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Cell Parts

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which organelle converts the energy in food into energy for the cell (cellular respiration)?
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Nucleolus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Golgi Body
2.

What is a sac-like structure used to store water and nutrients? These are much larger in plant cells?

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Vacuoles

d)

Golgi Body

3.
ALL living cells have this in common
a)
Nucleus
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Mitochondria
4.
This process happens inside chloroplasts
a)
Cellular Respiration
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Protein Synthesis
d)
Osmosis
5.
What is the fluid inside a cell called? 
a)
Endoplasimic Reticulum
b)
Orange Juice
c)
Water
d)
Cytoplasm
6.
Which organelle is only found in a plant cell? 
a)
nucleus
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria
d)
cell membrane
7.
Where is DNA stored in a cell? 
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Golgi Complex
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Nucleus
8.
Which of these is NOT a part of the Cell Theory?
a)
Cells sell shelly some seashells
b)
Cells are the basic unit of living things. 
c)
All living things are one or more cells
d)
Cells come from cells
9.
This organelle helps plants keep their rigid structure. 
a)
Cell wall
b)
Cell membrane
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleus
10.

This organelle moves materials throughout the cell.

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Ribosomes

c)

FedEx

d)

Golgi Complex

11.
This organelle makes proteins. 
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Nucleus
c)
Ribosome
d)
ER
12.
directs all cell activities
a)
ribosomes
b)
cytoplasm
c)
vesicles
d)
nucleus
13.
Tiny cell structures that carry out specific functions within the cell...
a)
membranes
b)
nucleus
c)
organelles
d)
animalicules
14.
The vacuoles in ________ cells are smaller.
a)
Animal
b)
Plant
15.
This cell can produce it's own food through photosynthesis. 
a)
Animal
b)
Plant
16.
Which organelle belongs in plant cells only?
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Mitochondrion
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleus
17.
Which organelle belongs in both plant and animal cells?
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Chloroplast
c)
Large Central Vacuole
d)
Cell Wall
18.
The ___________ is the basic unit of life
a)
organ
b)
cell
c)
atom
d)
tissue
19.
This organelle is in both plants and animals. It is a barrier between the cell and the environment.  It controls what goes in and out of a cell.
a)
cell wall
b)
cell membrane
c)
cell organelles
d)
mitochondria
20.

What are cells?

a)

Cells are the smallest unit of any organism that is microscopic, meaning it is too small to be seen.

b)

Cells can be seen with our eyes on both animals and plants, and have different organelles with different functions.

c)

Cells are too small to be seen with our eyes and are only found on animals.

d)

Cells are the smallest unit of any organism, but have no purpose and can sometimes be seen with our eyes.

21.

Which is the best description of a cell wall's function?

a)

keeps the organelles inside of the cell

b)

holds the cell up and keeps a square shape so the cell can stack on top of each other

c)

responsible for directing the activities of a cell

d)

is responsible for turning carbon dioxide and water into sugars and oxygen

22.

What is the best description of a chloroplasts function?

a)

holds the cell up and keeps a square shape so the cell can stack on top of each other

b)

regulates what comes in and out of the cell

c)

helps to keep the cell's organelles in place

d)

contains chlorophyll, which is molecule that allows the cell to use light energy to turn water and carbon dioxide into sugars and oxygen