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Cells, Cell Structure and Cell Transport

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 11hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do you call the tiny cell structures inside a cell that carry out a specific function within the cell?

a)

Biomolecules

b)

Organelles

c)

Cells

d)

Atoms

2.

What do you call the eukaryotic cells that do not have a cell wall and are only surrounded by a cell membrane?

a)

Plant Cells

b)

Animal Cells

c)

Bacteria Cells

d)

Viral Cells

3.

What do you call the eukaryotic cells that have a cell wall, chloroplasts and a central vacuole.

a)

Animal Cells

b)

Bacterial Cells

c)

Plant Cells

d)

Viral Cells

4.

What do you call the jellylike substance between the cell membrane, organelles and the nucleus that fills the "empty" space in a cell?

a)

Chromatin

b)

Chromosomes

c)

Microtubles

d)

Cytoplasm

5.

What is the barrier that protects the cell and regulates what substances enter and leave the cell and it is mainly composed of lipids?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Nuclear Envelope

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

6.

What is the cell's control center that directs all activities of the cell?

a)

Nucleolus

b)

City Hall

c)

Ribosome

d)

Nucleus

7.

What is the largest organelle in the plant cell? It is surrounded by a membrane and functions to hold materials and wastes. It also functions to maintain cell structure and support.

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Central Vacuole

8.

What do you call the membrane that surrounds the nucleus, it protects material inside the nucleus?

a)

Nuclear Envelope

b)

Nuclear Membrane

c)

Nucleus Envelope

d)

Nucleus Membrane

9.

What is the rigid layer of nonliving material that surrounds the cells of plants, it protects the cell and provides structure?

a)

Cellulose

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Cell Wall

10.

What is the genetic material, or DNA, in the nucleus?

a)

Chromatin

b)

RNA

c)

Nucleus

d)

Nucleolus

11.

Where are ribosomes made in the cell?

a)

Nuclear Envelope

b)

Golgii Bodies

c)

Nucleolus

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

12.

Which organelle is known as the "powerhouse" of the cell because it converts energy in food molecules to energy the cell can use to carry out its functions?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplasts

c)

Lysosomes

d)

Vacuoles

13.

What is the name of the small, round organelles that contain chemicals that break down certain materials in the cell and aid in removal of wastes from the cell?

a)

Lysosomes

b)

Vacuoles

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Golgi Bodies

14.

Which organelle is a network of passageways that carry materials from one part of the cell to another?

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Golgi Bodies

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Ribosomes

15.

Which organelles are the storage organelles of the cells, generally they store and package food?

a)

Golgi Bodies

b)

RIbosomes

c)

Vacuoles

d)

Mitochondria

16.

What do you call the organelles found only in plant cells that capture energy from sunlight and use it to produce food for the cell?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Central Vacuole

c)

Chloroplasts

d)

Golgi Bodies

17.

Which organelle receives proteins and other newly formed materials from the E.R., package them, and transport them to other parts of the cell?

a)

Golgi Bodies

b)

Vacuoles

c)

Chloroplasts

d)

Ribosomes

18.

What are the small organelles that function as factories that make proteins? They can be attached to the E.R. or they may float in the cytoplasm.

a)

Golgi Bodies

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Cetrioles

19.

What are the three things that all cell types have in common?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Genetic Material

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Cell Membrane

e)

Cytoplasm

20.
The movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.
a)
Osmosis
b)
Respiration
c)
Diffusion
d)
Active Transport
21.
Cells use energy to move materials across a membrane (low to high concentration).
a)
Active transport
b)
Passive transport
c)
Diffusion
d)
Osmosis
22.
Cells transport material across a cell membrane without using energy (high to low concentration)
a)
Passive transport
b)
Concentration
c)
Endocytosis
d)
Active Transport
23.

What process is occurring in the photo?

a)

exocytosis

b)

endocytosis

c)

phagocytosis

d)

nucleolus is forming

24.

The scientist who first saw living cells through a simple microscope was ___.

a)

Schleiden

b)

Hooke

c)

van Leeuwenhoek

d)

Schwann

25.

What is the smallest unit of life?

a)

cells

b)

mitochondria

c)

chloroplasts

d)

organs

26.

What is the structure labeled number 10 in the photo?

a)

mitochondrion

b)

chloroplast

c)

Golgi body

d)

vacuole

27.

What cell structure is shown in the photo that allows certain things to cross into and out of the cell?

a)

vesicle

b)

lysosome

c)

plasma (cell) membrane

d)

centrioles

28.

What is the name of the purple structure in the center of the nucleus that is responsible for making ribosomes?

a)

Golgi body

b)

nuclear envelope

c)

nucleolus

d)

cytoplasm

29.

What cell structure is shown in the photo that allows certain things to cross into and out of the cell?

a)

vesicle

b)

lysosome

c)

plasma (cell) membrane

d)

centrioles

30.

What is the name of the blue structure in the photo?

a)

Golgi body

b)

nucleus

c)

smooth endoplasmic reticulum

d)

rough endoplasmic reticulum

31.
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
32.
Autotroph is when..
a)
An organism makes it's own food
b)
An organism has to eat other things
33.

The 3 parts of the Cell Theory are...?

a)

All living things are composed of cells

Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things

All cells are produced from other cells

b)

All living things are composed of cells

Cells are the basic units of dance and vibes in living things

All cells are destroyed from other aliens

c)

All living things are composed of Jell-O

Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things

All cells are produced from factories in Canada

d)

All living things are composed of cells

Cells do karate and practice eating whole pies in their free time

All cells are produced from other cells

34.

What is the total magnification of a microscope with two lenses when one lens has a magnification of 10x, and the other lens has a magnification of 30x?

a)

15x

b)

300x

35.

A microscope is an instrument that.

a)

makes faraway objects look closer.

b)

makes small objects appear larger.

36.

Who was the person who used his microscope to observe a thin slice of cork, and concluded that the cork was made up of cells?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Bill Nye

37.

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.

38.

All cells come from...

a)

Unicellular organisms

b)

Dead cells

c)

Pre-existing (already alive) cells

d)

Multicellular organisms

39.

What do scientists mean by "pre-existing" cells?

a)

Cells that are already dead

b)

Cells that are not born yet

c)

Cells that are alive and can and create new cells

d)

This is not a real term scientists use

40.

Cells are the most _____________ unit of living things

a)

Delicious

b)

Basic

c)

Complex

d)

Large

41.

A microscope that uses light to reveal the image

a)

Scanning Electron Microscope

b)

Transmission Electron Microscope

c)

Compound Light Microscope

d)

Reverse Conditional Microscope

42.

The amount by which an image is made bigger compared to the specimen

a)

Magnification

b)

Axon

c)

Specimen

d)

Cell membrane

43.

Green chemical in chloroplasts that traps the sun's energy for photosynthesis

a)

cytoplasm

b)

vacuole

c)

chlorophyll

d)

cell wall