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Cell Parts and functions

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 24mins

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.
Number two is the organelle that protects and gives the cell shape.
a)
Chloroplasr
b)
Golgi body
c)
Cell wall
d)
Cytoplasm
3.
What is organelle 7?
This organelle sorts and packages proteins and other substances.
a)
Golgi Body
b)
Organelle
c)
Vacuole
d)
Cytoplasm
4.
Number 4 is where food is made through photosynthesis.
a)
Ribosome
b)
Chloroplast
c)
Lysosome
d)
Golgi Body
5.
What is number 1?
This organelle is the control center of the cell.
a)
Ribosome
b)
Organelle
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Nucleus
6.
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
7.
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
8.
The organelle in number 9 releases energy in the cell.
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Lysosome
c)
Golgi Body
d)
Cell Wall
9.
These organelles help break down food molecules, cell wastes, and worn out cell parts.
a)
Ribosome
b)
Nucleus
c)
Golgi Bob
d)
Lysosome
10.
The organelle for number three is a protective layer that controls what enters and leaves the cell.  (Only found in animal cells.)
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Cell Membrane
d)
Cell Wall
11.
What is number 7?
These organelles make protein for the cell.
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Ribosome
c)
Nucleus
d)
Cytoplasm
12.
Acts like a gatekeeper- allowing some materials to pass through it, but not others. 
a)
cytoplasm
b)
cell membrane
c)
mitochondria
d)
vacuoles
13.
A storage structure- in an animal cell there are many small ones, but in a plant cell there is just one large one.
a)
vacuole
b)
ribosomes
c)
golgi body
d)
chloroplast
14.
What structure is in  plant cells but not animal cells. 
a)
cell membrane
b)
mitochondria
c)
cell wall
d)
vacuole
15.
Which organelle is responsible for releasing the stored energy within the plant and animal cell. 
a)
Lysosomes
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplasts 
d)
vacuoles
16.
What shape is a Plant Cell?
a)
Circular
b)
Oval
c)
Triangular
d)
Rectangular
17.
Which organelle is in a plant cell but not in an animal cell?
a)
cytoplasm 
b)
chloroplast 
c)
mitochondrion
d)
cell membrane
18.
A gel-like fluid it takes up most of the space inside the cell. 
a)
cytoplasm
b)
cell membrane
c)
vacuoles
d)
golgi body
19.
food making structure of the plant cell
a)
choroplasts
b)
cell wall
c)
vacuole
d)
cell membrane
20.
What is the nickname for the Nucleus?
a)
"Powerhouse"
b)
"The gatekeeper"
c)
"The Brain"
21.
What is the smallest unit of life?
a)
 Ant
b)
Organism
c)
Cell
d)
Salt
22.
What is the Cell Membrane?
a)
It is what stores information.
b)
It is the jelly-like substance.
c)
It controls what goes in and out of the cell.
d)
It is what releases stored energy.
23.
What is the Mitochondria?
a)
It is what stores information.
b)
It is the jelly-like substance.
c)
It controls what goes in and out of the cell.
d)
It is what releases stored energy.
24.
What shape is an Animal Cell?
a)
Circular or Oval
b)
Hexagon
c)
Triangular
d)
Rectangular
25.
"Storage tanks" Can hold food, water or waste for the cell
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Vacuole
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleolus
26.

An organelle that builds proteins

a)

ribosomes

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

cell membrane

27.

The nucleus signals to the cell that the cell needs to divide. What life function is this an example of?

a)

get and use energy

b)

respond to external change

c)

reproduce

28.

A paramecium (a single- celled organism) captures and eats a bacteria cell. What life function is this an example of?

a)

get and use energy

b)

reproduce

c)

grow and develop

29.

A caterpillar makes a chrysalis and becomes a butterfly. Which life function is this an example of?

a)

reproduce

b)

get and use energy

c)

grow and develop

30.

If organisms need to get and use energy as a life function, which cell organelle would be most involved with this process?

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

cytoplasm

d)

ribosomes

31.

Ribosomes help make proteins which helps cells change size. Which life function would they be most likely assisting?

a)

respond to external change

b)

grow and develop

c)

get and use energy

32.

What type of cell is this?

a)

plant

b)

animal

c)

neither

33.

What type of cell is this?

a)

plant

b)

animal

c)

neither