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Eukaryotic Cell Biology — Assessment

Proof-of-knowledge assessment covering organelles, cellular respiration, and photosynthesis

📚 Science 🎓 Grade 6, 7, 8 ⏱️ 32 minutes

Learning Objectives

  • Identify the major organelles in eukaryotic cells and describe their basic functions.

  • Compare plant and animal cells, identifying structures unique to each.

  • Describe the three stages of cellular respiration including their locations and main outputs.

  • Describe the two stages of photosynthesis including their locations and main outputs.

  • Recognize the relationships between organelles, processes, and their inputs and outputs.

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Instructions

~2 minutes

Eukaryotic Cell Biology — Assessment

25 questions total: 20 multiple choice and 5 matching.

Read each question carefully and pick the BEST answer. For the matching questions, match each item on the left to its description on the right. Take your time — there is no penalty for thinking it through.

Topics covered: organelles in plant and animal cells, cellular respiration, photosynthesis, and how the two energy processes connect.

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Question 1

~1 minutes
Question 1

Which organelle stores the cell's DNA and directs cell activities?

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Question 2

~1 minutes
Question 2

What is the main function of a ribosome?

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Question 3

~1 minutes
Question 3

Which organelle is responsible for producing most of the cell's ATP?

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Question 4

~1 minutes
Question 4

Which of these structures is found in plant cells but NOT in animal cells?

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Question 5

~1 minutes
Question 5

The plant cell wall is mostly made of what material?

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Question 6

~1 minutes
Question 6

What is the most important job of the plasma membrane?

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Question 7

~1 minutes
Question 7

Which structure helps a plant stay stiff and upright by storing water?

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Question 8

~1 minutes
Question 8

Which organelle uses digestive enzymes to break down waste and worn-out parts?

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Question 9

~1 minutes
Question 9

Where in the cell does glycolysis take place?

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Question 10

~1 minutes
Question 10

Where in the cell does the Krebs cycle take place?

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Question 11

~1 minutes
Question 11

Where in the cell does the electron transport chain take place?

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Question 12

~1 minutes
Question 12

About how many of the roughly 30 ATP from one glucose are made on the cristae?

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Question 13

~1 minutes
Question 13

Roughly how many ATP molecules are made from one glucose during respiration?

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Question 14

~1 minutes
Question 14

Which of the following are the main products of cellular respiration?

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Question 15

~1 minutes
Question 15

In a plant cell, photosynthesis takes place inside the:

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Question 16

~1 minutes
Question 16

The light reactions of photosynthesis take place in the:

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Question 17

~1 minutes
Question 17

The Calvin cycle of photosynthesis takes place in the:

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Question 18

~1 minutes
Question 18

What is the main job of chlorophyll inside a chloroplast?

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Question 19

~1 minutes
Question 19

Which of these are the main reactants of photosynthesis?

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Question 20

~1 minutes
Question 20

Which of the following is TRUE about a typical plant?

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Question 21 (matching)

~2 minutes
Question 21

Match each organelle to its main function:

Nucleus
Ribosome
Mitochondrion
Golgi apparatus
Lysosome
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Question 22 (matching)

~2 minutes
Question 22

Match each part of the endomembrane system to what it does:

Rough ER
Smooth ER
Golgi apparatus
Vesicle
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Question 23 (matching)

~2 minutes
Question 23

Match each structure to its best description:

Cell wall
Central vacuole
Chloroplast
Centrioles
Mitochondrion
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Question 24 (matching)

~2 minutes
Question 24

Match each process stage to where it happens in the cell:

Glycolysis
Krebs cycle
Electron transport chain
Light reactions
Calvin cycle
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Question 25 (matching)

~2 minutes
Question 25

Match each molecule to its role in the energy processes:

Glucose
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
ATP
Chlorophyll