Download Cell Biology Quiz 1

Cell Biology Exit Slip 1c.
Name:_______________
Date:__________
Period_____
Directions:
 Write the Title, Name, Date, and Period on a separate sheet of paper.
 Number your paper 1-4.
 Read the questions below and select the best answer.
1. An important difference between a prokaryotic cell and a eukaryotic cell is that a
eukaryotic cell (1.c)
a. Can reproduce
b. Contains DNA
c. Has a nucleus
d. Has a cell wall
2. Scientists were investigating cells under a microscope and found that the cells
lack any membrane-bound organelles. What kind of cells are these? (1.c)
a. Animal cells
b. Eukaryotic cells
c. Prokaryotic cells
d. Plant cells
3. What is the primary DIFFERENCE between a virus and prokaryotic cell? (1.c)
a. A virus does not have proteins
b. A virus does not have a nucleus
c. A virus does not replicate on its own
d. A virus does not have nucleic acids.
4. A scientist at the polar ice cap was studying an ice sample from hundred of meters
below the surface. While examining the ice, the scientist found some cells from
many years ago. Using an electron microscope the scientist identified these cell
structures: a mitochondria, nucleus, ribosomes and cell wall. What kind of
organism did the scientist find? (1.c)
a. Animal
b. Bacteria
c. Plant
d. He did not have enough information.
5. Animal cells lack which of the following:
a. Endoplasmic reticulum
b. Cytoplasm
c. Cell membrane
d. Cell wall