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8 thcell structure and function

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Both an animal cell and a plant cell have a cell membrane.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

2.

Check all the organelles that can be found in an animal cell.

a)

chloroplasts

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

golgi complex

3.
The function of this organelle is to store water. Large ones are found in plants. 
a)
Lysosome
b)
Golgi Body
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Vacuole
4.
What organelle PRODUCES proteins?
a)
ribosomes
b)
centrioles
c)
lysosomes
d)
nucleus
5.

Who looked at cork and named what he saw cells?

a)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Rudolph Virchow

d)

Matthias Schleiden

6.

The densely packed area of a cell that has the DNA and controls the cell's activities.

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Golgi Bodies

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria

7.

Organisms whose cells do not have a nucleus are called _____.

a)

Eukaryotes

b)

Multicellular

c)

Unicellular

d)

Prokaryotes

8.
What is the structure labeled #5?
a)
Vacuole
b)
Chloroplast
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Lysosome
9.
What distinguishes a eukaryotic cell from a prokaryotic cell is the presence of 
a)
A cell wall
b)
A nucleus
c)
DNA
d)
Ribosomes
10.
Where is the genetic material found in the cell? 
a)
Nucleolus
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Nucleus
d)
Chloroplast
11.
This organelle acts like a gatekeeper, allowing some materials to pass through it, but not others. 
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Vacuole
12.

Intracellular components are not found in cells of

a)

Lower plants


b)

Prokaryotes

c)

Higher plants

d)

Eukaryotes

13.

Who proposed the theory that "cells arise only from the pre-existing cells''

a)

Mohl

b)

Virchow

c)

Haeckel

d)

Brown

14.

This structure of the plant cell is non-living

a)

Nucleus

b)

cell wall

c)

cytoplasm

d)

Mitochondrion

15.

Golgi apparatus is often associated with

a)

mitochondria

b)

RER

c)

lysosome

d)

none

16.

This cell organelle does not contain DNA

a)

(a) Nucleus

b)

(b) Mitochondria

c)

(c) Lysosomes

d)

(d) Chloroplast

17.

This ribosome is engaged in protein synthesis in animal cell

a)

Ribosomes of only cytosol

b)

Ribosomes which occur on nuclear membrane and ER

c)

. Ribosomes of only mitochondria and cytosol

d)

Ribosomes of only nucleolus and cytosol

18.

This cell organelle is responsible for extracting energy from carbohydrates to form ATP

a)

Lysosome

b)

Ribosome

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Mitochondrion

19.

1.

Which of the following is the exception of cell theory?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Fungi

c)

Lichen

d)

Virus

20.
What is the fluid inside a cell called? 
a)
Endoplasimic Reticulum
b)
Orange Juice
c)
Water
d)
Cytoplasm
21.
Controls what enters and leaves the cell
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Nucleus
22.
Chloroplasts carry out...
a)
Phagocytocis
b)
Phylocytosis
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Respiration
23.
Which of the following is NOT a cell theory.
a)
All non-living things are made of cells
b)
All cells come from pre-existing cells
c)
Cells are the basic unit of structure and function of all living things
24.
What tool do you use to view the cells?
a)
metric ruler
b)
centrifuge
c)
microscope
d)
pipette
25.
According to cell theory, where did this cell come from?
a)
another living cell
b)
energy from sun
c)
a multicellular organism
d)
the nonliving environment
26.
 A group of cells that have similar functions? Examples are nervous, epithelial, muscle and connective
a)
cells
b)
tissues
c)
organs
d)
atoms
27.
What organelle helps with cell digestion?
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Ribosomes
c)
Golgi Complex
d)
ER
28.
What organelle is called the "powerhouse" of a cell?

a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Nucleolus
29.
A rigid layer that lies outside the cell's  membrane is...
a)
Cytoskeleton
b)
Cilia
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Flagella
30.
What are tiny organelles that convert glucose into ATP?
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Vesicles
c)
Cytoskeleton
d)
Mitochondria
31.
I am the outer most layer of an animal cell. What am I?
a)
cell wall
b)
nucleus
c)
cell membrane 
d)
cell skin
32.
This organelle takes food and turns it into ENERGY for plant and animal cells.
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Lysosome
d)
Ribosome
33.
Where are proteins made?
a)
Golgi body
b)
Mitoichondria
c)
Chromosomes
d)
Ribosomes
34.
What is found in both plant and animal cells but is much larger in plant cells?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Vacuole
35.
Which part of the cell is often called "the brain of the cell"?
a)
nuclear membrane
b)
endoplasmic reticulum
c)
nucleus
d)
mitochondria
36.
What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?
a)
ER
b)
ATP
c)
YOLO
d)
DNA
37.
I am a protein packaging and shipping machine! Who am I?
a)
vacuole
b)
ribosome
c)
mitochondrion
d)
golgi apparatus
38.
Which of the following is directly involved in the transportation of materials inside/within the cell?
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Vacuole
c)
Lysosome
d)
Mitochondria
39.
Which organelle is only found in a plant cell? 
a)
nucleus
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria
d)
cell membrane