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Plant and Animal Cells

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

Storage area of a cell

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Mitochondria

e)

Vacuole

2.

Rigid layer surrounding a plant cell

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cytosplasm

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Chloroplast

e)

Vacuole

3.

Produces the energy needed for the cell

a)

Vacuole

b)

Nucleus

c)

Endoplasmic Retriculum

d)

Mitochondria

4.

Contains many smaller vacuoles but no cell wall or chlorplasts

a)

Plant Cell

b)

Animal Cell

5.

Thick gel-like fluid inside of the cell

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Golgi Bodies

6.

Tiny cell parts (little organs)

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Vacuoles

c)

Lysosome

d)

Organelles

7.

Controls what comes in and out of the cell

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

8.

Controls what comes in and out of the cell

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

9.

Contains chlorophyl and makes food from sunlight

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Golgi Bodies

10.

Contains a cell wall, chloroplasts, and one large vacuole.

a)

Animal Cell

b)

Plant Cell

c)

Bacteria Cell

11.

Controls the activities of the cell

a)

Nucleolus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

12.

These are the tiny cell parts that carry out specific functions within the cell

a)

Macromolecules

b)

Organelles

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Lysosome

13.

This is the thick, gel-like fluid that keeps the organelles in place and holds salts, proteins, and water.

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Cytoskeleton

c)

Lysosome

d)

Cytoplasm

14.

This cell is irregularly shaped, has many small vacuoles, but does not have a cell wall or chloroplasts

a)

Prokaryotic Cell

b)

Plant Cell

c)

Animal Cell

d)

Bacteria Cell

15.

The part of the plant cell that contains chlorophyll and makes food from light energy

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Lysosome

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Chloroplast

16.

This is the part of the cell that controls what comes in and out of the cell

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

17.

This controls the activities of the cell

a)

Nucleus

b)

Vacuole

c)

Ribosome

d)

Chloroplast

18.

This produces the energy needed for the cell to do everything it needs to do to survive

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Vacuole

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

19.

This is the rigid outer structure found in some cells

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Cytoskeleton

d)

Cytoplasm

20.

This stores food, water and sometimes wastes

a)

Vacuole

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Nucleus

d)

Ribosome

21.

This type of cell is usually larger than the others, is geometric in shape, and has a cell wall and chloroplasts

a)

Prokaryotic Cell

b)

Animal Cell

c)

Plant Cell

d)

Fungi Cell

22.

This is the biggest difference in prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells

a)

Prokaryotes have a nucleus

b)

Prokaryotes have a flagellum

c)

Eukaryotes have a nucleus

d)

Eukaryotes have cell walls

23.

Where is the DNA of a Eukaryotic Cell

a)

The Cytoplasm

b)

The Nucleus

c)

The Cell Membrane

d)

The lysosome

24.

All living things are made up of one of more of the following:

a)

viruses

b)

cells

c)

paramecium

d)

cell walls

25.

Which organelle is E?

a)

nucleus

b)

cell membrane

c)

vacuole

d)

cell wall

26.

Which type of cell is pictured?

a)

plant cell

b)

animal cell

27.

Which organelles store food and other materials needed by the cell?

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplasts

c)

ribosomes

d)

vacuoles

28.

What organelle is J?

a)

cell wall

b)

vacuole

c)

chloroplasts

d)

nucleus

29.

This organelle gives plants their green color and enables them to produce their own food.

a)

photosynthesis

b)

chloroplasts

c)

cell wall

d)

cytoplasm

30.

This organelle gives plants their green color and enables them to produce their own food.

a)

photosynthesis

b)

chloroplasts

c)

cell wall

d)

cytoplasm

31.

For what purpose does the cell membrane allow certain types of matter to pass into the cell?

a)

To allow the cell to gain new traits.

b)

To provide the cell with heat and light.

c)

To provide the cell with the materials it needs.

d)

To allow the cell to reproduce by fusing with another cell.

32.

What organelle is D?

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

vacuole

d)

chloroplasts

33.

Which of the following best describes the function of the mitochondria?

a)

They store energy from food molecules.

b)

They convert energy from food molecules into energy the cell can use.

c)

They store energy from sunlight.

d)

They produce nucleic acids that release energy.

34.

Which part of the cell controls what enters and leaves the cell?

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

chloroplasts

d)

mitochondria

35.

What organelle is B?

a)

nucleus

b)

cell membrane

c)

vacuole

d)

mitochondria

36.

Plant cells are able to convert the sun's light into food during the following process:

a)

photosynthesis

b)

respiration

c)

fermintation

d)

glycolysis

37.

What is the function of the cell wall?

a)

To protect and support the cell.

b)

To perform differently in each cell.

c)

To prevent water from passing through.

d)

To prevent oxygen from entering the cell.

38.

Animal cells do not have the following structures:

a)

food vacuoles and mitochondria

b)

nucleus and food vacuoles

c)

cell wall and chloroplasts

d)

mitochondria and nucleus

39.

Which organelle is present in both plant and animal cells but is usually much larger in plant cells?

a)

chloroplasts

b)

cell wall

c)

vacuoles

d)

mitochondria

40.

Which type of cell is pictured?

a)

Plant Cell

b)

Animal Cell

41.

What do you call the jelly-like substance that flows throughout the cell?

a)

mitochondria

b)

vacuoles

c)

plasma

d)

cytoplasm

42.

Tiny structures found inside cells are called:

a)

protists

b)

protozoans

c)

organs

d)

organelles

43.
Which of the following structure can be found in a plant cell but NOT an animal cell?
a)
vacuole
b)
nucleus
c)
chloroplast
d)
mitochondria
44.
Which of the following is a correct list of structures found in both plant AND animal cells?
a)
mitochondria, vacuole, nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm
b)
mitochondria, vacuole, nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm, cell wall, chloroplasts
c)
mitochondria, vacuole, nucleus, cell membrane, cell wall, chloroplasts
d)
mitochondria, vacuole, nucleus, cell membrane, cell wall
45.

Which of the following would help you determine if the image shown comes from a plant or an animal?

a)

the presence of chloroplasts

b)

the size of the vacuole

c)

the presence of a cell wall

d)

all of these could be used

46.
"Storage tanks" Can hold food, water or waste for the cell
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Vacuole
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleolus
47.
What cell part is NOT found in all cells?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Genetic Material
48.
Plants and animal cells both have a nucleus.
a)
True
b)
False
49.
Provides extra support for the plant cell and gives in shape
a)
chlorophyll
b)
chloroplast
c)
cell wall
d)
vacuole
50.
What structure is in  plant cells but not animal cells. 
a)
cell membrane
b)
mitochondria
c)
cell wall
d)
vacuole
51.

This organelle is LARGER in plant cells than animal cells. It stores food, water and waste.

a)

nucleus

b)

cell membrane

c)

cell wall

d)

vacuole

52.
What cell structure is letter A?
a)
cell wall
b)
cell membrane
c)
nucleus
nucleus
d)
cytoplasm
53.

The structure shown is the cells...

a)

nucleus

b)

cell membrane

c)

cytoplasm

d)

mitochondria

54.

The structure shown is the cells ...

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

nucleus

d)

mitochondria

55.

The structure shown is the cells ...

a)

nucleus

b)

cytoplasm

c)

mitochondria

d)

cell membrane

56.

The structure shown is the cells ...

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

cytoplasm

d)

chloroplasts

57.

The structure shown is the cells ...

a)

cell wall

b)

nucleus

c)

chloroplast

d)

vacuole

58.

The structure shown is the cells ..

a)

cell wall

b)

nucleus

c)

chloroplast

d)

vacuole

59.

Which two structures are found in both plant and animal cells

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

chloroplasts

d)

cytoplasm

60.

Is the cell shown animal or plant?

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

c)

Bacteria