Quiz 2
1. Match the name of the part of the cell with its function.
cell wall controls the activities of the cell
cell membrane the place where plants make their own
food
cytoplasm holds the plant cell in shape
nucleus chemical reactions happen here
sap vacuole the place where energy is released from
food
chloroplast stores sugars and other substances
dissolved in water
mitochondrion controls what goes in and out of the
cell
2. Look at the words in the box.
cell cell sap
cytoplas mitochondrio chloroplas nucleu
membran wal vacuol
m n t s
e l e
a. Which part of a cell is found in both plant and animal cells and has the function to
release energy from food?
b. Which part of a cell is found only in plant cells and has the function of conducting
photosynthesis?
3. Which of the following do scientists use to see very small things?
a. Telescope
b. Microscope
c. Binoculars
4. Choose only the answers which are about the cell membrane.
a. is strong and stiff
b. is thin and flexible
c. is made of cellulose
d. all cells have these
5. Which of the following are present in both plant cells and animal cells?
a. nucleus b. cell wall
c. chloroplasts d. cell membrane e. mitochondria
6. Which of the following are present in an animal cell?
a. chloroplast
b. nucleus
c. cell wall
d. mitochondrion
e. cell membrane
f. cytoplasm
7. Which of the following are not present in animal cells?
a. chloroplasts
b. cytoplasm
c. cell membrane
d. nucleus
e. sap vacuole
f. cell wall
8. True or False: You are an animal and your body is made of cells.
a. True
b. False
9. What kind of cells are shown in this photograph?
a. animal cells
b. plant cells
10. Which of the following does a red blood cell NOT have?
a. cell membrane
b. nucleus
c. cytoplasm
11. When a structure does its job really well, we say it is _______ to its function.
a. adapted
b. acclimated
c. built
d. constructed
12. Name the red pigment found in red blood cells. Spell it correctly. [ANSWER]
13. Red blood cells deliver ___________ to the cells of the body.
a. carbon dioxide
b. hemoglobin
c. oxygen
d. water
14. Match numbers 1, 2 and 5 to their parts.
Cytoplasm axon dendrite
15. Match the terms with their description below.
Tissue A group of organs
Organ A living thing
Cell A group of cells
Organism A group of tissues
Organ system The basic unit of life
16. Which is the BEST definition for a tissue?
a. a group of different cells which all work together to carry out a particular function
a. a group organs which all work together to carry out a particular function
a. a group of similar cells which all work together to carry out a particular function
17. Your heart is made of muscle tissue, fat tissue and nerve tissue.
Which description below is most accurate?
a. Tissues are made of organs which are composed of similar cells.
b. An organ is made of one type of tissues, which is composed of similar cells.
c. An organ is made of different types of tissues, which are composed of similar cells.
18. Which is the correct order from smallest to biggest?
a. tissue --> organ --> cell
b. cell --> tissue --> organ
c. organ --> tissue --> cell
d. cell --> organ --> tissue
19. Which is the correct order, from smallest to largest?
a. organ --> organism --> organ system
b. organ system --> organism --> organ
c. organ --> organ system --> organism
20. Which of the following does a red blood cell NOT have?
a. cell membrane
b. cytoplasm
c. nucleus
