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Cell Basics

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

Name two parts that are in the plant cell but that are NOT in an animal cell.

a)

cell wall and cell membrane

b)

cell membrane and chloroplasts

c)

cell wall and chloroplasts

d)

cell wall and cytoplasm

2.

What is NOT a part of cell theory:

a)

all cells come from existing cells

b)

all cells have a nucleus

c)

all living things are made of cells

d)

cells are basic unit of structure and function in living things

3.
An Amoeba is a unicellular, animal-like protist that lives in ponds and streams. According to cell theory, where did this cell come from?
a)
another pre-existing amoeba cell.
b)
energy from sun that allowed the protist to reproduce.
c)
a multicellular organism.
d)
the nonliving environment.
4.

Tiny cell parts (little organs)

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Vacuoles

c)

Lysosome

d)

Organelles

5.

What structure keeps harmful chemicals out of animal cells?

a)

The cell membrane

b)

The cell wall

c)

The Golgi apparatus

d)

The nucleus

6.

What organelle(s) act(s) as "the boss" inside of a cell?

a)

The alveoli

b)

The mitochondria

c)

The nucleus

d)

The lysosomes

7.

If you wanted to find DNA, where would you look?

a)

Inside a cell's ribosomes.

b)

Inside a cell's nucleus.

c)

Inside a cell's Golgi bodies.

d)

Inside a cell's vacuoles.

8.

If a cell has waste it needs to store, it will store it:

a)

In the endoplasmic reticulum.

b)

In the cytoplasm.

c)

In the nucleus.

d)

In vacuoles.

9.

The dots on the endoplasmic reticulum represent:

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Lysosomes

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Endoplasm

10.

What do you call the gelatin-like mixture that flows throughout a cell?

a)

Endoplasm

b)

Ectoplasm

c)

Plasma

d)

Cytoplasm

11.

Which structures break down food and release energy?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Golgi bodies

d)

Vacuoles

12.

What part of the cell makes protein?

a)

The mitochondria

b)

The ribosomes

c)

The Golgi bodies

d)

The cytoplasm

13.

Rigid layer surrounding a plant cell

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cytosplasm

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Chloroplast

e)

Vacuole

14.

Contains chlorophyl and makes food from sunlight

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Golgi Bodies

15.

What is number 1 ?

a)

cell membrane

b)

cytoplasm

c)

vacuole

d)

nucleus

16.

What is number 4?

a)

cell membrane

b)

cytoplasm

c)

vacuole

d)

nucleus

17.

What is number 2?

a)

cell membrane

b)

cytoplasm

c)

vacuole

d)

nucleus

18.

What do we call the process of a molecule moving from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration across a cell membrane?

a)

cellular transport

b)

osmosis

c)

molecular movement

d)

hydrostatic pressure

19.

What kind of cell is this?

a)

plant

b)

animal

c)

prokaryotic

d)

eukaryotic

20.

Which of the following is true about a eukaryotic cell as compared to a prokaryotic cell?

a)

They have a cell membrane, prokaryotes do not.

b)

They have a nucleus, prokaryotes do not.

c)

They have membrane bound organelles, prokaryotes do not.

d)

They have DNA & RNA, prokaryotes do not.

e)

Eukaryotes tend to be much larger.

21.

Why does this cells form match its function?

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