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Cell Theory and Organelles

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are cells?

a)

Cells are the basic building blocks of all living things.

b)

Cells are nonliving organisms.

c)

Cells are components found in the ground.

d)

Cells are materials in the air.

2.

What are the names of the two types of cells?

a)

Plant Cells and Animal Cells

b)

Prokaryotic Cells and Eukaryotic Cells

c)

Blood Cells and Muscle Cells

d)

Human Cells and Animal Cells

3.

What is the gel-like fluid where the organelles are found?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

lysosomes

c)

chloroplasts

d)

ribosomes

4.
Acts as the "brain" of the cell and controls all of the cell's activities
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
cytoplasm
d)
nucleus
5.
Acts as a "door".  Holds the cell together and controls what goes in and out of the cell
a)
cell membrane
b)
nucleus
c)
cell wall
d)
chloroplast
6.
Found only in plant cells.  It supports and protects the cell
a)
cytoplasm
b)
nucleus
c)
cell wall
d)
cell membrane
7.
Makes food for the plant cell
a)
nucleus
b)
vacuole
c)
cell wall
d)
chloroplast
8.
Acts as a "storage tank".  Stores food, water, and waste
a)
nucleus
b)
cell wall
c)
vacuole
d)
cytoplasm
9.
The "powerhouse".  Releases energy from food.
a)
mitochondrion
b)
nucleus
c)
chloroplast
d)
vacuole
10.

If a Eukaryotic cell does not have chloroplast and a cell wall it is most likely

a)

an animal cell

b)

a bacterial cell

c)

a plant or animal cell

d)

a plant cell

11.

Eukaryotic cells: The difference between plants and animal cells is only plants have

a)

mitochondria

b)

a cell membrane

c)

chloroplast and a cell wall

d)

a nucleus

12.

Cell B is most likely

a)

a bacterial cell

b)

an animal cell

c)

a plant or animal cell

d)

a plant cell

13.

The function of the cell wall is to

a)

provide structure

b)

store nutrients, water, waste

c)

convert sunlight to energy

d)

convert food into energy

14.

The function of the mitochondria is to

a)

convert sunlight into sugar

b)

allow materials to enter and exit the cell

c)

provide structure

d)

convert food into energy

15.

Which structures are found in both plant and animal cells?

a)

chloroplast, vacuoles, nucleus, cell membrane

b)

mitochondria, cell wall, nucleus, cell membrane

c)

cell membrane, vacuoles, nucleus, mitochondria

d)

cell wall, nucleus, vacuoles, mitochondria

16.

The function of the nucleus is to

a)

store water, waste and nutrients

b)

store genetic information

c)

allow materials to enter and exit the cell

d)

allow organelles to float inside it

17.

Cell A is most likely

a)

a plant cell

b)

an animal cell

c)

a bacteria cell

d)

a Prokaryotic cell

18.

The "garbage can" of the cell; digestion and waste removal.

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

lysosome

d)

nucleus

19.

Storage space for water, wastes, food, and other cellular material

a)

mitochondria

b)

cell membrane

c)

cell wall

d)

vacuoles

20.

The basic unit of structure and function in living things.

a)

cell

b)

cell wall

c)

plant cell

d)

cell membrane

21.

The two kinds of cells are Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes. How are they different?

a)

Prokaryotes have a nucleus.

b)

Eukaryotes have a nucleus.

c)

There is no difference.

22.
These are  "little organs" that carry out cell functions.
a)
lysosomes
b)
organelles
c)
golgi bodies
d)
mitochondria
23.

What is NOT part of the cell theory?

a)

all cells come from existing cells

b)

all living things are made of cells

c)

all cells have a nucleus

d)

Cells are the basic unit and structure of all living things

24.

An amoeba is a unicellular, animal-like protist that lives in ponds and streams. According to the cell theory, where did this cell come from?

a)

another pre-existing amoeba cell

b)

energy from the sun allowed the protist to reproduce

c)

a multicellular organism

d)

the nonliving environment

25.

What tool is used to magnify and look at cells?

a)

metric ruler

b)

centrifuge

c)

microscope

d)

telescope

26.

How are unicellular organisms different from multicellular organisms?

a)

There are no differences

b)

Unicellular organisms are made of many cells

c)

Unicellular organisms are only classified as prokaryotes

d)

Unicellular organisms are made of only 1 cell

27.

Which organelle is bean-like and releases energy that has been stored in sugars to carry out the cell's activities?

a)

cell membrane

b)

mitochondria

c)

lysosomes

d)

cell wall

28.

Which of these organelles is NOT found in an ANIMAL cell?

a)

nucleus

b)

cytoplasm

c)

cell wall

d)

cell membrane

29.

Where is DNA stored in the cell?

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

ribosomes

d)

vacuole

30.

Which kind of cell has one large vacuole?

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

31.

This organelle digests (breaks down) materials into smaller pieces.

a)

Lysosomes

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chloroplasts

d)

Mitochondria

32.
Which of the following is the smallest unit of life that can carry out all life functions?
a)
the mitochondria
b)
the vacuoles
c)
the nucleus
d)
the cell
33.
Which structures are found in every living cell?
a)
cell membrane and cytoplasm
b)
chloroplasts and mitochondria
c)
a cell wall and nucleus
d)
chloroplasts and cell wall
34.
I am a protein packaging and shipping machine! Who am I?
a)
vacuole
b)
ribosome
c)
mitochondrion
d)
golgi apparatus
35.
A gel-like fluid in which many different organelles are found.
a)
cell membrane
b)
nucleus
c)
organelle
d)
cytoplasm
36.
Prokaryotic
a)
are single celled organisms that do not have a nucleus or membrane bound organelles
b)
a protective layer that covers the the cells surface and acts as a barrier
c)
is the smallest unit that can preform all he processes necessary for life
37.
Which organism listed below is a prokaryote?
a)
dog
b)
human
c)
sunflower
d)
bacterial cell
38.
Animal and plant cells are both this type of cell.
a)
Eukaryote
b)
Prokaryote
39.
The network of passageways carries materials from one part of the cell to another.
a)
endoplasmic reticulum
b)
golgi bodies
c)
vacuole
d)
cell
40.
This organelle receives materials from the endoplasmic reticulum and sends them to other parts of the cell.
a)
ribosomes
b)
mitchondria
c)
cytoplasm
d)
golgi bodies
41.
All cells come from___________ cells.
a)
pregnant
b)
pre-existing
c)
paternal
d)
pin size
42.
Which of the following correctly classifies the cell pictured here?
a)
Animal cell; Prokaryote
b)
Plant cell; Eukaryote
c)
Bacteria cell: Prokaryote
d)
Animal cell; Eukaryote
43.
How do materials from the Golgi Complex move around the cell?
a)
Tiny delivery trucks.
b)
Materials are moved in special cells.
c)
Materials cannot move in or out of the cell.
d)
Vesicles (bubbles) move around or out of the cell.