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 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Science Chapter 8 Cell Structure And Functions Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the primary function of ribosomes in a cell? A) Protein synthesis. B) Lipid storage. C) Energy production. D) DNA replication. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protein synthesis. 2. Control the cell's activities; contains the cell's DNA A) Mitochondria. B) Nucleus. C) Golgi body. D) Cell membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nucleus. 3. ..... are organelles that use light energy to make food. A) Chloroplasts. B) Nuclei. C) Mitochondria. D) Vaculoles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chloroplasts. 4. What is true about unicellular organisms? A) They cannot reproduce. B) They can be made of one or more cells. C) They can be made of only 1 cell. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They can be made of only 1 cell. 5. A group of tissues that perform a similar function is called ..... (Examples include the heart, lungs or stomach) A) Cells. B) Organs. C) Organ system. D) Tissues. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organs. 6. Why are cells considered systems? A) They are the smallest structures. B) They have specialized parts called organelles. C) They store genetic information. D) They perform photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They have specialized parts called organelles. 7. Found in cells that obtain energy by capturing sunlight and storing it in the chlorophyll. This is apart of structural support for the cell. A) Cell wall. B) Cell membrane. C) Cytoskeleton. D) Cellulose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cell wall. 8. Which organelle labels substances (proteins, etc) with messages (hormones) so that they can be used in the cell or outside of the cell? A) ER. B) Ribosomes. C) Lysosomes. D) Golgi bodies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Golgi bodies. 9. Which organelle is known as the 'powerhouse' of the cell? A) Endoplasmic reticulum. B) Mitochondria. C) Golgi apparatus. D) Ribosomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mitochondria. 10. Which organelle is responsible for protein synthesis? A) Mitochondria. B) Cell Wall. C) Ribosome. D) Chloroplast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ribosome. 11. Which tool is most likely used to produce a clear image of very tiny structures inside a cell? A) Computer model. B) Electron microscope. C) Light microscope. D) Magnetic resonance imaging. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electron microscope. 12. Transport system A) Mitochondria. B) Lysosome. C) Golgi apparatus. D) Endoplasmic reticulum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endoplasmic reticulum. 13. This structure is in plant cells but not animal cells. It is outside of the cell membrane and adds more support/structure/rigidity to the plant. A) Cell membrane. B) Cell Nucleus. C) Cell Wall. D) Endoplasmic Reticulum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cell Wall. 14. Which organelle is responsible for storing and protecting the cell's genetic material? A) Nucleus. B) Endoplasmic Reticulum. C) Golgi Body. D) Mitochondria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nucleus. 15. This organelle contains substances that help break down and recycle cellular components. * A) Mitochondria. B) Lysosomes. C) Ribosomes. D) Vesicles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lysosomes. 16. What is the other name of cell membrane? A) Plasma Membrane. B) Membrane. C) Both A and B. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plasma Membrane. 17. In a multicellular living organism, X is made up of Y and Y are made up of cells. What are X and Y? A) X-Organ, Y-tissues. B) X-tissue, Y-Organs. C) X-Organ, Y-Organ System. D) X-tissue, Y-Organ Systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) X-Organ, Y-tissues. 18. What is the function of the nucleus in a cell? A) Protein synthesis. B) Control center of the cell. C) Energy production. D) Waste disposal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Control center of the cell. 19. What is the main difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells? A) Prokaryotic cells have a nucleus, eukaryotic cells do not. B) Eukaryotic cells have a nucleus, prokaryotic cells do not. C) Prokaryotic cells have mitochondria, eukaryotic cells do not. D) Eukaryotic cells have a cell wall, prokaryotic cells do not. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eukaryotic cells have a nucleus, prokaryotic cells do not. 20. Which of the following is not a prokaryotic cell? A) Mycoplasma. B) Blue-green algae. C) PPLO. D) Slime mould. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Slime mould. 21. Viscous fluid containing organelles. A) MEMBRANE. B) ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM. C) RIBOSOMES. D) CYTOPLASM. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) CYTOPLASM. 22. Which of the following is the exception of cell theory?Which statement is not part of the cell theory? A) Bacteria. B) Fungi. C) Virus. D) Lichen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Virus. 23. Where are ribosomes found in the cell? A) Inside the nucleus. B) In the Golgi Body. C) On the cell membrane. D) Floating freely in the cytoplasm or attached to the Rough ER. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Floating freely in the cytoplasm or attached to the Rough ER. 24. Where is DNA stored? A) Cytoplasm. B) Vacuole. C) Nucleus. D) Cell membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nucleus. 25. Each organelle has a special function that helps maintain the cell's life. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 26. Which organelle is known as the 'control center' of the cell? A) Nucleus. B) Golgi apparatus. C) Endoplasmic reticulum. D) Mitochondria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nucleus. 27. Unicellular organisms are A) Plant cells. B) Made of many cells. C) Eukaryotic. D) Made of one cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Made of one cell. 28. Which structure is common to plant and animal cells? A) Chloroplast. B) Wall made of cellulose. C) Central vacuole. D) Mitochondrion. E) Centriole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mitochondrion. 29. This organelle is a rigid outer layer that protects plant cells. A) Cell Membrane. B) Cell Wall. C) Nucleus. D) Chloroplast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cell Wall. 30. Nuclear membrane.-is similar to the cell membrane. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 31. When flagella are present on the entire surface of bacteria it is called A) Peritrichous. B) Lophotrichous. C) Atrichous. D) Amphitrichous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peritrichous. 32. Uses ATP (energy) A) Passive Transport. B) Active Transport. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Active Transport. 33. Plants are able to make their own food using an organelle called the chloroplast. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 34. Which structure in plant cells is the site of photosynthesis? A) Mitochondria. B) Chloroplasts. C) Cell wall. D) Cytoplasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chloroplasts. 35. Are like flattened sacks that are stacked side by side A) Endoplasmic reticulum (ER). B) Mitochondria. C) Ribosomes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endoplasmic reticulum (ER). 36. What distinguishes rough ER from smooth ER? A) Size and shape. B) Ability to synthesize lipids. C) Presence of ribosomes. D) Presence of DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Presence of ribosomes. 37. Cheek cells do not have A) Golgi bodies. B) Plastids. C) Cell membrane. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plastids. 38. Cytoplasm is surrounding by a thin covering called. A) Plasma Membrane. B) Cell Membrane. C) Both a and b. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both a and b. 39. What is the cell wall of a plant made up of? A) Cellulose. B) Amoeba. C) Nucleus. D) Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cellulose. 40. ..... cell has a big central vacuole. A) Bacterial. B) Plant. C) Animal. D) White blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plant. 41. What does the mitochondrion do for the cell as a whole? * A) It converts energy in food to ATP. B) It controls the cell. C) It cleans the cell. D) It protects the cell with a stiff structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It converts energy in food to ATP. 42. Tissues combine to form an organism. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 43. Which organelle is primarily involved in cellular respiration and ATP production? A) Ribosome. B) Lysosome. C) Peroxisome. D) Mitochondrion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mitochondrion. 44. Name the outermost layer of a plant cell that protects and supports it. Rigid outer wall, provides structure to the plant cell. A) Cell Membrane. B) Cell Wall. C) Golgi Apparatus. D) Cytoplasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cell Wall. 45. What is passive transport? A) A material that does not break down in water. B) The movement of a substance through a cell membrane using energy. C) Genetic information for a cell. D) The movement of a substance through a cell membrane without using energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The movement of a substance through a cell membrane without using energy. 46. All of the chemical reactions that occur within an organism. A) Photosynthesis. B) Thermodynamics. C) Metabolism. D) Cellular Respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metabolism. 47. What is the function of the Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)? A) Protects the DNA. B) Carries materials throughout the cell. C) Produces energy for the cell. D) Digests food for the cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carries materials throughout the cell. 48. Animal cells can be in both animals AND humans. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 49. Brick in a building and cell in a living organisms, are ..... ? A) Basic Structural Units. B) Building Blocks. C) Same. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Basic Structural Units. 50. Name the organelle known as 'suicide bags'? A) Centrosomes. B) Ribosomes. C) Plastids. D) Lysosomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lysosomes. 51. A mycoplasma is an organism with a diameter between 0.1 and 1.0 $\mu$m. What does its size tell you about how it might be classified? A) It must be a single celled protist. B) It must be a single celled fungus. C) It could be almost any typical bacterium. D) It could be a typical virus. E) It could be a very small bacterium. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) It could be a very small bacterium. 52. The second stage of the cell cycle during which the cell's nucleus divides into two nuclei and one set of DNA is distributed into each daughter cell A) Metaphase. B) Cytokinesis. C) Mitosis. D) Interphase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mitosis. 53. What is the cell wall made of? A) Cellulose. B) Proteins. C) Starch. D) Lipids. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cellulose. 54. Which of the following best describes the main function of the cell membrane? A) To provide energy for the cell. B) To control the movement of substances in and out of the cell. C) To store genetic information. D) To synthesize proteins. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To control the movement of substances in and out of the cell. 55. Muscle cells have many mitochondria. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 56. Directions-(Q.23-Q.30) Identify the organelle.8- "I am the living content of the cell and I am formed of nucleus and cytoplasm" A) DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid). B) Nucleoplasm. C) Protoplasm. D) Genes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protoplasm. 57. One example of a prokaryote is a ..... A) Virus. B) Plant. C) Bacteria. D) Animal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bacteria. 58. Contains enzymes to digest waste material and cellular debris A) Ribosomes. B) Lysosome. C) Golgi apparatus. D) Vacuole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lysosome. 59. Which type of transport requires energy to move substances across the cell membrane? A) Active transport. B) Osmosis. C) Diffusion. D) Passive transport. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Active transport. 60. True or false:Skin cells have a very different structure and function than brain cells A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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