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3.1 Eukaryotic vs Prokaryotic 2023

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of cell has a nucleus?

(a)  

2.

What is the main difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?

a)

ribosomes

b)

cell wall

c)

nucleus

d)

cytoplasm

3.

Which of the following would you expect to find in the cells of all living things?

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

chloroplasts

d)

genetic material

4.

Which of the following organelles is found in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes?

a)

nucleus

b)

cell membrane

c)

mitochondria

d)

Golgi Body

5.

What can be found inside the cells of all living things?

a)

mitochondrion

b)

Golgi body

c)

DNA

d)

nucleus

6.

Which characteristic of prokaryotic organisms makes them different from eukaryotes?

a)

Prokaryotic cells do not have membrane-bound organelles.

b)

Prokaryotes do not have chromosomes.

c)

Prokaryotes are made of cells.

d)

Prokaryotes have DNA

7.

Which type of cell has a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles?

(a)  

8.

Which type of cell does NOT have a nucleus?

(a)  

9.

Students use a microscope to look for structures present in four different cells. The students placed an X for each structure that was viewed for each cell on the table shown. Which cell that was viewed is most likely a prokaryote?

a)

Cell W

b)

Cell X

c)

Cell Y

d)

Cell Z

10.

Which type of cell is this?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

11.

What type of cell is this?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

12.
Prokaryotic cells include bacteria.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Plants and animal cells are examples of ___ cells 
a)
prokaryotic cells 
b)
eukaryotic cells 
14.
Where is the DNA found in a prokaryotic cell? 
a)
floating around in the cytoplasm 
b)
in the nucleus 
c)

attached to the cell membrane

d)

inside the ribosome

15.

Prokaryotes are

a)

Unicellular - Made of ONE cell

b)

Multiceullular - made of many cells

16.

Eukaryotic cells are

a)

Unicellular

b)

Multiceullar

c)

Both - unicellular and multi-cellular

17.
Which of the following is a characteristic of both Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells?
a)
ribosomes
b)
nucleus
c)
membrane bound organelles
d)
simple
18.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a Prokaryotic cell?
a)
unicellular
b)
floating DNA
c)
very small
d)
complex
19.

ALL cells have ALL of the following organelles EXCEPT:

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Nucleus

20.
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
21.

What kind of cell has a nucleus?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

c)

Both

d)

Neither

22.
Which is true of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
a)
Prokaryotic cells are larger than eukaryotic cells.
b)
Eukaryotic cells do not have nuclei, and prokaryotic cells do have nuclei.
c)
Prokaryotic cells lack membrane-bound organelles, and eukaryotic cells contain membrane-bound organelles.
d)
Eukaryotic cells are simpler than prokaryotic cells.
23.

Which do BOTH prokaryotes and eukaryotes contain?

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

ribosomes

d)

cell wall

24.

Prokaryotic cells do not have…….

a)

membrane bound organelles

b)

cell membrane

c)

DNA or RNA

d)

life

25.

You can distinguish a prokaryote apart from a nucleus by--

a)

The presence of a ribosome

b)

The presence of a cell membrane

c)

The presence of DNA

d)

The presence of a nuclear membrane

26.

Which cell type tends to be smaller?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

there is not a size difference

27.

Bacteria is an example of a(n)

a)

prokaryotic cell.

b)

eukaryotic cell.

28.
Has cytoplasm
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
c)
both
29.
Has membrane bound organelles
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
c)
both
30.
more complex
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
c)
both
d)
both
31.
multicellular
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
c)
both
32.
Which type of cell?
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
33.
Which type of cell?
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
34.
Where is the DNA found in a eukaryotic cell? 
a)
floating around in the cytoplasm 
b)
in the nucleus 
35.

Plants and animal cells are examples of ___ cells

a)

prokaryotic cells

b)

eukaryotic cells

c)

both eukaryotic and prokaryotic

d)

neither

36.

Which type of cells has a chloroplast?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Plant Cell

c)

Animal Cell

d)

Bacteria

37.
Which of the following provide evidence for the hypothesis that prokaryotes evolved before eukaryotes.
a)
prokaryotes are more complex
b)
prokaryotes have no nucleus and fewer genes
c)
eukaryotes are multicellular which makes them simpler
d)
prokaryotes grow into eukaryotes
38.
Which type of cell?
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
39.
DNA is free floating, not in a nucleus
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
40.
DNA is a single strand and circular in shape
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
41.
Made up of one cell
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
42.
This is a picture of:
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
43.

In what organelle is the genetic material found inside?

a)

Nucleus

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Lysosome

44.
Which of the following is the correct order of organization in living things from most basic (simple) to most complex?
a)
a.  Organism, cell, tissue, organ, organ system
b)
a.  Organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organism
c)
a.  Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
d)
a.  Cell, organ, tissue, organ, organism, organ system
45.
Anything that can perform life processes by itself is a/an
a)
cell
b)
organ
c)
organism
d)
organ system
46.
The smallest level of organization of life in an organism
a)
tissue
b)
cell
c)
organ
d)
organ system
47.
What three things do ALL cells have?
a)
Cytoskeleton, Cell membrane, vacuole
b)
DNA, ribosome, nucleus
c)
Cell wall, cytoskeleton, golgi apparatus
d)
Cell membrane, cytoplasm, DNA
48.
What type of cells have a cell wall and chloroplasts?
a)
Plant cells
b)
Animal cells
c)
Plant and animal cells
d)
Neither plant NOR animal cells
49.

This is the brain/ control center for the cell

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

nucleus

d)

nucleolus

50.

protects the inside of the cell from the outside of the cell

a)

nucleus

b)

lysosomes

c)

golgi

d)

cell membrane

51.

produces/ provides proteins

a)

lysosomes

b)

vacuole

c)

ribosomes

d)

nucleus

52.

What kind of cell has no nucleus?

(a)  

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