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Cell theory and organelles

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who discovered and named cells? 
a)
Captain Hook
b)
Robert Hooke
c)
Zacharias Janssen
d)
Rudolf Virchow
2.
The jellylike substance that contains proteins, nucleic acids, minerals, ions, and organelles is what?
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Nucleus
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Eukaryote
3.
The ___ is the basic unit of sturucture and function of organisms
a)
atom
b)
cell
c)
matter
d)
all other answers are correct
4.
Which statement is a part of the cell theory?
a)
all cells come from preexisting cells
b)
bacteria are prokaryotic cells
c)
eukaryotic cells are complex
d)
humans are multicellular
5.
The Cell Theory states...
a)
atoms create all matter
b)
living things evolve
c)
the cell is the backbone of all matter
d)
cells are the basic unit of structure and organization of organisms
6.
All plants are made of cells.  This was discovered by....
a)
Matthias Schleiden
b)
Rudolf Virchow
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Aristotle
7.
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
8.
What tool do you use to view the cells?
a)
metric ruler
b)
centrifuge
c)
microscope
d)
pipette
9.
Which of the following is NOT a cell theory.
a)
All non-living things are made of cells
b)
All cells come from pre-existing cells
c)
Cells are the basic unit of structure and function of all living things
10.
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.
11.

Which organelle contains DNA and controls the cell?

a)

Cell membrane

b)

nucleus

c)

nucleolus

d)

lysosme

12.

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

a)

nucleus

b)

nucleolus

c)

cell membrane

d)

nuclear membrane

13.

This pigment is found in chloroplasts.

a)

rhodopsin

b)

chlorophyll

c)

thylakoid

d)

stroma

14.

Proteins are produced at this organelle.

a)

golgi body

b)

ribosome

c)

cytoskeleton

d)

cilia

15.

this organelle makes ATP.

a)

chloroplast

b)

mitochondria

c)

ribosome

d)

nucleolus

16.
The ____________ packages and processes material before it exports out of the cell.
a)
Vacuoles
b)
mitochondria
c)
Golgi apparatus 
d)
nucleus 
17.
Which of the following is an enzyme filled organelle that breaks down waste in the cell?
a)
lysosomes
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria 
d)
Golgi apparatus 
18.
Which of the following is found inside a prokaryote?
a)
cytoplasm
b)
DNA
c)
ribosomes
d)
all of these
19.

Both Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells have __________.

a)

ribosomes

b)

nucleus

c)

ribosomes and a nucleus.

20.

Prokaryotic cells do not have…….

a)

membrane bound organelles

b)

cell membrane

c)

DNA

d)

genetic material

21.
This organelle provides rigid structure and support in plant cells.
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
nucleus
d)
mitochondrion
22.

Which of the following is a unicellular organism?

a)

sunflower

b)

panda bear

c)

mushroom

d)

E. Coli bacteria

23.

What does a plant cell have that an animal cell doesn't have?

a)

Cell Membrane and Cell Wall

b)

Cell Wall and Mitochondria

c)

Cell Wall and Nucleus

d)

Cell Wall and Chloroplast

24.

What is the function of the vacuole?

a)

To produce energy for the cell

b)

To store water and other nutrients

c)

To store genetic material (DNA)

d)

To give the cell shape and support

25.

To be alive, an organism has to ...

a)

have no nucleus

b)

have a nucleus

c)

be made of many cells

d)

be made of at least one cell

26.
Each part of a cell that performs a specific function inside the cell is called an __________.
a)
atom
b)
organ
c)
organelle
d)
system

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