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Cell Organelles 2021

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what organelle is the genetic material (DNA) found inside?

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Golgi Complex

c)

Nucleolus

d)

Nucleus

2.

What organelle is called the "powerhouse" of a cell because it breaks down food and converts it to energy.

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Nucleolus

3.

Which organelle is the command center for eukaryotic (plant and animal) cells and is referred to as the "brain" or "control center"?

a)

Cell wall

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Lysosome

4.

Which organelle surrounds a cell and holds it together?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Ribosome

5.

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

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Chloroplasts

d)

Cytoplasm

6.

The _____________ is a gel-like fluid that fills plant and animal cells. It holds the organelles in place and gives each cell its shape.

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Chloroplast

7.
What organelle is considered to be the “gatekeeper” for plant and animal cells?

a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Nucleous
d)
Cell Membrane
8.

The arrow is showing the fluid inside the cell that surrounds the cell organelles. What is the arrow pointing to in the cell?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

mitochondria

c)

ribosomes

d)

nucleus

9.

What is the function of the mitochondria?

a)

manufactures ribosomes

b)

Structures that converts nutrients to energy

c)

Structure that contains DNA and directs the cell

10.

This organelle takes food and turns it into ENERGY

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Lysosome

11.

Which part of the cell is often called "the brain of the cell"?

a)

nuclear membrane

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

nucleus

d)

mitochondria

12.
What am I?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Golgi Body
c)
Mitochondrion
d)
Plasma Membrane
13.
What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?
a)
ER
b)
ATP
c)
YOLO
d)
DNA
14.
I am the outer most layer of an animal cell. What am I?
a)
cell wall
b)
nucleus
c)
cell membrane 
d)
cell skin
15.
Which of these is part of the cell theory
a)
Cells are the basic unit of life
b)
Only plant cells have a Chloroplast
c)
All cells have a nucleus
d)
Animal cells are round and blob like
16.

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

a)

Nucleus

b)

Nuclear Membrane

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplast

17.
Cell membranes are found in
a)
Only animal cells
b)
Only plant cells
c)
Some plant and animal cells
d)
All plant and animal cells
18.
What organelle is called the "powerhouse" of a cell?

a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Nucleolus
19.
Help plants maintain shape, storage, digestion and waste. This organelle can become very enlarged when plants store water.
a)
Lysosome
b)
Vacuole
c)
Golgi Apparatus
d)
Cell membrane
20.
 Many tiny cell structures located within the cell  
a)
Nucleus
b)
Lysosome
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Organelle
21.
Only found in Plants, these organelles are filled with a green pigment called chlorophyll. They capture sunlight and turn it into energy
a)
Cell wall
b)
Chloroplasts
c)
Vacuole
d)
Lysosomes
22.
Only Found in Plants, this organelle has a rigid layer that surrounds cells of plants. Helps protect and support the cell  
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Chloroplasts
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Cell membrane
23.
Using this image, what organelle is C?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Large Cell Vacuole
d)
Chloroplast
24.
What is the function of the vacuole?
a)
Sac that stores water, nutrients, and waste products
b)
Sac filled with digestive chemicals
c)
Jelly-like substance within the plasma membrane
d)
stack of membranes that packages chemicals
25.

Where does photosynthesis occur?

a)

mitochondria

b)

stomata

c)

xylem

d)

chloroplast

26.
What cell part is NOT found in all cells?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Genetic Material
27.
A rigid layer that lies outside the cell's  membrane is...
a)
Cytoskeleton
b)
Cilia
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Flagella
28.

I am fluid filled within the cell

a)

Mitochondrion

b)

Vacuole

c)

cytoplasm

d)

Cell membrane

29.

How does a cell membrane keep harmful stuff out of the cell?

a)

Regulates what enters and leaves the cell

b)

Flexibility

c)

Protective barrier

d)

Structure and support

30.
Contains genetic/heredity material in chromosomes
a)
Nucleus Structure
b)
Nucleus Function
c)
Vacuole Structure
d)
Vacuole Function
31.
Supports and protects
a)
Cell Membrane Structure
b)
Cell Membrane Function
c)
Cell Wall Structure
d)
Cell Wall Function
32.
Suspends other organelles
a)
Cytoplasm Structure
b)
Cytoplasm Function
c)
Mitochondrion Structure
d)
Mitochondrion Function
33.
Gel-like liquid that fills a cell
a)
Cytoplasm Structure
b)
Cytoplasm Function
c)
Mitochondrion Structure
d)
Mitochondrion Function