BIOLOGY - CH 3 - CELL - READABLE MULTIPLE CHOICE QUIZ

 🔬 Interactive Worksheet: The Cell

Instructions: Select the most appropriate option for each question.

Section 1: History and Basics

1. Who first discovered the cell in 1665?

(a) Robert Brown

(b) Robert Hooke

(c) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

(d) Purkinje

2. The "Cell Theory" was formulated by which two scientists?

(a) Hooke and Brown

(b) Watson and Crick

(c) Schleiden and Schwann

(d) Lamarck and Darwin

3. Which of the following is an example of a unicellular organism?

(a) Human

(b) Amoeba

(c) Mango tree

(d) Mushroom

4. What is the correct hierarchy of organization in multicellular organisms?

(a) Cell → Organ → Tissue → System

(b) Cell → System → Organ → Tissue

(c) Cell → Tissue → Organ → System

(d) Tissue → Cell → Organ → System

5. Which is the longest cell in the human body?

(a) Red blood cell

(b) Muscle cell

(c) Nerve cell

(d) White blood cell

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Section 2: Cell Structures (The "Big Three")

6. The "brain of the cell" that controls all activities is the:

(a) Cytoplasm

(b) Nucleus

(c) Mitochondria

(d) Ribosome

7. The jelly-like substance present between the cell membrane and the nucleus is:

(a) Protoplasm

(b) Nucleoplasm

(c) Cytoplasm

(d) Serum

8. This structure is selectively permeable, allowing only certain materials to pass:

(a) Cell wall

(b) Plasma membrane

(c) Nuclear membrane

(d) Tonoplast

9. The cell wall is primarily made of:

(a) Proteins

(b) Lipids

(c) Cellulose

(d) Chitin

10. Chromosomes are found inside the:

(a) Nucleus

(b) Cytoplasm

(c) Vacuole

(d) Golgi body

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Section 3: Cell Organelles & Functions

11. Which organelle is known as the "Powerhouse of the Cell"?

(a) Ribosome

(b) Lysosome

(c) Mitochondria

(d) Chloroplast

12. Which organelle is responsible for protein synthesis?

(a) Golgi complex

(b) Ribosome

(c) Vacuole

(d) Mitochondria

13. Lysosomes are often called "Suicide Bags" because:

(a) They produce energy

(b) They contain digestive enzymes that can destroy the cell

(c) They help the cell divide

(d) They provide structural support

14. The "Kitchen of the plant cell" is the:

(a) Mitochondria

(b) Vacuole

(c) Chloroplast

(d) Nucleus

15. Which organelle is involved in the storage, modification, and packaging of products?

(a) Endoplasmic Reticulum

(b) Golgi complex

(c) Centrosome

(d) Plastids

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Section 4: Plant vs. Animal Cells

16. A cell wall is found in:

(a) Animal cells only

(b) Plant cells only

(c) Both animal and plant cells

(d) Neither

17. Large, central vacuoles are a characteristic feature of:

(a) Bacterial cells

(b) Human cells

(c) Plant cells

(d) Amoeba

18. Centrosomes, which help in cell division, are found in:

(a) Plant cells

(b) Animal cells

(c) Only in bacteria

(d) All of the above

19. Green-colored plastids are called:

(a) Leucoplasts

(b) Chromoplasts

(c) Chloroplasts

(d) Protoplasts

20. Which of these is ABSENT in an animal cell?

(a) Mitochondria

(b) Nucleus

(c) Chloroplast

(d) Ribosome

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Section 5: Advanced Anatomy

21. The inner membrane of mitochondria is folded into finger-like structures called:

(a) Grana

(b) Cristae

(c) Matrix

(d) Cisternae

22. Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (RER) looks rough because of the presence of:

(a) Fats

(b) Ribosomes

(c) Sugars

(d) DNA

23. The stacks of membrane-bound structures in a Golgi body are called:

(a) Grana

(b) Cisternae

(c) Vacuoles

(d) Stroma

24. Leucoplasts are plastids that primarily store:

(a) Color pigments

(b) Chlorophyll

(c) Starch, oils, and proteins

(d) Water

25. The fluid inside the nucleus is called:

(a) Cytoplasm

(b) Nucleoplasm

(c) Matrix

(d) Sap

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Section 6: True/False & Critical Thinking

26. All cells are microscopic and cannot be seen with the naked eye.

(a) True

(b) False (An ostrich egg is a single cell)

(c) True only for animals

(d) True only for plants

27. The term "Protoplasm" includes:

(a) Only Nucleus

(b) Only Cytoplasm

(c) Both Cytoplasm and Nucleus

(d) Cell wall and Cell membrane

28. What happens if a plant cell is placed in water?

(a) It bursts immediately

(b) The cell wall prevents it from bursting

(c) It disappears

(d) It turns into an animal cell

29. Which of the following is used to stain an onion peel cell?

(a) Water

(b) Iodine or Safranin

(c) Oil

(d) Ink

30. Chromatin condenses to form ______ during cell division.

(a) Ribosomes

(b) Vacuoles

(c) Chromosomes

(d) Mitochondria

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🔑 Answer Key

Q	Ans	Q	Ans	Q	Ans	Q	Ans	Q	Ans
1	b	7	c	13	b	19	c	25	b
2	c	8	b	14	c	20	c	26	b
3	b	9	c	15	b	21	b	27	c
4	c	10	a	16	b	22	b	28	b
5	c	11	c	17	c	23	b	29	b
6	b	12	b