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Cell Parts & Functions Review

Total questions: 94

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A vesicle that contains a fluid or solute being that is ingested into a cell through endocytosis.
a)
mitochondrion
b)
Golgi Vesicle
c)
Golgi body
d)
pinocytotic vesicle
2.
What type of cell?
a)
animal
b)
plant
c)
prokaryote
d)
onion cell
3.
What type of cell?
a)
animal
b)
plant
c)
prokaryote
d)
onion cell
4.
a)
vacuole
b)
mitochondrion
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
chloroplast
5.
What changes food (glucose) into energy?
a)
nucleus
b)
cell wall
c)
golgi complex
d)
mitochondrion
6.
What is a small part of a cell with a specialized  function?
a)
organelle
b)
organ
c)
nucleus
d)
eukaryote
7.
What is D pointing to?
a)
ribosomes
b)
endoplasmic reticulum
c)
mitochondrion
d)
vacuole
8.
What transports substances (proteins) through the cell?
a)
endoplasmic reticulum
b)
golgi complex
c)
ribosomes
d)
mitichondrion
9.
What supports and protects a plant cell?
a)
cell membrane
b)
chloroplast
c)
cell wall
d)
nucleus
10.
What packages substances (proteins)  in order to prepare them for cellular export?
a)
ribosomes
b)
golgi complex
c)
nucleus
d)
mitochondrion
11.
What breaks down wastes and old cell parts?
a)
golgi complex
b)
vacuole
c)
mitochondrion
d)
lysosome
12.
Who named "cells"
a)
Schleiden
b)
Schwann
c)
Hooke
d)
Virchow
13.
What does an animal cell have that many plant cells do not?
a)
cell wall
b)
lysosomes
c)
cell membrane
d)
ribosomes
14.
An organelle that deals with degradation and synthesis or starch.  
a)
lysosome
b)
amyloplast
c)
pinocytotic vesicle
d)
mitichondrion
15.
Stores water, food, or wastes.  When this is not full in plant cells, the plant will wilt.
a)
vacuole
b)
lysosome
c)
chloroplast
d)
cytoplasm
16.
These organelles make proteins. They are like little factories.
a)
endoplasmic reticulum
b)
ribosomes
c)
Golgi body
d)
lysosome
17.
The jelly-like substance that all organelles are suspended or floating in.
a)
cytoplasm
b)
nucleus
c)
Golgi body
d)
chloroplast
18.
This part controls movement of materials in and out of the nucleus.
a)
nucleus
b)
nucleolus
c)
nuclear membrane
d)
cell membrane
19.
These package proteins in order to be sent out to different parts of the cell.  They are the postal centers in the cell.
a)
nucleolus
b)
nucleus
c)
ribosome
d)
Golgi body
20.
Moves vesicles, granules, and organelles like a "conveyor belt."
a)
mitochondrion
b)
microtubules
c)
Rough ER
d)
Smooth ER
21.
Which cell part controls what enters and exits the cell?
a)
cell wall
b)
ribosome
c)
cell membrane
d)
Golgi body
22.
What cell part makes energy for the cell?
a)
mitochondrion
b)
Golgi body
c)
cell membrane
d)
cell wall
23.
This organelle is like a train station in a city.  It can be found in both plant and animal cells.  This organelle has passageways within the cell that carry proteins and other materials from one part of the cell to another.
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
ET
c)
Golgi Bodies
d)
Nucleolus
24.
The organelles that clean plant and animal cells by using chemicals to break down food and worn out cell parts are ______________.
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Nucleolus
d)
Cell Wall
25.
________________ create proteins for plant and animal cells.
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
c)
Golgi Bodies
d)
Lysosomes
26.
An organelle that captures energy from the sunlight in order to use it to produce food in plant cells is ______________.
a)
Chromatin
b)
Chloroplast
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Cell Membrane
27.
This organelle is a rigid outer layer that protects plant cells.
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Nucleus
d)
Chloroplast 
28.
TRUE OR FALSE:  The Mitochondria produces energy for plant and animal cells.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
29.
The _____________ holds the DNA, and controls the functions of plant and animal cells.
a)
Nucleus
b)
Nuclear Membrane
c)
Nucleolus
d)
New Moon
30.
This can be found in the nucleus, and are tiny strands that contain the instructions for directing the cell's functions.
a)
DNA/Chromatin
b)
Chloroplasts
c)
Golgi Bodies
d)
ER
31.
The _________ ____________ can be found in plant and animal cells, and receive proteins and materials from the ER, packages them, and distributes them.
a)
ER
b)
Golgi Bodies
c)
Cell Membrane
32.
This organelle can be found inside the nucleus, and produces ribosomes.
a)
Nucleus
b)
Nucleolus
c)
New Moon
d)
New Balance Shoe
33.
What is a Prokaryotic
a)
single-celled organisms that do not have a nucleus.
b)
cells with a nucleus
34.
What type of cell?
a)
animal
b)
plant
c)
prokaryote
d)
onion cell
35.
Site of protein synthesis.
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
vacuole
d)
ribomsome
36.
What type of cell is pictured?
a)
Animal
b)
Plant
c)
Bacteria
37.
What is an organism with a nuclear membrane and organelles surrounded by membranes called? 
a)
Eukaryote
b)
Prokaryote
38.
Which of the following is NOT one of the basic points of Cell Theory?
a)
All living things are made of cells.
b)
The cell is the smallest living thing that can perform all the functions of life.
c)
Cells are too small to see without a microscope.  
d)
All cells must come from pre-existing cells.
39.
What is an organism like bacteria with no nuclear membrane and no membrane bound organelles called?
a)
Eukaryote
b)
Prokaryote
40.
What type of cell is pictured?
a)
Animal
b)
Plant
c)
Bacteria
41.
Small structures in a cell that perform a specific function is called what?
a)
Plasma Membrane
b)
Proteins
c)
Hydrophobic
d)
Organelles
42.
Molecule used by mitochondria to store energy is called what?
a)
DNA
b)
Proteins
c)
ATP
d)
Organelles
43.
Which type of cell has a nucleus?
a)
prokaryotic
b)
animal cell
c)
eukaryotic
d)
animal and eukaryotic cells
44.
This part of a cell is known as the "brain."
a)
cytoplasm
b)
nucleus
c)
mitchondrion
d)
vacuole
45.
What structure is in  plant cells but not animal cells. 
a)
cell membrane
b)
mitochondria
c)
cell wall
d)
vacuole
46.
What shape is a Plant Cell?
a)
Circular
b)
Oval
c)
Triangular
d)
Rectangular
47.
Which is the food making structure of the plant cell?
a)
chloroplasts
b)
cell wall
c)
vacuole
d)
cell membrane
48.
Animals have chloroplasts.
a)
false
b)
true
49.
A single celled organism is called
a)
multicellular
b)
bicellular
bicellular
c)
polycellular
d)
unicellular
50.
What organelle is called the "powerhouse" of a cell because it produces the energy (ATP) for cells?

a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Nucleolus
51.
ALL living cells have this in common
a)
Nucleus
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Mitochondria
52.
What kind of cell organelle is this?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Golgi Apparatus
c)
Mitochondrion
d)
Plasma Membrane
53.
What is the function of the Golgi complex?
a)
Makes lipids and stores fats
b)
Packages and transports things in and out of the cell
c)
Makes proteins which then build cell membranes
d)
Produces energy for the cell by breaking down glucose
54.
What kind of cell organelle is this?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Golgi Body
c)
Mitochondrion
d)
Plasma Membrane
55.
What organelle is a small membrane-bound sack that stores and transports substances throughout the cell?
a)
Ribosome
b)
Lysosome
c)
Cell membrane
d)
Vesicle
56.
What is letter G pointing to?
a)
mitochondrion
b)
Golgi body
c)
vacuole
d)
Endoplasmic reticulum
57.
What transports substances (proteins) through the cell?
a)
endoplasmic reticulum
b)
Golgi body
c)
ribosomes
d)
mitichondrion
58.
What supports and protects a plant cell?
a)
cell membrane
b)
chloroplast
c)
cell wall
d)
nucleus
59.
Letter A is pointing to what structure?
a)
nucleus
b)
cell wall
c)
golgi complex
d)
vacuole
60.
What is D pointing to?
a)
cell wall
b)
nucleus
mitochondrion
c)
vacuole
d)
cell membrane
61.
What type of cell is this?
a)
red blood cell
b)
prokaryote
c)
animal cell
d)
plant cell
62.
What is letter G pointing to?
a)
cell wall
b)
nucleus
c)
golgi complex
d)
cell membrane
63.
This structure contains DNA.
a)
nucleus
b)
chloroplast
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
golgi complex
64.
Attached to rough ER
a)
Golgi body
b)
mitochondrion
c)
ribosomes
d)
lysosome
65.
What organelle is known as the "gatekeeper?"
a)
cell wall
b)
cell membrane
c)
golgi complex
d)
mitochondrion
66.
What structure is letter D pointing to?
a)
ribosomes
b)
endoplasmic reticulum
c)
mitochondria
d)
vacuole
67.
What is a small part of a cell with a specialized function/job?
a)
organelle
b)
organ
c)
nucleus
d)
eukaryote
68.
What organelle changes food (glucose) into energy?
a)
nucleus
b)
cell wall
c)
golgi complex
d)
mitochondrion
69.
a)
vacuole
b)
mitochondria
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
chloroplast
70.
What type of cell is this?
a)
animal
b)
plant
c)
prokaryote
d)
onion cell
71.
a)
mitochondrion
b)
Golgi body
c)
vacuole
d)
Endoplasmic reticulum
72.
Animals have chloroplasts.
a)
false
b)
true
73.
What is the function of the Cell Membrane?
a)
It is what stores information.
b)
It is the jelly-like substance.
c)
It controls what goes in and out of the cell.
d)
It is what releases stored energy.
74.
What is the smallest unit of life?
a)
 Ant
b)
Organism
c)
Cell
d)
Salt
75.
What is the nickname for the Nucleus?
a)
"Powerhouse"
b)
"The gatekeeper"
c)
"The Brain"
76.
What shape is an Animal Cell?
a)
Circular or Oval
b)
Hexagon
c)
Triangular
d)
Rectangular
77.
"Storage tanks" Can hold food, water or waste for the cell
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Vacuole
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleolus
78.
This organelle is like a subway in a city.  It can be found in both plant and animal cells.  This organelle has passageways within the cell that carry proteins and other materials from one part of the cell to another.
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
ET
c)
Golgi Bodies
d)
Nucleolus
79.
Which cell structure is correctly paired with its primary function?
a)
ribosome - movement
b)
mitocondria - energy production
c)
vacuole - cell division
d)
nucleus - storage of nutrients
80.
Which cell is an animal cell?
a)
Cell 1
b)
Cell 2
c)
Cell 3
d)
None of them
81.
______________ are the basic unit of living things.
a)
Kittens
b)
Organisms
c)
Cells
d)
Organelles
82.
Which organism listed below is a prokaryote?
a)
dog
b)
human
c)
sunflower
d)
bacterial cell
83.
A
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Golgi Bodies
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Mitochondria
84.
C
a)
Golgi Bodies
b)
Ribosomes
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Nucleus
85.
L
a)
Vacuole
b)
Cell Wall
c)
ER
d)
Golgi Bodies
86.
G
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Vacuole
d)
ER
87.
1
a)
Nucleus
b)
Chromatin
c)
Nucleolus
d)
Mitochondria
88.
4
a)
Nucleus
b)
ER
c)
Lysosome
d)
Mitochondria
89.
#6 is on which cell part?
a)
Vacuole
b)
ER
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Golgi Bodies
90.
10 represents which organelle?
a)
Golgi Bodies
b)
Nucleus
c)
Vacuole
d)
Mitochondria
91.
#3 is pointing to?
a)
ER
b)
Lysosome
c)
Golgi Bodies
d)
Mitochondria
92.
What part is #9?
a)
Vacuole
b)
Mitochondra
c)
Lysosome
d)
Nucleus
93.
What is my dog's name?
a)
Gizmo
b)
Rufus
c)
Fergus
d)
Champ
94.
What does "kary" mean?
a)
to hold something
b)
nucleus
c)
scary
d)
scar