Cells and Organelles

Which organelle is the control center of the cell and contains the DNA?

• mitochondria

• cell membrane

• ribosome

• nuclueus

What structure protects and supports a plant cell?

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• central vacuole

• nucleus

Which structure controls what enters a prokaryotic AND eukaryotic cell?

• cell membrane

• ribosome

• cytoplasm

• lysosome

Which of the following organelles is the most important in maintaining homeostasis in plant AND animal cells?

• chloroplast

• mitochondria

• cell membrane

• lysosome

Which organelle breaks down glucose to produce energy (ATP) for a eukaryotic cell?

• mitochondria

• golgi body

• endoplasmic reticulum

• nucleus

Eukaryotes appeared in the fossil record at least 2 billion years ago. This marks the evolution of the _____, which is ONLY found in these more complex cells.

• cytoplasm

• ribosome

• nucleus

• cell membrane

Which cell has few internal structures, simple (circular) DNA, and no nucleus?

• eukaryote

• prokaryote

• plant

• animal

If you saw a cell under the microscope with a cell wall, a large central vacuole, and chloroplasts, which of the following could you be observing?

• the virus that causes influenza

• a skin cell from an elephant

• the leaf of an orchid

• a mushroom cell

_____ is the organelle responsible for making proteins.

• DNA

• ribosome

• golgi apparatus

• cytoplasm

_____ is that organelle responsible for storing food, water, and nutrients.

• ribosome

• lysosome

• chloroplast

• vacuole