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Cell Practice test

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following scientists concluded that all animals are made of cells?
a)
Rudolf Virchow
b)
Matthais Schleiden
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Theodor Schwann
2.
Which of the following scientists was the first to observe bacteria?
a)
Anton van Leuwenhoek
b)
Matthais Schleiden
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Theodor Schwann
3.
Which of the following statements is not part of the cell theory?
a)
Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in all living things.
b)
All cells are produced from other cells.
c)
Only animal cells are composed of cells.
d)
All living things are composed of cells.
4.

When cells are damaged, new cells are created by cell a process called cell division. How does the cell theory support this fact?

a)

It states that all cells have a nucleus which divides.

b)

It states that all living things are made up of one or more cells.

c)

It states that cells come from previously existing cells.

d)

It states that the basic units of structure and function are cells.

5.
Which statement is a part of the cell theory?
a)
all cells come from preexisting cells
b)
bacteria are prokaryotic cells
c)
eukaryotic cells are complex
d)
humans are multicellular
6.
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
7.
Who looked at cork and named the cell?
a)
Robert Hooke
b)
Van Leeuwenhoek
c)
Robert Brown
d)
Francesco Redi
8.

I like to be thought of as the "storage bubble" for both plant and animal cells. I am a...

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cytoskeleton

c)

Vacuole

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

9.

I am the "brain" of the cell or the "control center" for everything happening within the cell. I am a...

a)

Golgi Body/Apparatus

b)

Nucleus

c)

Ribosome

d)

Lysosome

10.

Photosynthesis takes place within me. I am a...

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Chlorine

d)

Chloroplast

11.

I am often referred to as the "packaging system" within a cell. I "package" proteins and ship them to the Golgi Body. I am a...

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

c)

Baconidis

d)

Golgi Body

12.

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

13.

I decide what goes in and out of the cell. I am fluid like and found in BOTH plant and animal cells. I am a...

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Golgi Apparatus

14.

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

15.

Plants and animal cells have...

a)

Mitochondria and chloroplasts

b)

Nucleus and chloroplast

c)

Cell wall and chloroplast

d)

Mitchochodria and cytoplasm

16.

what is the function of a lysosome?

a)

To create energy for the cell

b)

To command the cell what to do

c)

To remove waste using digestive enzymes from the cell

d)

To protect the cell

17.

How can you tell that this is a prokaryote or eukaryote cell?

a)

It is a prokaryote because it doesn't have a nucleus

b)

It is a eukaryotic cell because it has a cell wall and a nucleus

c)

It is eukaryotic because it does not a nucleus nor a cell membrane

d)

It is prokaryote because it has a cell wall

18.

The outermost layer of a plant cell and animal cell is...

a)

Plant cell - cell membrane, animal cell - cell wall

b)

Plant cell - cell wall; animal cell - cell membrane

c)

Plant and animal cell - cell wall

d)

Plant and animal cell - cell membrane

19.

What is the jelly-like substance that keeps the organelles floating?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Nucleus

c)

ER

d)

Cytoplasm

20.

Which of the following is a characteristic feature of prokaryotic cells?

a)

Presence of a nucleus

b)

Presence of membrane-bound organelles

c)
  • Lack of a defined nucleus

d)
  • Multicellular organization

21.

Assertion (A): Mitochondria are known as the powerhouses of the cell.

Reason (R): Mitochondria contain enzymes that are necessary for photosynthesis.

a)
  • Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

b)
  • Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c)
  • A is true, but R is false.

d)
  • A is false, but R is true.

22.

Assertion (A): Plant cells have a cell wall, but animal cells do not.

Reason (R): The cell wall provides structural support and protection to plant cells.

a)
  • (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

b)
  • (b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c)
  • (c) A is true, but R is false.

d)
  • (d) A is false, but R is true.

23.

Assertion (A): Ribosomes are the site of protein synthesis in the cell.

Reason (R): Ribosomes contain DNA which is essential for protein synthesis.

a)
  • (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

b)
  • (b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c)
  • (c) A is true, but R is false.

d)
  • (d) A is false, but R is true.

24.

Assertion (A): The nucleus is known as the control center of the cell.

Reason (R): The nucleus contains chromosomes which carry genetic information.

a)
  • (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

b)
  • (b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

  • true.

c)
  • (c) A is true, but R is false.

d)

  • (d) A is false, but R is true.

25.

Assertion (A): Lysosomes are involved in the digestion of cellular waste.

Reason (R): Lysosomes contain hydrolytic enzymes that break down biomolecules.

a)
  • (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

b)
  • (b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c)
  • (c) A is true, but R is false.

d)
  • (d) A is false, but R is true.