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Biology Test - Cells

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which cell structure contains the cell's genetic material and controls many of the cell's activities?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Organelle

2.

Cells fall into two broad categories, prokaryote and eukaryote, depending on whether they...

a)

Have a nucleus

b)

Contain genetic material

c)

Have a cell wall

d)

Contain chloroplasts

3.

Eukaryotes usually contain...

a)

A nucleus

b)

Organelles

4.

Which of the following is NOT found in or on the nucleus?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Nucleolus

c)

Pores

d)

DNA

5.

Which organelle digests compounds into small particles that the cell can use?

a)

Golgi apparatus

b)

Lysosome

c)

Mitochondrion

d)

Endoplasmic reticulum

6.

Which of the following is a function of the cell membrane?

a)

Breaks down lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins from foods

b)

Stores water, salt, proteins, and carbohydrates

c)

Keeps the cell organelles in place

d)

Regulates which materials enter and leave the cell

7.

An animal cell that is surrounded by pure water will burst because the osmosis causes

a)

Water to enter the cell

b)

Water to leave the cell

8.

Which organelle makes proteins using instructions that come from the nucleus?

a)

Nucleolus

b)

Ribosome

c)

Smooth ER

d)

Cell wall

9.

Which organelle processes and creates fats/lipids and hormones?

a)

Smooth ER

b)

Rough ER

c)

Ribosome

d)

Golgi Body

10.

The thin, flexible barrier around the cell is called...

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

11.

Prokaryotes do not have...

a)

A nucleus

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

DNA

12.

Ribosomes move through the nucleus through which part of the cell?

a)

Nucleolus

b)

Nuclear Pores

c)

Centriole

d)

Vacuole

13.

Which of the following is a function of the cytoskeleton?

a)

Helps a cell keep its shape

b)

Contains DNA

14.

Which organelle stores materials such as water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates?

a)

Nucleolus

b)

Vacuole

15.

Which organelle would you not expect to find in animal cells?

a)

Mitochondrion

b)

Centriole

c)

Ribosome

d)

Chloroplast

16.

The diffusion of water across a membrane is called

a)

Passive transport

b)

Facilitated diffusion

c)

Osmosis

d)

Active transport

17.

Which of the following is an example of a prokaryote?

a)

Plants

b)

Animal

c)

Fungi

d)

Bacteria

18.

Which organelle modifies, sorts, packages, and transports proteins and other materials?

a)

Golgi apparatus

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Vacuole

d)

Lysosome

19.

The jelly-like substance between the cell membrane and nucleus that supports the organelles is called the...

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20.

The movement of molecules across a membrane HELPED by protein channels is called?

a)

Osmosis

b)

Active transport

c)

Diffusion

d)

Facilitated transport

21.

What does ISO means?

a)

Different

b)

More

c)

Less

d)

Same

22.

Photosynthesis is to chloroplasts as cellular respiration is to

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Mitochondria