Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
9th grade (Year 10 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.HS-LS1-2 · England: GCSE Combined Science: Cell biology
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Question 1
Where is this found: cytoplasm?
- A. prokaryotic cells only
- B. eukaryotic cells only
- C. both types of cell
Question 2
Prokaryotes and eukaryotes: which statement is NOT true?
- A. Eukaryotic cells keep their DNA inside a nucleus.
- B. Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells have ribosomes.
- C. Bacteria have mitochondria.
- D. Bacterial cells are much smaller than most animal and plant cells.
Question 3
A bacterial cell is about 2 µm long and a cheek cell is about 60 µm. How many times longer is the cheek cell?
- A. 300 times
- B. 120 times
- C. 30 times
- D. 3 times
Question 4
Where is this found: a single loop of DNA not in a nucleus?
- A. prokaryotic cells only
- B. eukaryotic cells only
- C. both types of cell
Question 5
Prokaryotes and eukaryotes: which statement is NOT true?
- A. Plant cells are prokaryotic.
- B. Some bacteria have a flagellum to move.
- C. Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells have ribosomes.
- D. Bacterial cells are much smaller than most animal and plant cells.
Question 6
A bacterial cell is about 2 µm long and a cheek cell is about 60 µm. How many times longer is the cheek cell?
- A. 30 times
- B. 120 times
- C. 300 times
- D. 3 times
Question 7
Where is this found: ribosomes?
- A. prokaryotic cells only
- B. eukaryotic cells only
- C. both types of cell
Question 8
Prokaryotes and eukaryotes: which statement is NOT true?
- A. Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells have ribosomes.
- B. Plasmids are found in human cells.
- C. Eukaryotic cells keep their DNA inside a nucleus.
- D. Some bacteria have a flagellum to move.
Question 9
Why can antibiotics kill bacteria without harming human cells?
- A. They target structures or processes that only bacterial cells have
- B. Bacteria have a nucleus that absorbs the drug
- C. Antibiotics only work outside the body
- D. Human cells have no ribosomes
Question 10
Where is this found: mitochondria?
- A. prokaryotic cells only
- B. eukaryotic cells only
- C. both types of cell
Question 11
Prokaryotes and eukaryotes: which statement is NOT true?
- A. Plasmids are found in human cells.
- B. Eukaryotic cells keep their DNA inside a nucleus.
- C. Bacterial cells are much smaller than most animal and plant cells.
- D. Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells have ribosomes.
Question 12
Which organism is made of prokaryotic cells?
- A. yeast
- B. E. coli bacteria
- C. a mushroom
- D. an amoeba
Question 13
Where is this found: mitochondria?
- A. prokaryotic cells only
- B. eukaryotic cells only
- C. both types of cell
Question 14
Prokaryotes and eukaryotes: which statement is NOT true?
- A. Plant cells are prokaryotic.
- B. Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells have ribosomes.
- C. Some bacteria have a flagellum to move.
- D. Bacterial cells are much smaller than most animal and plant cells.
Question 15
Why can antibiotics kill bacteria without harming human cells?
- A. Bacteria have a nucleus that absorbs the drug
- B. Human cells have no ribosomes
- C. Antibiotics only work outside the body
- D. They target structures or processes that only bacterial cells have
Question 16
Where is this found: plasmids (small rings of DNA)?
- A. prokaryotic cells only
- B. eukaryotic cells only
- C. both types of cell
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