Cells and Organelles Test

Who is credited with discovering the Cell Theory?

• Charles Darwin

• Robert Hooke

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

Which organelle gathers and gets rid of waste in the cell?

• ribosome

• lysosome

• chloroplast

• cell membrane

What device is a tool for seeing very tiny things, including cells?

• microscope

• telescope

• organism

• cytoplasm

This organelle is a rigid outer layer that protects plant cells.

• Cell Membrane
• Cell Wall
• Nucleus
• Chloroplast 

This organelle controls what goes in and out of plant and animal cells.

• Cell Wall

• Cell Membrane

• Chloroplasts

• Cytoplasm

The _____________ stores food, water, wastes, and other materials in both plant and animal cells.

• Vacuole

• Mitochondria

• Cytoplasm

• Nucleus

An organelle that captures energy from the sunlight in order to use it to produce food in plant cells is ______________.

• Chromatin
• Chloroplast
• Cytoplasm
• Cell Membrane

The _____________ holds the DNA, and controls the functions of eukaryotic cells.

• Nucleus

• Nuclear Membrane

• Mitochondria

• Chloroplast

The _____________ is a gel-like fluid that fills plant and animal cells. It holds the organelles in place and gives each cell its shape.

• Cytoplasm

• Cell Membrane

• Cell Wall

• Chloroplast

Cell membranes are found in

• Only animal cells
• Only plant cells
• Some plant and animal cells
• All plant and animal cells