1.Which of These Things Is NOT Made of Cells?

Name: ______Date: ______

Science Quiz – Cells

1.Which of these things is NOT made of cells?

A. larvaB. lima bean

C. soilD. penicillin

2.Which organelle is NOT found in an animal cell?

A. cytoplasmB. cell wall

C. cell membraneD. nucleus

3.Which statement is true?

A. The chloroplasts are what give the cell its shape.

B. Chloroplasts can be found in both plan and animal cells.

C. Plant cells contain chloroplasts.

D. Animal cells can turn into plant cells through osmosis.

4.What is the job of the nucleus in a cell?

A. It lets things in and out of the cell.B. It gives the cell its shape.

C. It makes food for the cell.D. It is the control center for the cell.

5.What is the shape of a plant cell?

A. rectangleB. circular

C. various shapesD. none of the above

6.Which organelle makes the food in a plant cell?

A. chloroplastB. chromoplast

C. chromosomeD. cytoplasm

7.What is the outside layer of an animal cell called?

A. the cell wallB. the skin

C. the cell membraneD. the nucleus

8.A cell that requires a large amount of power to do its job would probably contain many ______.

A. mitochondriaB. vacuoles

C. nucleiD. chloroplasts

9.What is the job of the vacuoles in a cell?

A. to gather the waste material in the cellB. to collect food for the cell

C. to proved power to the cellD. both A and B

10.What are the small things inside a cell called?

A. organsB. systems

C. organellesD. organisms

11.Which room in the school would BEST represent the chloroplasts?

A. principal’s officeB. cafeteria

C. libraryD. music room

12.Which room in the school would BEST represent the nucleus?

A. principal’s officeB. cafeteria

C. libraryD. music room

13.Which room in the school would BEST represent the chromosomes?

A. principal’s officeB. cafeteria

C. libraryD. music room

14.Why don’t your cells need a cell wall?

A. because you don’t make your own foodB. because you have bones

C. because you need to get rid of wasteD. because you are too big

15.Two kinds of germs that can make you sick are viruses and ______.

A. fungiB. mold

C. algaeD. bacteria

16.Which microbe helps to fight the germs in your body?

A. streptococcusB. penicillin

C. staphD. salmonella

17.Which of these is NOT unicellular?

A. algaeB. bacteria

C. penicillinD. fern

18.What do scientists call the basic unit of life?

A. bacteriaB. cells

C. nucleusD. germ

19.The picture shows water molecules traveling through a cell wall by osmosis. How many water molecules will be inside the cell after osmosis is complete?

A. 0B. 7

C. 13D. 6

20.Based on some of the words used during centers this week, what does the prefix “micro” mean?

A. smallB. made of cells

C. unicellularD. harmful