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Cell Organelles

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who saw the first cells in a slice of cork and named them cells?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Mathias Schleiden

d)

Rudolf Virchow

2.

What invention made discovery of cells possible?

a)

wine

b)

microscope

c)

centrifuge

d)

bunsen burner

3.

I made better lenses and was then able to see tiny cells swimming in pond water. Who am I?

a)

Theodor Schwann

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

d)

Rudlof Virchow

4.

Which scientists was NOT a main contributing scientist for the cell theory?

a)

Mathias Schleiden

b)

Theodor Schwann

c)

Rudolf Virchow

d)

Robert Hooke

5.

I said, "All plants are made of cells." Who am I?

a)

Mathias Schleiden

b)

Theodor Schwann

c)

Rudolf Virchow

d)

Robert Hooke

6.

I said, "All animals are made of cells." Who am I?

a)

Mathias Schleiden

b)

Theodor Schwann

c)

Rudolf Virchow

d)

Robert Hooke

7.

I said, "All cells come from pre-existing cells." Who am I?

a)

Mathias Schleiden

b)

Theodor Schwann

c)

Rudolf Virchow

d)

Robert Hooke

8.

Which is NOT part of the cell theory?

a)

All organisms are made of cells.

b)

All existing cells are produced by other living cells.

c)

The cell is the most basic unit of life.

d)

All cells can be killed by extreme heat or extreme cold.

9.

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of prokaryotic cells?

a)

has a nucleus

b)

has DNA

c)

has cytoplasm

d)

has a cell membrane

10.

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of eukaryotic cells?

a)

complex cells

b)

simplest cells

c)

has a nucleus

d)

has membrane bound organelles

11.

Which characteristics are shared by most cells?

a)

have membrane-bound organelles and a nucleus

b)

contain cytoplasm, are enclosed by a membrane, have a nucleus

c)

microscopic, enclosed by a membrane and have cytoplasm

d)

can be seen by the unaided eye and are surrounded by a membrane

12.

Would a poison that kills human cells by blocking openings in the nuclear membrane also kill bacteria?

a)

Yes, they both have a nucleus.

b)

Yes, they both have a membrane that poison can act on.

c)

No, bacteria do not have openings in their nuclear membranes.

d)

No, bacteria do not have a nucleus that poison can act on.

13.

Which organelle is a thin boundary that controls the movement of materials into and out of the cell?

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

nuclear membrane

d)

nuclear wall

14.

Which organelle is a jelly-like substance that contains dissolved molecular building blocks?

a)

nucleus

b)

Golgi apparatus

c)

cytoplasm

d)

DNA

15.

Which organelle is a network of proteins that supports and shapes the cell?

a)

cell wall

b)

ribosome

c)

cytoskeleton

d)

lysosome

16.

Which organelle is the storehouse for the genetic information in a cell?

a)

vacuole

b)

chloroplast

c)

Golgi apparatus

d)

nucleus

17.

Which organelle is found in the nucleus and is responsible for making ribosomes?

a)

lysosome

b)

nucleolus

c)

centriole

d)

vacuole

18.

Which organelle consists of a thin membrane, covered with ribosomes, that modifies proteins?

a)

smooth ER

b)

Golgi apparatus

c)

rough ER

d)

centriole

19.

Which organelle is a thin membrane that is responsible for making lipids and breaking down drugs and alcohol?

a)

smooth ER

b)

centriole

c)

rough ER

d)

cell membrane

20.

Which tiny organelle links amino acids to form proteins?

a)

nucleus

b)

Golgi apparatus

c)

mitochondria

d)

ribosome

21.

Which organelle is a stack of membrane bound spaces that processes, sorts and delivers proteins?

a)

Golgi apparatus

b)

chloroplast

c)

mitochondria

d)

nucleolus

22.

What are the small sacs that pinch off from the ER to surround a protein and transport it to the Golgi?

a)

vacuole

b)

vesicle

c)

lysosome

d)

centriole

23.

Which organelle is known as the powerhouse of the cell because it supplies energy to the cell?

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

endoplasmic reticulum

d)

cell membrane

24.

Which organelle is a fluid filled sac used for storage of materials?

a)

lysosome

b)

chloroplast

c)

vacuole

d)

mitochondria

25.

There are many small of these in animal cells, and one large one in plant cells.

a)

vacuole

b)

nucleus

c)

centriole

d)

lysosome

26.

This membrane-bound organelle is filled with enzymes and breaks down damaged and worn out cell parts.

a)

centriole

b)

smooth ER

c)

lysosome

d)

nucleus

27.

These cylinder shaped organelles in animal cells were once believed to be a part of cell division.

a)

centrioles

b)

cell walls

c)

cytoplasm

d)

rough ER

28.

This structure is the rigid outer layer in plant cells that gives protection, support and shape to the cell.

a)

cell membrane

b)

nucleolus

c)

cell wall

d)

cytoplasm

29.

Which organelle is responsible for carrying out photosynthesis in plant cells?

a)

mitochondria

b)

Golgi apparatus

c)

chloroplast

d)

centriole

30.

Which organelle is green because it contains chlorophyll?

a)

mitochondria

b)

lysosome

c)

vacuole

d)

chloroplast

31.

What are the long hollow tubes that give the cell its shape and act as tracks for movement of organelles?

a)

microfilaments

b)

microtubules

c)

intermediate filaments

d)

cytoplasm

32.

Smaller hollow tubes of the cytoskeleton that give a cell its strength are called

a)

microtubules

b)

microfilaments

c)

intermediate filaments

d)

cytoplasm

33.

These are the tiny threads of the cytoskeleton that let cells move and divide

a)

microtubules

b)

microfilaments

c)

intermediate filaments

d)

cytoplasm