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Plant and Animal Cells

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are cells?

a)

Cells are the basic building blocks of all living things.

b)

Cells are nonliving organisms.

c)

Cells are components found in the ground.

d)

Cells are materials in the air.

2.

What are the names of the two types of cells?

a)

Plant Cells and Animal Cells

b)

Prokaryotic Cells and Eukaryotic Cells

c)

Blood Cells and Muscle Cells

d)

Human Cells and Animal Cells

3.

What are organelles?

4 lines
4.
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Match each of the following organelles with the correct function.

a)

cell membrane

1.

controls what comes into and out of a cell.

b)

cell wall

2.

ridged outer layer of a plant cell.

c)

nucleus

3.

Contains DNA which controls the functions of the cell and production of proteins.

d)

mitochondria

4.

Produces the energy a cell needs to carry out its functions.

e)

vacuoles

5.

Stores food, water, wastes, and other materials.

5.

What is the gel-like fluid where the organelles are found?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

lysosomes

c)

chloroplasts

d)

ribosomes

6.
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Match the following organelles with the correct function.

a)

cytoplasm

1.

gel-like fluid where the organelles are found.

b)

lysosomes

2.

uses chemicals to break down food and worn out cell parts.

c)

ribosomes

3.

assembles amino acids to create proteins.

d)

vacuoles

4.

stores food, water, wastes, and other materials.

e)

chloroplasts

5.

captures energy from the sunlight and uses it to produce food in a plant cell.

7.

What structure is found in the nucleus?

a)

nucleolus

b)

vacuole

c)

mitochondria

d)

cytoplasm

8.
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Match the following animal cell organelles with the correct function.

a)

cell membrane

1.

to protect the cell from its surrounding and controls the entry and exit of substances.

b)

cytoplasm

2.

A jelly-like material which contains all the cell organelles, enclosed within the cell membrane.

c)

nucleus

3.

contains DNA and other genetic materials.

d)

mitochondria

4.

are the powerhouse of a cell as they play an important role in releasing energy.

e)

vacuoles

5.

involved in maintaining shape and storing water, food, wastes, and other materials.

9.

Who first discovered cells?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Ms. LaPointe

10.

Who discovered the principles of vaccinations?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Louis Pasteur

c)

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

d)

Robert Hooke

11.

Who invented the first practical microscope and discovered bacteria and protists?

a)

Sigmund Frued

b)

Anton Van Leuwenhoek

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Louis Pasteur

12.
He discovered that all plants are made of cells:
a)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
b)
Theordor Schwann
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Mattias Schleiden
13.
Acts as the "brain" of the cell and controls all of the cell's activities
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
cytoplasm
d)
nucleus
14.
Acts as a "door".  Holds the cell together and controls what goes in and out of the cell
a)
cell membrane
b)
nucleus
c)
cell wall
d)
chloroplast
15.
Found only in plant cells.  It supports and protects the cell
a)
cytoplasm
b)
nucleus
c)
cell wall
d)
cell membrane
16.
Makes food for the plant cell
a)
nucleus
b)
vacuole
c)
cell wall
d)
chloroplast
17.
Acts as a "storage tank".  Stores food, water, and waste
a)
nucleus
b)
cell wall
c)
vacuole
d)
cytoplasm
18.
The "powerhouse".  Releases energy from food.
a)
mitochondrion
b)
nucleus
c)
chloroplast
d)
vacuole
19.
Cells work together to make ____
a)
organs
b)
tissues
c)
organ systems
d)
organisms
20.
Tissues work together to make _____
a)
tissues
b)
organs
c)
organ systems
d)
organisms
21.
Organs work together to make _____
a)
tissues
b)
organs
c)
organ systems
d)
organisms
22.
Organ systems work together to make ____
a)
tissues
b)
organs
c)
organ systems
d)
organisms
23.

If a Eukaryotic cell does not have chloroplast and a cell wall it is most likely

a)

an animal cell

b)

a bacterial cell

c)

a plant or animal cell

d)

a plant cell

24.

Eukaryotic cells: The difference between plants and animal cells is only plants have

a)

mitochondria

b)

a cell membrane

c)

chloroplast and a cell wall

d)

a nucleus

25.

The cell membrane is on the ________ of the cell wall.

a)

outside

b)

inside

26.

Cell B is most likely

a)

a bacterial cell

b)

an animal cell

c)

a plant or animal cell

d)

a plant cell

27.

If a Eukaryotic cell has chloroplast and a cell wall, it is most likely

a)

a bacterial cell

b)

a plant cell

c)

an animal cell

d)

a plant or animal cell

28.

The function of the chloroplast is to

a)

Convert food into energy

b)

convert sunlight into sugar

c)

convert sugar into energy

d)

convert food into sugar

29.

Plants produce their own food through their _______, animals ______ their food for energy.

a)

chloroplast, eat

b)

mitochondria, eat

c)

eat, cytoplasm

d)

eat, produce

30.

Which structures are found ONLY in plants?

a)

Mitochondria, Cell wall

b)

cell wall, cell membrane

c)

nucleus, chloroplast

d)

chloroplast, cell wall

31.

The function of the cell wall is to

a)

provide structure

b)

store nutrients, water, waste

c)

convert sunlight to energy

d)

convert food into energy

32.

The cell wall is on the _______ of the cell membrane.

a)

outside

b)

inside

33.

The function of the mitochondria is to

a)

convert sunlight into sugar

b)

allow materials to enter and exit the cell

c)

provide structure

d)

convert food into energy

34.

Which structures are found in both plant and animal cells?

a)

chloroplast, vacuoles, nucleus, cell membrane

b)

mitochondria, cell wall, nucleus, cell membrane

c)

cell membrane, vacuoles, nucleus, mitochondria

d)

cell wall, nucleus, vacuoles, mitochondria

35.

The function of the nucleus is to

a)

store water, waste and nutrients

b)

store genetic information

c)

allow materials to enter and exit the cell

d)

allow organelles to float inside it

36.

Cell A is most likely

a)

a plant cell

b)

an animal cell

c)

a bacteria cell

d)

a Prokaryotic cell

37.

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

a)

Cell wall

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Nucleus

d)

Ribosome

38.

Controls what goes in and out of the cell.

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

organelle

d)

cell

39.

The "garbage can" of the cell; digestion and waste removal.

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

lysosome

d)

nucleus

40.

The control center for the cell.

a)

ribosome

b)

cytoplasm

c)

nucleus

d)

cell membrane

41.

Storage space for water, wastes, food, and other cellular material

a)

mitochondria

b)

cell membrane

c)

cell wall

d)

vacuoles

42.

The basic unit of structure and function in living things.

a)

cell

b)

cell wall

c)

plant cell

d)

cell membrane

43.

How many chromosomes do humans have?

a)

9

b)

90

c)

46

d)

72

44.

What is the cellular process that takes place within the mitochondria?

a)

Respiration

b)

Cell waste

c)

rRNA

d)

mRNA

45.

The two kinds of cells are Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes. How are they different?

a)

Prokaryotes have a nucleus.

b)

Eukaryotes have a nucleus.

c)

There is no difference.

46.
Every living organism is made up of one or more cells
a)
True
b)
False
47.
These are  "little organs" that carry out cell functions.
a)
lysosomes
b)
organelles
c)
golgi bodies
d)
mitochondria
48.

What kind of cell is this?

a)

plant

b)

animal

49.

What kind of cell is this?

a)

plant

b)

animal

50.

What shape are most animal cells?

a)

round

b)

rectangular

51.
Photosynthesis happens in this part of the plant cell.
a)
The cell wall
b)
The vacuoles
c)
The nucleus
d)
The chloroplast
52.

The chloroplast...

a)

makes sugars and starches through photosynthesis

b)

provides energy, "power house"

c)

stores biochemicals, helps in cell growth

d)

gel-like substance between cell membrane and nucleus

53.

Robert Hooke, Anton Van Leeuwenhoek, Theodor Schwann, Rudolf Virchow, and Matthias Schliden were responsible for what theory?

a)

Theory of gravity

b)

Theory of Relativity

c)

Cell Theory

d)

The Theory of Continental Drift

54.

What is NOT part of the cell theory?

a)

all cells come from existing cells

b)

all living things are made of cells

c)

all cells have a nucleus

d)

Cells are the basic unit and structure of all living things

55.

An amoeba is a unicellular, animal-like protist that lives in ponds and streams. According to the cell theory, where did this cell come from?

a)

another pre-existing amoeba cell

b)

energy from the sun allowed the protist to reproduce

c)

a multicellular organism

d)

the nonliving environment

56.

What tool is used to magnify and look at cells?

a)

metric ruler

b)

centrifuge

c)

microscope

d)

telescope

57.

How are unicellular organisms different from multicellular organisms?

a)

There are no differences

b)

Unicellular organisms are made of many cells

c)

Unicellular organisms are only classified as prokaryotes

d)

Unicellular organisms are made of only 1 cell

58.

Which organelle is bean-like and releases energy that has been stored in sugars to carry out the cell's activities?

a)

cell membrane

b)

mitochondria

c)

lysosomes

d)

cell wall

59.

Which of these organelles is NOT found in an ANIMAL cell?

a)

nucleus

b)

cytoplasm

c)

cell wall

d)

cell membrane

60.

Where is DNA stored in the cell?

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

ribosomes

d)

vacuole

61.

Bacteria is what kind of cell?

a)

eukaryotic

b)

prokaryotic

62.

Breaks down sugar molecules into energy

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Mitochondria

63.

Which kind of cell has one large vacuole?

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

64.

Both a plant and animal cells have a cell wall

a)

False

b)

True

65.
I am the outer most layer of an animal cell. What am I?
a)
cell wall
b)
nucleus
c)
cell membrane 
d)
cell skin
66.

These are small structures located in cells that do certain jobs.

a)
organelle
b)
cell membrane
c)
cytoplasm
d)
organism
67.

This is the rigid outermost layer around plant cells that protects the plant cell.

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Cell wall

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Cytoplasm

68.

This is where photosynthesis happens in a plant cell. This organelle is what makes plants green.

a)

Cell wall

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Cytoplasm

69.

This organelle digests (breaks down) materials into smaller pieces.

a)

Lysosomes

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chloroplasts

d)

Mitochondria

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