Unit 4: Organelles / Cells Check understanding Quiz

What is the main function of the Mitochondria?

• The "powerhouse" of the cell, makes energy for the cell to use.

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• Stores food for the cell

• Contains the DNA

What type of cell are humans?

• Plant

• Animal

Do WE have eukaryotic or prokaryotic cells?

• Eukaryotic

• Prokaryotic

What is the main function of vacuoles?

• Stores food and other nutrients

• Makes ATP

• Makes proteins

• Contains DNA

What is the main function of the nucleus?

• Contains the DNA information for the cell

• Stores food for the cell

• Protects the cell

• Makes proteins

What organelle controls what goes IN AND OUT of the cell?

• Nucleus

• Cell Membrane

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Mitochondria

What is the name of the jelly-like fluid inside of the cell that holds the organelles ?

• Lysosome

• Fluid

• Water

• Cytoplasm

Which scientist discovered and named cells after “small rooms”?

• Robert Hooke

• Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

• Matthias Schleiden

• Theodor Schwann

What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?

• ER
• SER
• DNA
• ATP

The following is an picture is of a...

• bacterial cell

• plant cell

• animal cell