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Compare a Cell to a City

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A jellylike substance that fills up the inside of a cell.
a)
Laminin
b)
Vacuole
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Vesicle
2.
A solid layer surrounding a plant cell that gives it structure and shape and protects the inside of the cell from damage
a)
Cell Fence
b)
Cellulose
c)
Cell Barrier
d)
Cell Wall
3.
An Organelle in a plant cell that captures light energy
a)
Sunshine
b)
Chloroplast
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Protein
4.
An organelle that processes, packs, and transports proteins to be sent outside a cell
a)
Ribosome
b)
Golgi Body
c)
Nucleus
d)
Factory
5.
An organelle that stores food, water, and wastes
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
c)
Vacuole
d)
Trash can
6.
The information center of a cell that controls the chemical reactions that happen in cytoplasm and also stores DNA
a)
Nucleus
b)
Computer
c)
Ribosome
d)
Lysosome
7.
An organelle that makes proteins for a cell
a)
Nucleus
b)
Golgi Body
c)
Ribosome
d)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
8.
An organelle that is made of a network of tubes that processes and transports proteins from place to place inside a cell
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Golgi Body
c)
Lysosome
d)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
9.
A round structure that is inside the nucleus of a cell; this structure makes ribosomes
a)
Factory
b)
Calorie
c)
Nucleolus
d)
Vacuole
10.
An organelle that breaks down waste materials in an animal cell
a)
Lysosome
b)
Nucleus
c)
Vacuole
d)
Trash Can
11.
Eukaryotic cells do not contain a nucleus.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Which cells are eukaryotic?
a)
Plant cells
b)
Animal cells
c)
Both plant and animal cells
13.
The cell membrane is like the 
a)
swampland
b)
brain
c)
border police
14.
Cytoplasm is like the
a)
swampland
b)
brain
c)
highway
15.
The endoplasmic reticulum is like the
a)
highway
b)
border police
c)
scaffolding
16.
The smooth ER is like the
a)
factory or warehouse
b)
power plant
c)
border police
17.
Vesicles are used for
a)
shipping things out of the cell
b)
acting as the brain of the cell
c)
cleaning up the cell
18.
Lysosomes are the __________ of the cell.
a)
recycling/waste centers
b)
post office
c)
town hall
19.
The nucleus is the
a)
brain of the cell
b)
feet of the cell
c)
heart of the cell
20.
The mitochondria are the
a)
powerhouses of the cell
b)
the brain of the cell
c)
the heart of the cell