Cell Structures

What structure is a special environment that houses the internal parts of the cell?

• cell membrane

• mitochondria

• nucleus

• cytoplasm

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

This organelle's function is to synthesize RNA that forms ribosomes.

• Endoplasmic reticulum

• Golgi Apparatus

• Nucleolus

• Nucleus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What cell structure contains DNA?

• chromatin

• centrosome

• endoplasmic reticulum

• cytoplasm

What organelle provides 95% of the body's energy?

• nucleus

• lysosomes

• endoplasmic reticulum

• mitochondria

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

What organelle is responsible for production and synthesis of protein?

• Golgi apparatus

• rough endoplasmic reticulum

• smooth endoplasmic reticulum

• ribosomes

This organelle processes and stores proteins to be distributed.

• endoplasmic reticulum

• nucleus

• cell membrane

• Golgi apparatus

This organelle dictates the activities of the organelles inside the cell.

• mitochondria

• nucleus

• cytoplasm

• ribosomes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What organelle contains centrioles and is a specialized region for building new structures?

• ribosomes

• endoplasmic reticulum

• nucleolus

• centrosome

What are whip-shaped tails that move some cells?

• cilia

• flagella

• vesicles

• lysosomes

What organelle contains hydrolytic enzymes that clean up intracellular debris and waste?

• lysosome

• ribosome

• centrosome

• nucleolus