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Cells Set 1 Vocab.

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Emma, Jackson, and Oliver are planning a long hike. They need to pack food that will give them quick energy and also food that will take longer to process for sustained energy. Which type of food, made up of sugars, should they consider packing?

a)

Phospholipid

b)

Lipid

c)

Carbohydrate

d)

Protein

2.

Charlotte is studying a cell under a microscope. She observes a jelly-like substance that protects and supports the cell. What is this substance called?

a)

Organelle

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Nucleus

3.

During a biology class, Emma explained that there are proteins that help speed up chemical reactions in the cell. What are these proteins called?

a)

Enzyme

b)

Protein

c)

Lipid

d)

Nucleic Acid

4.

During a biology class, Zoe, Lily, and Abigail were discussing the basics of life. They wanted to know what the smallest unit of any living thing is. Can you help them identify it?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

Cell

d)

Nucleus

5.

Elijah, Mason, and Aiden are studying for their biology exam. They come across a macromolecule that is made up of amino acids and forms various cellular structures, helping cells do their jobs. What is this macromolecule called?

a)

Protein

b)

Enzyme

c)

Lipid

d)

Phospholipid

6.

Noah is learning about biomolecules and their functions. He reads that a certain type of macromolecule is made up of fatty acids and glycerol and is used for long-term energy storage in the body. What is this macromolecule called?

a)

Phospholipid

b)

Lipid

c)

Carbohydrate

d)

Nucleic Acid

7.

Grace is studying biology and comes across a structure within a plant cell that has a specialized function. She is trying to remember the term used for such a subunit. What is it called?

a)

Organelle

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Cell Membrane

8.

In a school project about cells, Scarlett referred to the nucleus as the 'Brain' of the cell, which directs the cell and holds the DNA. Which part did she mean?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Organelle

d)

Nucleus

9.

Mason is studying biology and he comes across a type of cell that has NO nucleus. He asks Ava and Mia to identify the type of cell. What is the correct answer?

a)

Eukaryote

b)

Prokaryote

c)

Cell

d)

Organelle

10.

Aiden, Harper, and Charlotte are studying cell biology. They learned that a certain type of lipid molecule makes up most of the cell membrane. Can you identify this molecule?

a)

Phospholipid

b)

Lipid

c)

Carbohydrate

d)

Nucleic Acid

11.

Harper is looking under the microscope at a cell that HAS a nucleus. What type of cell is she observing?

a)

Eukaryote

b)

Prokaryote

c)

Cell

d)

Organelle

12.

Sophia is studying the molecular building blocks of life. She learns that these molecules are made up of nucleotides and contain the instructions for cell activities. Examples include DNA & RNA. What are these molecules called?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Lipids

c)

Enzymes

d)

Nucleic Acid

13.

Avery is learning about cells and is curious about the structure that acts like a security gate for the cell. It's made up of a phospholipid bilayer and decides what goes in and what leaves the cell. What is this structure called?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Protein