Squidbooks Quiz - Parts of a Cell

The cells in living things are made of many _____.

• fences

• parts

• gates

• cities

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What are the special parts that do different jobs within the cells of living things?

• organelles

• factories

• molecules

• microscopes

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This image shows a plant cell and many of its parts. The cell wall is an example of an _____ , and its job in the cell is to _____ .

• open channel; make food for the cell

• organism; store genetic information

• oxygen molecule; keep things out of the cell

• organelle; protect the cell and help it keep its shape

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If the organelles inside a plant’s cells suddenly stopped working, then what would happen to the plant? The plant would most likely _____ because _____ .

• shrink in size; it would no longer have organelles as an energy source

• stop growing and die; the plant’s cells could no longer do the jobs needed for survival

• reproduce; it needs new plants to serve as its primary energy source

• grow very large; the main job of organelles is to limit growth

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A cell’s organelles and other parts are built for their specific _____ within a cell.

• number

• function

• shape

• color

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A cell’s organelles have specific functions that they carry out within the cell. In what other place do organelles carry out their function?

• in water that makes up ocean waves

• within fenced-in areas that do not have a gate

• within the larger system of which they are a part

• in rocks within the Earth’s crust

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This image shows the rigid and sturdy cells of an onion’s outer layer. The function, or job, of these cells is to protect the onion. Which of the following best describes the relationship between the structure and the function of the cells in an onion’s outer layer?

• The structure of the cells supports their function in keeping the onion’s outer layer fluid and bendable.

• The structure of the cells allows them to carry out their function in protecting the onion.

• The structure of the cells allows their function to change to meet the onion’s needs.

• The structure of the cells has nothing to do with their function as part of the onion.

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If a cell were a school building, then the organelles would be most like _____ .

• the library, where information is stored

• classrooms throughout the building

• people who have different jobs at the school

• school supplies used in a classroom

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Which cell part controls what goes in and out of the cell?

• cell membrane

• molecule monitor

• cell gate

• genetic material

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The cell membrane forms a boundary that allows some things, such as water, to _____ the cell more easily than others.

• guard

• clean

• build

• enter

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