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WorksheetsCell and Cell Structures
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This organelle takes food and turns it into ENERGY for plant and animal cells.
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Lysosome
d)
Ribosome
2.
Which part of the cell is often called "the brain of the cell"?
a)
nuclear membrane
b)
endoplasmic reticulum
c)
nucleus
d)
mitochondria
3.
I am the outer most layer of an animal cell. What am I?
a)
cell wall
b)
nucleus
c)
cell membrane
d)
cell skin
4.
A rigid layer that lies outside the cell's membrane is...
a)
Cytoskeleton
b)
Cilia
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Flagella
5.
What organelle is called the "powerhouse" of a cell?
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Nucleolus
6.
I am only found in a plant cell. What am I?
a)
cell wall
b)
mitochondria
c)
cytoplasm
d)
chloroplast
7.
Consists of a jellylike substance that contains many organelles.
a)
ribosomes
b)
cytoplasm
c)
chloroplasts
d)
cell wall
8.
Which organelle uses energy from sunlight to make sugar?
a)
mitochondria
b)
nucleus
c)
chloroplasts
d)
vacuoles
9.
Controls what enters/leaves a cell
a)
cell membrane
b)
Nuclear membrane
c)
cell wall
d)
cytoplasm
10.
hold/store water, mainly found in plant cells
a)
nuclolus
b)
ribosomes
c)
golgi bodies
d)
vacuoles
11.
jello-like material, fills the space between cell organelles, is where many chemical reactions occur
a)
cytoplasm
b)
chromatin
c)
chloroplast
d)
cell membrane
12.
Converts food into usable energy for the cell
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Chloroplast
c)
Nucleus
d)
Vacuole
13.
Provides structure and support for plant cells.
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Chloroplast
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Cell Wall
14.
Stores food and water for the cell.
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Vacuole
d)
Nucleus
15.
Controls the cell and contains DNA
a)
Nucleus
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Cell Wall
16.
Controls what enters and leaves the cell
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Nucleus
17.
Which of the following phrases best describes cytokenesis
a)
division of the cytoplasm
b)
division of the nucleus
c)
division of DNA
d)
division of surface area
18.
The cell spends most of it's life in ________________.
a)
mitosis
b)
cytokinesis
c)
interphase
d)
None of the above
19.
In which stage of the cell cycle do the nucleus and its contents divide?
a)
synthesis
b)
growth/gap 1
c)
mitosis
d)
growth/gap 2
20.
The cell membrane pinches in, dividing the cytoplasm into 2 cells
a)
Metaphase
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telephase
d)
Cytokinesis
21.
What might be a reason for a cell to divide?
a)
growth
b)
repair of damaged cells
c)
replacement of dying cells.
d)
All of the above
22.
The division of the nucleus is known as:
a)
Synthesis
b)
Mitosis
c)
G1
d)
G2
23.
The process of mitosis and cytokenesis produce two identical...
a)
daughter cells
b)
strands
c)
chromosomes
d)
chromatids
24.
What is happening in this picture? Hint: What is dividing?
a)
mitosis
b)
interphase
c)
cytokinesis
25.
How many chromosomes are normally found in human body cells?
a)
46
b)
23
c)
26
d)
44
26.
What is the name of the structure labeled X?
a)
Centriole
b)
Centrosome
c)
Chromatid
d)
Chromosome
27.
Identify the phase of mitosis.
a)
prophase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telophase
28.
Which phase comes NEXT?
a)
prophase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telophase
29.
a)
Prophase
b)
Interphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
30.
a)
Anaphase
b)
Cytokinesis
c)
Telophase
d)
Metaphase
31.
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
Interphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Metaphase
32.
a)
Anaphase
b)
Cytonkinesis
c)
Interphase
d)
Prophase
33.
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Prophase
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