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The Cell Quiz 1

1 The food that you eat travels from your mouth, down your esophagus, into
your stomach, and through your small and large intestines before your
body rids itself of solid waste. As the food passes through your body, it is
digested, and you get important nutrients from the food. Which of the
following is the correct term used to describe a group of body parts
working together to perform a specific function?

A an organism

B a tissue

C an organ system

D an organ

2 Living things are made up of cells. Cells are organized at different levels to
form very complex living organisms like your body. Each level has a
specific role or job to perform. Which of the following lists these levels in
the correct order of organization from the simplest to the most complex?

F cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms

G organisms, organ systems, organs, tissues, cells

H tissues, cells, organs, organisms, organ systems

J organs, organ systems, organisms, cells, tissues

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 3 All of the following are true
EXCEPT:
A Skin is an organ.
B Tissues are made up of
organs.
C Each organ is made up of its
own kind of tissue.
D Tissues are made up of cells.
5 Which phrase BEST describes the
function of mitochondria?
A located in the cytoplasm
B bacteria-sized organelle
C converts energy for cell use
D contains a folded inner
membrane
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4 The three major parts of the
circulatory system are the heart,
the blood vessels, and the blood.
The heart is an organ made up of
specialized cells. Which of these
functions can the heart perform
that individual heart cells
cannot?
F pumping blood
G removing waste
H using energy
J growing
6 In what plant cell structure is
water stored?
F chloroplast
G cell wall
H vacuole
J cytoplasm
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 Which of these structures is 8 What is the function of the cell
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unique to an animal cell? wall?

F to protect and support the

A chloroplast cell

B cell wall G to perform different functions

in each cell
C centriole (centromere)
H to prevent water from
D cytoplasm passing through the cell.

J to prevent oxygen from

entering the cell

Which numbered part of the plant cell shown above is a liquid like
substance that fills the cell?

A 1

B 2

C 3

D 4

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 Directions: Use the following diagram to answer the questions on
this page.

10 What kind of cell is this? 12 Which cell structure functions

like a school principal’s office?

A animal
A 1
B plant
B 2
C bacteria
C 3
D virus
D 4

11 Identify the structure through 13 Which organelle provides energy

which waste exits the cell. for all cell functions?

F 1 F 5

G 2 G 6

H 3 H 7

J 4 J 8

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 Directions: Use the following diagram to answer the questions on
this page.

16 Identify the organelle

14 What kind of cell is this?
responsible for the process of
photosynthesis.
A animal
A 1
B plant
B 3
C bacteria
C 4
D virus
D 9

15 Which structures tell you this is 17 Which structure regulates the

a plant cell? movement of substances in and
out of the plant cell?

F 1, 4, 8, 9
F 1
G 2, 4, 9
G 2
H 1, 2, 4
H 6
J 2, 4, 8
J 7
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18 Which structures perform similar 19 Chloroplasts in cells make it
functions in plant and animal possible for the cells to -
cells?

F reproduce
A mitochondria, nucleus, cell
membrane G Hold their rigid shape

B vacuole, chloroplast, cell wall H Absorb and excrete materials

C cell membrane, cell wall, J Carry out photosynthesis

nucleus

D Ribosome, cell membrane,

chloroplast

20 Which of the following objects would be the best model for the function of
a cell membrane? Note: “cheese cloth” is a woven cotton cloth with very
small holes in it.

A plastic box

B piece of cheese cloth

C piece of string

D piece of tin foil

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 Directions: Use the following diagram to answer the questions on
this page.

You make a model of a cell in a large, rectangular, clear plastic container

filled with the following: gelatin, green M&M’s, red licorice, several beans,
one small inflated balloon, candy sprinkles, and an avocado seed.

21 How is using the model to study cells helpful?

F It is overly simplistic and not to scale.

G It allows you to visualize something microscopic.

H It is quickly assembled and easily disposed.

J It helps you understand the relationship between structure and

function of cell parts.

What kind of cell is represented 23 What does the inflated balloon

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by your model? represent?

A plant F nucleus

B animal G mitochondria

C bacteria H vacuole

D fungi J cell membrane

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24 What types of organisms have 25 Cells that use a great amount of
cells with very large vacuoles? energy usually contain numerous
-
A animals
F lysosomes
B bacteria
G ribosomes
C fungi
H vacuoles
D plants
J mitochondria

Directions: Use the passage and table below to answer the following
question(s).

As part of a science class, a group of students went on a fieldtrip to a nearby

pond where they collected samples of pond water and a sample of a pond
plant. The students used a microscope to study the cells within their samples
and also a sample of their own cheek cells. Their observations are recorded
in the table below.

sample nucleus plasma cell cytoplasm chloroplast vacuole

membrane wall
cheek cells
√ √ √ √
pond plant
√ √ √ √ √ √
cells
pond
√ √ √ √ √ √
organism #1
pond
√ √ √ √
organism #2

26 According to the table above, which pond organism was an animal?

A pond organism #1

B pond organism #2

C pond organism #1 and #2

D neither pond organism

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