This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > Science > Cell Structure And Functions > Class 8 Science Chapter 8 Cell Structure And Functions – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Science Chapter 8 Cell Structure And Functions Quiz 20 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Cells and atoms are the same. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 2. Cell $\rightarrow$ Tissues $\rightarrow$ ..... $\rightarrow$ Organ Systems $\rightarrow$ Organisms.Fill in the blank with the correct option. A) Stomach. B) Brain. C) Organ. D) Heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Organ. 3. Means "small organ" . A) Organelle. B) Organ system. C) Cell. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organelle. 4. What is the significance of the nucleus in a cell? A) The nucleus is responsible for photosynthesis. B) The nucleus is significant because it contains the cell's genetic material and regulates cellular activities. C) The nucleus produces energy for the cell. D) The nucleus helps in the digestion of nutrients. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The nucleus is significant because it contains the cell's genetic material and regulates cellular activities. 5. The membrane present around Nucleus is- A) Nucleoplasm. B) Nuclear Membrane. C) Neclear Membrane. D) Yeast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nuclear Membrane. 6. The golgi complex's function is to A) Make proteins for the cell. B) Control what enters and leaves the cell. C) Package and distribute proteins in the cell. D) Provide energy for the cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Package and distribute proteins in the cell. 7. The proteins produced in the ribosomes pass through the ER. The proteins are later released to be used by the cell. A) Rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER). B) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER). 8. During which stage of cellular respiration is the majority of ATP produced? A) Krebs cycle. B) FermentationTagsDOK Level 2:Skill/Concept. C) Glycolysis. D) Electron transport chain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Electron transport chain. 9. To observe a cell what do we need A) Telescope. B) Binocular. C) Microscope. D) Sthethescope. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Microscope. 10. Which among the following is not the function of lysosomes? A) Breaking down of food particles. B) Digest worn-out cells. C) Protection against the pathogens. D) Perform photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Perform photosynthesis. 11. The liquid in nucleus called ..... A) Nucleus plasm. B) Nucleolus. C) Nuclear Membrane. D) Nucleoplasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nucleoplasm. 12. Which organelle is responsible for producing energy in the form of ATP in eukaryotic cells? A) Mitochondrion. B) Ribosome. C) Nucleus. D) Golgi apparatus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mitochondrion. 13. What is the primary function of the endoplasmic reticulum? A) Synthesizes proteins and lipids. B) Conducts photosynthesis. C) Provides structure. D) Produces ribosomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synthesizes proteins and lipids. 14. Small cylindrical structures found in animal cells, they are involved in cell division A) Chromatin. B) Centrosomes. C) Chromosomes. D) Centromeres. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Centrosomes. 15. In many animal cells, the cell membrane helps to take in materials by infolding, in the form of vacuoles, this type of intake is termed as: A) Endocytosis. B) Phagocytosis. C) Pinocytosis. D) Osmosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endocytosis. 16. Bacteria is a multicellular organism A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. Structures with specialized functions are called? A) Cells. B) Proteins. C) Organelles. D) Systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Organelles. 18. These organelles produce sugars and starches by photosynthesis A) Plastids. B) Chloroplasts. C) Plasmids. D) Chromoplasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chloroplasts. 19. The kitchen of the cell is called A) Cell wall. B) Nucleus. C) Vacuoles. D) Plastids. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plastids. 20. Rhizopus (bread mould) is an example of A) Protozoa. B) Fungi. C) Virus. D) Bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fungi. 21. A wilted flower placed in a vase of water for several hours became stiff and stood erect. When it was placed in a salt solution, it wilted. From this information we can say that the cells of the flower are: A) Hypotonic to both fresh water and the salt solution. B) Hypertonic to both the fresh water and the salt solution. C) Hypertonic to fresh water but hypotonic to the salt solution. D) Hypotonic to fresh water but hypertonic to the salt solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypertonic to fresh water but hypotonic to the salt solution. 22. In animal cells, hydrolytic enzymes are packaged to prevent general destruction of cellular components. Which of the following organelles functions in this compartmentalization? A) Chloroplast. B) Lysosome. C) Peroxisome. D) Central vacuole. E) Glyoxysome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lysosome. 23. Cell wall is found in A) Plant cells only. B) Animal cells only. C) Both. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plant cells only. 24. Which macromolecule acts as an enzyme to speed up chemical reactions in cells? A) Nucleic acids. B) Carbohydrates. C) Lipids. D) Proteins. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Proteins. 25. All cells have a cell wall. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. Which organelle is found in both plant and animal cells and converts sugars into energy? (the powerhouse of the cell) A) Mitochondria. B) Cell Wall. C) Cell Membrane. D) Vacuole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mitochondria. 27. Which muscle tissue type is characterized by voluntary control and striations? A) Cardiac muscle. B) Skeletal muscle. C) Epithelial muscle. D) Smooth muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skeletal muscle. 28. Network of membranes that materials travel through A) Chloroplast. B) Golgi apparatus. C) Ribosomes. D) Endoplasmic reticulum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endoplasmic reticulum. 29. A young student wants to measure the percent time a dog spends sleeping, playing, and eating over the course of one day. What type of graph should this student make once all of the data is collected? A) Line. B) Scatter plot. C) Pie/circle. D) Bar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pie/circle. 30. Which organelle in plant cells captures the energy in sunlight? A) Cell Wall. B) Nucleus. C) Chloroplasts. D) Vacuole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chloroplasts. 31. A scientist wants to test if a new stain helps visualize the nucleus in animal cells. What would be an appropriate first step in her experiment? A) Apply the stain to a prepared slide of animal cells and observe under a microscope. B) Measure the size of the animal cells. C) Count the number of cells on the slide. D) Compare plant and animal cellsTagsVA.LS.2.a. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apply the stain to a prepared slide of animal cells and observe under a microscope. 32. He discovered that all plants are made of cells: A) Anton van Leeuwenhoek. B) Mattias Schleiden. C) Theordor Schwann. D) Robert Hooke. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mattias Schleiden. 33. I control what leaves and enters the cell and I am a barrier ..... what am I? A) Cell wall. B) Endoplasmic Reticulum. C) Ribosome. D) Cell Membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cell Membrane. 34. ..... has a large vacuole. A) Animal cells. B) Plant cells. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plant cells. 35. Reen, irregularly shaped structures that contain A) Chlorophyll. B) Chloroplasts. C) Cell wall. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chlorophyll. 36. This organelle has a double membrane A) Cytoplasm. B) Ribosomes. C) Mitochondria. D) Cell membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mitochondria. 37. Which process involves the movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane? A) Endocytosis. B) Active transport. C) Diffusion. D) Osmosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osmosis. 38. Where photosynthesis occurs; in plant cells only A) Chloroplasts. B) Chlorophyll. C) Mitochondria. D) Ribosomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chloroplasts. 39. Which cell is adapted to absorb water in plants? A) Phloem cell. B) Xylem cell. C) Root hair cell. D) Guard cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Root hair cell. 40. Outer boundary of the cell. Controls what comes in and out of the cell; maintains homeostasis A) Cell membrane. B) Nuclear membrane. C) Cell wall. D) Cytoskeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cell membrane. 41. What is the process called when a single cell divides to form two identical cells? A) Mitosis. B) Meiosis. C) Photosynthesis. D) DiffusionTagsVA.LS.2.d. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mitosis. 42. This structure is a flexible outer covering that protects the inside of the cell from the outside environment. A) Cell wall. B) Nucleus. C) Cell membrane. D) Nucleolus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cell membrane. 43. Assertion (A):The nucleus contains chromatin. Reason (R):Chromatin is a complex of DNA and proteins. A) Both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion. B) Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion. C) Assertion is true, but Reason is false. D) Assertion is false, but Reason is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion. 44. Centrioles are present in A) Plant cell. B) Bacterial cell. C) Animal cells. D) All type of cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Animal cells. 45. This organelle is the cell's transport system. A) Cytoplasm. B) Endoplasmic Reticulum. C) Golgi Apparatus. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endoplasmic Reticulum. 46. Which cell structure is the powerhouse of the cell and releases energy? A) Nucleolus. B) Cytoplasm. C) Cell membrane. D) Mitochondria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mitochondria. 47. Which organelle is responsible for producing ribosomes? A) Mitochondria. B) Golgi apparatus. C) Nucleus. D) Nucleolus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nucleolus. 48. Jelly-like fluid that fills the cells and suspends the organelles. A) Chloroplast. B) Cytoplasm. C) Nucleus. D) Lysosome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cytoplasm. 49. Which organelle would you expect to find in plant cells but not in animal cells? A) Chloroplast. B) Cell membrane. C) Vacuole. D) Cytoplasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chloroplast. 50. This is where the ribosomes are made A) Nucleolus. B) E.R. C) Cytoplasm. D) Golgi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nucleolus. 51. This thin layer protects the cell and regulates what substances enter and leave the cell. A) Cell membrane. B) Cell. C) Cell wall. D) Golgi body. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cell membrane. 52. Where in the cell is (DNA) found? A) Ribosomes. B) Mitochondria. C) Nucleus. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nucleus. 53. Grace, Aria, and Anika are studying biology and they come across a term 'peroxisomes'. They learn that peroxisomes have a specific function in cells. What is that function? A) Breaking down molecules. B) Generating energy. C) Synthesizing proteins. D) Regulating molecular transport. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Breaking down molecules. 54. Which structure is responsible for maintaining the shape of a plant cell? A) Cell membrane. B) Cell wall. C) Nucleus. D) Chloroplast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cell wall. 55. What are the branch looking nerves called as ..... A) Spindle Shaped Muscle. B) Long Branches Nerve Cell. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Long Branches Nerve Cell. 56. Tay-Sachs disease is a human genetic abnormality that results in cells accumulating and becoming clogged with very large and complex lipids. Which cellular organelle must be involved in this condition? A) Membrane-bound ribosomes. B) The endoplasmic reticulum. C) Mitochondria. D) The lysosome. E) The Golgi apparatus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The lysosome. 57. A cell has the following molecules and structures:enzymes, DNA, ribosomes, plasma membrane, and mitochondria. It could be a cell from ..... A) An animal, but not a plant. B) A bacterium. C) A plant or an animal. D) Any kind of organism. E) A plant, but not an animal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A plant or an animal. 58. Moves substances within a cell (pipe like structures) A) Endoplasmic reticulum. B) Nucleus. C) Vacuole. D) Cytoplasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endoplasmic reticulum. 59. Ribosomes suspended in the cytoplasm is an organelle of A) Prokaryotic cells. B) Eukaryotic cells. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prokaryotic cells. 60. The movement of water across a semipermeable membrane. A) Passive transport. B) Osmosis. C) Active transport. D) Facilitated diffusion. 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