Cell Quiz (Grade 7-12)

The building blocks of life; also referred to the smallest functioning unit of living organisms.

• Atom
• Organic compound
• Cell
• Carbohydrates

This organelle is found in eukaryotic cells. It contains the DNA and controls the functions.

• Vacuole
• Cytoplasm
• Cell membrane
• Nucleus

Often called the powerhouse of the cell because it converts energy for cell use.

• Mitochondria
• Ribosomes
• Chloroplast
• LCV

This part is the jelly-like fluid that surrounds or cushions the organelles.

• Cytoplasm
• Cell membrane
• Ribosomes
• Cell wall

This organelle regulates what goes in and out of the cell.

• Vacuole
• Mitochondria
• Cell membrane
• Cell wall

This organelle has the nickname "trash collector" or "trash can" because they break down food and old cell parts (wastes).

• Tissue
• Golgi complex (apparatus, bodies)
• Endoplasmic reticulum
• Lysosome

Both plant and animal cells have this organelle to store water (and sometimes food), but plants have a large ________.

• Ribosomes
• Vacuole
• Mitochondria
• Nucleus

This part gives plant cells a rigid structure.

• Cell wall
• Organelle
• Chloroplast
• Cytoplasm

The _______  _______ modifies proteins and transports them to other cell parts. Sometimes called the Super Highway or Emergency Road!

• Cell membrane
• Endoplasmic reticulum
• Golgi complex (apparatus, bodies)
• Organ system

Proteins are produced by these small, round (grain-shaped) organelles.

• Chloroplasts
• Lysosomes
• Ribosomes
• Vacuoles