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PROKARYOTIC AND EUKARYOTIC CELLS

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which organisms represents prokaryotic cell?

a)

Animals

b)

Plants

c)

Bacteria

d)

Birds

2.

Which is true of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

a)

Prokaryotic cells are larger than eukaryotic cells.

b)

Eukaryotic cells do not have nuclei, and prokaryotic cells do have nuclei.

c)

Prokaryotic cells lack membrane-bound organelles, and eukaryotic cells contain membrane-bound organelles.

d)

Eukaryotic cells are simpler than prokaryotic cells.

3.
Proteins are produced at which cellular structures?
a)
nuclei
b)
ribosomes
c)
mitochondria
d)
chloroplasts
4.
What type of cell is pictured?
a)
Prokaryotic
b)
Eukaryotic
c)
Plant
d)
Animal
5.
Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells have many differences, but they also share some common features.  Which of the following may be found in either type of cell?
a)
Golgi bodies
b)
ribosomes
c)
mitochondria
d)
nucleus
6.
Which of the following would be found in both eukaryotic AND prokaryotic cells?
a)
chloroplast
b)
cytoplasm
c)
nucleus
d)
endoplasmic reticulum
7.
Type of cell shown?
a)
Bacterial
b)
Prokaryotic
c)
Eukaryotic
d)
Red blood 
8.
Which of the following is NOT a type of eukaryotic cell?
a)
mushroom cell
b)
pea leaf cell
c)
bacterial cell found in Swiss cheese
d)
alligator stomach cell
9.
What is the function of A?
a)
movement through watery environment
b)
store genetic instructions
c)
stick to host cells
d)
store genes for antibiotic resistance
10.
How is this organism best classified?
a)
unicellular & eukaryotic
b)
multicellular & eukaryotic
c)
unicellular & prokaryotic
d)
multicellular & prokaryotic
11.

What is the nucleus?

a)

located in both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells

b)

control center(brain) of the cell that contains genetic information

c)

helps the prokaryotic cells reproduce

d)

is a virus or bacteria cell

12.

Which of the following statements are NOT true about eukaryotic cells?

a)

Eukaryotic cells are larger and contain a nucleus

b)

Eukaryotic cells are plant and animal cells

c)

Eukaryotic cells are smaller and defined by their shape

d)

Eukaryotic cells a multicellular organisms

13.

Where is DNA stored in a prokaryotic cell?

a)

throughout the cell

b)

in the nucleus of the cell

c)

floating around in the cytoplasm

d)

DNA strands show the genes of the organism

14.

Where is the DNA stored in a eukaryotic cell?

a)

throughout the cell

b)

in the nucleus of the cell

c)

there is not DNA in a eukaryotic cell

d)

stored in the cytoplasm of the cell

15.

The root word kary means

a)

cell

b)

before nucleus

c)

true

d)

nucleus

16.

What is the main difference between the prefixes PRO and EU?

a)

EU means no nucleus and Pro means before nucleus

b)

Pro means before nucleus and EU means true nucleus

c)

Pro means true nucleus and Eu means no nucleus

d)

EU and Pro mean the same thing which both has a nuclues

17.

What is letter A pointing to?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Vacuole

d)

Chloroplast

18.

What is letter B pointing to?

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Cell wall

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Nucleus

19.

What is number 14 pointing to?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

chloroplast

20.

Select all the organelles you would find in the following organism:


Seaweed


a)

Cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

nucleus

d)

mitochondria

e)

cytoplasm

21.

Select all the organelles you would find in the following organism:


Palm Tree

a)

Cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

nucleus

d)

mitochondria

e)

cytoplasm

22.

Select all the organelles you would find in the following organism:


Shark

a)

Cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

nucleus

d)

mitochondria

e)

chloroplast

23.

Plant and animal cells have a lot in common. Select the features that you find in BOTH types of cells.

a)

cytoplasm

b)

cell wall

c)

cell membrane

d)

nucleus

e)

chloroplast

24.
What is E pointing to?
a)
mitochondria
b)
chloroplast
c)
ribosome 
d)
vacuole
25.
What is D pointing to?
a)
nucleus
b)
chloroplast
c)
ribosome 
d)
nucluoles
26.
What is B pointing to?
a)
Smooth ER 
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Golgi Apparatus
d)
Cell Wall
27.
What is letter E?
a)
flagella
b)
cillia
c)
cell membrane
d)
cell wall
28.
What is letter D?
a)
flagella
b)
cillia
c)
cell membrane
d)
cell wall
29.
What is letter C?
a)
DNA
b)
nuclues
c)
cell membrane
d)
cell wall
30.
What is D pointing to?
a)
nucleus
b)
chloroplast
c)
ribosome 
d)
nucluoles