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Cell Organelles

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which organelle is only found in a plant cell? 
a)
nucleus
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria
d)
cell membrane
2.
Directs all cell activities through the DNA located there.
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Nucleus
c)
ribosomes
d)
Mitochondria
3.
You might think of me as the trash collector, but recycler is maybe more accurate. What am I?
a)
mitochondria
b)
lysosome
c)
vacuole
d)
ribosome
4.
What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?
a)
ER
b)
ATP
c)
YOLO
d)
DNA
5.
Which part of the cell is often called "the brain of the cell"?
a)
nuclear membrane
b)
endoplasmic reticulum
c)
nucleus
d)
mitochondria
6.

What is found in both plant and animal cells, but is much larger in plant cells?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Vacuole

7.

Where are proteins made?

a)

Golgi body

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Chromosomes

d)

Ribosomes

8.
This organelle takes food and turns it into ENERGY for plant and animal cells.
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Lysosome
d)
Ribosome
9.
I am the outer most layer of an animal cell. What am I?
a)
cell wall
b)
nucleus
c)
cell membrane 
d)
cell skin
10.

A rigid layer that lies outside the cell membrane in plant cells is called the.....

a)

Cytoskeleton

b)

Cilia

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Flagella

11.
What organelle is called the "powerhouse" of a cell?

a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Nucleolus
12.

What is the gel-like substance inside of cells called that holds all the organelles in place?

a)

Golgi Body

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Vacuole

d)

Cytoplasm

13.
The ___________ is the basic unit of life
a)
organ
b)
cell
c)
atom
d)
tissue
14.

The Vacuole___________________.

a)

produces ribosomes

b)

contains genetic information

c)

stores food, water, wastes and other materials

d)

recycles old worn out cell parts

15.
a)

controls what enters and exits the cell

b)

traps sunlight and performs photosynthesis

c)

controls and directs all of the cells activities

d)

produces ribosomes

16.
a)

produces energy a cell needs

b)

is the site of where ribosomes are made

c)

packages and modifies proteins and moves them out of the cell

d)

stores food, water, and waste in a cell

17.

controls and directs all of the cell's activiites using DNA instructions

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

endoplasmic reticulum

d)

lysosome

18.

Is the gate-keeper of the cell and controls what enters/leaves a cell

a)

cell wall

b)

nuclear membrane

c)

cell membrane

d)

cytoplasm

19.
stiff, protective outer layer of plant cells
a)
cell membrane
b)
nuclear membrane
c)
cell wall
d)
cytoplasm
20.

modifies and packages proteins for delivery

a)

endoplasmic reticulum

b)

ribosomes

c)

golgi body

d)

lysosomes

21.

Collects sunlight which it converts to sugars

a)

chloroplasts

b)

cytoplasm

c)

cell wall

d)

mitochondria

22.

Breaks down (digest) worn out cell parts

a)

cytoplasm

b)

lysosomes

c)

mitochondria

d)

vacuoles

23.

Transportation network for the cell, moves materials around in the cell

a)

Lysosome

b)

Vacuole

c)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

d)

Golgi Body

24.
Which part of the cell has the genetic material and is often called the "brain of the cell"?
a)
Nuclear membrane
b)
Nucleus
c)
Ribosome
d)
Endoplasmic reticulum
25.

Receives protein and materials from the ER, packages them, and distributes them

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Golgi body

d)

Chloroplasts

26.

What organelle am I?

a)

smooth endoplasmic reticulum

b)

golgi body

c)

cytoplasm

d)

rough endoplasmic reticulum

27.

What organelle am I?

a)

cell wall

b)

mitochondria

c)

lysosome

d)

chloroplast

28.

What organelle am I?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Golgi Body

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Vacuole

29.
I store water in both plant and animal cells. What am I?
a)
cytoplasm
b)
ribosomes
c)
vacuole
d)
lysosomes
30.
What is found in both plant and animal cells but is much larger in plant cells?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Mitochondrion
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Vacuole
31.
The site of photosynthesis
a)
ribosome
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
32.
What organelle is called the "powerhouse" of a cell?

a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Nucleolus
33.
________________ create proteins for plant and animal cells.
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
c)
Golgi Bodies
d)
Lysosomes
34.

The organelles that clean plant and animal cells by using digestive enzymes to break down food and worn out cell parts are ______________.

a)

Lysosomes

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Vacuoles

d)

Cell Wall

35.

Identify the organelle found in plant cells, but not animal cells

a)

cell wall

b)

vacuole

c)

mitochondria

d)

cell membrane

36.

Which organelle is responsible for breaking down materials and getting rid of waste in the cell?

a)

rough ER

b)

smooth ER

c)

nucleus

d)

lysosome

37.

Where can chloroplasts be found?

a)

animal cells

b)

plant cells

c)

plant and animal cells

d)

neither

38.

What is the main difference in the vacuoles found in plant and animal cells?

a)

animal cells have larger vacuoles

b)

plant cells have larger vacuoles

c)

the vacuoles in animal cells only store water

d)

the vacuoles in plant cells only store food

39.
Which organelle belongs in both plant and animal cells?
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Large Central Vacuole
d)
Cell Membrane
40.

Can be found attached to the rough endoplasmic reticulum or free in the cytoplasm

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Golgi Body

c)

Ribosome

d)

Lysosome

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