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Cell Theory & Organelles

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT part of the cell theory?

a)

All living things are made of cells

b)

Cells are the basic unit of life

c)

All cells come from other cells

d)

All animals contain more than one cell

2.

The prefix "uni-" means...

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Many

d)

Cell

3.

Which type of cell has no nucleus, no organelles, and is unicellular?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

c)

Animal

d)

Plant

4.

Which of the following is NOT something that ALL cells have?

a)

Genetic Material

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Nucleus

5.

Specialized structures that work together to help a cell function are called...

a)

Organelles

b)

Eukaryotes

c)

Prokarytoes

d)

Protists

6.

Which organelle controls what goes in and out of the cell?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Cytoskeleton

7.

What is the job of the nucleus?

a)

Contain genetic information (DNA) for the cell

b)

Make proteins

c)

Make lipids

d)

Process and package proteins

8.

Which organelles inside the cell make proteins

a)

Ribosomes & Rough ER

b)

Rough ER & Smooth ER

c)

Ribosomes & Smooth ER

d)

Rough ER & Golgi Apparatus

9.

Which organelle processes, sorts, and ships proteins throughout the cell?

a)

Golgi Apparatus

b)

Smooth ER

c)

Rough ER

d)

Lysosome

10.

What is the job of lysosomes?

a)

Break down dead stuff inside the cell

b)

Storage and waste disposal

c)

Make lipids

d)

Produce ATP

11.

Which type of cell has one large, central vacuole for storage?

a)

Plant Cell

b)

Animal Cell

c)

Bacteria

d)

Prokaryotic Cell

12.

Which organelle inside the cell helps in cell division by pulling chromosomes apart?

a)

Centrioles

b)

Lysososomes

c)

Mitchondria

d)

Nucleolus

13.

What is the difference between cilia and flagella?

a)

Cilia move fluid across the cell's surface, flagella move the cell through fluid

b)

Cilia are longer than flagella

c)

Cilia are in animal cells, flagella are in plant cells

d)

Cilia are in prokaryotic cells, flagella are in eukaryotic cells

14.

How are chloroplasts different from mitochondria?

a)

Mitochondria produce energy, chloroplasts do not

b)

Mitochondria perform cellular respiration, chloroplasts perform photosynthesis

c)

Mitochondria are only located in animal cells, chloroplasts are only located in plant cells

d)

Mitochondria produce glucose, chloroplasts produce ATP

15.

What is the job of the cell wall?

a)

Protects plant cells and helps them maintain shape

b)

Control what goes in and out of the cell

c)

Hold everything in place inside the cell

d)

Provide structural support for animal cells