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Cell theory and Oragnelles

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which organelle is the protein factory? 
a)
Ribosomes
b)

Mitochondria

c)
Centriole
d)
Lysosomes
2.
Microscopic single-cells that do not have a nucleus or other membrane-bound organelles. 
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
c)
Eukaryotes
d)
Prokaryotes
3.
Genetic information is stored in the nucleus of all single or multicellular cells called
a)
Eukaryotes
b)
Prokaryotes
c)
Organelles
d)
Cytoplasm
4.

Who came up with the name "cells" while looking at a slice of cork under a microscope?

a)

Matthias Schleiden

b)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Rudolf Virchow

5.

What is NOT a part of cell theory:

a)

all cells come from existing cells

b)

all cells have a nucleus

c)

all living things are made of cells

d)

cells are basic unit of structure and function in living things

6.

Prokaryotes are

a)

bacteria

b)

fungi

c)

plants

d)

animals

7.

Prokaryotic cells do NOT have membrane bound organelles or ______________________________.

a)

cytoplasm

b)

a nucleus

c)

ribosomes

d)

DNA

8.

Eukaryotes include fungi, plants, animals, and....

a)

bacteria

b)

protists

c)

archaebacteria

d)

eubacteria

9.

All cells have a cell membrane, cytoplasm, DNA, and...

a)

cell wall

b)

nucleus

c)

ribosomes

d)

chloroplast

10.

The interior contents of the cell (except for the nucleus):

a)

nucleolus

b)

cytoplasm

c)

cell wall

d)

cell membrane

11.

Structures that have different jobs within the cell:

a)

antibodies

b)

lipids

c)

organelles

d)

blood cells

12.

Structure in the cell made of protein and RNA, used for protein synthesis...(found in all cells)

a)

nucleus

b)

cell membrane

c)

cytoplasm

d)

ribosomes

13.

What kind of microscope (seen here) is common in classrooms, uses light to shine through a sample, with a maximum magnification of about 1000 to 1500x?

a)

Dissecting microscope

b)

Compound light microscope

c)

Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

d)

Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)

14.

What distinguishes a plant cell from an animal cell? (How do you tell them apart) Hint: There's 3 ways (Check all 3)

a)

Central Vacuole

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Ribosomes

e)

Chloroplasts

15.

What are all the functions of the nucleus?

a)

Store DNA

b)

Control center of the cell

c)

Makes ATP

d)

Help the cell produce food

16.

What is the function of the vacuole?

a)

To produce energy for the cell

b)

To store water and other nutrients

c)

To store genetic material (DNA)

d)

To give the cell shape and support

17.

Select the 3 parts of Cell Theory.

a)

Cells are the basic unit of life

b)

All living things come from cells

c)

All cells came from pre-existing cells

d)

Cells only divide by meiosis

18.
Produces energy in the form of ATP for the cell.
a)
chloroplast
b)
mitochondria
c)
ribosome 
d)
nucleus
19.
Selectively permeable barrier that controls what enters and leaves the cell.
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
cytoskeleton
d)
rough ER
20.
Transports materials throughout the cell.  Acts as an assembly line for proteins.
a)
endoplasmic reticulum
b)
vacuole
c)
nucleus
d)
ribosome
21.
Contains digestive enzymes to break down worn out parts of the cell.
a)
vacuole
b)
lysosome
c)
ribosome
d)
nucleolus
22.
Rigid, nonliving support structure made of cellulose.
a)
cell membrane
b)
nuclear membrane
c)
lysosome
d)
cell wall
23.

Which organelle receives proteins and materials from the endoplasmic reticulum, packages them, and distributes them?

a)

lysosomes

b)

golgi apparatus

c)

ribosomes

d)

endoplasmic reticulum

24.

What 4 parts do both Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells have?

a)

cytoplasm, DNA, ribosomes, nucleus

b)

cytoplasm, DNA, ribosomes, mitochondria

c)

cytoplasm, DNA, ribosomes, cell/plasma membrane

d)

cytoplasm, DNA, ribosomes, ER