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Cell Structure and Function Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which cellular structure in an animal cell helps maintain homeostasis by controlling the transport of substances into and out of the cell?

a)

vacuole

b)

cell wall

c)

mitochondrion

d)

cell membrane

2.

What is the main function of the cell wall in a plant cell?

a)

to protect against disease

b)

to give structural support

c)

to contain the parts of the cell

d)

to help with cell division

3.

A lipid bilayer allows certain molecules to pass through and blocks other molecules. Which structure is most often protected by a lipid bilayer?

a)

cell

b)

organ

c)

tissue

d)

system

4.

What is the main function of the chloroplasts in plant cells?

a)

to produce glucose

b)

to keep the cell rigid

c)

to make the cell divide

d)

to allow the plant to reproduce

5.

The function of the mitochondria is to _________.

a)

store DNA

b)

make energy for the cell

c)

make proteins

d)

store water and other nutrients

6.

Which of these could only be found in a plant cell?

a)

nucleus

b)

chloroplasts

c)

mitochondria

d)

cytoplasm

7.

The sites where the cell makes proteins based on genetic instructions are called _____________.

a)

vacuoles

b)

centrioles

c)

ribosomes

d)

lysosomes

8.

The _________ is the site of manufacturing, warehousing, sorting and shipping of proteins inside a cell.

a)

Golgi apparatus

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

vacuole

d)

lysosome

9.

The __________ modifies proteins delivered from the rough endoplasmic reticulum.

a)

Vacuole

b)

lysosome

c)

Golgi apparatus

d)

cell membrane

10.

The Golgi apparatus is the site of storing, modifying, sorting and shipping of _________ inside the cell.

a)

food particles

b)

ribosomes

c)

proteins

d)

enzymes

11.

Which statement describes a primary function of the cell wall of a plant cell?

a)

the cell wall performs photosynthesis

b)

the cell wall stores DNA

c)

the cell wall provides structural support

d)

the cell wall manufactures proteins

12.

Research has shown that specialization of stem cells into specific cell types results, in part, from cell shape. What provides a specialized cell with its shape?

a)

number of mitochondria

b)

presence of a nucleus

c)

structure of the cytoskeleton

d)

salt concentration of the cytoplasm

13.

Osmosis occurs in living organisms as water moves across the cellular membrane. An environment is hypertonic when the concentration of solutes in the environment is greater than the concentration of solutes inside the cell.


In hypertonic environments, water flows

a)

from the nuclear membrane into the cell membrane

b)

from the cell into the environment

c)

inside and outside the cell at equal rates

d)

from the environment into the cell

14.

Osmosis occurs in living organisms as water moves across the cellular membrane. An environment is hypotonic when the concentration of solutes in the environment is less than the concentration of solutes inside the cell.


In hypotonic environments, water flows

a)

inside and outside the cell at equal rates

b)

from the cell into the environment

c)

from the environment into the cell

d)

from high concentration of solutes to low concentration of solutes

15.

Which structures are common to both plant and animal cells?

a)

vacuole, chloroplast, nucleus

b)

cell membrane, nucleus, mitochondrion

c)

nucleus, cell wall, cell membrane

d)

mitochondrion, vacuole, cell wall

16.

What type of cell has a nucleus?

a)

eukaryotic

b)

prokaryotic

c)

neither

d)

both

17.

Plants and animal cells are examples of ___ cells

a)

prokaryotic cells

b)

eukaryotic cells

c)

both eukaryotic and prokaryotic

d)

neither

18.

Which type of cells has a chloroplast?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Plant Cell

c)

Animal Cell

d)

Bacteria

19.

Which do BOTH prokaryotes and eukaryotes contain?

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

ribosomes

d)

cell wall

20.

Prokaryotes do NOT have....

a)

membrane bound organelles

b)

DNA or RNA

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Life

21.

Bacteria are considered what?

a)

Eukaryotes

b)

Prokaryotes

22.
A fossilized cell is discovered, and evidence suggests it reproduced on its own and had DNA, but a membrane did not enclose its DNA. Which type of organism would this most likely be?
a)
prokaryote
b)
eukaryote
c)
plant cell
d)
animal cell
23.
This is a picture of:
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
24.

Prokaryotic cells do not have…….

a)

membrane bound organelles

b)

cell membrane

c)

DNA or RNA

d)

life

25.
Which type of cell?
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
26.
Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes have a nucleus.
a)
True
b)
False
27.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a Prokaryotic cell?

a)

unicellular

b)

floating DNA

c)

very small

d)

complex

28.
One example of a prokaryote is a...
a)
fungus
b)
bacteria
c)
animal
d)
plant
29.

Which type of cell?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

Both

d)

Neither

30.
This picture shows blood cells that were placed in a _____  solution.
a)
4 Isotonic
b)
8 Hypertonic
c)
2 Hypotonic
d)
1 Skeletonic
31.
This picture shows blood cells that were placed in a _____  solution.
a)
4 Isotonic
b)
8 Hypertonic
c)
2 Hypotonic
d)
1 Skeletonic
32.
In what kind of solution would a cell not shrink or grow?
a)
7 Isotonic
b)
3 Hypertonic
c)
0 Hypertonic
33.
True or false: in an isotonic solution, there is no movement of water at all across the cell membrane.
a)
4 True
b)
9 False
34.
If dots of brown on the picture are salt, what kind of solution is this red blood cell in?
a)
8 Hypertonic
b)
2 Hypotonic
c)
1 Isotonic
35.
If the brown dots are salt, where would we expect water to go?
a)
0 Into the red blood cell
b)
4 Out of the red blood cell
c)
3 Equally into and out of the red blood cell
36.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a Prokaryotic cell?

a)

unicellular

b)

floating DNA

c)

very small

d)

complex

37.

Organelle found in plant cells that performs photosynthesis

a)

mitochondria

b)

ribosomes

c)

chloroplast

d)

cell membrane

38.

Which biomolecule is found in the cell membrane to help transport substances across the membrane?

a)

carbohydrate

b)

proteins

c)

lipids

d)

nucleic acids

39.

Organelles that carry digestive enzymes are classified as: 

a)
Lysosomes 
b)
Golgi bodies 
c)
Vacuoles 
d)

Ribosomes

40.

Facilitated Diffusion uses a _____ to aid in diffusion, but they do not require energy to function

a)

carrier protein

b)

sodium/potassium pump 

c)

vesicle

d)

vacuole

41.
What organelle controls and regulates cellular activity?
a)
Ribosome
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Lysosome 
42.
The major function of ribosomes is to
a)
Make fats
b)

Synthesize or make protein

c)
Digest protein
d)
Make sugars
43.
Rough endoplasmic reticulum has ________________ attached to it. 
a)
ribosomes 
b)
chromosomes 
c)
Golgi apparatus 
d)
nucleolus 
44.

Fluid-filled container used for storage; in large plant cell

a)

vesicles

b)

vacuoles

c)

lysosomes

d)

flagella

45.

Which type of transport uses energy in the form of ATP to transport substances?

a)

Active transport

b)

Passive transport

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