1. Which of the following cell organelles is absent in animal cells and present in a plant cell?

(a) Cell wall

(b) Cytoplasm

(c) Vacuoles

(d) Mitochondria

2. Which of the following cell organelles does not contain DNA?

(a) Nucleus

(b) Lysosomes

(c) Chloroplast

(d) Mitochondria

3. Which of the following statements is true about the cell wall?

(a) The cell wall is mainly composed of lipid

(b) The cell wall is mainly composed of starch

(c) The cell wall is mainly composed of protein

(d) The cell wall is mainly composed of cellulose

4. Which of the following statements is true about cell theory?

(a) The Cell theory does not apply to fungi

(b) The Cell theory does not apply to virus

(c) The Cell theory does not apply to algae

(d) The Cell theory does not apply to microbes

5. ___________ is a jellylike substance found floating inside the plasma membrane.

(a) Cell sap

(b) Cytoplasm

(c) Karyoplasm

(d) Mitochondria
6. Which of the following cell organelles is called the powerhouse of the cell?

(a) Nucleus

(b) Lysosomes

(c) Chloroplast

(d) Mitochondria

7. Which of the following cell organelles regulates the entry and exit of molecules to and from the cell?

(a) Lysosomes

(b) Golgi bodies

(c) Cell membrane

(d) Mitochondria

8. _____________is the study of the cell, its types, structure, functions and its organelles.

(a) Biology

(b) Cell Biology

(c) Microbiology

(d) Biotechnology

9. Which of the following cell organelles is called a suicidal bag?

(a) Lysosomes

(b) Golgi bodies

(c) Cell membrane

(d) Mitochondria

10. Which of the following cell organelles is absent in prokaryotic cells?

(a) Nucleus

(b) Lysosome

(c) Endoplasmic Reticulum

11. Which of the following cell organelles is involved in the storage of food, and other nutrients,
required for a cell to survive?

(a) Vacuoles

(b) Lysosome

(c) Mitochondria

(d) Cell membrane

12. Which of the following cell organelles is involved in the breakdown of organic matter?

(a) Lysosomes

(b) Cytoplasm

(c) Golgi bodies

(d) Mitochondria

13. _____________ is involved in the synthesis of phospholipids.

(a) Mitochondria

(b) Cytoplasm

(c) Endoplasmic Reticulum

(d) Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum

14. Which of the following cell organelles is present in plant cells and absent in animal cells?

(a) Nucleus

(b) Vacuole

(c) Chloroplast

(d) Cytoplasm

15. Which of the following statements is true about chromosomes?

(a) It is present within the nucleus

(c) It is composed of DNA in the form of Chromatin and protein

(d) All of the above

16. Which of the following is a single membrane-bound organelle?

(a) Vacuole

(b) Golgi Apparatus

(c) Endoplasmic Reticulum

(d) All of the above

17. Which of the following cell organelles is present in animal cells and absent in plant cells?

(a) Nucleus

(b) Centrosome

(c) Golgi bodies

(d) All of the above

18. Which of the following is not a double membrane-bound organelle?

(a) Chloroplast

(b) Mitochondria

(c) Endoplasmic Reticulum

(d) All of the above

19. Which of the following statements is true about the Golgi bodies?

(a) It is a sac-like organelle

(b) It is located near the nucleus

(c) It helps in transporting the particles throughout the cell.

(d) All of the above

(a) It is absent in prokaryotes

(b) It is called the brain of the cell

(c) It contains DNA and other genetic materials.

(d) All of the above

21. Which is a characteristic of mitochondria and chloroplasts that supports the endosymbiotic theory

A. Both have bacteria-like polysaccharide cell walls

B. Both can reproduce on their own outside the cell

C. Both contain DNA molecules

D. Both contain endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi bodies

E. Both contain ribosome that are identical to ribosomes of the eukaryotic cytoplasm

22. The organelle that is the major producer of ATP and is found in both heterotrophs and autotrophs is
the

A. chloroplast

B. nucleus

C. ribosome

D. Golgi apparatus

E. mitochondrion

23. If plant cells are immersed in distilled water, the resulting movement of water into the cells is called

A. conduction

B. active transport

C. transpiration

D. osmosis

E. facilitated diffusion

24. Which of the following is the primary role of the lysosome

A. ATP synthesis
B. intracellular digestion

C. lipid transport

D. carbohydrate storage

E. protein synthesis

25. Mitochondria are found in most eukaryotic cells and contain their own DNA and ribosomes that are
similar to those typical of many

prokaryotic cells. Which of the following statements is justified by these observations?

A. The mitochondrion is the only location in which eukaryotic cells can synthesize ATP.

B. An ancestral cell most likely engulfed an aerobic prokaryote in a relationship that proved beneficial to
both cells.

C. Mitochondrial membranes provide abundant surface area for reactions because of the infoldings
called cristae.

D. The mitochondrion plays a role in respiration, but also stores the cell’s extra mRNA.

1. Which cell group does not possess a true nucleus?

a. Prokaryotes

b. Eukaryotes

c. Plants

d. Animals

2. Which of the following is a eukaryote?

a. Bacteria

b. Virus

c. Archaea

d. Sperm

3. Which of the following is found in all prokaryotic cells but only some eukaryotic cells?

a. Cell membrane

b. Cell wall

c. Mitochondria

d. Ribosome
4. Where in the cell are proteins synthesized?

a. Mitochondria

b. Vacuole

c. Ribosomes

d. Nucleus

5. Where do the majority of metabolic reactions take place?

a. Cytoplasm

b. Nucleus

c. Cell membrane

d. Ribosomes

6. How do you calculate the magnification of a magnified object?

a. Image size x actual size

b. Image size ÷ actual size

c. Actual size x image size

d. Actual size ÷ image size

7. Which of these cells contain spirals of lignin?

a. Palisade cells

b. Bacterial cells

c. Yeast cells

d. Xylem cells

8. What are cells called if they are adapted to perform a certain job?

a. Specific

b. Functional

c. Unique

d. Specialized

9. What are cells produced by mitosis called?

a. Sister cells

b. Daughter cells

c. Haploid cells
d. Zygotes

10. How many cell divisions occur in mitosis?

a. None

b. 1

c. 2

d. 3

11. A cell that has half the usual number of chromosomes is called what?

a. Haploid

b. Diploid

c. Homozygous

d. Heterozygous

12. What is the name of the first stage of mitosis?

a. Prophase

b. Metaphase

c. Anaphase

d. Telophase

13. What is the term for when a cell divide?

a. Cytolysis

b. Cytocrenation

c. Cytodivision

d. Cytokinesis

14. Diffusion is the movement of particles from…

a. a higher concentration to a lower concentration.

b. a lower concentration to a higher concentration.

c. a higher water potential to a lower water potential through a partially permeable

membrane.

d. a lower concentration to a higher concentration usingATP.

15. Small circular pieces of DNA in a bacterial cell are called:

b. Loose DNA

c. Ribosomes

d. Enzymes

16. Root hair cells are adapted to absorb water and mineral ions by…

a. having no chloroplasts.

b. being transparent.

c. having a thick cell wall.

d. having a large surface area.

17. Respiration in the mitochondria requires which two chemicals?

a. Glucose

b. Carbon dioxide

c. Water

d. Oxygen

18. Electron microscopes are able to distinguish between two points just a few nanometers

apart. This is called…

a. magnification

b. resolution

c. resolving power

d. image size

19. The food producer within the plant cell uses energy from the sun and converts carbon

dioxide and water into sugars. This sub-cellular structure is called the…

a. vacuole.

b. mitochondria.

c. chloroplast.

d. nucleus.

20. The thick rigid layer that surrounds plant cells and provides support and structure is called

the…

a. nucleus.
b. mitochondria.

c. cell wall.

d. chloroplast.
Answer key:

1. A
2. B
3. D
4. B
5. B
6. D
7. C
8. B
9. A
10. D
11. A
12. A
13. D
14. C
15. D
16. D
17. B
18. C
19. D
20. D
21. C
22. E
23. D
24. B
25. B
26. A
27. D
28. B
29. C
30. A
31. B
32. D
33. D
34. B
35. B
36. A
37. A
38. D
39. A
40. A
41. D
42. C and d
43. C
44. C
45. C