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Intro to cells_12BIO

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Draw a phospholipid

2.
What three substances make up the cell membrane?
a)
lipids, starches, nucleic acids
b)
lipids, fats, sugars
c)
lipids, sugars, proteins
d)
lipids, proteins, carbohydrates
3.
This cell organelle helps organisms maintain homeostasis by controlling what substances may enter or leave cells.
a)
vacuole
b)
nucleus
c)
cell membrane
d)
cell wall
4.
Hydrophobic region of the cell membrane?
a)
E
b)
B
c)
C
d)
A 
5.
Hydrophilic portion of cell membrane?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
D
d)
E 
6.
Which statement best describes the cell membrane?
a)
The protective outer layer that controls what enters and leaves the cell.
b)
Stores information on DNA molecules / Directs and controls the activities of the cell.
c)
A folded membrane that moves materials around inside cells / Also acts as the site of manufacturing materials needed by the cell.
d)
The smallest organelle with a huge job / Makes proteins, which are the building blocks of the body.
7.

Cell wall can be found in plants and animals

a)

True

b)

False

8.

A cell wall...

a)

is very soft and flexible

b)

is very rigid, and supports the plant cell, giving it its shape

c)

is the part that is inside the plant's nucleus

9.
Consists of a jellylike substance that contains many organelles.
a)
ribosomes
b)
cytoplasm
c)
chloroplasts
d)
cell wall
10.

Which organelle contains genetic material?

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Golgi Complex

c)

Nucleolus

d)

Nucleus

11.
Where does photosynthesis occur?
a)
mitochondria
b)
stomata
c)
xylem
d)
chloroplast
12.
This is a double layer of phospholipids that creates a barrier between the cells internal and external environments; it controls what comes in or out of the cell (selective permeable)
a)
Nucleus
b)
Cilia
c)
Cell membrane
d)
Flagella
13.
place of cellular respiration
a)
mitochondria
b)
nucleus
c)
nucleolus
d)
golgi
14.

These organelles are only found in plants cells

a)

cell membrane, mitochondria, large central vacuole

b)

vacuole, nucleus, cell wall

c)

cell wall, large central vacuole, chloroplast

d)

chloroplast, mitochondria, nucleus

15.
This structure is large and centrally located in plant cells.  It stores water and when full helps the plant maintain its structure. 
a)
Large Central Vacuole
b)
Vacuole
c)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
d)
Golgi Apparatus
16.

Which of the following would best identify a plant cell?

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

DNA

d)

cytoplasm