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Cell theory and cell structure

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 2hrs 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The building blocks of life; also referred to the smallest functioning unit of living organisms.
a)
Atom
b)
Organic compound
c)
Cell
d)
Carbohydrates
2.
Both plant and animal cells have this organelle to store water (and sometimes food), but plants have a large ________.
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Vacuole
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Nucleus
3.
Proteins are produced by these small, round (grain-shaped) organelles.
a)
Chloroplasts
b)
Lysosomes
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Vacuoles
4.
Select the correct sequence for the levels of organization from smallest to largest.
a)
cell --> tissue --> organ --> organ system --> organism
b)
organ --> cell  --> organism --> organ system --> tissue
c)
tissue --> organ system --> organism --> cell --> organ
d)
organism --> organ system --> organ    -->  tissue --> cell
5.

Photosynthesis takes place within me. I am a...

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Chlorine

d)

Chloroplast

6.

I decide what goes in and out of the cell. I am fluid like and found in BOTH plant and animal cells. I am a...

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Golgi Apparatus

7.
Rocks are not living because
a)
they never move
b)
they aren't needed for humans
c)
they are not made of cells
d)
they don't break down
8.
I store water in both plant and animal cells. What am I?
a)
cytoplasm
b)
ribosomes
c)
vacuole
d)
lysosomes
9.
Where are proteins made?
a)
Golgi body
b)
Mitoichondrion
c)
Chromosomes
d)
Ribosomes
10.
Which of the following is directly involved in the transportation of materials inside/within the cell?
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Vacuole
c)
Lysosome
d)
Mitochondria
11.

The idea that all living things are composed of cells, the cell is the basic unit of structure and function, and all cells come from cells is known as the

a)

Theory of relativity

b)

Agenda Theory

c)

Cell Theory

d)

Theory of naturalization

12.

Which part of the cell directs cell activities and contains genetic information?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

cell membrane

c)

chloroplast

d)

cell wall

e)

nucleus

13.

What is the flexible covering around a cell that protects it from the environment and controls what enters and exits the cell?

a)

cell membrane

b)

chloroplast

c)

nucleus

d)

cytoplasm

e)

cell wall

14.

What is the stiff structure outside the cell membrane in plant cells that supports and protects the cell?

a)

mitochondria

b)

cell wall

c)

chloroplast

d)

nucleus

e)

cell membrane

15.

Which organelle breaks down sugar to release energy (the powerhouse of the cell)?

a)

cell wall

b)

nucleus

c)

cell membrane

d)

mitochondria

e)

chloroplast

16.

Which organelle is the gel-like fluid inside the cell that supports and protects the organelles?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

chloroplast

e)

cell membrane

17.

Which organelle transports materials throughout the cell (cell super-highway)?

a)

Golgi body

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

ribosome

d)

vacuole

e)

nucleolus

18.

What is the smallest organelle that makes proteins and is attached to the endoplasmic reticulum?

a)

endoplasmic reticulum

b)

Golgi Body

c)

vacuole

d)

nucleolus

e)

ribosome

19.

Which organelle modifies and packages proteins?

a)

Golgi body

b)

vacuole

c)

nucleolus

d)

endoplasmic reticulum

e)

ribosome

20.

Which type of cell has a membrane-bound nucleus?

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

c)

both

21.

Which type of cell has cytoplasm?

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

c)

both

22.

Which type of cell is larger and more complex?

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

c)

both

23.

Which type of cell can make up multicellular organisms?

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

c)

both

24.

Which type of cell is simple

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

c)

both

25.

Which statement is NOT part of the cell theory?

a)

All organisms are composed of cells.

b)

All cells have a nucleus which acts as the brain of the cell.

c)

Cells are the basic unit of life.

d)

All cells come from the division of previously existing cells.

26.

What is organelle A?

a)

cell. membrane

b)

mitochondria

c)

smooth ER

d)

nucleus

e)

vacuole

27.

What is organelle B?

a)

cell. membrane

b)

mitochondria

c)

smooth ER

d)

nucleus

e)

vacuole

28.

What is organelle D?

a)

cell. membrane

b)

mitochondria

c)

smooth ER

d)

nucleus

e)

vacuole

29.

What is organelle E?

a)

cell. membrane

b)

mitochondria

c)

smooth ER

d)

nucleus

e)

vacuole

30.

What is organelle F?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

mitochondria

c)

smooth ER

d)

nucleus

e)

vacuole

31.

What type of cell is this?

a)

plant

b)

animal

c)

bacterial

32.

What is organelle A?

a)

cell wall

b)

chloroplast

c)

vacuole

d)

cytoplasm

e)

nucleus

33.

What is organelle B?

a)

cell wall

b)

chloroplast

c)

vacuole

d)

cytoplasm

e)

nucleus

34.

What is organelle C?

a)

cell wall

b)

chloroplast

c)

vacuole

d)

cytoplasm

e)

nucleus

35.

What is organelle D?

a)

cell wall

b)

chloroplast

c)

vacuole

d)

mitochondria

e)

nucleus

36.

What is organelle E?

a)

cell wall

b)

chloroplast

c)

vacuole

d)

cytoplasm

e)

nucleus

37.

What is organelle F?

a)

cell wall

b)

chloroplast

c)

Golgi body

d)

cell membrane

e)

nucleus

38.

What is organelle G?

a)

cell wall

b)

chloroplast

c)

Golgi body

d)

cell membrane

e)

nucleus

39.

What is organelle H?

a)

cell wall

b)

chloroplast

c)

Golgi body

d)

cytoplasm

e)

nucleus

40.

Which two organelles are only found in plant cells?

a)

ribosomes and cell membrane

b)

chloroplast and cell membrane

c)

chloroplast and cell wall

d)

ribosomes and cell membrane

e)

vacuole and mitochondria

41.

What type of cell is this?

a)

plant

b)

animal

c)

bacterial

42.

Which organelle in plant cells uses energy from the sun to make food?

a)

mitochondria

b)

cell wall

c)

chloroplast

d)

nucleus

e)

cell membrane

43.
Robert Hooke, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Theodor Schwann, Rudolf Virchow, and Matthias Schliden were all responsible for what theory?
a)
The Theory of Gravity
b)
The Theory of Relativity
c)
The Cell Theory
d)
The Theory of Continental Drift
44.
What tool do you use to view the cells?
a)
metric ruler
b)
centrifuge
c)
microscope
d)
telescope
45.
All living things are made up of...
a)
cells
b)
cell tissues
c)
organ
d)
organ systems
46.
All cells come from___________ cells.
a)
pregnant
b)
pre-existing
c)
paternal
d)
pin size
47.
what is a cell classified as?
a)
a basic unit of structure and function of all living organisms
b)
a unit based on only plants and animals that are living
48.
Why are microscopes important when studying most cells?
a)
Most cells are very large.
b)
Most cells are very small.  
c)
Most cells move very quickly.
d)
Most cells are dead.  
49.
All organisms are made of:
a)
organelles
b)
cytoplasm
c)
DNA
d)
cells
50.
Who looked at cork and named the cell?
a)
Robert Hooke
b)
Van Leeuwenhoek
c)
Robert Brown
d)
Francesco Redi
51.

What is the basic structural and functional unit of all living things?

a)

atom

b)

cell

c)

bacteria

d)

animalcules

52.

All cells -----

a)

come from other dead cells

b)

come from other living cells

c)

crystallize out of the air

53.
Which scientist did NOT contribute to the cell theory?
a)
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
b)

Robert Hooke
c)
Albert Einstein 
d)

Matthias Schleiden
54.
A plant and an animal are both living things. According to the Cell Theory, what can you conclude about these two very different organisms?
a)
Plants have cells but animals do not.
b)
They are both made of one or more cells. 
c)
They both come from the same kind of cell.
d)
They both come from a non-living organism.
55.

The 3 parts of the Cell Theory are...?

a)

All living things are composed of cells

Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things

All cells are produced from other cells

b)

All living things are composed of cells

Cells are the basic units of dance and vibes in living things

All cells are destroyed from other aliens

c)

All living things are composed of Jell-O

Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things

All cells are produced from factories in Canada

d)

All living things are composed of cells

Cells do karate and practice eating whole pies in their free time

All cells are produced from other cells

56.

    Who named the cell?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Robert Redford

c)

Robert Smith

d)

Robert DeNiro

57.

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

58.

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

a)

Van Leeuwenhoek

b)

Hooke

c)

Pasteur 

d)

Virchow

59.

  Who said that all plants are made of cells?

a)

Schleiden

b)

Schwann

c)

Van Leeuwenhoek 

d)

Pasteur 

60.

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

a)

Virchow

b)

Pasteur 

c)

Hooke

d)

Van Leeuwenhoek

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