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I. Multiple Choice
Directions: Read each statement carefully. Then shade the letter of the best answer on the
answer sheet provided.
1. What controls most of the cell processes and contains the hereditary information of
DNA?
A. Mitochondria C. Nucleus
B. Chloroplast D. Nucleolus
4. What regulates what enters and leaves the cell and provides protection and support?
5. You will not find a cell wall in which of these kinds of organisms?
A. Fungi C. Plants
B. Animal D. All of the above
6. Which organelle would you expect to find in a plant cell but not in an animal cell ?
A. The nucleus
B. The ribosome
C. The vacuole
D. The chloroplast
9. Which of the organelles helps provide cell with energy and release energy?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
11. Which of the arrangement follows the levels of organization from least complex
to most complex?
12. Which of these structures are found in a plant cell, but not in animal cell?
14. What organelle does a plant cell have that an animal cell does not have,
that supports the cell and is the outer most layer?
16. Which of these do plant cells produce so they do not burst in hypotonic
solutions?
A. Cytolisis C. Plasmolysis
B. Hypertonic D. Cellulose
17. Which organelle contains chlorophyll and is only found in plant cells?
18. What is the difference in the vacuoles of both plant and animal cells?
A. Animal cells- contain only waste Plant cells- contain only water
B. Animal cells- small vacuoles Plant cells- vacuoles make up 90% of cell
C. Animal cells- vacuoles make up 90% of cell Plant cells- small vacuoles
D. Animal cells- contain only water Plant cells- contain only waste
A. Tissue C. organism
B. Organ D. Cell
20. The green color of leaves is due to the presence of the _______ pigment.
A. xanthophyll C. carotene
B. chlorophyll D. anthocyanin
22. Secretory granules are formed by the _______ of the animal cell.
A. Ribosomes C. Lysosome
B. Centrosomes D. Plastids
26. Your heart functions because of tissues like cardiac muscles, blood and
connective tissues. At which level of organization is your heart?
27. The central nervous system (CNS) consists of the brain and spinal
cord. What is the CNS an example of?
28. Who was the first person to see cells under the microscope and give them
a name?
29. He discovered that all plants were made of cells, which contributed to the
development of the cell theory:
30. Which of the following is NOT one of the main components of the cell
theory?
31. Which technology was essential for the development of the cell theory?
A. Telescopes C. antiseptics
B. Microwaves D. microscopes
32. A scientist wonders if a certain bacteria can survive being frozen. Which of
the following is a correctly written hypothesis?
36. Which of the following correctly pairs a microorganism with the disease it
causes?
37. Which of the following CORRECTLY describes the size of fungi compared to
the size of bacteria?
A. Bacteria C. Viruses
B. Protozoa D. Fungi
A. Ant C. Housefly
B. Dragonfly D. Spider
A. Fungi C. Virus
B. Algae D. None of these
A. Sexual C. Zygote
B. Two parent D. Asexual
46. One difference between sexual reproduction in plants and animals is that in
plants, sex cells __________.
47. The male part of the flower that contains the pollen producing parts is the
______.
A. Petals C. Stamen
B. Carpels D. Sepals
48. The innermost part of the flower that contains the ovaries that make
ovules to be fertilized by the pollen are the ______.
A. Petals C. Stamen
B. Carpels D. Sepals
49. The base of the flower where it is attached to the rest of the plant is?
A. Pistil C. Fruit
B. Receptacle D. Ovary
A. Petals C. Carpels
B. Stamen D. Sepals
51. The parts of the flower that are the leaf like outermost layer altogether
called the calyx are the _______.
A. Petals C. Carpels
B. Stamen D. Sepals
52. A flower that lacks one or more organs is called a (n) __________.
53. If a stigma receives pollen from another flower of the same species, the
flower is __________.
54. When a butterfly drinks from a flower, it brushes against the anthers and
gets covered with pollen. When the butterfly visits another flower, the pollen
attaches to the __________, resulting in pollination.
A. Anther C. Sepals
B. Stigma D. Petals
55. Moths feed on flowers that are open at night. These flowers are usually
__________.