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Unit 2 Study Guide Cells and Cell structure

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Robert Hooke, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Theodor Schwann, Rudolf Virchow, and Matthias Schliden were all responsible for what theory?
a)
The Theory of Gravity
b)
The Theory of Relativity
c)
The Cell Theory
d)
The Theory of Continental Drift
2.
All living things are made up of...
a)
cells
b)
cell tissues
c)
organ
d)
organ systems
3.
All cells come from___________ cells.
a)
pregnant
b)
pre-existing
c)
paternal
d)
pin size
4.
Who looked at cork and named the cell?
a)
Robert Hooke
b)
Van Leeuwenhoek
c)
Robert Brown
d)
Francesco Redi
5.

Unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus

a)

Prokaryotic Cell

b)

Eukaryotic Cell

6.

Organism whose cells contain a nucleus

a)

Prokaryotic Cell

b)

Eukaryotic Cell

7.

Assembles proteins and lipids

—  Two types: Rough and Smooth

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

chloroplast

d)

endoplasmic reticulum

8.

Converts solar energy to chemical energy stored in food

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

chloroplast

d)

endoplasmic reticulum

9.

Which organelle contains genetic material?

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Golgi Complex

c)

Nucleolus

d)

Nucleus

10.
What is the function of the vacuole?
a)
Sac that stores water, nutrients, and waste products
b)
Sac filled with digestive chemicals
c)
Jelly-like substance within the plasma membrane
d)
stack of membranes that packages chemicals
11.
What is the function of nucleus?
a)
Structure that organizes motion of chromosomes. 
b)
Structure that contains DNA and directs the cell 
c)
Membrane that surrounds and protects the cell 
d)
Stack of membranes that packages chemicals
12.
Where does photosynthesis occur?
a)
mitochondria
b)
stomata
c)
xylem
d)
chloroplast
13.
I make proteins for the cell. What am I?
a)
ribosome
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplast
d)
lysosome
14.
What can only be found in plant cells?
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Vacuole
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Mitochondrion
15.
The two kinds of cells are Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes. How are they different?
a)
Prokaryotes have a nucleus.
b)
Eukaryotes have a nucleus.
c)
Prokaryotes are plant cells.
d)
There is no difference.
16.
What cell part is NOT found in all cells?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Genetic Material
17.
This organelle takes food and turns it into ENERGY for plant and animal cells.
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Lysosome
d)
Ribosome
18.
Where are proteins made?
a)
Golgi body
b)
Mitoichondria
c)
Chromosomes
d)
Ribosomes
19.
A rigid layer that lies outside the cell's  membrane is...
a)
Cytoskeleton
b)
Cilia
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Flagella
20.
Only eukaryotic cells have....
a)
membrane-bound organelles 
b)
DNA
c)
ribosomes
d)
cell membranes 
21.
What is the fluid inside a cell called? 
a)
Endoplasimic Reticulum
b)
Orange Juice
c)
Water
d)
Cytoplasm
22.
This organelle eliminates waste. 
a)
Nucleus
b)
ER
c)
Vacuole
d)
Lysosome
23.
This is a double layer of phospholipids that creates a barrier between the cells internal and external environments; it controls what comes in or out of the cell (selective permeable)
a)
Nucleus
b)
Cilia
c)
Cell membrane
d)
Flagella
24.

What is a fun way to remember what the Endoplasmic Reticulum does?

a)

transportER

b)

I am a mighty powerhouse

c)

Im the control center

25.

Which organelle receives proteins and materials from the ER, packages them and distributes them

a)

Vacuoles

b)

Golgi Bodies

c)

Nucleus

d)

Chromatin

26.

Which organelle is found inside the nucleus and produces ribosomes

a)

Nucleolus

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Lysosome

d)

Golgi Bodies

27.

What is the function of the cell membrane?

a)

To control what comes in and out of the cell

b)

To break down food inside the cell

c)

to serve as a barrier

d)

to eat the cells food

28.

Which organelle is for packaging and shipping?

a)

vacuole

b)

ribosome

c)

endoplasmic reticulum

d)

golgi apparatus

29.

The rough endoplasmic reticulum, has what organelle attached to it?

a)

vacuoles

b)

ribosomes

c)

lysosomes

d)

mitochondria

30.

Organelle in a cell that receives proteins and other newly formed materials from the endoplasmic reticulum, packages them, and distributes them to other parts of the cell

a)

Golgi Apparatus

b)

Lysosome

c)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

d)

Chloroplast

31.
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.
32.

All of the following contain a cell wall except:

a)

prokaryotes

b)

animal cells

c)

plant cells

d)

bacteria

33.

Which do BOTH prokaryotes and eukaryotes contain?

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

ribosomes

d)

cell wall

34.

Which type of plant cell would have more chloroplasts than others?

a)

Leaf cell

b)

Root cell

c)

Stem cell

d)

Root epidermal cell

35.

A table with characteristics of three different cells is shown. Cell 1 is a _____.

a)

prokaryote

b)

eukaryote

36.

A table with characteristics of three different cells is shown. Cell 2 is a _____.

a)

prokaryote

b)

eukaryote

37.

Which cell type tends to be smaller?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

there is not a size difference

38.

The flu, which is caused by Influenza, is caused by a?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Virus

39.

Which pathogens are largest in size?

a)

Viruses

b)

Bacteria

c)

Both viruses and bacteria are about the same size

40.

Composed of a protein coat called a capsid which contains DNA or RNA, or never both?

a)

Viruses

b)

Bacteria

c)

Both viruses and bacteria

41.

These are considered to be living organisms _________________.

a)

Viruses

b)

Bacteria

c)

Both viruses and bacteria

42.

These are considered to be non-living particles __________________.

a)

Viruses

b)

Bacteria

c)

Both viruses and bacteria

43.

Which one(s) reproduce by hi-jacking a host cell machinery?

a)

Viruses

b)

Bacteria

c)

Both viruses and bacteria

44.

Antibiotics can treat infections caused by __________________.

a)

viruses

b)

bacteria

c)

viruses or bacteria

d)

anything

45.

What is a host?

a)

An organism that eats another organism

b)

An organism or a cell that the virus needs to reproduce in

c)

Something that causes harm to the cell

d)

The person that greats you at a resturant

46.

Contain a large central vacuole

a)

animal cells

b)

plant cells

c)

both

d)

neither

47.

Contains chloroplasts

a)

plant cells

b)

animal cells

c)

both

d)

neither

48.

Contains a cell membrane

a)

animal cell

b)

plant cell

c)

both

d)

neither

49.

Contains a cell wall

a)

animal cell

b)

plant cell

c)

both

d)

neither

50.

A group of organs form

a)

Cells

b)

Tissue

c)

Organs

d)

Organ systems

51.

A group of tissue form

a)

Cells

b)

Tissue

c)

Organs

d)

Organ systems

52.

A group of cells form

a)

Cells

b)

Tissue

c)

Organs

d)

Organ systems

53.

What acronym helps us remember the levels of organization?

a)

CTOS

(Cells, Tissue, Organs, Organ systems)

b)

G Triple C For Real

c)

Triple C

(Cell wall, Chloroplast, Central vacuole)

d)

My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nachos

54.

What acronym helps us remember the what plant cells have that animals cells do not?

a)

CTOS

(Cells, Tissue, Organs, Organ systems)

b)

G Triple C For Real

c)

Triple C

(Cell wall, Chloroplast, Central vacuole)

d)

My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nachos