wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Unity 1 Test Review: Cells

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
All cells come from___________ cells.
a)
pregnant
b)
pre-existing
c)
paternal
d)
pin size
2.

The control center of the cell.

a)

cytoplasm

b)

nucleus

c)

nucleoplasm

d)

chromatin

3.

What is the powerhouse of a cell

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Nucleus

d)

Both

e)

All is wrong

4.
What kind of cell is this?
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
5.

Which cell is larger?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

6.

What is the function of this organelle?

a)

the control center

b)

storage for food/water

c)

synthesizes proteins

d)

waste management

7.

What organelle is responsible for processing, sorting, and transporting proteins?

a)

Golgi Body

b)

Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

c)

Nucleus

d)

Lysosome

8.

Mitosis is important for an organism because-

a)

It helps in growth, repair and reproduction.

b)

It helps only in growth of the organisms.

c)

It helps in reproduction of cells.

d)

It is important for maintaining turgidity.

9.

Mitosis is a type of cell division in which two                         cells are formed.

a)

Identical

b)

Similar

c)

Different

d)

Smaller

10.

What happens when cells undergo uncontrolled division?

a)

Cancer can develop in that part/organ.

b)

Normal growth of body occurs.

c)

Your body will grow rapidly.

d)

Your body size will become bigger and bigger.

11.

Which is the longest phase of cell cycle-

a)

Interphase

b)

Monophase

c)

Meiosis

d)

Mitosis

12.

Chromosomes are made up of-

a)

DNA and protein.

b)

DNA

c)

Protein

d)

DNA and Amino acids.

13.

In metaphase-

a)

Nucleus disappear and chromosomes line up at the middle of the cell.

b)

Chromosomes start moving randomly.

c)

Chromosomes decondense.

d)

Chromosomes clump at the middle.

14.

Chromosomes move to opposite sides of the cell with the help of                              formed by centrioles.

a)

Spindle fibres.

b)

Amino acids.

c)

Proteins.

d)

Centrosomes.

15.

Cytokinesis occurs after mitosis which divides the                           to form two identical cells.

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Nuclei

c)

Chromosomes

d)

Proteins

16.

Why does our body undergo mitosis?

a)

fun and games

b)

checks and balances

c)

growth and repair

d)

to build bigger muscles

17.

What stage of mitosis is this?

a)

Interphase

b)

Anaphase

c)

Cytokinesis

d)

Prophase

18.

What stage of mitosis is this?

a)

metrophase

b)

middlephase

c)

centraphase

d)

metaphase

19.
It is the process of dividing the DNA of a cell into two new nuclei.
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
c)
cytokinesis
d)
cell division
20.

It is otherwise known as "Resting stage" because the cell is not dividing.

a)

Interphase

b)

prophase

c)

metaphase

d)

anaphase

21.

In what stage do the chromosomes line up along the equator of the cell?

a)

interphase

b)

prophase

c)

metaphase

d)

anaphae

22.
Name the phase:
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
23.
The stages of mitosis in order
a)
Metaphase, Anaphase, Prophase, Telophase
b)
Prophase, Anaphase, Metaphase, Telophase
c)
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
d)
Anaphase, Prophase, Telophase, Metaphase
24.
What is the first phase of Mitosis?
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
25.
Where does a cell contain its genetic material?
a)
nucleus
b)
nucleolus
c)
cytoskeleton
d)
chloroplasts
26.

Fruit fly body cells have 8 chromosomes. After mitosis, you would expect a resulting fruit fly daughter cell to have ...

a)

16 chromosomes.

b)

46 chromosomes.

c)

8 chromosomes.

d)

4 chromosomes.

27.
What is the next phase of mitosis?
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
28.

Which type of passive transport focuses on the movement of water through the membrane?

a)

Facilitated diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Diffusion

29.

What is the diffusion of water across a cell or semi-permeable membrane?

a)
Osmosis
b)
Diffusion
c)
Active Transport
d)
Passive Transport
30.
The picture below is an example of _________________.
a)
osmosis
b)
isotonic
c)
diffusion
d)
active transport
31.

Which of these is NOT an example of active transport

a)

Endocytosis

b)

Exocytosis

c)

Osmosis

d)

Protein Pumps

32.

What type of transport requires energy from the cell?

a)

Passive Transport

b)

Active Transport

33.

What is the term to describe maintaining internal balance in the cell? 

a)

Diffusion

b)

Homeostasis

c)

Osmosis

d)

Active transport

34.

What is the process of moving water from high to low concentrations through the cell membrane?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Endocytosis

d)

Exocytosis

35.

What type of active transport does waste move out of the cell?

a)

Endocytosis

b)

Exocytosis

c)

Sodium Potassium Pump

d)

Diffusion

36.
Ideally, your cells should be in a(n) _______ solution
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Isotonic
d)
Cola
37.
Passive transport requires no
a)
concentration gradients
b)
osmosis
c)
motion
d)
energy
38.
Osmosis
a)
diffusion of water molecules through a semi-permeable mebrane from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration
b)
the diffusion of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
c)
diffusion of water molecules through a semi-permeable membrane from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
d)
the diffusion of particles from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration
39.
The cell below is in a _________ solution.
a)
Hypotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Isotonic
40.
What is the definition of  Selective Permeability?
a)
The movement of materials across the cell membrane that requires NO ENERGY from the cell.
b)
The movement of materials through (or across) the cell membrane
c)
The ability of the cell membrane to allow some things to pass through while preventing other things from passing through.
d)
The movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to a area of low concentration 
41.
Permeable means
a)
things can pass through
b)
the concentration levels are different
c)
it is permanent
d)
things are stuck
42.
Large particles enter the cell by which process...
a)
exocytosis
b)
endocytosis
c)
exoskeleton
d)
osmosis
43.

The process by which new organisms are produced sexually or asexually is called...

a)

Digestion

b)

Respiration

c)

Circulation

d)

Reproduction

44.

A flatworm is cut in half and grows into two flatworms, is an example of which type of asexual reproduction...

a)

Vegetative

b)

Binary fissioin

c)

Fragmentation

d)

Parthenogenesis

e)

Sporogenesis

45.

An amoeba replicates its genetic material and divides into 2 identical daughter cells is an example of which type of asexual reproduction...

a)

Vegetative

b)

Binary fission

c)

Fragmentation

d)

Parthenogenesis

e)

Sporogenesis

46.

 

Asexual reproduction requires

a)

One parent

b)

Two parents

c)

No parents

47.

This image represents __________

a)

Fragmentation

b)

Budding

c)

Vegetative Propagation

d)

Binary Fission

48.

Which of the following is an advantage of asexual reproduction?

a)

There is greater genetic diversity in offspring.

b)

There is more food available for offspring.

c)

There is a greater number of offspring.

d)

There is a longer development time for offspring.

49.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of asexual reproduction?

a)

High genetic variability

b)

Offspring have limited ability to adapt

c)

Requires a lot of energy

d)

Facilitates adaptation

50.

Asexual reproduction results in offspring that are...

a)

genetically different

b)

genetically identical