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Cells

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is the smallest unit of life that can carry out all life functions?

a)

the nucleus

b)

the cytoplasm

c)

the cell membrane

d)

the cell

2.

Which three structures are found in both animal and plant cells?

a)

nucleus, cell membrane, and cytoplasm

b)

cell membrane, chloroplasts, and mitochondria

c)

cytoplasm, a cell wall, and nucleus

d)

nucleus, chloroplasts, and cell wall

3.

Which cell structure is found in plant and animals cells and controls what can come into or leave a cell?

a)

cell membrane

b)

cytoplasm

c)

nucleus

d)

cell wall

4.

What is the function of the nucleus?

a)

to produce energy

b)

to control cell activity

c)

to remove waste products

d)

to allow molecules to enter the cell

5.

Chloroplasts in plant cells allow the plant to perform a function that animal cells cannot do. What is the main function of the chloroplasts found in plant cells?

a)

to absorb light energy and make food

b)

to remove waste materials

c)

to control all the processes in the cell

d)

to control the shape of the cell

6.

What is the function of a cell wall?

a)

to protect and support the cell

b)

to make food for the cell

c)

to prevent water from passing through it

d)

to prevent oxygen from entering the cell

7.
In what part of the plant cell does the process of photosynthesis take place?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplasts
d)
vacuoles
8.

The basic unit of life.

a)

chloroplast

b)

nucleus

c)

cell

d)

cell membrane

9.
This thin layer protects the cell and regulates what substances enter and leave the cell.
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell
c)
cell wall
d)
golgi body
10.

In a plant cell, this is a stiff wall that surrounds the membrane, giving the cell a rigid, boxlike shape?

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell

c)

ribosome

d)

cell wall

11.
These organelles capture energy from sunlight and use it to produce food for the cell.
a)
cell membrane
b)
chloroplasts
c)
cell wall
d)
ribosomes
12.
A gel-like fluid in which many different organelles are found.
a)
cell membrane
b)
nucleus
c)
organelle
d)
cytoplasm
13.

This organelle directs all the cell's activities.

a)

cytoplasm

b)

chloroplasts

c)

cell wall

d)

nucleus

14.

The movement of molecules from higher concentration to lower concentration is

a)

diffusion

b)

cell division

c)

oxidation

d)

photosynthesis

15.

What organelles are only found in PLANT cells

a)

nucleus & cell membrane

b)

cell wall & chloroplasts

c)

cytoplasm & nucleus

d)

cell membrane & cell wall

16.

An organism made of one cell is called

a)

one-celled organism

b)

multicellular organism

c)

many-celled organism

d)

mitochondria

17.

How are one-celled organisms different from multicellular organisms?

a)

There are no differences.

b)

They are made of many cells.

c)

They are not a complete organism.

d)

They are a complete organism in one cell.

18.

The process of combining food and oxygen to create energy is called

a)

cell division

b)

oxidation

c)

diffusion

d)

fission

19.

For any life activity, a living thing needs

a)

movement

b)

energy

c)

growth

d)

bananas

20.

The three main parts of a cell are

a)

nucleus, cytoplasm, cell wall

b)

nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm

c)

nucleus, cell membrane, chloroplasts

d)

cell membrane, cytoplasm, cell wall

21.

A ____________________________ is in a plant cell, but is not found in an animal cell.

a)

cytoplasm

b)

cell wall

c)

nucleus

d)

cell membrane

22.

A scratch in your skin heals because cells

a)

build new cell walls

b)

create more chloroplasts

c)

divide and make new cells

d)

build new cambium cells

23.

Cell division takes place in

a)

every living thing

b)

newly formed living things only

c)

animal cells only

d)

plant cells only

24.

The chromosomes

a)

are the food of all animal cells.

b)

determine the characteristics of the organism.

c)

are the green matter of plant cells.

d)

are the main component of cell walls.

25.

One-celled organisms may reproduce by

a)

photosynthesis

b)

diffusion

c)

fission

d)

oxidation