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Cell: Structure and Functions

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who looked at cork and named what he saw cells?

a)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Rudolph Virchow

d)

Matthias Schleiden

2.
The organelle that is the control center of the cell.
a)
nucleus
b)
cell membrane
c)
ER
d)
ribosomes
3.
The organelle that allows things in and out of the cell.  Also protects the cell.
a)
nucleus
b)
cell membrane
c)
ER
d)
ribosomes
4.
The jelly-like fluid that supports the organelles in place. 
a)
nucleus
b)
cell membrane
c)
chloroplast
d)
cytoplasm
5.

This organelle stores water and other materials. It is larger in plant cells.

a)

vacuole

b)

cell wall

c)

chloroplast

d)

cytoplasm

6.
Which organelle collects sunlight to make sugar during photosynthesis?
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Cell Membrane
d)
Vacuole
7.
Which organelle is found in both plant and animal cells but is larger in plant cells?
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Cell Membrane
d)
Vacuole
8.
Which organelle is found in both plant and animal cells and converts sugars into energy?  (the powerhouse of the cell)
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Cell Membrane
d)
Vacuole
9.

Which two organelles are NOT found in animal cells?

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Cell wall

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleus

e)

Chloroplast

10.

What is the function of a cell wall?

a)

to protect and support the cell

b)

to perform different functions in each cell

c)

to prevent water from passing through it

d)

to prevent oxygen from entering the cell

11.

Cells were first observed by Robert Hooke in cork in the year (a)   .

12.

The cytoplasm and nucleus make up the (a)   .

13.

The shape and the size of the cell is related to its (a)   .

14.

Tisssues make up an (a)   .

15.

Organ systems make up an (a)   .