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Cell Structure and Function Review

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 3hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What surrounds the cell and controls what enters and leaves the cell?

a)

vacuole

b)

cell wall

c)

cell membrane

d)

mitochondria

2.

Which organelle breaks down glucose to release energy for the cell--it's the powerhouse of the cell?

a)

nucleus

b)

chloroplast

c)

mitochondria

d)

vacuole

3.

What is the cell organelle that stores water, food and waste called?

a)

chloroplast

b)

nucleus

c)

vacuole

d)

mitochondria

4.
What is the main difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
a)
Prokaryotic cells have a nucleus and Eukaryotic cells do not
b)
Prokaryotic cells are unicellular and Eukaryotic cells are multicellular.
c)
Prokaryotic cells do not have a nucleus, Eukaryotic cells do have a nucleus.
d)
Prokaryotic cells are plant cells and Eukaryotic cells are animal cells.
5.
Organisms composed of many cells are called
a)
Prokaryotic
b)
Eukaryotic
c)
Unicellular
d)
Multicellular
6.
Unicellular organisms are
a)
Prokaryotic
b)
Eukaryotic
c)
Made of many cells
d)
Made of one cell
7.
Plant and animal cells are identical. 
a)
True
b)
False
8.

Using this image, what organelle is A?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Ribosome

9.

Using this image, what organelle is C?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Vacuole

d)

Chloroplast

10.
Using this image, what organelle is G?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Vacuole
d)
Chloroplast
11.

Using this image, what organelle is A?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Vacuole

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplast

12.

Which type of cell does this image represent?

a)

Animal, Eukaryotic

b)

Animal, Prokaryotic

c)

Plant, Eukaryotic

d)

Plant, Prokaryotic

13.

Chloroplasts are found in _________

a)

animal, bacterial, and plant cells.

b)

animal and plant cells.

c)

bacterial and plant cells.

d)

plant cells.

14.

Mitochondria are found in

a)

animal, bacterial, and plant cells.

b)

animal and bacterial cells.

c)

animal and plant cells.

d)

bacterial and plant cells.

15.

A nucleus is found in __________

a)

animal, bacterial, and plant cells.

b)

animal and bacterial cells.

c)

bacterial and plant cells.

d)

animal and plant cells.

16.

Ribosomes are found in ___________ cells.

a)

animal, bacteria, and plant

b)

animal and plant

c)

animal and bacteria

d)

bacteria

17.

A cell wall is found in __________

a)

plant cells only.

b)

animal, bacteria, and plant cells.

c)

bacteria and plant cells.

d)

bacteria cells only.

18.

A cell membrane is found in __________

a)

animal and plant cells.

b)

animal, bacteria, and plant cells.

c)

animal and bacteria cells.

d)

bacteria and plant cells.

19.

Using this image, what organelle is A?

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

ribosomes

d)

mitochondria

20.

Using this image, what organelle is B?

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

nucleus

d)

chloroplast

21.

Using this image, what is represented by A?

a)

nucleus

b)

DNA

c)

mitochondria

d)

ribosomes

22.

Using this image, what organelle is B?

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplasts

c)

ribosomes

d)

nucleus

23.

Using this image, what organelle is C?

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

DNA

d)

ribosomes

24.

Using this image, what organelle is D?

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

ribosomes

d)

mitochondria

25.

Vacuoles are found in ___________.

a)

animal, bacteria, and plant cells

b)

plant cells only

c)

animal cells and plant cells

d)

bacteria cells only

26.

Which organelle control the cell's activities; contains the cell's DNA?

a)

mitochondria

b)

cell membrane

c)

nucleus

d)

golgi body

27.

The main function (job) of chloroplasts is:

a)

To control what enters and leaves the cell.

b)

To break down food to release energy for the cell.

c)

To control all activities of the cell.

d)

To produce food for the cell using the sun's energy.

28.
The cytoplasm
a)
Is  the gel-like fluid that holds other organelles in place.
b)
Breaks down food to produce energy for the cell.
c)
Is known as the "brain" of the cell.
d)
Is where photosynthesis takes place.
29.
Identify which of these is NOT a major difference between plant and animal cells.
a)
Only plant cells have a cell wall.
b)
Only animal cells have mitochondria.
c)
Animal cells do NOT contain chloroplasts.
d)
Plant cells have a large central vacuole.
30.
Ribosomes are the cell organelle that
a)
Break down food to produce energy for the cell.
b)
Produce proteins for the cell.
c)
Break down broken cell parts.
d)
Make food for the cell using the sun's energy.
31.

Which types of organisms are Prokaryotes?

a)

Animals

b)

Plants

c)

Amoebas

d)

Bacteria

32.
This organelle helps plants keep their rigid structure. 
a)
Cell wall
b)
Cell membrane
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleus
33.

Using this image, what organelle is B?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Nucleus

34.
Using this image, what organelle is E?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Nucleus
c)
Vacuole
d)
Chloroplast
35.

Using this image, what organelle is C?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Ribosome

36.

What type of cell does this image represent?

a)

Animal, Eukaryotic

b)

Animal, Prokaryotic

c)

Plant, Eukaryotic

d)

Plant, Prokaryotic

37.

A cell wall is found in

a)

animal, bacterial, and plant cells.

b)

bacterial and plant cells.

c)

animal and bacterial cells.

d)

animal and plant cells.

38.

Animal, bacterial, and plant cells all have

a)

a cell wall.

b)

mitochondria.

c)

ribosomes.

d)

a nucleus.

39.

Animal, bacterial, and plant cells all have

a)

a cell membrane.

b)

chloroplasts.

c)

nucleus with DNA.

d)

a cell wall.

40.

When molecules pass through a cell membrane using transport proteins

a)

facilitated diffusion

b)

diffusion

41.

Movement from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration

a)

diffusion

b)

facilitated diffusion

42.

Movement of substances through a cell membrane without using energy

a)

passive transport

b)

active transport

43.

One or more sugar molecules

a)

carbohydrate

b)

protein

c)

lipid

d)

macromolecule

44.

Living things are made of one or more cells; the cell is the smallest unit of life; new cells come from preexisting cells

a)

cell theory

b)

nucleic acid

c)

cytoskeleton

d)

cytoplasm

45.

Large macromolecule that does not dissolve in water

a)

lipid

b)

nucleus

c)

organelle

d)

chloroplast

46.

Substance that forms by joining many small molecules

a)

macromolecule

b)

nucleic acid

c)

protein

d)

cytoplasm

47.

Macromolecule that forms when a long chain of nucleotides join together

a)

nucleic acid

b)

cytoplasm

c)

protein

d)

lipid

48.

Long chain of amino acid molecules

a)

protein

b)

nucleic acid

c)

macromolecule

d)

lipid

49.

Explanation based on scientific knowledge resulting from several observations and experiments

a)

theory

b)

law

c)

hypothesis

d)

inference

50.

Purpose for which something is used

a)

function

b)

theory

c)

lipid

d)

organelle

51.

Movement of substances through a cell membrane using the cell's energy

a)

active transport

b)

passive transport

52.

Movement of substances through a cell membrane without using energy

a)

passive transport

b)

active transport

53.

When molecules pass through a cell membrane using transport proteins

a)

facilitated diffusion

b)

diffusion

54.

Movement from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration

a)

diffusion

b)

facilitated diffusion

55.

Process during which a cell takes in a substance by surrounding it with the cell membrane

a)

endocytosis

b)

exocytosis

56.

Process during which a cell's vesicles release their contents outside the cell

a)

exocytosis

b)

endocytosis

57.

diffusion of water molecules only through a membrane

a)

osmosis

b)

facilitated diffusion

c)

active transport

58.

Series of chemical reactions that convert energy in food molecules into ATP

a)

cellular respiration

b)

photosynthesis

59.

Series of reactions that convert light energy, water, and CO2 into glucose and give off oxygen

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

60.

Check the three major differences between a plant cell and an animal cell.

a)

cell wall

b)

mitochondria

c)

large central vacuole

d)

chloroplasts

61.
Plants and animal cells are examples of ___ cells 
a)
prokaryotic cells 
b)
eukaryotic cells 
62.
What type of cell does not have a nucleus?
a)
eukaryotic 
b)
prokaryotic 
63.

Which statement was NOT included in cell theory?

a)

All living things are composed of cells.

b)

Living cells come only from other living cells.

c)

Each cell contains a cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, mitochondria, and endoplasmic reticulum.

d)

Cells are the smallest structure of living things that can perform the functions necessary for life.

64.

Which instrument is credited for helping scientists develop cell theory?

a)
b)
c)
d)
65.

This early cell theory scientist looked in a microscope and discovered "animalcules" in the gunk from his teeth and pond water.

a)

Schleiden

b)

Leeowenhoek

c)

Hooke

d)

Virchow

e)

Schwann

66.

Who discovered and named cells while looking at cork?

a)

Captain Hook

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Matthais Schleiden

d)

Rudolf Virchow

67.

What was Schleiden convinced of?

a)

All plants are made of cells

b)

All animals are made of cells

c)

All cells are prokaryotic

d)

None of the above

68.

Who noted that all animals are made of cells and helped write the first two parts of cell theory?

a)

Rudolf Virchow

b)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Theodor Schwann

d)

Robert Hooke

69.

Who discovered that all cells come from other living cells and had research that lead to the last major principle of cell theory?

a)

Matthias Schleiden

b)

Theodore Schwann

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Rudolf Virchow

70.

These three scientists together helped come up with the second part of the cell theory (all living things are made of one or more cells). CHOOSE 3 ANSWERS

a)

Schleiden

b)

Leeowenhoek

c)

Hooke

d)

Virchow

e)

Schwann

71.

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

72.

All living things are made up of...

a)

cells

b)

tissues

c)

organ

d)

organ systems

73.

What is the basic structural and functional unit of all living things?

a)

atom

b)

cell

c)

bacteria

d)

animalcules

74.

All cells -----

a)

come from other dead cells

b)

come from other living cells

c)

crystallize out of the air