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L.2 Cell structure and function

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 39mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the function of a cell membrane?

a)

to control what enters and leaves the cell

b)

to support the cell

c)

to perform different functions in each cell

d)

to form a hard outer covering for the cell

2.

What is the function of the cell wall?

a)

to perfrom different functions in each cell

b)

to prevent oxygen from entering the cell

c)

to prevent water from passing through it

d)

to protect and support the cell

3.

Which organelle is the control center of a cell?

a)

ribosome

b)

nucleus

c)

mitochondrion

d)

chloroplast

4.

Which organelles store food and other materials needed by the cell?

a)

ribosomes

b)

vacuoles

c)

chloroplasts

d)

mitochondria

5.

Unlike the cell wall, the cell membrane

a)

is made of chromatin.

b)

is found in all cells.

c)

produces energy for the cell.

d)

protects the nucleus with a rigid layer of cellulose.

6.

Which of the following best describes the function of mitochondria?

a)

They convert energy from food molecules into energy the cell can use.

b)

They produce nucleic acids that release energy.

c)

They store energy from food molecules.

d)

They store energy from sunlight.

7.

Which organelle captures energy from sunlight to produce food for the cell?

a)

Golgi Body

b)

Lysosome

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Cytoplasm

8.

The organelle that makes ATP or energy is all cells is

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Nucleus

d)

Vacuole

9.

Organelles found in both plant cells and animal cells. It filters what goes in and out of the cell

a)

Cell wall

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Cell membrane

10.

What organelle contains the DNA and is the "brain, or control center" of the cell?

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

ribosome

d)

cell membrane

11.
jelly-like substance within the cell membrane that the organelles float in. 
a)
mitochondria
b)
vacuole
c)
chloroplasts
d)
cytoplasm
12.
Sorts and packages materials and moves them  OUT of the cell.
a)
cell membrane
b)
endoplasmic reticulum
c)
golgi bodies
d)
vacuole
13.
Animal and Plant cells are both this type of cell.
a)
Eukaryote
b)
Prokaryote
14.
This organelle helps plants keep their rigid structure. 
a)
Cell wall
b)
Cell membrane
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleus
15.
Why is the vacuole larger in a plant cell?
a)
Plants have more room for it.
b)
For storage of food and holding shape
c)
To deliver water to the cells from roots
d)
They use water more efficiently than an animal cell.
16.

_______ are the smallest units of life becuase they grow, reproduce, respond, and use energy.

a)

atoms

b)

elements

c)

cells

d)

molecules

17.

What is the organelle that is being pointed at?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Jelly

d)

Cytoplasm

18.

Name the organelle shown

a)

Vacuole

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitochondrian

d)

Chloroplast

19.

What type of cell does a cell membrane belong in?

a)

Plant Only

b)

Animal Only

c)

Both Plant and animal

20.

What type of cell do many small vacuoles belong in?

a)

Plant Cell Only

b)

Animal Cells Only

c)

Both Animals and Plant Cells

21.

Name organelle X is pointing to.

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Vacuole

d)

Nucleus

22.

What does organelle number 3 represent on the diagram?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Mitochondria

23.

Cell B is most likely

a)

a bacterial cell

b)

an animal cell

c)

a plant or animal cell

d)

a plant cell

24.

Cell B is most likely a/an

a)

animal cell

b)

battery cell

c)

bacterial cell

d)

plant cell

25.

Cell A is most likely a/an

a)

bacterial cell

b)

plant cell

c)

animal cell

d)

jail cell

26.

Identify letter "a".

a)

mitochondria

b)

lysosome

c)

nucleus

d)

cytoplasm

27.

Identify letter "e".

a)

chloroplasts

b)

cell wall

c)

nucleus

d)

cytoplasm

28.

Identify letter "d".

a)

mitochondria

b)

cell wall

c)

nucleus

d)

Cell membrane

29.

Identify letter "c".

a)

mitochondria

b)

lysosome

c)

nucleus

d)

cytoplasm

30.

Identify letter "d".

a)

chloroplasts

b)

cell wall

c)

mitochondria

d)

cytoplasm

31.

Identify letter "e".

a)

chloroplasts

b)

cell wall

c)

mitochondria

d)

cell membrane

32.

Identify letter "f".

a)

chloroplasts

b)

cell wall

c)

mitochondria

d)

cell membrane

33.
I am the outer most layer of an animal cell. What am I?
a)
cell wall
b)
nucleus
c)
cell membrane 
d)
cell skin
34.

Nucleus:

a)

Produces energy through chemical reactions – breaking down fats & carbohydrates

b)

Make proteins

c)

Moves materials around in cell

d)

Directs cell activities

Separated from cytoplasm by nuclear membrane

Contains genetic material - DNA

35.

Photosynthesis is a biological process that occurs in autotrophs. Which of the following is produced as a result of photosynthesis?

a)

Water and light

b)

Glucose and chlorophyll

c)

Glucose and oxygen

d)

Carbon dioxide and water

36.

The organic molecule that is the cell's primary form of energy?

a)

Glucose

b)

ATP

c)

ADP

d)

GMP

37.

Cellular Respiration involves the chemical breakdown of _____ to form ATP Energy

a)

Fats

b)

Fructose

c)

Glucose

d)

Proteins

38.

True of False, Plants can perform Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis

a)

False

b)

True

39.

Which process does heterotrophs and autotrophs undergo in order to convert glucose into ATP?

a)

cellular respiration

b)

osmosis

c)

photosynthesis

d)

transcription

40.

In what organelle does cellular respiration take place?

a)

mitochondria

b)

chromosomes

c)

lysosomes

d)

nucleus