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Parts of a Cell

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
found only in plants
b)
contains chlorophyll
c)
produces energy
2.
a)
controls what enters and exits the cell
b)
contains chlorophyll
c)
thick and rigid
3.
a)
contain DNA
b)
used in photosynthesis 
c)
give plants their taste
4.
a)
makes ribosomes
b)
storage for water
c)
breaks down worn out cell parts
5.
a)
contains DNA
b)
digests worn out cell parts
c)
produces energy
6.
a)
where ribosomes are made
b)
receives proteins from ER and distributes them
c)
assembles amino acids into proteins
7.
a)
produces energy a cell needs
b)
where ribosomes are made
c)
packages amino acids and moves them out of the cell
8.
a)
control center of the cell
b)
captures energy from sunlight
c)
found in plant and animal cells
9.
Which organelle is only found in a plant cell? 
a)
nucleus
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria
d)
cell membrane
10.
Where is DNA stored in a cell? 
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Golgi Complex
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Nucleus
11.
What is the fluid inside a cell called? 
a)
Endoplasimic Reticulum
b)
Orange Juice
c)
Water
d)
Cytoplasm
12.
This organelle helps plants keep their rigid structure. 
a)
Cell wall
b)
Cell membrane
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleus
13.
This organelle moves materials throughout the cell. 
a)
ER
b)
Ribosomes
c)
FedEx
d)
Golgi Complex
14.
This organelle makes proteins. 
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Nucleus
c)
Ribosome
d)
ER
15.
Which organelle converts the energy in food into energy for the cell (cellular respiration)?
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Nucleolus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Golgi Body
16.
Animal cells DO NOT have ...
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Lysosomes
c)
Vacuoles
d)
Chloroplasts
17.
ALL living cells have this in common
a)
Nucleus
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Mitochondria
18.
This process happens inside chloroplasts
a)
Cellular Respiration
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Protein Synthesis
d)
Osmosis
19.
Which cell organelle houses the DNA
a)
Nucleus
b)
ribosomes
c)
Chloroplast
d)
vacuole
20.
directs all cell activities
a)
ribosomes
b)
cytoplasm
c)
vesicles
d)
nucleus
21.
Tiny cell structures that carry out specific functions within the cell...
a)
membranes
b)
nucleus
c)
organelles
d)
animalicules
22.
This organelle stores the cell's DNA and coordinates the cell's activities.
a)
Vacuole
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Nucleus
d)
Cytoskeleton
23.
This organelle collects, modifies, packages, and distributes molecules for the cell.
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Nucleus
c)
Ribosome
d)
Golgi Apparatus
24.
This organelle is a lipid bi-layer that separates the cell from its surroundings.
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Cytoskeleton
c)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
d)
Vacuole
25.
The outer layer of a plant cell that contains cellulose and gives support to the cell.
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Golgi Apparatus
c)
Cytoskeleton
d)
Lysosome
26.
This organelle breaks down waste and foreign objects serving as a clean up crew for the cell.
a)
Lysosome
b)
Vacuole
c)
Nucleus
d)
Mitochondria
27.
Small organelle on which proteins are made.
a)
Ribosome
b)
Golgi Apparatus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Cell Wall
28.
The powerhouse of the cell that changes chemical energy into usable energy for the cell.
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Vacuole
c)
Lysosome
d)
Nucleolus
29.
A network of membranes that aid in the transportation of materials throughout the cell.
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Ribosome
d)
Cell Wall
30.
The jelly-like material that makes up the inside of a cell and contains all the other organelles.
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Vacuole
d)
Cytoskeleton
31.
Dense region inside of the nucleus where the assembly of proteins begins.
a)
Nucleolus
b)
Lysosome
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Vacuole
32.
This is the basic unit of life.
a)
Cell
b)
Tissue
c)
Organ
d)
Organism
33.
A cell with a nucleus is called ...
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Nucleic
c)
Prokaryotic
d)
Cellular
34.
A cell WITHOUT a nucleus is called...
a)
Prokaryotic
b)
Eukaryotic
c)
Nuclear
d)
Cellular