Cell Organelle Functions

What organelle directs all cell activities and contains the DNA?

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• chloroplast

• cell membrane

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What organelle makes RNA into protein? It also floats freely throughout the cell.

• ribosomes

• chloroplast

• mitochondria

• nucleus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What organelle is the "jelly-like" substance that keeps all other organelles in place? It also helps keep the shape of the cell.

• cytoplasm

• cell membrane

• ribosomes

• cell wall

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What organelle decides what goes in and out of the cell and also offers protection to the cell?

• cell membrane

• nucleus

• cytoplasm

• chloroplast

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What organelle is the outer layer of a plant cell and offers protection to the cell?

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• cytoplasm

• mitochondria

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What organelle is the "powerhouse" of the cell and creates energy through cellular respiration?

• mitochondria

• ribosome

• chloroplast

• nucleus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What plant organelle uses photosynthesis to convert sunlight into ATP energy?

• chloroplast

• ribosomes

• mitochondria

• nucleus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What organelle is the storage container for food, water, and waste material?

• vacuole

• ribosomes

• mitochondria

• chloroplast

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which one of the following organelles is only found in a plant cell?

• large central vacuole

• cell membrane

• mitochondria

• cytoplasm

Which one of the following organelles is only found in plant cells?

• chloroplast

• ribosomes

• vacuoles

• mitochondria

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6