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Test on Cell Structure and Function

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the 2 main types of cells? Check all that apply.

a)

prokaryotes

b)

plant cells

c)

eukaryotes

d)

fungi

e)

animal cells

2.

Which type of cell has a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles?

a)

prokaryotes

b)

eukaryotes

3.

True or False: Prokaryotes have DNA.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which of these are prokaryotic?

a)

plants

b)

animals

c)

bacteria

d)

fungi

5.

True or False: All cells have a cell membrane.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which of these have a cell wall? Check all that apply.

a)

animal cells

b)

plant cells

c)

fungal cells (fungi)

d)

some prokaryotes

7.

In this picture of the animal cell, what is #3?

a)

nucleus

b)

cytoplasm

c)

cell wall

d)

cytoskeleton

8.

In this picture of the animal cell, what is #4?

a)

mitochondrion

b)

cell membrane

c)

Golgi body

d)

lysosome

9.

In this picture of the animal cell, what is #5?

a)

endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

b)

cytoskeleton

c)

mitochondrion

d)

lysosome

10.

In this picture of the animal cell, what is #6?

a)

cytoskeleton

b)

nuclear membrane

c)

cell membrane

d)

nucleolus

11.

In this picture of the animal cell, what is #9?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

mitochondrion

c)

vacuole

d)

cytoskeleton

12.

In this picture of the animal cell, what is #10?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

mitochondrion

c)

cytoskeleton

d)

nucleus

13.

In this picture of the animal cell, what is #11?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

mitochondrion

c)

cytoskeleton

d)

nucleus

14.

Which organelle holds DNA in eukaryotes?

a)

the centriole

b)

the cytoplasm

c)

the ribosome

d)

the nucleus

15.

How do things get in and out of the nucleus?

a)

microfilaments

b)

vacuoles

c)

nuclear pores

d)

nucleolus

16.

Which of these use the DNA code to make proteins?

a)

nucleus

b)

ribosomes

c)

vesicles

d)

lysosomes

17.

Why is some of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) called "rough ER"?

a)

It has vesicles on it.

b)

It has lysosomes on it.

c)

It has ribosomes on it.

d)

It has microtubules on it.

18.

Which organelle makes lipids and detoxifies drugs?

a)

the rough ER

b)

the smooth ER

c)

the ribosomes

d)

the cytoskeleton

19.

Which organelle packages, modifies, and sorts substances from the ER for transport out of the cell?

a)

the cytoplasm

b)

the vacuole

c)

the Golgi body

d)

the mitochondria

20.

Which organelle creates proteins for transport out of the cell?

a)

the central vacuole

b)

the rough ER

c)

the smooth ER

d)

the mitochondria

21.

Which organelle photosynthesizes to make food molecules using sunlight, CO2, and water?

a)

a mitochondrion

b)

the Golgi body

c)

a chloroplast

d)

the cell membrane

22.

Which of these provides structure and support to the cell, and allows some cells to move?

a)

ribosomes

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

nucleus

d)

cytoskeleton

23.

Which cell structure controls what enters and exits the cell?

a)

the Golgi body

b)

the cytoskeleton

c)

the nucleus

d)

the cell membrane

24.

Which organelle breaks down food molecules to get energy (ATP)?

a)

chloroplasts

b)

vesicles

c)

mitochondria

d)

the rough ER

25.

Which organelles store water (and smaller amounts of salt, protein, and carbohydrates)?

a)

the smooth ER

b)

mitochondria

c)

chloroplasts

d)

vacuoles

26.

Which are the 2 fibers that make up the cytoskeleton?

(Check all that apply.)

a)

microphone

b)

microtubules

c)

microfilaments

d)

microscopes

27.

Which of these is NOT true about eukaryotes?

a)

They are older than prokaryotes.

b)

They are larger than prokaryotes.

c)

They are more complex than prokaryotes.

28.

Animal cells cannot photosynthesize - they must get their energy by consuming another organism.

Therefore, which organelle do they not have?

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplasts

c)

cell wall

d)

nucleus

29.

Which of these are eukaryotic? Check all that apply.

a)

plant cells

b)

animal cells

c)

fungal cells

d)

archaea

30.

Which of these is NOT part of modern cell theory?

(Which one is not true?)

a)

Cells come from preexisting cells (cells that already exist).

b)

Cells are the basic building blocks of all life.

c)

All living things are made of one or more cells.

d)

Cells can come from water without having another cell there.

31.

True or False: Plant cells have mitochondria.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Which of these contains a lot of cellulose, which gives plants structure and rigidity?

a)

vacuole

b)

cytosol

c)

cell wall

d)

cell membrane

33.

True or False: Plant cells do not have cell membranes.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Which organelle is like a recycling plant, containing enzymes that break down biomolecules into smaller molecules to be used by the cell?

a)

lysosomes

b)

vacuoles

c)

vesicles

d)

membranes

35.

Which organelle transports materials from one place to another, either within the cell, or out of the cell?

a)

vacuole

b)

cell membrane

c)

vesicles

d)

ribosomes