Cells Test
Chapter 2
NAME:___________________________________________________
Choose the letter of the best answer:
1. The first person to describe cells was:
A. Robert Hooke
B. Anton Von
Leeveanhoek
2. The tool you use to look at cells is:
A. telescope
B. microscope
3. In Latin, the word cells means:
A. Little boxes
B. Little houses
Rooms
C. Anton Von Hookle
D. Remington Von
Rumplestilskin
C. Wedge
D. Pulleyscope
C. Little widgets
4. Which of the following is NOT part of cell theory?
A. All cells come from
C.
existing cells
B. The cell is the basic
D.
unit of all organisms.
D. Little
All organisms are made
of one or more cells.
All cells are only visible
under a microscope.
5. Any of the smaller units that has a specific function in a cell:
A. organelle B. tissue
C. ribosome
D. nucleus
6. Eukaryotes are organisms whose cells have:
A. a nucleus
B. tissue
C. ribosomes
D. vacuoles
7. Organisms whose cells lack membrane-bound organelles and nuclei are
called:
A. Eukaryotes
B. Parykaryotes
C. Prokaryotes
C. Eukalayotes
8. A molecule that carries the instructions for protein making is:
A. RNA
B. DNA
C. DAN
D. chromosomes
9. Cell walls are found:
A. only in plants, fungi, protests, and bacteria
B. animals
C. only in fungi
D. in plants and animals
10. The ___________ _________________ acts as a fence, letting things in and
out.
A. #1 B. #2
C. #3
D. #4
11. Lipids are an important component of:
A. cell walls
B. ribosomes
C. mitochondria
D. cell
membranes
12. The cytoskeleton keeps:
A. cytoplasm in
B. the cell from collapsing
C. proteins in
D. bones from breaking
13. The nucleus contains the _________________ and acts as a ____________
____________.
A. RNA; control center
B. DNA; powerhouse
C. DNA; control
center
D. RNA; energy maker
14. The ____________________ makes ribosomes.
A. nucleus
B. rough ER
C. mitochondria
15. Proteins are made in the:
A. nucleus
B. rough ER
16. Proteins are made of:
A. salicyclic acid
B. ribosomes
C. mitochondria
C. Endoplasm
D. nucleolus
D. nucleolus
D. amino acids
17.
In the above cell, which structure is responsible for photosynthesis?
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. e
18. Is the above cell a:
A. eukaryote
B. prokaryote
C. animal cell
19. In the above cell, is structure A the:
A. chloroplast
B. nucleus
C. ER
D. bacterium
D. mitochondrion
For the following, write a brief word or phrase to answer the question:
20. The _______________ _________________ _____________________ makes
lipids and breaks down toxins.
21. ATP is the energy source for cells made in the _______________________.
22. Carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight are all needed for the process of
________________________.
23. Only plants have _____________________________, which are filled with
chlorophyll.
24. The _______________________ works closely with the endoplasmic
reticulum, sending proteins and other items out of the cell.
25. The bubbles that transport materials within and out of the cell are called
_____________________.
26. The _____________________ is the storage area of the cell. In plants, it’s
very large and holds water.
27. The ____________________________ are responsible for digestion. These
are mostly found in ____________________cells.
For the following, choose TWO; be sure to include details.
28. Compare and contrast mitochondria and chloroplasts using either a Venn
diagram, chart, or paragraph.
29. Why do plants need the large central vacuole?
__________________________________________________
30. Explain the relationship between the ribosome, endoplasmic reticulum,
Golgi complex, nucleus, nucleolus, proteins and cell membrane.
_______________________________________________
31. If a disease were to attack a person’s mitochondria, what symptoms would
you expect them to have and why?
__________________________________________________________________
32. Draw and label a plant cell.