Features of Life and the Cell
Practice Test
1.
What structure controls most of a cell's activities ?
a.
nucleolus
b.
mitrochondria
c.
nucleus
d.
vacuole
Hint
2.
What is the basic unit of structure and function in living things?
a.
tissue
b.
organ
c.
cell
d.
nucleus
Hint
3.
What do we call the process in which a substance moves from an area of large amount to an area of small amount ?
a.
digestion
b.
diffusion
c.
organization
d.
reproduction
Hint
4.
What structure surrounds ALL plant and animal cells ?
a.
cell wall
b.
cytoplasm
c.
nuclear membrane
d.
cell membrane
Hint
5.
What cell parts are often called the "powerhouses" of the cell ?
a.
mitochondria
b.
chloroplasts
c.
nuclei
d.
nuclear powerplants
Hint
6.
What cell part inside the nucleus contains information that determines the traits a living thing will have ?
a.
chromosome
b.
vacuole
c.
ribosome
d.
nucleolus
Hint
7.
What is the structure that surrounds the nucleus and separates it from the rest of the cell ?
a.
nucleolus
b.
nuclear membrane
c.
cell wall
d.
cellular membrane
Hint
8.
What term do biologists use to describe a living thing ?
a.
nucleus
b.
organism
c.
organ system
d.
machine
Hint
9.
What do we call a group of similar cells that work together to carry out a special job ?
a.
tissue
b.
organ
c.
molecule
d.
organism
Hint
10.
Cell parts called ____ help in animal cell reproduction and are located near the nucleus.
a.
ribosomes
b.
centrioles
c.
vacuoles
d.
chloroplasts
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