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Fundamental unit of life

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I am the "waste removal expert" within a cell, removing unwanted material. Like a garbage man, I am a...

a)

Waste Management

b)

Nucleus

c)

Ribosome

d)

Lysosomes

2.

What distinguishes a plant cell from an animal cell? (How do you tell them apart) Hint: There's 3 ways (Check all 3)

a)

Central Vacuole

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Ribosomes

e)

Chloroplasts

3.
Which of the following is NOT part of the Cell Theory?
a)
All living things are made up of 1 or more cells
b)
All cells come from pre-existing cells
c)
Cells are basic unit of structure for living things
d)
All cells have a nucleus
4.
Prokaryotes and eukaryotes both have
a)
cell membrane and DNA
b)
nucleus
c)
cell wall
5.

The image shows a

a)

plant cell

b)

animal cell

c)

mitosis process

6.

Select the organelle that release energy

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

vacuole

d)

cytoplasm

7.

Select the three parts of the cell theory

a)

Cells are the building blocks of life

b)

Scientists worked hard to discover the cell

c)

All life processes take place in cells.

d)

New cells are produced from existing cells

8.

Which of the following are the main constituents of cell wall?

a)

Pectin

b)

Cellulose

c)

Starch

d)

Protein

9.
a rigid supporting layer that surrounds the cells of plants and some other organisms
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
 nucleus
d)
cytoplasm
10.

I provide plant cells their rigid shape. I am the...

a)

Basketball that Nic Quarne left in Mr. Woller's room last week

b)

Cytoskeleton

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Cell Wall

11.
What does "bilayer" mean?
a)
one layer
b)
two layers
c)
laminated
d)
bilateral
12.
Most of the cell membrane is made of...
a)
Lipids
b)
Carbohydrates
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic acids
13.
What is another term for "selectively permeable"?
a)
porous
b)
completely permeable
c)
permanent
d)
semipermeable
14.

Which type of biological macromolecule is the main component of the plasma membrane?

a)

carbohydrate

b)

lipid

c)

protein

d)

nucleic acid

15.

Define plasma membrane

a)

lipid that helps minimize effects of temperature

b)

only on the outer surface of the plasma membrane and are attached to proteins or lipids; form distinctive cellular markers

c)

flexible boundary of a cell that separates a cell from its surroundings

d)

may extend partway into the plasma membrane, cross the membrane entirely, or be loosely attached to its inside or outside face

16.

The cell membrane is mostly made of what?

a)

Membrane-spanning Proteins

b)

Surface Proteins

c)

Phospholipids

d)

Carbohydrates

17.

The cell membrane is _______________ permeable.

a)

selectively

b)

somewhat

c)

physically

d)

ionically

18.

A plant cell wall is made up pf _________.

a)

phospolipids

b)

cellulose

c)

proteins

d)

DNA

19.
Fluid found inside the nucleus is known as
a)
Nucleoplasm
b)
Protoplast
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Amyloplast
20.
IDENTIFY THE PROCESS-
a)
PLASMOLYSIS
b)
DIFFUSION
c)
OSMOSIS
d)
IMBIBITION
21.

Which cell organelle is known as 'Power House Of the Cell?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Golgi bodies

c)

Vacuoles

d)

Mitochondria

22.
Cell organelles are embedded in
a)
Nucleolus
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Protoplasm
d)
Mitochondria
23.

Basic unit of all forms of life

a)

Cell

b)

Nucleus

c)

Prokaryote

d)

Eukaryote

24.

Rough ER Contains

a)

Detoxification

b)

Carbohydrate Synthesizing machinery

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Lysosomes

25.

Plasma membrane is

a)

Permeable

b)

Selectively Permeable

c)

Semi Permeable

d)

Impermeable

26.

Which of the following has an irregular or variable shape?

a)

Euglena

b)

Paramecium

c)

Amoeba

d)

Clamydomonas

27.

The longest cell in the human body is

a)

Liver Cell

b)

Nerve Cell

c)

Kidney cell

d)

Muscle Cell

28.

The term 'cell' was given by:

a)

Leeuwenhoek

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Flemming

d)

Robert Brown

29.

Gene

a)

Chemically made up of DNA

b)

Unit of inheritance

c)

Part of Chromosome

d)

All of the above

30.

Ribosomal Factory of cell

a)

Nucleolus

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Vacoule

d)

Mitochondria

31.

Protein Factory of cell

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosome

c)

Mitochondria

d)

ER

32.

Rough endoplasmic reticulum contains

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

cellulose

d)

Ribosome

33.

Well defined nucleus is absent in

a)

Animal cells

b)

Plant cells

c)

Eukaryotic cells

d)

Prokaryotic cells

34.

Organelle without a cell membrane is

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplast

35.

Main difference between animal cell and plant cell is

a)

nutrition

b)

Movement

c)

Respiration

d)

Growth

36.

First living cells were observed by

a)

Robert hooke

b)

Robert Brown

c)

A. V. Leeuwenhoek

d)

R. Virchow

37.

Amoeba acquires its food through a process termed as

a)

Endocytosis

b)

Exocytosis

c)

Plasmolysis

d)

Exocytosis and endocytosis both

38.

Cell arises from preexisting cell was stated by

a)

Robert hooke

b)

Hackle

c)

Schleiden

d)

Virchow

39.

Well defined nucleus is absent in

a)

Animal cells

b)

Plant cells

c)

Eukaryotic cells

d)

Prokaryotic cells

40.

Cell wall of plant cells chiefly composed of

a)

Phospholipids

b)

Protein

c)

Cellulose

d)

Hemicellulose

41.

What is the meaning of cell

a)

Honeycomb

b)

a small room

c)

Compound microscope

d)

Selective permeable membrane

e)

A small room

42.
Which organelles are filled with enzymes that aid in intra-cellular digestion, breaking down wastes and old organelles?
a)
mitochondria
b)
Golgi body
c)
lysosomes
d)
ribosomes
43.
You might think of me as the trash collector, but recycler is maybe more accurate. What am I?
a)
mitochondria
b)
lysosome
c)
vacuole
d)
ribosome
44.
break down (digest) worn out cell parts, mostly in animal cells
a)
cytoplasm
b)
lysosomes
c)
mitochondria
d)
vacuoles
45.
stiff, protective outer layer of plant cells
a)
cell membrane
b)
nuclear membrane
c)
cell wall
d)
cytoplasm
46.
ONLY found in plant cells
a)
nucleus
b)
cell wall
c)
cell membrane
d)
lysosome
47.

What organelles are only found in plant cells?

a)

cell membrane and chloroplast

b)

cell membrane and mitochondria

c)

cell wall and chloroplast

d)

centrioles and lysosomes

48.

Provides extra protection and support to plants, fungi, and prokaryotic cells. It is NOT found in animal cells.

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Nuclear Envelope

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Chloroplast

49.

Contains enzymes for breaking down food and other material

a)

Golgi Body/Apparatus

b)

Vacuole

c)

Lysosomes

d)

Ribosomes

50.
a)
where ribosomes are made
b)
receives proteins from ER and distributes them
c)
assembles amino acids into proteins