Name___________________________________
Date_____________
Science 6-Period ____
QUIZ CELLS Part 1
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Which statement is NOT part of the cell theory?
a. The cell is the basic unit of living
c. Animal and plant cells contain the
things.
same organelles.
b. All cells originate from other cells.
d. All organisms are made of one or
more cells.
____ 2. An organism made up of cells that have a nucleus enclosed by a membrane as well as membranebound organelles.
a. prokaryote
c. organs
b. eukaryote
d. ribosomes
____ 3. An organism that consists of a single cell that does not have a nucleus or membrane as well as
membrane-bound organelles.
a. eukaryote
c. prokaryote
b. organelle
d. fish
____ 4. Tiny little organs within a cell’s cytoplasm that are specialized to perform specific functions.
a. lysosomes
c. chloroplasts
b. ribosomes
d. organelles
____ 5. In eukaryotic cells which organelle contains the DNA?
a. Golgi complex
c. smooth ER
b. nucleus
d. vacuole
____ 6. Three structures that every cell has are
a. nucleus, cell membrane, and cytoplasm.
c. cell wall, chloroplast, and nucleus.
b. DNA, cell membrane, and cytoplasm.
d. cell membrane, nucleus, and DNA.
Matching: Match the definition with the correct term.
a. cell membrane
b. cytoplasm
c. chloroplasts
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d. DNA
e. organelles
the genetic material that carries information needed to make new cells or new organisms
the fluid inside the cell
a protective layer that covers the cell’s surface and acts as a barrier
______10. Gives the cell a rigid, box-like shape; outside of the cell membrane; in plants.
a) cytoplasm
c) cell wall
b) chromatin
d) cell membrane
________ 11. Consists of a jellylike substance that contains many organelles.
a) ribosomes
b) cytoplasm
c) chloroplasts
d) cell wall
________12. Which part of the cell is often called "the brain of the cell"?
a) nuclear membrane
b) endoplasmic reticulum
c) nucleus
d) ribosomes