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Cell Organelles and Functions

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Captures energy from the sunlight and uses it to produce food in plant cells

a)

cell membrane

b)

chloroplast

c)

cytoplasm

d)

nucleus

2.

Controls what comes into and out of the cell; found in plant and animal cells

a)

cell membrane

b)

chloroplast

c)

cytoplasm

d)

nucleus

3.

Control center of the cell; contains DNA

a)

mitochondria

b)

cell membrane

c)

nucleus

d)

chromatin

4.

Ridged outer layer of a plant cell

a)

chloroplast

b)

cell membrane

c)

chlorophyll

d)

cell wall

5.

Uses chemicals to break down food and worn out cell parts

a)

lysosomes

b)

ribosomes

c)

ER

d)

Golgi Bodies

6.

Produces the energy a cell needs to carry out its functions

a)

mitochondria

b)

ER

c)

Golgi bodies

d)

vacuoles

7.

Stores food, water, wastes and other materials

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplast

c)

vacuole

d)

nucleus

8.

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

a)

Golgi bodies

b)

ribosomes

c)

cell wall

d)

nucleus

9.

What does the nucleus do?

a)

Breaks down food and waste

b)

Moves things around the cell

c)

Creates energy from food

d)

Controls everything and stores DNA

10.

What does the mitochondria do?

a)

Creates food from the Sun's energy

b)

Creates energy from food

c)

Moves things around the cell

d)

Holds everything together

11.

What does the vacuole do?

a)

Controls what goes in and out of the cell

b)

Breaks down food and waste

c)

Stores salt, water and other stuff

d)

Makes proteins

12.

Plant cells are unique because they have...

a)

A cell wall

b)

A BIG vacuole

c)

Chloroplasts

d)

all of these are correct

13.

This organelle is responsible for the process of photosynthesis.

a)

ribosome

b)

mitochondria

c)

chloroplast

d)

nucleus

14.
What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?
a)
ER
b)
ATP
c)
YOLO
d)
DNA
15.

Which 2 organelles are in both plant and animal cells?

a)

cell wall and cytoplasm

b)

nucleus and chloroplast

c)

cell membrane and cytoplasm

d)

cell membrane and chloroplast

16.
The _____________ is like JELL-O, and is a gel-like fluid that fills plant and animal cells, and is where the organelles are found.
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cell Wall
d)
JELL-O
17.

What is this structure?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Vacuole

18.

What is this structure?

a)

Cell wall

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Nucleus

d)

Vacuole

19.

What is this structure?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Vacuole

20.

What is this structure?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Vacuole