Lesson T1.1.3

T1.1.3 Plant and animal cells compared Quiz: KS3 Biology, Unit 1

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The 20 questions

  1. Which tough outer layer is present in plant cells but absent in animal cells?

    • Slime capsule
    • Cellulose wall
    • Protein coat
    • Cell membrane
  2. Which structure is found in both plant and animal cells and releases energy from glucose?

    • Mitochondria
    • Chloroplasts
    • A large permanent vacuole
    • A cell wall
  3. What type of vacuoles do animal cells typically contain?

    • Central rigid
    • Sap filled
    • Small temporary
    • Large permanent
  4. Which cell type contains chloroplasts, a large vacuole and a cell wall?

    • Nerve cell
    • Plant cell
    • Red blood cell
    • Animal cell
  5. What key difference exists between an onion cell and a cheek cell?

    • Nucleus
    • Cell membrane
    • Cell wall
    • Cytoplasm
  6. Which shape do plant cells tend to have compared to animal cells?

    • Regular box-like
    • Flexible amoeboid
    • Irregular round
    • Constantly changing
  7. Which part pushes against the plant cell wall to maintain a fixed shape?

    • Nucleus
    • Mitochondrion
    • Vacuole
    • Ribosome
  8. Which cell structure is only found in plant cells?

    • Cell wall
    • Mitochondria
    • Nucleus
    • Cell membrane
  9. Which feature is absent in animal cells?

    • Cytoplasm
    • Cell membrane
    • Ribosome
    • Cell wall
  10. Which plant cell structure stores large amounts of water?

    • Mitochondria
    • Large vacuole
    • Nucleus
    • Chloroplast
  11. Which plant cells lack chloroplasts and are not green?

    • Root cells
    • Leaf cells
    • Guard cells
    • Stem cells
  12. What allows animal cells to easily change shape?

    • No cell wall
    • Thick membrane
    • Hard cytoplasm
    • Large vacuole
  13. Which structure is found in both plant and animal cells and controls what the cell does?

    • The chloroplast
    • The nucleus
    • The large vacuole
    • The cell wall
  14. Which structure is typically largest in a mature plant cell?

    • Nucleus
    • Ribosome
    • Mitochondria
    • Vacuole
  15. A cell has a large vacuole, a cell wall and chloroplasts. Which group is it most likely to come from?

    • Plants
    • Animals
    • Insects
    • Humans
  16. What do plant and animal cells both use to release energy?

    • Cell walls
    • Mitochondria
    • Chloroplasts
    • Vacuoles
  17. Which microscope part is needed to view plant cell walls clearly?

    • Hand lens
    • X-ray machine
    • Light microscope
    • Telescope
  18. Which part would you look for first to tell a plant cell from an animal cell under a light microscope?

    • The nucleus
    • The cytoplasm
    • The cell wall
    • The cell membrane
  19. What is the main function of the nucleus in both cells?

    • Store water
    • Provide support
    • Control cell activities
    • Make food
  20. Which cell part is found in a plant leaf cell but not in a human skin cell?

    • Nucleus
    • Cell membrane
    • Cytoplasm
    • Chloroplast

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