Quiz about Cells and Cell Organelles

Question 1

Controls the movement of materials in and out of the nucleus.

Accepted Answer

Nuclear Membrane

Answer

Cell Membrane

Answer

Cytoplasm

Answer

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Question 2

The part of the cell that makes protein.

Accepted Answer

Ribosomes

Answer

Vacuoles

Answer

Golgi Apparatus

Answer

Cytoplasm

Question 3

Protects the cell from the outside environment and found only in plant cells.

Accepted Answer

Cell Wall

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Cell Membrane

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Chloroplasts

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Vacuoles

Question 4

Acts like a subway system, carrying protein through the cell.

Accepted Answer

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Answer

Golgi Apparatus

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Ribosomes

Answer

Nuclear Membrane

Question 5

Packages proteins into vesicles and ships them out.

Accepted Answer

Golgi Apparatus

Answer

Endoplasmic Reticulum

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Ribosomes

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Nucleus

Question 6

It is known as the power plant of the cell.

Accepted Answer

Mitochondria

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Endoplasmic Reticulum

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Ribosomes

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Cell Wall

Question 7

The part of the cell that is used for storage.

Accepted Answer

Vacuole

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Nucleus

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Mitochondria

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Cell Membrane

Question 8

The control center of the cell.

Accepted Answer

Nucleus

Answer

Chloroplasts

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Nuclear Membrane

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Golgi Aparatus

Question 9

Uses energy from the sun to make food for the plant.

Accepted Answer

Chloroplasts

Answer

Cell Wall

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Cell Membrane

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Vacuole

Question 10

Controls the movement of materials in and out of the cell.

Accepted Answer

Cell Membrane

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Nucleus

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Ribosomes

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Vacuole

Question 11

Identify letter I.

Accepted Answer

Cell membrane

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Nucleus

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Mitochondria

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Lysosomes

Question 12

Identify letter K.

Accepted Answer

Endoplasmic reticulum

Answer

Nucleus

Answer

Mitochondria

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Lysosomes

Question 13

Identify letter B.

Accepted Answer

Nucleus

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Cell wall

Answer

Ribosomes

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Cytoplasm

Question 14

Identify letter G.

Accepted Answer

Golgi Apparatus

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Cell wall

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Ribosome

Answer

Cytoplasm

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

Cell

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Organ

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Water

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Nucleus

Question 16

Which structures are found in every living cell?

Accepted Answer

cell membrane and cytoplasm

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chloroplasts and mitochondria

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a cell wall and nucleus

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chloroplasts and cell wall

Question 17

What is the function of the cell nucleus found in both plant and animal cells?

Accepted Answer

to control cell activity

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to produce energy

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to remove waste products

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to allow molecules to enter the cell

Question 18

The DNA is found in the following cell part:

Accepted Answer

Nucleus

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Cytoplasm

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Ribosomes

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Vacuoles

Question 19

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?

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to absorb light energy and manufacture food

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to manufacture chemical energy from food

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to remove waste materials by active transport

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to control the shape of the cell

Question 20

In what part of the plant cell does the process of photosynthesis take place?

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chloroplasts

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nucleus

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mitochondria

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vacuoles

Question 21

Starch and water molecules in potato cells are stored in what organelle?

Accepted Answer

vacuole

Answer

mitochondria

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cell wall

Answer

nucleus

Question 22

Cells with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles are called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

eukaryotes

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prokaryotes

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bacteria

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protists

Question 23

Which of the following is not part of the cell theory?

Accepted Answer

cells must contain DNA

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cells are the basic unit of life

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all living things are made from cells

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cells can only come from other cells

Question 24

What is found in both plant and animal cells but is much larger in plant cells?

Accepted Answer

Vacuole

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Nucleus

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Chloroplast

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Mitochondria

Question 25

Which organism listed below is a prokaryote?

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bacterial cell

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dog

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human

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sunflower

Question 26

What tool do you use to view cells?

Accepted Answer

Microscope

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Metric ruler

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Magnifying glass

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Telescope

Question 27

A typical animal cell is spherical in shape.

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True

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False

Question 28

A typical plant cell is rectangular in shape.

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True

Answer

False

Question 29

Every living organism is made up of one or more cells

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True

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False

Question 30

The nucleus is like the ____________ of the cell.

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brain

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foot

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hand

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stomach

Question 31

If you were some bad guy trying to sneak into an animal cell, who would be there to stop you?

Accepted Answer

cell membrane

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nucleus

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mitochondria

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cell wall

Question 32

You are made up of

Accepted Answer

Eukaryotic cells

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Prokaryotic cells

Question 33

Animals are

Accepted Answer

multicellular

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unicellular

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bicellular

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tricellular

Question 34

This is a double layer of phospholipids that creates a barrier between the cells internal and external environments; it controls what comes in or out of the cell (selective permeable)

Accepted Answer

Cell membrane

Answer

Nuclear membrane

Answer

Cell wall

Answer

None of the above answers

Question 35

This type of cell needs a cell wall and chloroplasts

Accepted Answer

Plant cell

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Bacteria

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Animal cell

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Human cell

Question 36

What are cell organelles?

Accepted Answer

Small organ like parts of a cell that have specific functions

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a mini organ piano

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A type of cell found in our organs

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Top ten best cell types

Question 37

There are 3 main differences between a plant and an animal cell. Plant cells contain .....

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a cell wall

Accepted Answer

chloroplasts

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a larger vacuole

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a cell membrane

Question 38

Why do plants need mitochondria when they already have chloroplasts?

Accepted Answer

Mitochondria break down food into energy.

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Plant cells do not have mitochondria.

Answer

Mitochondria produce food for the cell.

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Mitochondria are more powerful than chloroplasts

Question 39

The rigid outer boundary of plant cells, giving them their boxy appearance is..

Accepted Answer

cell wall

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cell membrane

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mitochondria

Question 40

Which type of cells is more complex?

Accepted Answer

Eukaryotes

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Prokaryotes

Question 41

A bacteria cell is bigger than a human skin cell.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 42

Scientists discovered a new cell. When they put it under a microscope, they discovered that it had a cell membrane, ribosomes, cytoplasm, linear chromosomes, and membrane-bound organelles. What type of cell is this new organism most likely to be classified as?

Accepted Answer

Eukaryotic

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Prokaryotic

Question 43

What type of cell has a nucleus?

Accepted Answer

eukaryotic

Answer

prokaryotic

Question 44

Plants and animal cells are examples of ___ cells

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eukaryotic

Answer

prokaryotic

Question 45

Which cells have membrane-bound organelles?

Accepted Answer

Eukaryote

Answer

Prokaryote

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both

Question 46

Which type of cell is this?

Accepted Answer

Prokaryote

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Eukaryote

Question 47

Which type of cell is this?

Accepted Answer

Eukaryote

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Prokaryote

Question 48

Which type of animal cells would have more mitochondria than others?

Accepted Answer

Muscle cells

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Blood cells

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Skin cells

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Brain cells

Question 49

The main difference between an bacteria cell and a leaf cell is --

Accepted Answer

A leaf cell contains a nuclear membrane while a bacteria cell does not

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A leaf cell contains a cell wall while a bacteria cell does not

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A bacteria cell contains a nuclear membrane while a leaf cell does not

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A bacteria cell contains a cell wall while a leaf cell does not

Question 50

All eukaryotes and prokaryotes are surrounded by a _____.

Accepted Answer

cell membrane

Answer

cell wall

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cell envelope

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loving, supportive family

Question 51

Where is the DNA found in a prokaryotic cell?

Accepted Answer

floating around in the cytoplasm

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in the nucleus

Question 52

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a Prokaryotic cell?

Accepted Answer

complex

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unicellular

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very small

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floating DNA

Question 53

These cells have DNA surrounded by a nuclear membrane...

Accepted Answer

Eukaryotic

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Prokaryotic

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Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic

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Neither prokaryotic nor eukaryotic

Question 54

Animal, fungi, and plant cells are all examples of which type of cell?

Accepted Answer

Eukaryotic

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Prokaryotic

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Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic

Question 55

The oldest type of cell is

Accepted Answer

Prokaryote

Answer

Eukaryote

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both

Question 56

You might think of me as the trash collector, but recycler is maybe more accurate. What am I?

Accepted Answer

lysosome

Answer

cytoplasm

Answer

vacuole

Answer

ribosome

Question 57

"Storage tanks" Can hold food, water or waste for the cell.

Accepted Answer

Vacuole

Answer

Ribosomes

Answer

Nucleus

Answer

Chloroplast

Question 58

What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?

Accepted Answer

DNA

Answer

ER

Answer

GB

Answer

ERA

Question 59

I am found in all cells. I am the outer most layer of an animal cell. What am I?

Accepted Answer

cell membrane

Answer

cell wall

Answer

nucleus

Answer

cell skin

Question 60

A rigid layer that lies outside the cell's membrane is...

Accepted Answer

Cell Wall

Answer

Cell membrane

Answer

Cell gate

Question 61

Where are the ribosomes produced?

Accepted Answer

Nucleolus

Answer

Endoplasmic reticulum

Answer

Golgi body

Answer

Vacuoles

Question 62

What makes the endoplasmic reticulum rough?

Accepted Answer

Ribosomes

Answer

Vacuoles

Answer

Chromosomes

Answer

Lysosomes

Question 63

What is the difference between rough and smooth ER?

Accepted Answer

Rough has ribosomes, smooth does not.

Answer

Plants have rough ER, animals have smooth ER.

Answer

There is no difference.

Question 64

What does the word prokaryotic mean?

Accepted Answer

Before nucleus

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After nucleus

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