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Cell Vocabulary Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The image below shows a typical animal cell that can be found in multi-cellular organisms. What type of cell must it be?

a)

Prokaryotic cell

b)

Eukaryotic cell

2.

Which level of scientific knowledge uses mathematical formulas to show relationships and make predictions about the world around us?

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Theory

c)

Scientific law

3.

Which organelle in the cell specifically controls what comes in and goes out?

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Cell wall

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Nucleus

4.

When water naturally moves through the cell membrane, what is that called?

a)

Osmosis

b)

Diffusion

5.

Which organelle is responsible for converting the food we eat into energy usable by the cell?

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Nucleus

6.

The cell cycle is a constantly repeating pattern that the vast majority of cells in your body are constantly experiencing. Which below is NOT a part of the cell cycle?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Interphase

d)

Cytokinesis

7.

A possible explanation to a scientific question or problem is known as what?

a)

A hypothesis!

b)

A theory!

c)

A scientific law!

8.

DNA is typically packed into a chromosome, and a human cell has 23 pairs of chromosomes within it. Where are chromosomes found in the cell?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Nucleus

c)

Endoplasmic reticulum

d)

Mitochondria

9.

This is a picture of a bacteria, which is a single-celled organism. What type of cell is this?

a)

Prokaryotic cell

b)

Eukaryotic cell

10.

This image breaks down, step by step, the process of a cell making a copy of itself. What is this called?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

11.

Gases such as Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide are able to passively move through the cell membrane. What is this passive movement called?

a)

Osmosis

b)

Diffusion

12.

What are the TWO organelles below that are found in plant cells, but NOT animal cells?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Endoplasmic reticulum

d)

Mitochondria

e)

Cell wall

13.

The cell theory describes the relationship between cells and living organisms, and consists of three core tenets. Which below is NOT one of those core tenets?

a)

All living things are made up of cells.

b)

All cells come from pre-existing cells.

c)

All organisms are made up of more then one cell.

d)

The cell is the basic unit of live.

14.

When a new organism is formed by combining half the DNA of the father with half of the DNA of the mother, what form of cell division has occurred?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

15.

Which level of scientific knowledge is supported by a tremendous amount of evidence, and is trying to describe complex natural processes that can't simply be explained using mathematical means?

a)

A hypothesis!

b)

A theory!

c)

A scientific law!