WorksheetsAgBio — Cell Structures and Functions Quiz Review (Extraction)
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
List the three parts of the cell theory. Select all statements that apply.
All organisms are composed of cells.
Cells are the basic units of structure and function in organisms.
Cells arise only from preexisting cells.
Cells can survive independently outside any organism.
Cells are always visible without a microscope.
Directions: Write the function of the cell structure in the empty space provided. Which statement best describes the function of the cytoplasm?
A rigid outer layer that protects the cell and provides shape.
A semi-fluid solution that contains compounds and enzymes and suspends organelles.
The site of DNA storage and regulation of cellular activities.
A boundary that controls what enters and leaves the cell.
Directions: Write the function of the cell structure in the empty space provided. Which statement best describes the function of the nucleus?
Houses and protects DNA and regulates cellular activities.
Produces proteins from amino acids.
Makes lipids and transports them.
Changes stored energy in food into usable energy.
Directions: Write the function of the cell structure in the empty space provided. Which statement best describes the function of the plasma membrane?
Boundary of the cell that separates the cell from its environment and regulates what enters and leaves the cell.
Stores materials and maintains turgor pressure within the cell.
Modifies, sorts, and packages materials for shipment.
Contains ribosomes and makes proteins for export.
Directions: Write the function of the cell structure in the empty space provided. Which statement best describes the function of the ribosome?
Produces proteins by assembling amino acids; may be attached to the ER or free in the cytoplasm.
Stores water and maintains turgor pressure.
Breaks down old organelles and macromolecules.
Makes sugar during photosynthesis.
Directions: Write the function of the cell structure in the empty space provided. Which statement best describes the function of the rough endoplasmic reticulum (rough ER)?
Contains ribosomes and makes proteins for export by the cell and transports proteins.
Connects to rough ER and makes and transports lipids.
Performs cellular respiration to release energy.
Stores materials and maintains turgor pressure.
Directions: Write the function of the cell structure in the empty space provided. Which statement best describes the function of the smooth ER (smooth endoplasmic reticulum)?
Connects to rough ER but does not contain ribosomes; makes and transports lipids.
Contains ribosomes and produces proteins.
Houses DNA and controls cell activities.
Forms the boundary of the cell and regulates transport.
Directions: Write the function of the cell structure in the empty space provided. Which statement best describes the function of the mitochondria?
Changes stored energy in food into energy the cell can use; performs cellular respiration; has a folded inner membrane.
Makes sugar during photosynthesis and contains chlorophyll.
Breaks down macromolecules using digestive enzymes.
Stores water to maintain turgor pressure in plants.
Directions: Write the function of the cell structure in the empty space provided. Which statement best describes the function of the chloroplast?
Makes sugar during photosynthesis; green organelle that contains chlorophyll; found in photosynthetic organisms.
Performs cellular respiration using a folded inner membrane.
Packages proteins and lipids for shipment.
Breaks down old organelles and macromolecules.
Directions: Write the function of the cell structure in the empty space provided. Which statement best describes the function of the vacuole?
Stores materials for the cell; central vacuole in plants stores water and maintains turgor pressure within the cell.
Controls what enters and leaves the cell.
Contains ribosomes to make proteins for export.
Houses DNA and coordinates cellular activities.
Directions: Write the function of the cell structure in the empty space provided. Which statement best describes the function of the cell wall?
Protects plant cells and helps keep them from rupturing when the vacuole is full; located outside of the cell membrane.
Regulates transport into and out of all cells.
Packages materials for shipment.
Performs cellular respiration.
Directions: Write the function of the cell structure in the empty space provided. Which statement best describes the function of the lysosome?
Filled with digestive enzymes that break down old organelles and macromolecules; made by the Golgi.
Stores water to maintain turgor.
Makes sugars during photosynthesis.
Contains ribosomes to synthesize proteins.
Directions: Write the function of the cell structure in the empty space provided. Which statement best describes the function of the Golgi apparatus?
Modifies, sorts, and packages materials from rough and smooth ERs and ships them.
Site of DNA storage and control of cellular activities.
Boundary that controls what enters and leaves the cell.
Performs cellular respiration to release energy.
List 3 differences between plant and animal cells. Select all statements that correctly describe differences.
Plant cells have a cell wall outside the cell membrane; animal cells do not.
Plant cells have a large central vacuole; animal cells have many small vacuoles.
Plant cells have chloroplasts to produce food; animal cells do not have chloroplasts.
Animal cells contain DNA; plant cells do not.
Animal cells perform photosynthesis; plant cells do not.
What is the main difference between a prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell?
Eukaryotic cells have a membrane-bound nucleus that contains DNA and other membrane-bound organelles; prokaryotic cells lack a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.
Prokaryotic cells are always larger than eukaryotic cells.
Eukaryotic cells do not contain DNA, while prokaryotic cells do.
Prokaryotic cells have chloroplasts, while eukaryotic cells do not.
What are the four features that all cells have in common?
Cell membrane, cytoplasm, DNA/genetic material, ribosomes
Cell wall, cytoplasm, nucleus, ribosomes
Cell membrane, chloroplasts, DNA, ribosomes
Cell membrane, cytoplasm, mitochondria, DNA
What is the role of DNA in cells?
Stores energy in ATP molecules
Carries instructions for making proteins and contains genetic information
Regulates ionic balance across membranes
Digests worn-out cell parts
Where do vesicles entering the Golgi apparatus come from?
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum only
Rough endoplasmic reticulum only
Both smooth and rough endoplasmic reticulum
Mitochondria
What do the vesicles entering the Golgi apparatus contain?
Lipids only
Proteins only
Lipids from the smooth ER and proteins from the rough ER
Carbohydrates only
What does the Golgi apparatus do?
Modifies, packages, and ships materials from the ER
Generates ATP via cellular respiration
Replicates DNA for cell division
Stores genetic information
Select all types that may have a cell wall.
Bacteria
Plant
Animal
Fungus
Protist
If a mitochondrion stopped working, which organelle would dispose of it?
Lysosome
Ribosome
Chloroplast
Nucleus
Compare the locations of DNA in a bacteria and a plant cell.
Bacterial DNA is in the cytoplasm in the nucleoid region; plant cell DNA is inside the nucleus
Bacterial DNA is inside mitochondria; plant cell DNA floats freely in the cytoplasm
Both bacterial and plant DNA are packaged in a nucleus
Bacterial DNA is in ribosomes; plant cell DNA is in the Golgi apparatus
What was Robert Hooke’s significant contribution?
Named the cell after viewing cork
Discovered the nucleus
Formulated the cell theory single-handedly
Observed living bacteria using a compound microscope
What was Antonie van Leeuwenhoek’s significant contribution?
Viewed living cells
Coined the term “cell” from cork
Proposed that all plants are made of cells
Discovered chloroplasts
Label the following structures or organelles: In the animal cell diagram above, which organelle is the large membrane-bound structure that contains the nucleolus.
nucleus
mitochondrion
Golgi apparatus
chloroplast
Label the following structures or organelles: In the animal cell diagram above, which small dense region inside the nucleus is indicated.
nucleolus
centriole
lysosome
ribosome
Label the following structures or organelles: In the animal cell diagram above, which organelle is shown as folded membranes studded with ribosomes.
rough ER
smooth ER
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
Label the following structures or organelles: In the animal cell diagram above, which organelle is shown as folded membranes without ribosomes.
smooth ER
rough ER
Golgi apparatus
nucleus
Label the following structures or organelles: In the animal cell diagram above, which organelle is depicted as a stack of flattened sacs for packaging and processing.
Golgi apparatus
rough ER
nucleus
centriole
Label the following structures or organelles: In the animal cell diagram above, which paired cylindrical structures near the nucleus are indicated.
centrioles
nucleolus
chloroplasts
vacuoles
Label the following structures or organelles: In the animal cell diagram above, which organelles are shown as bean-shaped structures with internal folds for energy production.
mitochondria
lysosomes
peroxisomes
ribosomes
Label the following structures or organelles: In the plant cell diagram below, which structure is the thick outer boundary.
cell wall
plasma membrane
central vacuole
rough ER
Label the following structures or organelles: In the plant cell diagram below, which large fluid-filled organelle occupies much of the cell interior.
central vacuole
nucleus
mitochondrion
chloroplast
Label the following structures or organelles: In the plant cell diagram below, which green organelle carries out photosynthesis.
chloroplast
mitochondrion
Golgi apparatus
centriole
Type of cell above.
animal cell
plant cell
bacterial cell
fungal cell
Type of cell below.
plant cell
animal cell
bacterial cell
fungal cell
