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In class Cell Structure Review

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The cell part found only in plant cells that provides support and structure to the cell is

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Cell wall

c)

Nucleus

d)

Chloroplast

2.

The organelle found only in plant cells that makes glucose during photosynthesis is:

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Vacuole

3.

The organelle that makes ATP or energy is all cells is

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Nucleus

d)

Vacuole

4.

Organelle that is much larger in plant cells than animal cells. It stores liquid in the cell

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Vacuole

d)

Nucleus

5.

The control center of the cell. It contains the DNA

a)

Vacuole

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria

6.

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

7.

Cell parts that build proteins according to the DNA code

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Nucleus

d)

Ribosomes

8.

The cell membrane is selectively permeable. What does "selectively permeable" mean?

a)

Anything can enter.

b)

Nothing can enter.

c)

Some things can enter, while other things can't enter.

9.
jelly-like substance within the cell membrane that the organelles float in. 
a)
mitochondria
b)
vacuole
c)
chloroplasts
d)
cytoplasm
10.
Sorts and packages materials and moves them  OUT of the cell.
a)
cell membrane
b)
endoplasmic reticulum
c)
golgi bodies
d)
vacuole
11.

Chromosomes are found in _____________________ of cells.

a)

the nucleus

b)

the cytoplasm

c)

both the nucleus and the cytoplasm

d)

None of the above

12.
Animal and Plant cells are both this type of cell.
a)
Eukaryote
b)
Prokaryote
13.

The function of flagella is:

a)

Movement

b)

Provide Energy

c)

Protection

d)

Make Proteins

14.

Prokaryotic cells have all of the following parts EXCEPT:

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nuclear membrane

15.

The function of the rough ER is to:

a)

Produce and folding lipids

b)

Produce and folding proteins

c)

Produce and folding carbohydrates

d)

Produce and folding Nucleic acids

16.

What is the basic unit of life?

a)

Organ

b)

Cell

c)

Nucleus

d)

Ribosome

17.

Organisms whose cells do not have a nucleus are called _____.

a)

Prokaryotes

b)

Unicellular

c)

Eukaryotes

d)

Multicellular

18.

What are the small structures inside of cells that carry out specific functions called?

a)

Tissues

b)

Organelles

c)

Organs

19.

example of a prokaryote cell is

a)

Animal Cell

b)

Plant Cell

c)

Virus

d)

Bacteria

20.

The function of the smooth ER is to

a)

Make lipids

b)

Make proteins

c)

Make carbohydrates

d)

Make nucleic acids

21.

An organism made of only one cell is called

a)

Unicellular

b)

Multicellular

c)

Monocellular

d)

Eukaryotic

22.
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.
23.
What is the difference between rough and smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum?
a)
There is no difference.
b)
Plants have rough ER, animals have smooth ER.
c)
What type of injuries the Doctors treat.
d)
Rough has ribosomes, smooth does not.
24.

Which organelle is the powerhouse of the cell, the site of cellular respiration?

a)

9 - mitochondria

b)

2 - nucleus

c)

5 - endoplasmic reticulum

d)

6 - Golgi bodies

25.

No matter what the cell type, prokaryotic or eukaryotic, plant or animal, the ____________ forms a protective barrier between the exterior environment and the interior of the cell.

a)

glycoproteins

b)

cell membrane

c)

cell wall

d)

cytoskeleton

26.

Sam and Ben collected some pond water for science class. They wanted to see what was living in the water. They could see green algae, but Sam believed there were other things there as well. What piece of lab equipment should they use to see the smallest animals that live in the pond water?

a)

microscope

b)

hand lens

c)

magnifying glass

d)

telescope

27.

Prior to the 1600s it was believed that all living things were either plants or animals. Which of these inventions led to the development of a more detailed classification system?

a)

chemical battery

b)

microscope

c)

electricity

d)

printing press

28.

In the cell, which organelle has the function of using oxygen in the breakdown of glucose, releasing energy and carbon dioxide?

a)

mitochindria

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

ribosomes

d)

golgi bodies

29.

Plant and animal cells are both eukaryotic cells. What structure is found in the animal cell, but NOT in the plant cell?

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

centriole

d)

chloroplast

30.

The model shown here, of an animal cell has four lettered components. A cell is noted to have digestive enzymes leaking into the cytoplasm, causing a disruption to the homeostasis that is typically observed in the cell. The disruption of which lettered organelle is likely causing this cell damage?

a)

letter B, the mitochondria

b)

letter C, the nucleus

c)

letter D, the Golgi apparatus

d)

letter A, the lysosome

31.

In which area of the Venn Diagram would you place a ribosome?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Both

c)

Eukaryote

32.

In which area of the Venn Diagram would you place a Simple?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Both

c)

Eukaryote

33.

In which area of the Venn Diagram would you place a Complex?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Both

c)

Eukaryote

34.

In which area of the Venn Diagram would you place a Cell Membrane?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Both

c)

Eukaryote

35.

In which area of the Venn Diagram would you place a Cytoplasm?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Both

c)

Eukaryote

36.

In which area of the Venn Diagram would you place a no major organelles?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Both

c)

Eukaryote

37.

  There are three parts to the cell theory. Which is NOT one of those parts?

a)

All organisms are composed of one or more cells.

b)

The cell is the basic unit of structure and organization in organisms.

c)

Cells spontaneously arise from carbon and nutrients carried in the bloodstream.

d)

All cells come from pre-existing cells.

38.

    Who named the cell?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Robert Redford

c)

Robert Smith

d)

Robert DeNiro

39.

Which scientist realized that, by studying samples under a microscope, all animals are made up of cells?

a)

Rudolf Virchow

b)

Robert Remak

c)

Theodor Schwann

d)

Isaac Newton

40.

Which scientist looked at dental scrapings & pond water and called the single-celled organisms "animalcules"?

a)

Van Leeuwenhoek

b)

Hooke

c)

Pasteur 

d)

Virchow

41.

  Who said that all plants are made of cells?

a)

Schleiden

b)

Schwann

c)

Van Leeuwenhoek 

d)

Pasteur 

42.

Who wrote a book that said that cells come from other cells like them?

a)

Virchow

b)

Pasteur 

c)

Hooke

d)

Van Leeuwenhoek

43.

What is NOT part of the modern cell theory?

a)

all cells contain a nucleus 

b)

metabolism (processing energy) occurs in cells

c)

genetic (hereditary) info is passed from one cell to another

d)

all cells have the same basic composition (a cell membrane, cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, ribosomes, etc).

44.

  Which invention was the most important thing that helped scientists develop the cell theory?

a)

compound light microscope

b)

petri dish

c)

scanning electron microscope

d)

dissection tools