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Cell Parts and Function

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What organelle is number 4?
This organelle stores food, water, and wastes for a cell.
a)
Lysosome
b)
Ribosome
c)
Nucleus
d)
Vacuole
2.
What is organelle 7?
This organelle sorts and packages proteins and other substances.
a)
Golgi Body
b)
Organelle
c)
Vacuole
d)
Cytoplasm
3.
Number 4 is where food is made through photosynthesis.
a)
Ribosome
b)
Chloroplast
c)
Lysosome
d)
Golgi Body
4.
What is number 1?
This organelle is the control center of the cell.
a)
Ribosome
b)
Organelle
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Nucleus
5.
The organelle shown in number 3 is the membrane in which materials can be moved around in the cell.
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)
d)
Mitochondia
6.
What is number 8? 
This organelle is a jelly-like substance which flows inside the cell.
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Organelle
d)
Mitochondria
7.
The organelle in number 9 releases energy in the cell.
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Lysosome
c)
Golgi Body
d)
Cell Wall
8.
These organelles help break down food molecules, cell wastes, and worn out cell parts.
a)
Ribosome
b)
Nucleus
c)
Golgi Bob
d)
Lysosome
9.

The organelle for number three is a protective layer that controls what enters and leaves the cell.

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Cell Wall

10.
What is number 7?
These organelles make protein for the cell.
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Ribosome
c)
Nucleus
d)
Cytoplasm
11.

The small "organs" of cells that have a special and unique job are called what?

a)

Organelle

b)

Cell

c)

Ribosome

d)

Cell Membrane

12.
This organelle provides storage for water and other nutrients.
a)
Vacuole
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Nucleus
13.
This organelle stores the cell's DNA and coordinates the cell's activities.
a)
Vacuole
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Nucleus
d)
Cytoskeleton
14.
This organelle collects, modifies, packages, and distributes molecules for the cell.
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Nucleus
c)
Ribosome
d)
Golgi Apparatus
15.
This organelle is a lipid bi-layer that separates the cell from its surroundings.
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Cytoskeleton
c)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
d)
Vacuole
16.
This organelle provides structure and aids in the movement of cells.
a)
Cytoskeleton
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Cell Membrane
d)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
17.
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
18.
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
19.
Small organelle on which proteins are made.
a)
Ribosome
b)
Golgi Apparatus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Cell Wall
20.
The powerhouse of the cell that changes chemical energy into usable energy for the cell.
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Vacuole
c)
Lysosome
d)
Nucleolus
21.
Dense region inside of the nucleus where the assembly of proteins begins.
a)
Nucleolus
b)
Lysosome
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Vacuole
22.
This is the basic unit of life.
a)
Cell
b)
Tissue
c)
Organ
d)
Organism
23.
A cell with a nucleus is called ...
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Nucleic
c)
Prokaryotic
d)
Cellular
24.
A cell WITHOUT a nucleus is called...
a)
Prokaryotic
b)
Eukaryotic
c)
Nuclear
d)
Cellular
25.

What is an example of a prokaryote

a)

plants

b)

fungus

c)

bacteria

d)

animals

26.

Prokaryotes are

a)

Small and simple

b)

Large and complex

27.

Eukaryotes are

a)

Small and Simple

b)

Large and Complex

28.

ALL cells have DNA

a)

True

b)

False

29.

This is a...

a)

Prokaryotic Cell

b)

Eukaryotic Cell

c)

Neither

30.

This is a...

a)

Prokaryotic Cell

b)

Eukaryotic Cell

c)

Neither

31.

A cat is an example of a...

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

Both

d)

Neither

32.

A sunflower is an example of a...

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

Both

d)

Neither

33.

E. coli (a bacteria) is an example of a...

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

Both

d)

Neither

34.

Which of the following structures is ALWAYS found in both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells?

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

ribosomes

d)

cell wall

35.

Which of the following is only found in EUKARYOTIC cells?

a)

nucleus

b)

DNA

c)

cell membrane

d)

ribosomes

36.

PROKARYOTIC cells do NOT have

a)

membrane bound organelles

b)

cell membrane

c)

DNA

d)

ribosomes

37.

CHALLENGE QUESTION: Which of the following provides evidence for the hypothesis that prokaryotes evolved before eukaryotes.

a)

prokaryotes are more complex

b)

prokaryotes have no nucleus and fewer genes

c)

eukaryotes are multicellular which makes them simpler

d)

prokaryotes grow into eukaryotes