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Science Lesson

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Every living organism is made up of one or more cells
a)
True
b)
False
2.
A cell is...
a)
the basic unit of structure and function in living organism
b)
an organism
c)
a basic part of everything that we see
d)
found only in animals, not plants
3.
Which of the following are NOT found in animal cells
a)
chloroplasts and cytoplasm
b)
chloroplasts and cell wall
c)
cell wall and cell membrane
d)
mitochondria and nucleus
4.
The nucleus is like the ____________ of the cell.
a)
foot
b)
hand
c)
stomach
d)
brain
5.

Which of the following converts food into energy for the cell?

a)

vacuole

b)

mitochondria

c)

cytoplasm

d)

cell membrane

6.

The fluid that surrounds the organelles is... (hint... "Try to pull a fast one and..."

a)

chloroplast

b)

cytoplasm

c)

vacuole

d)

cell wall

7.
What do vacuoles do? 
a)
They actually do not have an important role
b)
They protect the cell
c)
They are the brain of the cell
d)
storage area for cells; water storage in plants 
8.

Which organelle takes in "sun showers" and helps plants with the process or photosynthesis?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Chloroplast

9.
If you were some bad guy trying to sneak into an animal cell, who would be there to stop you?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
cell membrane
d)
cell wall
10.
Which of the following, found ONLY in plant cells, provides structure?
a)
cell wall
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria
d)
vacuole
11.
How many cells do you have in your body?
a)
hundreds
b)
thousands
c)
millions
d)
trillions
12.

A Tree

a)

alive

b)

not alive

13.

A River

a)

alive

b)

not alive

14.

Animals cells and plant cells are exactly the same.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Only ____________ cells have a cell wall instead of a cell membrane.

a)

plant

b)

animal

c)

white blood

d)

living

16.

All plant and animal cells contain chromosomes with DNA.

a)

True

b)

False

17.
What in the cell has the instructions to tell it what type of cell it needs to be?
a)
DNA / Genes
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Cell Membrane
d)
Mitochrondria
18.

The basic building blacks from which all living organisms are made are

a)

cells

b)

DNA

c)

chromosomes

d)

Amoeba

19.

It is true, not all cells have a true nucleus, but all cells must have some sort of

a)

DNA

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Osmosis

d)

Call Wall

20.

This is the brain or control center of the cell.

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cell membrane

21.

What shape are most plant cells?

a)

round

b)

rectangular

22.

What shape are most animal cells?

a)

round

b)

rectangular

23.

What type of cell is pictured above?

a)

Plant Cell

b)

Animal Cell

24.

What type of cell is pictured above?

a)

Plant Cell

b)

Animal Cell

25.

Which do BOTH prokaryotes and eukaryotes contain?

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

ribosomes

d)

cell wall

26.

Which does only eukaryotic cells contain?

a)

nucleus

b)

DNA

c)

cell membrane

d)

ribosomes

27.

Prokaryotic cells do not have…….

a)

membrane bound organelles

b)

cell membrane

c)

DNA or RNA

d)

life

28.

The smallest unit of a living thing are

a)

atoms

b)

cells

c)

DNA

d)

organelles

29.

Which cell type tends to be smaller?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

there is not a size difference

30.

Bacteria is an example of a(n)

a)

prokaryotic cell.

b)

eukaryotic cell.

31.
Has membrane bound organelles
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
c)
both
32.
more complex
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
c)
both
d)
both
33.
multicellular
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
c)
both
34.
Which type of cell?
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
35.
Where is the DNA found in a eukaryotic cell? 
a)
floating around in the cytoplasm 
b)
in the nucleus 
36.
What type of cell does not have a nucleus?
a)
eukaryotic 
b)
prokaryotic