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Cell parts and functions

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which organelle converts the chemical energy stored in glucose into ATP

a)

chloroplast

b)

Golgi apparatus

c)

endoplasmic reticulum

d)

mitochondrion

2.
Which structures are involved in cell movement?
a)
cytoplasm and ribosome
b)
nucleolus and nucleus
c)
microtubules and microfilaments
d)
chromosomes
3.
Which of the following organisms are prokaryotes?
a)
plants
b)
animals
c)
bacteria
d)
fungi
4.
Which structure makes proteins using coded instructions that come from the nucleus?
a)
Golgi apparatus
b)
mitochondrion
c)
vauole
d)
ribosome
5.

Which sequence correctly traces the path of a protein in the cell?

a)

ribosome, endoplasmic reticulum, golgi apparatus

b)

ribosome, golgi apparatus, endoplasmic reticulum

c)

nucleolus, ribosome, mitochondria

d)

Golgi, ribosome, nucleolus, Rough ER

6.

Cells that lack a true nucleus

a)

animal

b)

prokaryotes

c)

eukaryotes

d)

fungus

7.
Number 1 is  a (the) - 
a)
Golgi Bodies
b)
Mitochondrion
c)
ribosome
d)
Nucleus
8.
What organelle is labeled with "B"?
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Golgi Apparatus
c)
Nucleus
d)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
9.
What organelle is labeled with "D"?
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Golgi Apparatus
c)
Nucleus
d)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
10.
contains enzymes (proteins that speed up digestion and chemical reactions0
a)
lysosome
b)
ribosome
c)
nucleus
d)
golgi body
11.
holds materials like water and is very large in a plant cell
a)
nucleus
b)
golgi body
c)
chloroplast
d)
vacuole
12.
ONLY found in plant cells
a)
nucleus
b)
cell wall
c)
cell membrane
d)
lysosome
13.
control the cell's activities; contains the cell's DNA
a)
mitochondria
b)
cell membrane
c)
nucleus
d)
golgi body
14.
Directs all cell activities through the DNA located there.
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Nucleus
c)
ribosomes
d)
Mitochondria
15.
Using this image, what organelle is D?
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Flagella
c)
Rough ER
d)
Smooth ER
16.
Using this image, what organelle is N?
a)
Centrioles
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Golgi Apparatus
d)
Ribosome
17.
Using this image, what organelle is C?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Large Cell Vacuole
d)
Chloroplast
18.
What is the difference between rough and smooth ER?
a)
There is no difference.
b)
Plants have rough ER, animals have smooth ER.
c)
What type of injuries the Doctors treat.
d)
Rough has ribosomes, smooth does not.
19.
What is the function of the rough endoplasmic reticulum?
a)
to make energy
b)
modify and transport proteins made by the ribosomes on it
c)
store water and other vital molecules
d)
to make new membranes and neutralize toxins
20.
Membrane packages that carry molecules around the cell or out of the cell.
a)
Golgi Apparatus
b)
Vacuole
c)
Lysosome
d)
Vesicles
21.
I am the outer most layer of an animal cell. What am I?
a)
cell wall
b)
nucleus
c)
cell membrane 
d)
cell skin
22.
What are tiny organelles that convert glucose into ATP?
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Vesicles
c)
Cytoskeleton
d)
Mitochondria
23.
I am a protein packaging and shipping machine! Who am I?
a)
vacuole
b)
ribosome
c)
mitochondrion
d)
golgi apparatus
24.
What is this?
a)
mitochondria
b)
lysosomes
c)
chloroplast
d)
endoplasmic reticulum
25.
According to cell theory, where did this cell come from?
a)
another living cell
b)
energy from sun
c)
a multicellular organism
d)
the nonliving environment
26.
What kind of cell is this?
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
27.
Which of the following is a characteristic of both Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells?
a)
ribosomes
b)
nucleus
c)
membrane bound organelles
d)
simple
28.
Which type of cell?
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
29.

Which of the following best describes prokaryotic DNA?

a)

Prokaryotes have plasmid DNA that is floating in the cytoplasm.

b)

Prokaryotes have plasmid DNA contained within a nucleus

c)

Prokaryotes have linear DNA that is floating in the cytoplasm.

d)

Prokaryotes have linear DNA contained within a nucleus

30.

A fossilized cell is discovered, and evidence suggests it reproduced on its own and had DNA, but a membrane did not enclose its DNA. Which type of organism would this most likely be?

a)

Virus

b)

Fungus

c)

Prokaryote

d)

Eukaryote

31.

Aaniyah is examining a cell under a microscope. She notices a mitochondria inside. Which of the following is a conclusion she might draw?

a)

She is examining a eukaryotic cell.

b)

She is examining a prokaryotic cell.

c)

This cell could be either eukaryotic or prokaryotic.

32.

Zaquan is examining a cell under a microscope. He notices a ribosome inside. Which of the following is a conclusion he might draw?

a)

He is examining a eukaryotic cell.

b)

He is examining a prokaryotic cell.

c)

This cell could be either eukaryotic or prokaryotic.

33.
____________ & _________________ are organelles that definitely arose from endosymbiosis.
a)
Rough ER & Smooth ER
b)
Mitochondria & Flagellum
c)
Chloroplast & Mitochondria
d)
Chloroplast and Golgi apparatus
34.
All of the following are evidence of endosymbiosis EXCEPT
a)
mitochondria and chloroplast ribosomes are similar to bacterial ribosomes
b)
mitochondria and chloroplast are similar in size to bacteria
c)
mitochondria and chloroplast have double membranes
d)
mitochondria and chloroplast have a nucleus