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Cell Biology Quiz

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are all living things made of?

a)

Atoms

b)

Cells

c)

Molecules

d)

Tissues

2.

What tool is needed to see cells?

a)

Telescope

b)

Magnifying glass

c)

Microscope

d)

Binoculars

3.

What are organisms made up of millions and trillions of cells called?

a)

Single-celled organisms

b)

Multi-celled organisms

c)

Microorganisms

d)

Simple organisms

4.

What are organisms made up of one tiny cell called?

a)

Multi-celled organisms

b)

Single-celled organisms

c)

Complex organisms

d)

Macroorganisms

5.

What are the smaller parts within cells that perform certain jobs called?

a)

Organs

b)

Organelles

c)

Tissues

d)

Systems

6.

What is the 'brain' of the cell that controls all of the cell’s activities?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Cell wall

c)

Nucleus

d)

Vacuole

7.

What contains DNA, the genetic information for the cell?

a)

Chromosomes

b)

Chloroplasts

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Vacuole

8.

Which part of the plant cell supports and protects the cell?

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cell wall

d)

Nucleus

9.

What separates the cell from its surroundings and lets things in and out?

a)

Cell wall

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Chloroplast

10.

What is the jelly-like substance that fills up the cell?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Nucleus

d)

Vacuole

11.

Which organelle helps produce and release energy from food in plant cells?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Vacuole

d)

Chromosomes

12.

What stores food and water in the cell?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Vacuole

d)

Cell wall

13.

Which type of cell has a cell wall?

a)

Animal cell

b)

Plant cell

c)

Both animal and plant cells

d)

Neither animal nor plant cells

14.

Which type of cell contains chloroplasts?

a)

Animal cell

b)

Plant cell

c)

Both animal and plant cells

d)

Neither animal nor plant cells

15.

What is the main function of the vacuole in a cell?

a)

Control cell activities

b)

Store food and water

c)

Produce energy

d)

Protect the cell

16.

In which part of the plant cell does photosynthesis take place?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Ribosome

17.

A rigid layer found outside the cell membrane is...

a)

Cytoskeleton

b)

Cilia

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Flagella

18.
All living things are composed of _______________.
a)
cells
b)
organs
c)
plants
d)
mammals
19.
What is the function of an organelle?
a)
takes up space
b)
carry out all of the functions of a cell
c)
carry out very specific functions in a cell
d)
create new cells
20.
Which of the following do plant cells have but animal cells do NOT have?
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
nucleus
d)
vacuole
21.
What is the control center of the cell?
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
nucleus
d)
vacuole
22.
What kind of cell is this?
a)
Plant
b)
Animal
c)
Prokaryote
23.
The invention of the _______________ allowed people to discover cells and learn about them.
a)
car
b)
microscope
c)
mirror
d)
telescope
24.
___________________ is a jelly like substance that fills the inside of the cell.
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
cytoplasm
d)
nucleus
25.
________________________ controls what comes in and out of the cell.
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
cytoplasm
d)
nucleus
26.
What kind of cell is this?
a)
plant cell
b)
animal cell
c)
prokaryote
27.

What part of the cell stores food, water, and waste

?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Vacuole

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Cytoplasm

28.

Which cell does NOT have a cell wall?

a)

Animal cell

b)

Plant cell

c)

Human cell

d)

Vascular plant

29.
Plants and animals are made up of millions of tiny what?
a)
atoms
b)
cells
c)
particles
d)
dots
30.

Which tool would you use to observe cells?

a)

binoculars

b)

telescope

c)

microscope

d)

sunglasses

31.

Which organelle does photosynthesis take place?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Chloroplast

32.

Which cell structure acts as a brain/control center for the cell?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Vacuole

c)

Cell wall

d)

Cytoplasm

33.

This organelle is in both plants and animals. It is a barrier between the cell and the environment. (It controls what goes in and out of a cell.)

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

cell organelles

d)

mitochondria

34.

This cell part is in ALL cells. It is the gel-like substance that fills the cells.

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Chromosomes

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Mitochondria

35.

What is one way in which all living things on Earth are alike?

a)

All living things have hair.

b)

All living things are made of cells.

c)

The cells of all living things have chloroplast.

d)

All living things can move.

36.

What can only be found in plant cells?

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Vacuole

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Mitochondria

37.
The nucleus is like the ____________ of the cell.
a)
foot
b)
hand
c)
stomach
d)
brain
38.
Which of the following, found ONLY in plant cells, provides structure?
a)
cell wall
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria
d)
vacuole
39.

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

40.

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

41.

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

42.

What organelles are only found in PLANT cells

a)

nucleus & cell membrane

b)

cell wall & chloroplasts

c)

cytoplasm & nucleus

d)

cell membrane & cell wall