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PIB Biology Cell Test Practice

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Prokaryotic cells do NOT have a nucleus. 
a)
True 
b)
False 
2.
Which of the following is an example of a prokaryotic cell? 
a)
Virus 
b)
Plant Cell 
c)
Bacteria 
d)
Animal Cell 
3.
Which of the following is a Eukaryotic cell?
a)
Bacteria 
b)
Virus 
c)
Animal/Plant Cell 
d)
All of the above. 
4.
Directs all cell activities through the DNA located there.
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Nucleus
c)
ribosomes
d)
Mitochondria
5.
I am the outer most layer of an animal cell. What am I?
a)
cell wall
b)
nucleus
c)
cell membrane 
d)
cell skin
6.
What are tiny organelles that convert glucose into ATP?
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Vesicles
c)
Cytoskeleton
d)
Mitochondria
7.
A rigid layer that lies outside the cell's  membrane is...
a)
Cytoskeleton
b)
Cilia
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Flagella
8.
The site of photosynthesis
a)
ribosome
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
9.

Who looked at living organisms in dental scrapings and pond water, and became known as "the father of microbiology?"

a)

Rudolf Virchow

b)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Matthias Schleiden

d)

Theodor Schwann

10.

Who came up with the name "cells" while looking at a slice of cork under a microscope?

a)

Matthias Schleiden

b)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Rudolf Virchow

11.

In 1838, who was the German botanist that found that all plants were made of cells?

a)

Matthias Schleiden

b)

Theodor Schwann

c)

Rudolf Virchow

d)

Robert Hooke

12.

In 1839, who was the German physician that added to the cell theory by finding all animals were made of cells?

a)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Matthias Schleiden

d)

Theodor Schwann

13.

Which German scientist published findings that all cells come from existing cells?

a)

Theodor Schwann

b)

Rudolf Virchow

c)

Matthias Schleiden

d)

Robert Hooke

14.

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

15.

Prokaryotic cells do NOT have membrane bound organelles or ______________________________.

a)

cytoplasm

b)

a nucleus

c)

ribosomes

d)

DNA

16.

All cells have a cell membrane, cytoplasm, DNA, and...

a)

cell wall

b)

nucleus

c)

ribosomes

d)

chloroplast

17.
the thick fluid region of a cell located inside the cell membrane or between the cell membrane and nucleus
a)
cytoplasm
b)
cell wall
c)
organelle
d)
golgi apparatus
18.
an organelle in a cell that receives proteins and other newly formed materials from the endoplasmic retiulum packages them and distributes them to other parts of the cell
a)
vacuole
b)
chloroplast 
c)
ribosome
d)
golgi apparatus
19.
a cell organelle which contains chemicals that break down large food particles into smaller ones and that can be used by the rest of the cell
a)
chloroplasts
b)
ribosomes
c)
lysosomes
d)
cell membrane
20.
a small grain shaped organelle found in the cytoplasm of a cell or on the R-ER that produced proteins
a)
cytoplasm
b)
ribosome
c)
cell membrane
d)
mitochondria
21.
What is found in both plant and animal cells but is much larger in plant cells?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Mitochondrion
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Vacuole
22.
Which of the following is found in eukaryotic cells but NOT prokaryotic cells?
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Ribosomes
d)
DNA
23.
Produces hormones and lipid molecules for cells
a)
smooth endoplasmic reticulum
b)
rough endoplasmic reticulum
c)
nucleus
d)
ribosome
24.
What makes the endoplasmic reticulum rough?
a)
Vessicles
b)
Vacuoles
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Chromosomes
25.

Functions as protein manufacturing and packaging system. Ribosomes attach to the surface

a)

Smooth ER

b)

Rough ER

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Golgi body

26.

How can surface area (SA) be increased?

a)

Grow larger

b)

Divide into smaller pieces

27.

For cells to stay alive they require what type of SA:V?

a)

Large SA, Large V

b)

Small SA, Large V

c)

Large SA, Small V

d)

Small SA, Small V

28.

High Surface area to volume ratio allows cells to do what quickly?

a)

Move materials around inside the cell

b)

Move materials in and out of the cell

c)

Communicate to other cells

d)

Divide

29.
Microvilli are tiny projections that extend off the cell to increase the Surface Area.  What purpose might that serve? 
a)
Increased absorption
b)
Better communication among cells
c)
Maintain homeostasis 
d)
Decreased oxygen use
30.

Which type of cube would have the largest surface area to volume ratio?

a)

the small cube

b)

the large cube

c)

the medium sized cube

31.

The theory of Endosymbiosis explains

a)

The origin of eukaryotes

b)

How bacteria live

c)

How species develop

d)

Why cells rely on one another

32.

"Endosymbiosis" means

a)

Living together

b)

Entering together

c)

Living separately

d)

Joining together

33.

_____ and _____ are organelles that arose from endosymbiosis

a)

nucleus and cell membrane

b)

mitochondria and chloroplasts

c)

cell wall and chloroplasts

d)

mitochondria and nucleus

34.

Which type of cell does NOT contain membrane-bound organelles?

a)

plant cells

b)

animal cells

c)

prokaryotic cells

d)

eukaryotic cells

35.

Which of the following is evidence to support the endosymbiotic theory?

a)

Mitochondria and chloroplasts have their own DNA, which is similar to prokaryotic DNA.

b)

Fossil evidence shows that the first forms of life were prokaryotic cells.

c)

All eukaryotic cells have a double-layered membrane composed of phosplipids and proteins.

d)

Prokaryotes have the same number and types of enzymes as eukaryotes.

36.

What is the current best explanation of how complex cells evolved?

a)

The endosymbiotic theory

b)

The photosynthesis theory

c)

The prokaryotic theory

d)

The eukaryotic theory

37.

How do chloroplasts and mitochondria multiply?

a)

By absorbing sunlight

b)

By converting solar energy into sugar

c)

By dividing like ancient bacteria

d)

By breaking down materials like sugar

38.

What do chloroplasts and mitochondria contain?

a)

Their own DNA and ribosomes

b)

Their own nucleus and cytoplasm

c)

Their own chlorophyll and enzymes

d)

Their own mitochondria and chloroplasts

39.

What is significant about the membranes of chloroplasts and mitochondria?

a)

They have two inner membranes

b)

They have two outer membranes

c)

They have different lipids and proteins

d)

They have circular DNA structures

40.

What is the name of the eukaryotic organism that absorbed green algae?

a)

Euglena

b)

Prokaryote

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Mitochondria

41.

What did the absorbing process of endosymbiotic theory allow organisms to do?

a)

Combine powerful abilities

b)

Divide into separate organisms

c)

Absorb sunlight and release energy

d)

Multiply their DNA and ribosomes