Quiz on Cell Structure and Functions

1.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

All cells contain which of the following?

Chloroplast

Plasma membrane

Nucleus

Centrosome

2.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Plant cells have all of the following except____.

Cell wall

Nucleus

Chloroplast

Centrioles

3.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What has the Rough ER attached to it?

Nucleolus

Golgi apparatus

Ribosomes

Chromosomes

4.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The thin, flexible barrier around a cell is called the____.

Plasma membrane

Cell wall

Nuclear envelope

Cytoplasm

5.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which of the following is the function of the cytoskeleton?

Helps a cell keep its shape

Contains DNA

Surrounds the cell

Helps make proteins

6.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which organelle is the "packing center" for the cell?

Endoplasmic reticulum

Nucleus

Lysosome

Golgi apparatus

7.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which of the following is a saclike structure that stores water?

Golgi apparatus

Nucleus

Vacuole

Endoplasmic reticulum

8.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which of the following is the "powerhouse" of the cell that breaks down food into energy that the cell needs?

Mitochondria

Vacuole

Endoplasmic reticulum

Chloroplast

9.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which of the following is NOT found in prokaryotes?

DNA or the genetic material

A cell membrane

A nucleus

Cytoplasm

10.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Eukaryotic cells contain____.

only ribosomes

Membrane bound organelles

DNA floating in cytoplasm

only cytoplasm

11.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Who discovered "cells" and named them?

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

Robert Hooke

Lynn Margulis

Rudolph Virchow

12.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which of the following is the site for protein synthesis?

Cell membrane

Nucleus

Ribosomes

Lysosomes

13.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

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

All living things are made of cells

Cells come from existing cells

Cells are the basic units of structure and function in all living things s

All cells contain the same organelle

14.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What is the small dark structure in the nucleus that produces ribosomes?

Rough ER

Nucleolus

Smooth ER

Chromatin

15.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The gel-like substance found in all cells is the___.

Centrioles

Cytoskeleton

Chromosomes

Cytoplasm

16.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The folds found inside the mitochondria that give more surface area for energy-releasing processes to take place are referred to as the ____.

Chromosomes

Cilia

Cristae

Cytoskeleton

17.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which of the following is the sac-like structure involved in secretion, plasma membrane repair, cell signaling, and energy metabolism?

ER

Lysosome

Vacuole

Vesicle

18.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which organelle are sac-like tunnels that have ribosomes attached and whose main function is to make and process proteins?

smooth endoplasmic reticulum

rough endoplasmic reticulum

golgi apparatus

vesicles

19.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which of the following is NOT contained in a chloroplast?

DNA

chlorophyll

ribosomes

nucleus

20.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which of the following organelles is long hollow, beaded tubular structure that facilitates the movement of other cell organelles within the cell through binding proteins?

microtubule

microvilli

microfilament

mitochondria

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