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Cell Biology Quiz

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following scientists first used the term “cell”?

a)

Schleiden

b)

Schwann

c)

Hooke

d)

Virchow

2.

Which of the following proposed that all plants are made of cells?

a)

Hooke

b)

Schwann

c)

Schleiden

d)

Virchow

3.

Which of the following is part of the unified cell theory?

a)

I. All living things are made of cells

b)

II. The cell is the basic unit of life

c)

III. Cells arise from pre-existing cells

4.

Which of the following cell types lacks a true nucleus?

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

c)

Fungal

d)

Bacterial

5.

Which of the following structures is found in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Lysosomes

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Golgi apparatus

6.

Which of the following are domains of life?

a)

I. Archaea

b)

II. Bacteria

c)

III. Eukaryota

7.

The jelly-like substance in the cytoplasm where metabolism occurs is the

a)

Stroma

b)

Matrix

c)

Nucleoplasm

d)

Cytosol

8.

Which of the following is NOT part of the endomembrane system?

a)

ER

b)

Golgi

c)

Lysosome

d)

Mitochondrion

9.

Which of the following organelles has a double membrane?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Mitochondrion

c)

Chloroplast

10.

The ER is continuous with the

a)

Inner nuclear membrane

b)

Outer nuclear membrane

c)

Plasma membrane

d)

Golgi stack

11.

Which of the following is true about rough ER?

a)

Makes lipids

b)

Has ribosomes

c)

Detoxifies drugs

d)

Stores calcium

12.

Which functions occur in the smooth ER?

a)

Lipid synthesis

b)

Steroid production

c)

Protein synthesis

13.

The flattened sacs of the Golgi are called

a)

Grana

b)

Cristae

c)

Cisternae

d)

Thylakoids

14.

Which of the following are functions of the Golgi apparatus?

a)

Modifying proteins

b)

Making lysosomes

c)

Synthesizing ATP

15.

The “powerhouse of the cell” is the

a)

Nucleus

b)

Lysosome

c)

Mitochondrion

d)

Chloroplast

16.

Mitochondria reproduce by

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Binary fission

d)

Budding

17.

Which mitochondrial compartments contain enzymes for energy metabolism?

a)

Inner membrane

b)

Matrix

c)

Outer membrane

18.

The control centre of the cell is the

a)

Nucleolus

b)

Ribosome

c)

Nucleus

d)

Centrosome

19.

rRNA is synthesized in the

a)

Chromatin

b)

Nuclear pore

c)

Nucleolus

d)

Cytoplasm

20.

Which of the following occur in the nucleus?

a)

DNA storage

b)

mRNA production

c)

Ribosome subunit assembly

21.

Which of the following occur in the nucleus? I. DNA storage II. mRNA production III. Ribosome subunit assembly

a)

I only

b)

I and II only

c)

II and III only

d)

I, II, and III

22.

Lysosomes contain

a)

Oxidative enzymes

b)

Hydrolytic enzymes

c)

Photosynthetic pigments

d)

Respiratory enzymes

23.

Which of the following are features of lysosomes? I. Acidic pH (~5) II. Break down macromolecules III. Involved in autophagy

a)

I only

b)

I and II only

c)

II and III only

d)

I, II, and III

24.

Tay-Sachs disease results from failure in

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Lysosomes

c)

Peroxisomes

d)

Ribosomes

25.

Peroxisomes break down

a)

Proteins

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Fatty acids

d)

Nucleic acids

26.

Hydrogen peroxide in peroxisomes is detoxified by

a)

Amylase

b)

Catalase

c)

Lipase

d)

ATPase

27.

Which organelles produce or break down H₂O₂? I. Peroxisomes II. Lysosomes III. Mitochondria

a)

I only

b)

I and II only

c)

II and III only

d)

I, II, and III

28.

The membrane around the plant central vacuole is the

a)

Plasma membrane

b)

Tonoplast

c)

Thylakoid

d)

Crista

29.

Functions of the central vacuole include I. Storage of ions and pigments II. Maintaining turgor pressure III. Defense against herbivores

a)

I only

b)

I and II only

c)

II and III only

d)

I, II, and III

30.

Contractile vacuoles are found mainly in

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Fungi

d)

Protists

31.

Which plastid carries out photosynthesis?

a)

Chromoplast

b)

Leucoplast

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Amyloplast

32.

Chlorophyll is located in the

a)

Stroma

b)

Outer membrane

c)

Thylakoid

d)

Matrix

33.

Grana are stacks of

a)

Lamellae

b)

Thylakoids

c)

Cristae

d)

Cisternae

34.

Which plastids store nutrients? I. Amyloplasts II. Aleuroplasts III. Elaioplasts

a)

I only

b)

I and II only

c)

II and III only

d)

I, II, and III

35.

Chromoplasts give colour to

a)

Roots

b)

Stems

c)

Flowers

d)

Bark

36.

Both mitochondria and chloroplasts contain

a)

80S ribosomes

b)

70S ribosomes

c)

Linear DNA

d)

No DNA

37.

The fluid mosaic model describes the structure of the

a)

Cell wall

b)

Nuclear envelope

c)

Plasma membrane

d)

ER

38.

Phospholipids have

a)

Two heads

b)

One head, two tails

c)

Three tails

d)

No polar parts

39.

Which microscope gives 3D surface images?

a)

Light microscope

b)

TEM

c)

SEM

d)

Magnifier

40.

Which structures lack a membrane? I. Ribosomes II. Lysosomes III. Peroxisomes

a)

I only

b)

I and II only

c)

II and III only

d)

I, II, and III

41.

The main role of the plasma membrane is to

a)

Store DNA

b)

Make proteins

c)

Control transport

d)

Produce ATP