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Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which organelle is only found in a plant cell? 
a)
nucleus
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria
d)
cell membrane
2.
Where is DNA stored in a cell? 
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Golgi Complex
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Nucleus
3.
What is the fluid inside a cell called? 
a)
Endoplasimic Reticulum
b)
Orange Juice
c)
Water
d)
Cytoplasm
4.
Controls what enters and leaves the cell
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Ribosome
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Vacuole
5.
Osmosis is the movement of _____ across a membrane.
a)
food
b)
energy
c)
oxygen
d)
water
6.
If there is 5 percent water inside a cell and 5 percent water outside a cell
a)
more water will move inside the cell
b)
more water will move outside the cell
c)
There will be no movement of water cells
7.
Which instrument is credited for helping scientists develop cell theory?
a)
 the microscope
b)
a hand lens
c)
an electronic balance
d)
a thermometer
8.

which is NOT an example of an organelle?

a)

mitochondrion

b)

nucleus

c)

heart

d)

cell membrane

9.

The term Cell was coined by

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Robert Brown

c)

JE Purkinje

d)

AV Leeuwenhoek

10.

The main site for synthesis of lipids

a)

RER

b)

SER

c)

Golgi apparatus

d)

Lysosomes

11.

When viewing a cork through his homemade microscope, Robert Hook discovered small compartments that he called _____.

a)

boxes

b)

cells

c)

prokaryotes

d)

eukaryotes

12.

Schleiden and Schwann believed _____.

a)

that organisms were the basic unit of life

b)

that both cells and organisms were basic units of life

c)

that the questions of the basic unit of life were too abstract to answer

d)

none of the above

13.

The spherical object within a cell that controls its activity is the _____.

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

ribosome

d)

membrane

14.

The part of the cell that contains the living substance of the cell, excluding the nucleus, is the _____.

a)

nucleus

b)

cell membrane

c)

cytoplasm

d)

cell wall

15.

All prokaryotes are single-celled organisms. Compare prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Select the characteristics that only apply to prokaryotes.

a)

These cells have DNA in a region called the nucleoid

b)

Some of these cells have structures like flagella and microvilla

c)

These cells have cell walls made of polypeptides and polysaccharides

d)

These cells have cell walls made of cellulose

e)

These cells have DNA contained in a nucleus

16.

Plants have a large ______________ for storing water.

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

vacuole

d)

golgi body

17.

What is the outside protective coating of a virus made of?

a)

lipids

b)

carbohydrates

c)

protein

d)

carbon