Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 6 (ICSE) · Science
Chapter: Chapter 16 — Chapter 16: The Cell
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What is the basic unit of life? [1]
(A) The cell
(B) The atom
(C) The molecule
(D) The organ
2. What surrounds a cell? [1]
(A) The cell membrane
(B) The nucleus
(C) The cytoplasm only
(D) Nothing surrounds it
3. What is the control centre of a cell? [1]
(A) The nucleus
(B) The cell membrane
(C) The cytoplasm
(D) The cell wall
4. What do plant cells have that animal cells don't? [1]
(A) A cell wall and chloroplasts
(B) A nucleus
(C) A cell membrane
(D) Cytoplasm
5. What are chloroplasts used for? [1]
(A) Photosynthesis
(B) Digestion
(C) Respiration only
(D) Reproduction only
6. Can we see cells with our naked eye? [1]
(A) No, we need a microscope
(B) Yes, easily
(C) Only very large cells
(D) Cells are visible without tools
7. What is cytoplasm? [1]
(A) A jelly-like substance inside the cell
(B) The outer boundary
(C) The control centre
(D) A type of nucleus
8. Why study cells? [1]
(A) To understand growth and life functions
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What is the basic unit of life? [1]
(A) The cell
(B) The atom
(C) The molecule
(D) The organ
10. What surrounds a cell? [1]
(A) The cell membrane
(B) The nucleus
(C) The cytoplasm only
(D) Nothing surrounds it
11. What is the control centre of a cell? [1]
(A) The nucleus
(B) The cell membrane
(C) The cytoplasm
(D) The cell wall
12. What do plant cells have that animal cells don't? [1]
(A) A cell wall and chloroplasts
(B) A nucleus
(C) A cell membrane
(D) Cytoplasm
13. What are chloroplasts used for? [1]
(A) Photosynthesis
(B) Digestion
(C) Respiration only
(D) Reproduction only
14. Can we see cells with our naked eye? [1]
(A) No, we need a microscope
(B) Yes, easily
(C) Only very large cells
(D) Cells are visible without tools
15. What is cytoplasm? [1]
(A) A jelly-like substance inside the cell
(B) The outer boundary
(C) The control centre
(D) A type of nucleus
16. Why study cells? [1]
(A) To understand growth and life functions
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests