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Organelles

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 18mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which organelle provides energy to the cell?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Nucleolus

c)

Golgi Apparatus

d)

Mitochondria

2.

Which statement is false?

a)

The basic unit of life is the cell.

b)

Some cells come from pre-existing cells, but not all.

c)

Unicellular is the term we use for one-celled organisms.

d)

The cell membrane is two layers of fat.

3.

Which of the following is not part of the Characteristics of Life?

a)

All living things are made up of one or more units called cells.

b)

An organism must reproduce and pass along genetic material.

c)

An organism must work to maintain homeostasis.

d)

Living things seek shelter for themselves and their offspring.

e)

All living things grow, develop, and die.

4.

What is the name for this organelle?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Vacuole

c)

Rough ER

d)

Smooth ER

e)

Ribosome

5.

Prokaryotic cells have a nucleus.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

A stimulus can best be defined as:

a)

Change over time within a species.

b)

A reflex.

c)

An internal balance maintained by an organism.

d)

something that causes a response.

7.

What organelle does a plant cell have that an animal cell does not?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplasts

c)

Nuclei

d)

Golgi Body

8.

In our Biological Continuum, cells are to _________, as organelles are to cells.

a)

Tissues

b)

Organ Systems

c)

Organisms

d)

Ecosystems

9.

What organelle is letter D pointing to?

a)

Smooth ER

b)

Nucleus

c)

Rough ER

d)

Golgi Body

10.

What is letter L pointing to?

a)

Nuclear Membrane

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Lysosome

d)

Nucleolus

11.

What organelle defends the cell from bacteria and viruses?

a)

Lysosome

b)

Nucleus

c)

Golgi Body

d)

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

12.

Cells were discovered in 1900.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The inner membrane of the mitochondria has many folds. This is so:

a)

the mitochondria can absorb sunlight

b)

decrease surface area and increase the amount of energy produced

c)

increase surface area

d)

to help the mitochondria migrate through the cell

14.

The Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum specializes in

a)

cell production

b)

fighting bacteria and viruses

c)

protein production due to having ribosomes

d)

protein production without ribosomes

15.

What organelle does letter A represent?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Vacuole

c)

Lysosome

d)

Mitochondria

16.

The cell membrane is made up of:

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Phospholipid bilayer (two layers of fat)

c)

Organelles

d)

Nuclear Membrane

17.

Which of the following do prokaryotic cells have?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Nucleoid

c)

Genetic Material

d)

Ribosomes

e)

Cell Membrane

18.

What does letter I represent?

a)

Golgi Body

b)

Vesicles from the Golgi Body

c)

Rough Endosplasmic Reticulum

d)

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum

19.

Chloroplasts are found in

a)

Plant Cells

b)

Animal Cells

20.

How many centrioles make up a centrosome?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

2

d)

3

21.

What organelle does letter O represent?

a)

Vacuoles

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Vesicles

d)

Nucleolus

22.

What are the hair-like structures called on this prokaryotic cell?

a)

Flagella

b)

Stubble

c)

Whiskers

d)

Cilia

23.

The nucleolus is responsible for

a)

Enzyme production

b)

Vesicle storage

c)

Ribosome production

d)

Protein storage

24.

Vacuoles act as a holding tank for the cell. They are capable of storing (check all that apply)

a)

Water

b)

Ions

c)

Cilia/Flagella

d)

Food

25.

What organelle functions to produce microtubules and also aids in cell division?

a)

Golgi Apparatus

b)

Macrotubules

c)

Centrosome

d)

1 Centriole

26.

What is the jelly-like substance that fills in the empty spaces of the cell?

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Nuclear Membrane

d)

Nucleus

27.

Mitochondria were once thought to be their own cell, a prokaryotic one.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

All of the following are Eukaryotic EXCEPT . . . .

a)

animal cells

b)

plant cells

c)

fungi

d)

bacteria

29.

Where is DNA found in a Eukaryotic cell?

a)

in the nucleus

b)

in the cell wall

c)

in the vacuole

d)

in the mitochondria

30.

What part of a plant cell stores water?

a)

lysosome

b)

vacuole

c)

golgi body

d)

ribosomes

31.

What is G?

a)

chloroplast

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

ribosomes

d)

DNA

32.

What is F?

a)

Golgi complex

b)

mitochondria

c)

vacuole

d)

flagella

33.

What is K?

a)

protist

b)

cell wall

c)

cilia

d)

mitochondria

34.

What is L?

a)

chloroplast

b)

Golgi complex

c)

ribosome

d)

mitochondria

35.

What is H?

a)

endoplasmic reticulum

b)

flagella

c)

cytoplasm

d)

fungi

36.

What is E?

a)

nucleus

b)

lysosome

c)

cell membrane

d)

DNA

37.

What is E?

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

cilia

d)

flagella