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Cell Organelles

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What organelle is called the "powerhouse" of a cell?

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

cell wall

d)

cell membrane

2.

What is the function of a chloroplast?

a)

makes proteins for animal cells

b)

allows materials in and out of the cell

c)

provides structure and support

d)

absorbs sunlight for photosynthesis

3.

What is the structure that contains DNA and directs the cell?

a)

endoplasmic reticulum

b)

central vacuole

c)

cell wall

d)

nucleus

4.

Looking in a microscope, you see cells that have rectangular shapes and a green color. What type of cells are you probably viewing?

a)

plant cells

b)

animals cells

c)

muscle cells

d)

blood cells

5.
This organelle is a rigid outer layer that protects plant cells.
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Nucleus
d)
Chloroplast 
6.

This organelle controls what goes in and out of plant and animal cells.

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Chloroplasts

d)

Cytoplasm

7.

An organelle that captures energy from the sunlight in order to use it to produce sugar in plant cells is ______________.

a)

Chromatin

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Cell Membrane

8.

The _____________ holds the DNA, and controls the functions of eukaryotic cells.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Nuclear Membrane

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplast

9.
What organelle is called the "powerhouse" of a cell?

a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Nucleolus
10.
What organelle is considered to be the “gatekeeper” for plant and animal cells?

a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Nucleous
d)
Cell Membrane
11.
Rigid, outermost layer of the plant cell
a)
nucleus
b)
cell membrane
c)
cell wall
d)
cytoplasm
12.
Functions in energy production, known as the energy factory of the cell
a)
mitochondria
b)
chloroplast
c)
vacuole
d)
cytoplasm
13.
The control center that controls all the functions of the cell
a)
cytoplasm
b)
cell wall
c)
cell membrane
d)
nucleus
14.
I am found in plant cells. I am rigid, strong & stiff. I give support to the plant cell.  I give the cell it's box shape
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
chlorophyll
d)
mitochondria
15.
I am a gel like substance that supports the other organelles
a)
cell membrane
b)
CO2
c)
cytoplasm
d)
chlorine
16.
I am the "brain" of the cell. I control all cell activities
a)
nucleus
b)
lysosome
c)
cytoplatelets
d)
vacuole
17.

Name two organelles that are found in plant cells but not in animal cells.

a)

Cell wall and chloroplasts

b)

Cell wall and nucleus

c)

Chloroplast and mitochondria

d)

Cell membrane and ribosome

18.

This organelle absorb sunlight and uses it to produce sugar for plant cells through a process called photosynthesis.

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplast

19.
This organelle takes food and turns it into ENERGY for plant and animal cells.
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Lysosome
d)
Ribosome
20.
The site of photosynthesis
a)
ribosome
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
21.
What is the gel-like substance inside of cells called?

a)
photoplasm
b)
photosynthesis
c)
cytoskeleton
d)
cytoplasm
22.
The brain or "control center" of the cell. 
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Nucleus
23.
The watery liquid that fills the cell: 
a)
Chromatin
b)
Nucleolus
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Cell Membrane
24.
What organelle is called the "powerhouse" of a cell?

a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Nucleolus
25.

Clear gel-like fluid in cells that surrounds the

organelles

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Microtubules

c)

Centrosome

d)

Vacuole

26.

Firm, fairly rigid structure found outside of

plants for support

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

golgi apparatus

d)

chloroplast

27.
Which organelle uses energy from sunlight to make sugar?
a)
mitochondria
b)
nucleus
c)
chloroplasts
d)
vacuoles