WorksheetsCell Structure and Function Unit Vocab
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Basic and smallest unit of life.
a)
organelle
b)
cell wall
c)
cell
d)
nucleus
2.
A tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within the cell.
a)
organelle
b)
lysosome
c)
mitochondria
d)
cell
3.
Its purpose; the activity it does.
a)
mitochondria
b)
chloroplast
c)
vacuole
d)
function
4.
Rigid supporting layer that surrounds and protects the cells of plants, protists, fungi, and some bacteria.
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
chloroplast
d)
ribosomes
5.
A thin, flexible barrier that surrounds a cell and controls which substances pass into and out of a cell. All cells have a cell membrane.
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
chloroplast
d)
ribosomes
6.
Controls cell’s activities and contains DNA (genetic information).
a)
vacuoles
b)
lysosome
c)
golgi apparatus
d)
nucleus
7.
Gel-like fluid that fills most of the cell; moves nutrients, proteins, and organelles within a cell. Think of it as the “soup” of the cell.
a)
chloroplast
b)
cell membrane
c)
cytoplasm
d)
nucleus
8.
Organelle in the cells of plants and some other organisms that captures energy from sunlight and changes it to energy that cells can use in making food. Responsible for making plants look green.
a)
chloroplast
b)
ribosomes
c)
lysosome
d)
mitochondria
9.
Converts energy in food to energy used by cells. Responsible for providing energy to the entire cell; “powerhouses” of the cell.
a)
chloroplast
b)
mitochondria
c)
nucleus
d)
cell
10.
Stores water, food, waste products and other materials needed by the cell.
a)
vacuole
b)
mitchondria
c)
cell membrane
d)
cell wall
11.
They dot some parts of the ER while others float in the cytoplasm. Make proteins for the cells to use.
a)
cell wall
b)
cytoplasm
c)
golgi apparatus
d)
ribosomes
12.
Organelle with a network of membranes that processes many substances, including proteins and lipids.
a)
lysosome
b)
cell membrane
c)
function
d)
endoplasmic reticulum
13.
Considered the cell’s warehouse, it receives proteins and other newly formed materials from the ER, packages them, and distributes them to other parts of the cell or to the outside of the cell.
a)
cell
b)
chloroplast
c)
golgi apparatus
d)
cell
14.
Breakdown large food particles into smaller ones. Break down old cell parts and release the materials so they can be used again. Digest and kill bacteria.
a)
white cells
b)
lysosomes
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
cell wall
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