems

39.

group of similar cells that work together to perform a certain function

a)

organ

b)

organism

c)

organ system

d)

tissue

40.

made of different kinds of tissue that function together

a)

organ

b)

tissue

c)

organism

d)

organ system

41.

group of organs that work together to perform a major task

a)

organism

b)

organ system

c)

tissue

d)

organ

42.

Choose the correct "Flow Chart" of the organization of your body.

a)

Organ

Organism

Tissue

Cell

Organ System

b)

Cell

Tissue

Organ

Organ System

Organism

c)

Organ System

Organism

Organ

Tissue

Cell

d)

Organism

Organ

Cell

Tissue

Organ System