Multiple choice
1.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Name: __________________
Which part of the microscope is used for making small adjustments to the focus?
Fine focusing knob
Eyepiece
Course focusing knob
Objective lens
2. If you view a cell that has an actual size of 0.01mm long and 0.04mm wide under a microscope with an
eyepiece magnification of x10 and an objective lens of x4, how large will the cell
appear?
A) 0.14mm long & 0.56mm wide
B) 0.4mm long & 1.60mm wide
C) 0.01mm long & 0.04mm wide
D) 1.4mm long & 5.6mm wide
3.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Which organelle is responsible for regulating the movement of particles into and out of the cell?
Cell wall
Vacuole
Nucleus
Cell membrane
4. What structure is common to ALL cells?
A) Chloroplast
B) Cell membrane
C) Cell wall
D) Mitochondria
5. Each of the following is a cell organelle except one. Which one of these is NOT a cell organelle?
A) Mitochondrion
B) Starch
C) Cytoplasm
D) Endoplasmic reticulum
6. The rigidity (support) of a plant cell is due primarily to the presence of the
A) DNA
B) Centrosomes
C) Cell membrane
D) Cell wall
E) Lysosomes
7. Which one of the following statements is correct?
A) Prokaryotic cells do not possess a cell membrane whereas eukaryotic cells have both a cell membrane and
nuclear membrane
B) Eukaryotic cells contain internal membranes whereas prokaryotic cells do not.
C) Prokaryotic cells contain internal membranes whereas eukaryotic cells do not.
D) Prokaryotic cells possess both a cell membrane and nuclear membrane whereas eukaryotic cells have
neither
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8. The function of the ribosome is
A) The site of the later stages of aerobic respiration.
B) The control centre of the cell.
C) The site of photosynthesis.
D) The site of protein synthesis.
9. The cell's primary site of ATP production is the
A) Mitochondria
B) Lysosomes
C) Nucleus
D) Nucleolus
E) Vacuoles
10. Which cell parts are only found in plant cells?
A) Chloroplast and ribosomes
B) Chloroplast and mitochondria
C) Mitochondria and ribosomes
D) Chloroplast and cell wall
Short answer:
1. Chromosomes are stored in the _________________________________________________
2. The organelle that transports material within the cell. _______________________________
3. Organic compound storing carbohydrate in plants. _________________________________
4. Stores nutrients, water and waste within the cell? __________________________________
5. Provides structure & protection to a plant cell? ____________________________________
6. 3 differences between plant and animal cells? _____________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
7. Semi-permeable barrier in animal cells? __________________________________________
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Matching:
a. Endoplasmic reticulum
____1. control center of the cell
b. Chloroplast
____ 2. series of connecting pathways in a
cell
c. Nucleus
d. Mitochondria
____ 3. move chromosomes through
cytoplasm
e. Lysosomes
____ 4. protein factory in the cell
f. Vacuoles
____ 5. site of aerobic respiration
g. Chromosome
____ 6. bilayer of lipids and proteins
h. Ribosome
____ 7. carries hereditary information
i. Plasma membrane
____ 8. site of photosynthesis
j. Spindle fibers
____ 9. contains digestive enzymes
____ 10. fluid-filled storage organelle
3. Completion Section
a. The _______________ selectively regulates the flow of materials to and from the cell.
b. This structure found within the nucleus contains much DNA. This structure is called the
______________.
c. These structures are used to package secretions for export from the cell. These structures
are called the ___________________________.
d. The _______________ is found only in plants. It is composed mostly of cellulose and gives
the plant cell support.
e. Membrane of tubes and channels where proteins are assembled and transported in
vesicles ____________.
f. Membrane of tubes and channels where lipids (fats) are assembled and transported in
vesicles ____________.
g. The structure found in plant cells, but not animal cells, that carries out the process of
photosynthesis is the ____________
h. In addition to a cell membrane, plant cells also have a ____________ that serves to
provide strength and support to the cell.
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Fill the Table:
Organelle
Plant or Animal
or both
Nucleus
Golgi Body
Mitochondria
Chloroplasts
Vacuoles
Endoplasmic
Reticulum
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Structural
Features
Special Features
Label the following cell and answer the questions.
a.
b. Is this a plant or animal cell? Give two reasons for your answer.
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
c. State the function of the nucleus in a cell.
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
d. Identify two (2) ways in which a plant cell differs from an animal cell.
1.________________________________________________________________________________
2.________________________________________________________________________________
Eukaryotic cells evolved about 1.5 billion years ago in an environment that is thought to have been
very different from today’s environment.
a)
State one piece of evidence to support this hypothesis that prokaryotic cells
probably existed before eukaryotic cells.
____________
b)
State and explain one piece of evidence to support the hypothesis that the evolution
of eukaryotic cells probably involved endosymbiotic events.
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