1.6 Cell Organelles & Scientists

An organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs is called the _______.

• chloroplast

• nucleus

• ribosomes

• endoplasmic reticulum

An organelle that forms a maze of passageways in which proteins and other materials are carried from one part of the cell to another is called the _______.

• Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

• Golgi Apparatus

• Mitochondria

• Lysosome

Fill in the blank: An organelle that receives proteins and other newly formed materials from the endoplasmic reticulum, packages them, and distributes them to other parts of the cell is called the _______.

• Golgi Body

• Mitochondria

• Ribosome

• Lysosome

An organelle filled with the enzymes needed to break down certain materials in the cell is called the _______.

• Lysosome

• Mitochondria

• Ribosome

• Chloroplast

An organelle that is responsible for protein synthesis is called _______.

• Ribosomes

• Mitochondria

• Nucleus

• Golgi apparatus

An organelle found inside the nucleus and produces ribosomes is called the _______.

• Nucleolus

• Mitochondria

• Golgi apparatus

• Endoplasmic reticulum

An organelle that stores materials such as food, water, and waste is called the _______.

• Vacuole

• Mitochondria

• Ribosome

• Chloroplast

Fill in the blank: _______ was the first to observe "small chambers" in cork and call them cells.

• Robert Hooke

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Galileo Galilei

Fill in the blank: _______ was the first person to see microscopic living things in pond water and teeth scrapings, naming them "animalcules."

• Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

• Isaac Newton

• Louis Pasteur

• Galileo Galilei

Fill in the blank: _______ concluded that all plants are made of cells.

• Matthias Schleiden

• Robert Hooke

• Theodor Schwann

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek