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Plant and Animal cells

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

_____ are the basic unit of life.

a)

cells

b)

chloroplasts

c)

vacuole

d)

organelles

2.

Specialized structures inside of cells that perform certain jobs are known as _____,

a)

nucleus

b)

organelles

c)

eukaryotic

d)

chlorophyll

3.

_____ means a cell HAS a nucleus.

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

4.

In plants, it allows water, oxygen, and carbon dioxide to pass into and out of the cell.

a)

cell wall

b)

cytoplasm

c)

mitochondrion

d)

nucleus

5.

A rigid, strong outer layer in a plant cell:

a)

cell membrane

b)

vacuole

c)

cell wall

d)

mitochondria

6.

This organelle stores food, water and waste.

a)

vacuole

b)

chloroplasts

c)

cell membrane

d)

nucleus

7.

Which organelle contains chlorophyll and is where photosynthesis occurs?

a)

cell wall

b)

mitochondrian

c)

vacuole

d)

chloroplast

8.

This organelle controls the cell and contains DNA.

a)

nucleus

b)

glucose

c)

cell membrane

d)

protein

9.

Which organelle is a gel-like fluid that fills the cell and keeps the organelles in place?

a)

mitochondria

b)

cytoplasm

c)

cell wall

d)

vacuole

10.

The _____ controls what goes in and out of the cell and helps maintain homeostasis.

a)

chloroplast

b)

cytoplasm

c)

organelle

d)

cell membrane

11.

The power plant of the cell that creates energy known as ATP is the _____.

a)

vacuole

b)

photosynthesis

c)

mitochondria

d)

carbon dioxide

12.

_____ is the process where plants use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into food for the plant.

a)

photosynthesis

b)

organelles

c)

mitochondria

d)

DNA

13.

This is the "brain" of the cell and contains DNA.

a)

nucleus

b)

cell membrane

c)

mitochondria

d)

chloroplasts

14.

What is the chemical energy of a cell called?

a)

DNA

b)

REM

c)

ATP

d)

RNA

15.

This is the "power plant" of the cell that produces an energy called ATP.

a)

mitochondrion

b)

nucleus

c)

cytoplasm

d)

vacuole

16.

How are plant cells different than animal cells?

a)

They have chloroplasts.

b)

They have a cell wall.

c)

They have one large vacuole.

d)

All of these.

17.

What organelle stores water, food, and waste?

a)

cell membrane

b)

mitochondrion

c)

vacuole

d)

chloroplast

18.

What is the green pigment in a plant cell called?

a)

chloroplast

b)

cytoplasm

c)

chlorophyll

d)

lysosome

19.

This organelle is at the center of an animal cell, but near the edge of a plant cell.

a)

nucleus

b)

ribosome

c)

mitochondrion

d)

cytoplasm

20.

Which type of cell has one large vacuole?

a)

plant cell

b)

muscle cell

c)

red blood cell

d)

animal cell