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Cell Biology Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 52mins

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1.

What is the main difference between animal cells and plant cells?

a)

Animal cells have a rigid cell wall, while plant cells do not.

b)

Plant cells have a rigid cell wall, while animal cells do not.

c)

Animal cells have chloroplasts, while plant cells do not.

d)

Plant cells lack a nucleus, while animal cells have one.

2.

What is the primary function of organelles in a cell?

a)

To perform tasks to keep the cell working

b)

To store energy for the cell

c)

To protect the cell from harm

d)

To control the cell's movement

3.

Why is the nucleus often compared to a king?

a)

Because it provides energy to the cell.

b)

Because it controls and gives instructions to the rest of the cell.

c)

Because it helps in cell movement.

d)

Because it stores food for the cell.

4.

What is the primary function of the mitochondria in a cell?

a)

To store genetic information

b)

To provide the cell with energy

c)

To control the cell's activities

d)

To produce proteins

5.

What is the primary function of the smooth and rough endoplasmic reticulum (ER)?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Endoplasmic reticulum

c)

Nucleus

d)

Lysosome

6.

Which part of the cell does the cytoplasm surround?

a)

The nucleus and organelles

b)

The cell membrane

c)

The mitochondria only

d)

The ribosomes only

7.

Why is the plasma membrane important for the survival of a cell?

a)

It provides energy to the cell.

b)

It allows the cell to communicate with other cells.

c)

It regulates the movement of substances in and out of the cell.

d)

It stores nutrients for the cell.

8.

How are plant cells different from animal cells?

a)

Plant cells have chloroplasts, animal cells do not.

b)

Plant cells are smaller than animal cells.

c)

Plant cells have no nucleus, unlike animal cells.

d)

Plant cells are made of protein, while animal cells are made of carbohydrates.

9.

What is the primary function of the cell wall in plants?

a)

To produce energy for the cell

b)

To provide strength, protection, and structure for the plant

c)

To transport nutrients within the cell

d)

To control the cell's activities

10.

I am a protein packaging and shipping machine! Who am I?

a)

vacuole

b)

ribosome

c)

mitochondrion

d)

golgi apparatus

11.

Which organelle is the trash collector, but also recycles parts of the cell?

a)

mitochondria

b)

lysosome

c)

vacuole

d)

ribosome

12.

Which component of plant cells is responsible for photosynthesis?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Mitochondrion

d)

Golgi complex

13.

Which is pointing to the vacuole?

14.

Which is pointing to the nucleus?

15.

This is a plant cell. Select the two organelles that make plant cells different than animal cells.

16.

Which is pointing to the cell wall?

17.

Who looked at cork under a microscope, decided it looked like the cells in a monastery, and began calling them "cells"?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Robert Brown

d)

Francesco Redi

18.

What tool do you use to view the cells?

a)

metric ruler

b)

centrifuge

c)

microscope

d)

pipette

19.

Match the following

a)
1.

Nucleus

b)
2.

mitochondria

c)
3.

chloroplast

20.

I am the outer most layer of an animal cell. What am I?

a)

cell wall

b)

nucleus

c)

cell membrane 

d)

cell skin