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Cell Organelles

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The brain or "control center" of the cell. 
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Nucleus
2.

The organelle that converts sugar into usable energy (ATP).

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Centrioles

d)

Lysosomes

3.

In what organelle is the genetic material found inside?

a)

cell membrane

b)

chloroplast

c)

nucleus

d)

ribosome

4.

A large central vacuole is found in a _____ cell.

a)

animal

b)

plant

5.

What is the function of a chloroplast?

a)

makes proteins for animal cells

b)

allows materials in and out of the cell

c)

provides structure and support

d)

absorbs sunlight for photosynthesis

6.

Identify the structure that is indicated by the arrow in the image.

a)

cell wall

b)

central vacuole

c)

chloroplast

d)

cell membrane

7.

The arrow is showing the fluid inside the cell that surrounds the cell organelles. What is the arrow pointing to in the cell?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

mitochondria

c)

ribosomes

d)

nucleus

8.

What type of cell is being shown in the image?

a)

plant

b)

animal

9.
Protective outermost layer of the cell: 
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Nucleus
c)
Chromatin
d)
Microtubules 
10.

"UPS" of the cell that packages and ships proteins and fats:

a)

Rough ER

b)

Smooth ER

c)

Golgi Apparatus

d)

Lysosome

11.

Cylindrical organelle that helps with cell division:

a)

Nuclear Envelope

b)

Nucleus

c)

Centrioles

d)

Chromatin

12.

This organelle controls what goes in and out of plant and animal cells.

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Chloroplasts

d)

Cytoplasm

13.

The _____________ stores food, water, wastes, and other materials in both plant and animal cells.

a)

Vacuole

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleus

14.
An organelle that captures energy from the sunlight in order to use it to produce food in plant cells is ______________.
a)
Chromatin
b)
Chloroplast
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Cell Membrane
15.

What can only be found in plant cells?

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Vacuole

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Mitochondria

16.
Cell membranes are found in
a)
Only animal cells
b)
Only plant cells
c)
Some plant and animal cells
d)
All plant and animal cells
17.
Amino acids link together to form proteins. In which organelle would this process occur?
a)
Lysosome
b)
Ribosome
c)
Centriole
d)
Mitochondria
18.
break down (digest) worn out cell parts, mostly in animal cells
a)
cytoplasm
b)
lysosomes
c)
mitochondria
d)
vacuoles
19.
Transportation network for the cell, moves materials around in the cell
a)
Lysosome
b)
Nuclear Membrane
c)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
d)
Centriole
20.
What am I?
a)
mitochondria
b)
lysosomes
c)
chloroplast
d)
endoplasmic reticulum
21.
What am I?
a)
cell wall
b)
mitochondria
c)
cytoplasm
d)
chloroplast
22.
What am I?
a)
vacuole
b)
ribosome
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
golgi apparatus
23.
What am I?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Golgi Body
c)
Mitochondrion
d)
Plasma Membrane
24.
Which of the following is found in eukaryotic cells but NOT prokaryotic cells?
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Ribosomes
d)
DNA
25.
What makes the endoplasmic reticulum rough?
a)
Vessicles
b)
Vacuoles
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Chromosomes
26.
Using this image, what organelle is D?
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Flagella
c)
Rough ER
d)
Smooth ER
27.

Using this image, what organelle is O?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondrion

c)

Golgi Apparatus

d)

Ribosome

28.
Where are ribosomes produced?
a)
Nucleolus
b)
Endoplasmic reticulum
c)
Golgi body
d)
Vessicle
29.

What do you call the tiny cell structures inside a cell that carry out a specific function within the cell?

a)

Biomolecules

b)

Organelles

c)

Cells

d)

Atoms

30.

Which is the pigment that causes a plant to appear green?

a)

mitochondria

b)

chlorophyll

c)

chloroplast

d)

golgi apparatus

31.

Select all that are true about a mitochondrion.

a)

Bean-shaped

b)

Packages and ships molecules

c)

Converts sunlight into glucose

d)

Found in all eukaryotic cells

e)

contains chlorophyll

32.

Select all that are true about cilia.

a)

tail-like structures

b)

move in a wave-like pattern

c)

provide motion/movement to a cell

d)

a cell with cilia contains one or two of them

e)

hair-like structures

33.

Select all that are true about plant cells, but not animal cells.

a)

chloroplasts

b)

mitochondria

c)

cell wall

d)

ribosomes

e)

large central vacuole