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Cells practice test

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 6hrs 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type cell appeared first on earth?

a)

Prokaryotic cells

b)

Eukaryotic cells

c)

Animal cells

d)

Plant cells

2.

Prokaryotic cells do not have __________________.

a)

DNA

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleus

3.

Which type of cell has membrane bound organelles?

a)

Prokaryotic cells

b)

Bacteria cells

c)

Eukaryotic cells

d)

E-coli bacterium

4.

Which of these structures do prokaryotes and eukaryotes share?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell wall

c)

Organelles

d)

Ribosomes

5.

Prokaryotes were the first type of organism to evolve.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What kinds of organisms contain prokaryotic cells?

a)

Fungi

b)

Animals

c)

Plants

d)

Bacteria

7.

This type cell can be unicellular or multicellular.

a)

Bacteria

b)

Prokaryotic

c)

Amoeba

d)

Eukaryotic

8.

One single chromosome of DNA floating in the cytoplasm is found in this type cell.

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

c)

Prokaryotic

d)

Eukaryotic

9.

The prefix Pro and suffix karyote means:

a)

No nucleus

b)

after nucleus

c)

Before nucleus

d)

No kernel

10.

Which of these organisms are not eukaryotes?

a)

Plants

b)

Algae

c)

Animals

d)

Bacteria

11.

I contain genetic material such as DNA.

a)

Prokaryotes

b)

Eukaryotes

c)

Both

12.

I contain membrane-bound organelles.

a)

Eukaryotes

b)

Prokaryotes

13.
The smallest unit that can perform the basic activities of life is
a)
a cell 
b)
a tissue
c)
an organ
d)
an organism
14.
Cell theory states:
a)
All living cells must have a cell wall.
b)
 All living cells require glucose for survival.
c)
The basic unit of life is a cell.
d)
All cells contain a nucleus
15.
Microscopic single-cells that do not have a nucleus or other membrane-bound organelles. 
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
c)
Eukaryotes
d)
Prokaryotes
16.

This cell is a eukaryote because it

a)

contains cytoplasm

b)

has a nucleus

c)

has no nucleus

d)

has DNA

17.

This cell is a(n)

a)

prokaryote

b)

eukaryote

18.

What is the cytoplasm?

a)

material that fills the empty space of the vacuoles

b)

material that fills the empty space of the chloroplasts

c)

contains DNA

d)

material that fills the empty space of a cell

19.

What are eukaryotic cells?

a)

have a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles

b)

bacterial cells

c)

plant cells

d)

animal cells

20.

What are prokaryotic cells?

a)

bacterial cells

b)

plant cells

c)

cells that do not have membrane-bound organelles

d)

animal cells

21.

Vacuoles

a)

in plant and animal cells

b)

store food, water, and waste material

c)

breaks down material inside the cell

22.

Vacuoles are much larger in plant cells.

a)

true

b)

false

23.

What is the function of chloroplasts?

a)

stores proteins needed for the cell

b)

uses energy from the sun to make food

c)

uses proteins to make food for the cell

24.

What is the function of the mitochondria?

a)

uses energy from the sun to make food

b)

makes energy available to the cell

c)

makes proteins

d)

removes waste out of the cell

25.

What is the function of the golgi apparatus?

a)

modifies, packages, and transports proteins and prepares them for use

b)

uses energy from the sun to make food for the cell

c)

tightly packs DNA into chromosomes inside the nucleus

26.

Nucleus

a)

in both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells

b)

contains DNA

c)

control center of the cell

d)

in eukaryotic cells

27.

What is the function of the cell membrane (plasma membrane)?

a)

thick, rigid layer providing the cell its structure

b)

breaks things down

c)

semi-permeable membrane that regulates what comes in and out of the cell. Surrounds the cytoplasm

28.

What is the function of the cell wall?

a)

helps the cell stand up

b)

rigid layer of non living material that surrounds plant cells

c)

semi-permeable membrane that allows items in and out of cell

29.

What is the function of ribosomes?

a)

breaks things down

b)

produces proteins

c)

transports items around the cell

d)

produces food for the cell using energy from the sun

30.

If this organelle does function properly, what would happen to the cell?

a)

It will not be able to support the plant

b)

It will not be able to assist in providing energy for the plant using photosynthesis

c)

It would allow harmful materials to enter the cell

d)

It would not be able to release wastes from the cell

31.

DNA is found in the ___________ of the cell

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Cell membrane

32.

Which of these organelles is not found in an animal cell?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Lysosome

c)

Ribosome

d)

Cell Membrane

33.

What organelle is on the outside of a animal cell?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Cellular lining

d)

Cell Wall

34.

What happens if this organelle does not function properly?

a)

The cell would not be able to digest and get rid of wastes from the cell

b)

The cell would not be able to release energy to other parts of the cell

c)

The cell would not be able to perform photosynthesis

d)

The cell would not be able to transport protein to other parts of the cell

35.

This organelle is the Powerhouse of the cell

a)

Ribosome

b)

Lysosome

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

36.

This organelle stores water, nutrients and wastes

a)

Lysosome

b)

Ribosome

c)

Nucleus

d)

Vacuole

37.

This organelle is responsible for transporting proteins to other parts of the cell

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Endoplasmic reticulum

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Lysosome

38.

What is the primary role of the nucleus in a cell?

a)

Stores genetic material and controls cell activities

b)

Produces energy for the cell

c)

Transports proteins within the cell

d)

Breaks down waste materials

39.

Which organelle is responsible for photosynthesis in plant cells?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Ribosome

d)

Golgi apparatus

40.

The reactants to photosynthesis are...

a)

glucose and oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide and water

41.

The products of photosynthesis are...

a)

glucose and oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide and water

42.

What part of the plant absorbs carbon dioxide?

a)

stomata of leaves

b)

the roots

c)

the flower

43.

What gives the leaf its green color and absorbs sunlight?

a)

stomata

b)

chlorophyll

c)

roots

d)

flowers

44.

The process of photosynthesis transforms _______ energy to _______ energy

a)

light : heat

b)

heat : chemical (sugar)

c)

light : chemical (sugar)

d)

chemical : light

45.

How many water molecules are used as a reactant in photosynthesis?

a)

6

b)

12

c)

18

46.

How many CO2 molecules are used as a reactant in photosynthesis?

a)

6

b)

12

c)

18

47.

Why are plants considered autotrophs

a)

They make their own food

b)

They provide food for others

48.

The main purpose for the process cellular respiration is ATP.

a)

true

b)

false

49.

What are the products of cellular respiration? Choose 3.

a)

water

b)

ATP

c)

Oxygen

d)

Sunlight

e)

Carbon Dioxide

50.

The process in which a cell harvests energy from glucose and makes it into usable energy for the body is called-----

a)

cellular fermentation

b)

anaerobic respiration

c)

aerobic fermentaion

d)

cellular respiration

51.

Cellular respiration occurs in

a)

chloroplasts

b)

mitochondria

c)

golgi aparatus

d)

thylakoid

52.
The main source of energy for all life comes from ____.
a)
the Earth
b)
the moon
c)
the sun
d)
the food we eat/make
53.

A plant's goal for photosynthesis is to:

a)

make food (glucose)

b)

make carbon dioxide

c)

make oxygen

d)

make water

54.
What gas is released into the air during cellular respiration?
a)
oxygen
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
water 
d)
glucose
55.

What gas is released into the air during photosynthesis?

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

water

d)

glucose

56.
Movement of particles from high to low concentration. 
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
57.
Osmosis is a form of ______________. 
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
58.
Movement of materials from high to low concentration through a protein channel. 
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
59.

Movement of molecules across a membrane using ATP

a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
60.

Movement of molecules across a membrane from Low concentration to High concentration

a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
61.
Solutes move against the concentration gradient, therefore energy is needed. 
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
62.
What is the function of ATP in living things?
a)
provides energy for cells
b)
stores genetic information
c)
provides structure in the nucleus
63.

What type of cells are shown?

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

c)

Bacteria

d)

Dinner

64.

What is a plant cell Eukaryotic or prokaryotic?

a)

Eukaryotic cells

b)

Prokaryotic cells

65.

An organism that cannot make its own food.

a)

autobot

b)

heterotroph

c)

autotroph

d)

heterobot

66.

Small openings on the underside of a leaf through which oxygen and carbon dioxide can move. Where gas exchange occurs in a plant.

a)

nodules

b)

stomata

c)

chloroplasts

d)

chlorophyll

67.

Location inside of a plant cell where the process of photosynthesis occurs.

a)

nodules

b)

stomata

c)

chloroplasts

d)

chlorophyll

68.

A process plants use to turn sunlight into food: Conversion of light energy from the sun into chemical energy (stored in glucose).

a)

toxoplasmosis

b)

photosynthesis

c)

aqua-synthesis

d)

homeosynthesis

69.

A gas that plants release during photosynthesis

a)

oxygen

b)

methane

c)

propane

d)

carbon dioxide

70.

A gas that plants take in through small holes in their leaves for the process of photosynthesis.

a)

oxygen

b)

methane

c)

propane

d)

carbon dioxide

71.

Does the following definition describe photosynthesis or cellular respiration?

"The process by which plants capture energy from the sun and use it to make food"

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

72.

Does the following definition describe photosynthesis or cellular respiration?

"The process by which cells obtain energy from glucose"

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

73.

Does the following equation refer to photosynthesis or cellular respiration? glucose + oxygen --> carbon dioxide + water + energy

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

74.

Does the following equation refer to photosynthesis or cellular respiration? sunlight + carbon dioxide + water --> glucose + oxygen

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

75.

C6H12O6 is the chemical formula for

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Water

c)

Oxygen

d)

Glucose

76.

What happens during cellular respiration?

a)

Glucose is broken down, releasing energy

b)

Carbohydrates are released into the bloodstream

c)

Water and carbon dioxide are converted into energy

77.

After cellular respiration, our end product is CO2, H2O and ___ ATP

a)

32

b)

30

c)

24

d)

100

78.

True or False: Plants can do both Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration.

a)

True

b)

False

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