Chapter 3 Test 2015

Form A

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement of answers the question.
1. Which of the following is NOT found in animal cells?
a. Chloroplast
c. lysosomes
b. Cell membrane
d. vesicle
2. Which of the following is ONLY found in plant cells?
a. Chloroplast
c. cell membrane
b. Ribosomes
d. Golgi complex
3. Which part of the cell makes ribosomes?
a. Ribosomes
c. cell membrane
b. Nucleolus
d. vesicle
4. Materials that are released outside the cell membrane are contained inside a small sac.
The small sac is called a
a. Nucleus
c. rough ER
b. Golgi Apparatus
d. vesicle
5. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a prokaryotic cell?
a. They are simple organisms.
b. Their DNA is inside the cytoplasm
c. They have a nucleus
d. They have a cell membrane
6. ______ are the basic units of living things.
a. Organisms
c. cells
b. Tissues
d. Organs
7. The first person to discover and name cells was
a. Robert Hooke
c. Rudolf Virchow
b. Mr. Christian
d. Gregory Mendel
8. Anton van Leeuwenhoek was the first person to
a. Use selective breeding
b. Go to outer space
c. Grow plants
d. To observe living things under a microscope
9. Which of the following does NOT describe cells?
a. All cells are surrounded by a cell membrane
b. All cells are surrounded by a cell wall
c. All cells come from existing cells
d. All cells contain cytoplasm and organelles
10. The genetic material in a cell is
a. DNA
c. ATP
b. ER
d. cytoplasm
11. Prokaryotic cells do NOT have a
a. DNA
b. Nucleus

c. a cell membrane
d. ribosomes

12. When compared to a prokaryotic cell, a eukaryotic cell

a. Has more types of organelles
b. Has DNA stored inside the nucleus rather than in the cytoplasm
c. Can be both plant and animal cells
d. All of the above
13. Which of the following best describes the characteristics of cells?
a. Prokaryotic cells are smaller than eukaryotic cells
b. Eukaryotic cells have many membrane-covered organelles
c. All plants and animals are made of eukaryotic cells
d. All of the above
14. Which part of the cell has passageways that carry proteins and other materials from one
part of the cell to another known as the transportER
a. Endoplasmic Reticulum
c. ribosomes
b. Cell wall
d. DNA
15. Which endoplasmic reticulum is NOT covered in ribosomes?
a. Smooth ER
b. Rough ER
16. A ________ keep(s) the cytoplasm inside and acts as a barrier between the inside of the
cell and the outside environment
a. Cell membrane
c. nucleus
b. Chloroplast
d. mitochondria
17. The large organelle that is the control center (brain) of the eukaryotic cell is the
a. Endoplasmic reticulum
c. Nucleus
b. Ribosome
d. Golgi complex
18. The organelle that makes proteins and can be attached or free inside the cell is the
a. Chloroplasts
c. ribosomes
b. Mitochondria
d. lysosomes
19. Which endoplasmic reticulum is covered in ribosomes?
a. Smooth ER
b. Rough ER
20. The ____________ makes food ONLY for the PLANT by absorbing sunlight.
a. Ribosome
c. mitochondria
b. Endoplasmic reticulum
d. chloroplast
21. I am like the Lysol of a cell and clean up the waste and worn out cell parts.
a. Vacuole
c. cell membrane
b. Lysosome
d. nucleus
22. The organelle that processes, packages, and transports (GOLden packer) materials out
of a eukaryotic cell is the
a. Ribosome
c. mitochondria
b. Nucleus
d. Golgi Complex

23. The large membrane covered chamber that acts as a storage center for water and other
liquids is the
a. Nucleus
c. Golgi complex
b. Vacuole
d. lysosome
24. Which organelles use energy in some way; whether its for actually making the energy for
the cell or making food for the plant cell.

a. Mitochondria
c. cell membrane
b. Chloroplast
d. both A and B
25. This organelle is the mighty powerhouse of the cell because it produces the energy that
the cell needs for all the process that take place.
a. Ribosome
c. mitochondrion or mitochondria
b. Endoplasmic reticulum
d. chloroplast
26. If you want crispy lettuce for a salad, you need to fill up the lettuces storage center or
______ with water.
a. ER
c. lysosomes
b. Vacuoles
d. ribosomes
Examine the diagram of the plant cell below and answer the questions that follow.

27. The cell in the figure above is a

a. Prokaryotic cell
c. plant cell
b. Eukaryotic cell
d. both B and C
28. The structure labeled A surrounds the cell like a brick wall
a. Nucleus
c. vacuole
b. Cell membrane
d. cell wall

Examine the diagram below and answer the questions that follow.

Cell 1

Cell

Cell 3

29. Which of the cells in the diagram above is a plant cell?

a. Cell 1
c. Cell 3
b. Cell 2
d. None of the above
30. Which of the cells in the diagram above is a prokaryotic cell?
a. Cell 1
c. Cell 3
b. Cell 2
d. None of the above
31. Which of the cells in the diagram above is the animal cell?
a. Cell 1
c. Cell 3
b. Cell 2
d None of the above
32. Which of the following is the structure labeled A; it is known as the storage center?
a. Cell wall
c. chloroplast
b. Vacuole
d. DNA
33. Which of the following is the structure labeled B; it makes the food for the plant cell?
a. Cell wall
c. chloroplast
b. Vacuole
d. DNA
34. Which of the following is the structure labeled C; it is the gel-like fluid inside the cell?
a. cytoplasm
c. chloroplast
b. Vacuole
d. cell membrane
35. Which of the following is the structure labeled D; it is the control center of the cell?

a. nucleus
c. chloroplast
b. Vacuole
d. cell membrane
36. Which of the following is the structure labeled E; it is the MAIN energy source?
a. DNA
c. mitochondria
b. Vacuole
d. endoplasmic reticulum
37. Which of the following is the structure labeled F; it cleans up waste and worn out cell
parts?
a. lysosome
c. cell wall
b. nucleus
d. cell membrane
38. Which of the following is the structure labeled G; it is the transportER of the cell?
a. DNA
c. cell wall
b. Endoplasmic reticulum
d. mitochondria
39. Which of the following is the structure labeled H; it surrounds the cell?
a. DNA
c. cell membrane
b. Endoplasmic reticulum
d. mitochondria