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Organelles Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What organelle stores genetic material and directs all cell activities?

a)

mitochondria

b)

vacuole

c)

nucleus

d)

cell membrane

2.

What is the cell membrane's function?

a)

To package proteins made in the cell

b)

To allow substances in and out of the cell

c)

To give the cell structure and stability

d)

To transport water throughout the cell

3.

What organelle is responsible for making proteins in the cell?

a)

ribosome

b)

nucleus

c)

mitochondrion

d)

Golgi body

4.

What organelle makes energy needed for the cell's activities?

a)

mitochondrion

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

vacuole

d)

ribosome

5.

What is the function of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in cells?

a)

store waste

b)

sort and package proteins

c)

transport materials throughout the cell

d)

make proteins

6.

Which organelles are found only in plant cells?

a)

nucleus and chloroplast

b)

cell wall and vacuole

c)

chloroplast and cell wall

d)

large central vacuole and mitochondria

7.

Chloroplasts are found only in plant cells and some protists. What is the function of chloroplasts?

a)

to store water

b)

to make glucose using the Sun's energy

c)

to make proteins

d)

to excrete waste materials

8.

What organelle is responsible for sorting and packaging materials that will be transported in cell?

a)

Golgi Bodies (Apparatus)

b)

Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Vacuoles

9.

All cells have a cell (plasma) membrane. Plant cells have an additional organelle outside of the cell membrane that provides the cell with additional structure and support. What is that organelle?

a)

nuclear membrane

b)

ribosome

c)

vacuole

d)

cell wall

10.
This organelle breaks down food and waste materials in a cell.
a)
Lysosome
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Nucleus
d)
Ribosome
11.
The "powerhouse". In this organelle, all of the cell's energy is made.
a)
Mitochondira
b)
Nucleus
c)
Ribosome
d)
Vacuole
12.
This provides support to plant cells. It is made of cellulose, and not present in animal cells.
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Ribosome
13.
The "brain". It contains the cells DNA, and controls much of the cell's activities.
a)
Nucleus
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Vacuole
d)
Organelle
14.
The basic unit of life
a)
Cell
b)
Organelle
c)
Cell Wall
d)
DNA
15.
"Little organs". These small structures are found inside of cells. They each have a specific function.
a)
Organelles
b)
Nucleus
c)
Cell
d)
DNA
16.
All cell contents that lie between the cell membrane and the nucleus.
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Nucleus
c)
Cytosol
d)
Ribosome
17.
This organelle stores water and waste inside of a cell. It is much larger in plant cells than in animal cells.
a)
Vacuole
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Cytoplasm
18.
Deoxyribonucleic Acid. This has the information for the cell on how to make proteins. It makes us, "us".Nucleus
a)
DNA
b)
Nucleus
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Cell
19.

This organelle is a maze of passageways that carries proteins from one part of the cell to another.

a)

golgi bodies

b)

vacuole

c)

endoplasmic reticulum

d)

ribosome

20.

This organelle acts a filter for the cell by controlling what gets in and out.

a)

cytoplasm

b)

vacuole

c)

mitochondrion

d)

cell membrane

21.

This organelle is the "factory" that produces proteins.

a)

Lysosome

b)

Ribosome

c)

Nucleus

d)

Chloroplast

22.

This organelle is a storage tank for food, water, and waste.

a)

Mitochondrion

b)

Vacuole

c)

Lysosome

d)

Chloroplast

23.

Number 1 on the diagram represents this cell organelle.

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Lysosome

c)

Vacuole

d)

Ribosome

24.

The Cell Wall is only in plant cells and...

a)

...provides structure and support for the plant cell

b)

...is the "powerhouse" of the cell

c)

...decides what gets in and out of the cell

d)

...turns sunlight into energy for the plant cell

25.

Which of the following is true about cells?

(Select all that apply)

a)

Have DNA

b)

Can reproduce

c)

Will respond to their environment

d)

Have a metabolism

e)

Grow and develop