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Living Organisms II

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is the smallest unit of life that can carry out all life functions?
a)
the mitochondria
b)
the vacuoles
c)
the nucleus
d)
the cell
2.
Which structures are found in every living cell?
a)
cell membrane and cytoplasm
b)
chloroplasts and mitochondria
c)
a cell wall and nucleus
d)
chloroplasts and cell wall
3.
Which cell structure is found in plant and animals cells and controls what can come into or leave a cell?
a)
cell membrane
b)
cytoplasm
c)
nucleus
d)
vacuole
4.
What is the function of the cell nucleus found in both plant and animal cells?
a)
to produce energy
b)
to control cell activity
c)
to remove waste products
d)
to allow molecules to enter the cell
5.
Cell organelles that are responsible for digesting food, worn out organelles and other cellular wastes are called ___________________.
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Vacuoles
c)
Lysosomes
d)
Chlororplasts
6.
What is one basic function of the vacuoles?
a)
circulating oxygen
b)
producing food
c)
controlling cell processes
d)
storing water
7.
Chloroplasts in plant cells allow the plant to perform a function that animal cells cannot do.  What is the main function of the chloroplasts found in plant cells?
a)
to absorb light energy and manufacture food
b)
to remove waste materials by active transport
c)
to manufacture chemical energy from food
d)
to control the shape of the cell
8.
All cells need energy to function.  Which cell organelle is responsible for producing energy in the cell?
a)
chloroplasts
b)
mitochondria
c)
nucleus
d)
vacuoles
9.
What is the function of a cell wall?
a)
to protect and support the cell
b)
to perform different functions in each cell
c)
to prevent water from passing through it
d)
to prevent oxygen from entering the cell
10.
In what part of the plant cell does the process of photosynthesis take place?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplasts
d)
vacuoles
11.
 Starch and water molecules in potato cells are stored in what organelle?
a)
mitochondria
b)
nucleus
c)
cell wall
d)
vacuole
12.
The basic unit of structure and function in a living things.
a)
chloroplast
b)
nucleus
c)
cell
d)
cell membrane
13.

The basic building blacks from which all living organisms are made are

a)

cells

b)

DNA

c)

chromosomes

d)

Amoeba

14.

This part of the cells controls what moves in and out

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

organelles

15.

Surrounds the plant cell and maintains the cell shape and structure.

a)

Cell wall

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Nucleus

d)

Ribosome

16.

Makes food for the plant cell.

a)

Ribosome

b)

nucleus

c)

chloroplast

d)

cytoplasm

17.

Controls what goes in and out of the cell.

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

organelle

d)

cell

18.

Houses gel-like fluids that support cell organelles and holds them in place.

a)

cytoplasm

b)

endoplasmic reticulum (e.r.)

c)

golgi bodies

d)

nucleus

19.

The control center for the cell.

a)

ribosome

b)

cytoplasm

c)

nucleus

d)

cell membrane

20.

The "powerhouse" of the cell; breaks down food to make energy for the cell.

a)

organelles

b)

cell

c)

mitochondria

d)

cytoplasm

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