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Cells & Organelles

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which organelle is the powerhouse of the cell

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

golgi body

d)

vacuole

2.
Which organelle is only found in a plant cell? 
a)
nucleus
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria
d)
cell membrane
3.
Directs all cell activities through the DNA located there.
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Nucleus
c)
ribosomes
d)
Mitochondria
4.
What is the name of the structure shown in the diagram where cellular respiration takes place?
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondrion
c)
Nucleus
d)
Vacuole
5.
"Storage tanks" Can hold food, water or waste for the cell
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Vacuole
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleolus
6.
I am a protein packaging and shipping machine! Who am I?
a)
vacuole
b)
ribosome
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
golgi apparatus
7.
You might think of me as the trash collector, but recycler is maybe more accurate. What am I?
a)
cytoplasm
b)
lysosome
c)
vacuole
d)
ribosome
8.
What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?
a)
ER
b)
ATP
c)
YOLO
d)
DNA
9.
I store water in both plant and animal cells. What am I?
a)
cytoplasm
b)
ribosomes
c)
vacuole
d)
lysosomes
10.
What makes the endoplasmic reticulum rough?
a)
Vessicles
b)
Vacuoles
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Chromosomes
11.
What makes the endoplasmic reticulum rough?
a)
Vessicles
b)
Vacuoles
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Chromosomes
12.
Where are proteins made?
a)
Golgi body
b)
Mitoichondrion
c)
Chromosomes
d)
Ribosomes
13.
This organelle takes food and turns it into ENERGY for plant and animal cells.
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Lysosome
d)
Ribosome
14.
The site of photosynthesis
a)
ribosome
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
15.
What is the gel-like substance inside of cells called?

a)
photoplasm
b)
photosynthesis
c)
cytoskeleton
d)
cytoplasm
16.
What organelle is considered to be the “gatekeeper” for plant and animal cells?

a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Nucleous
d)
Call Membrane
17.
What organelle is considered to be the “gatekeeper” for plant and animal cells?

a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Nucleous
d)
Call Membrane
18.
This cell would be classified as a(n) ________________ cell.
a)
prokaryotic
b)
eukaryotic 
c)
plant
d)
virus
19.

I'm the fluid that in the cell that fills in the space, My main purpose is to hold organelles in place.

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Vacuole

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Cytoplasm

20.

I've been called the storage tank by those with little taste, I'm a sack filled with water, food, enzymes and waste.

a)

Chlorophyll

b)

Vacuole

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Ribosome

21.

I'm a real powerhouse, Thats plain to see, I break down food and release energy.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Mitochondria

d)

cytoplasm

22.

I'm strong and stiff. Getting through me is rough. Im found ONLY in plant cells. I'm what makes them so tough.

a)

Organelle

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Cytoplasm

23.

I'm full of holes. Flexible and thin. I control what goes out and what comes in.

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cell wall

d)

Chloroplast

24.

I am the brain of the cell, or so they say, I regulate activities from day to day.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell wall

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Organelle

25.

I am found inside the nucleus and I contain information to build more cells.

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

ribosome

c)

Cell membrane

d)

DNA(Genetic material)

26.

My name means green leaf, I am the pigment in a plant cell, That causes its green color and absorbs the sun energy well.

a)

Vacuole

b)

Chlorophyll

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplast

27.

I'm found in plant cells, I'm as green as can be. I make food for the plant, Using the sun's energy.

a)

Chlorophyll

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Organelle

d)

Mitochondria

28.

Which of the following is a golgi body?

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

What does this organelle do?

a)

control the rest of the cell

b)

makes energy

c)

makes protein

d)

store stuff

30.

What type of cell is in the picture?

a)

eukaryotic plant

b)

eukaryotic fungi

c)

eukaryotic animal

d)

prokaryotic bacteria

31.

Which of the following produces proteins and sends them through the cell?

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.

Which organelle is pictured?

a)

mitochondria

b)

golgi body

c)

nucleus

d)

chloroplast

33.

What is the function of the organelle shown?

a)

control center of the cell

b)

make energy

c)

make proteins

d)

make lipids

34.

Which organelle uses energy from the sun to make sugar?

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.

In which type(s) of cells are ribosomes found?

a)

eukaryotic animal

b)

eukaryotic plant

c)

prokaryotic bacteria

d)

all cells have ribosomes

36.

What is the organelle shown in blue in the image?

a)

nucleus

b)

rough er

c)

golgi body

d)

cytoplasm

37.

What is the large organelle filled with water that is found in plant cells?

a)

lysosome

b)

vacuoles

c)

central vacuole

d)

cell wall

38.

Which organelle surrounds the cell membrane in a plant cell?

a)

central vacuole

b)

cell wall

c)

cell membrane

d)

centrioles

39.

Which organelle makes lipids and breaks down toxins?

a)
b)
c)
d)
40.

What is found on the outside of the rough er?

a)

vacuoles

b)

lysosomes

c)

ribosomes

d)

rough er

41.

Which organelle controls what enters and leaves the cell?

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

nucleus

d)

lysosome

42.

This organelle digests worn out organelles, viruses, and waste materials.

a)

vacuole

b)

lysosome

c)

chloroplast

d)

nucleus

43.

Which organelle digests worn out organelles and wastes?

a)

12

b)

1

c)

9

d)

6

44.

Which organelle stores food, water, and waste?

a)

13

b)

9

c)

10

d)

6

45.

Which type of cell is shown?

a)

eukaryotic

b)

prokaryotic

46.

Which organelles are found in plant cells but not animal cells?

a)

central vacuole

b)

chloroplast

c)

cell wall

d)

all of the rest

47.

What is the function of this organelle?

a)

make protein

b)

make sugar

c)

make energy

d)

hold the cell up

48.

What is the function of the organelle shown?

a)

produce proteins and ship them

b)

break down viruses

c)

package and ship "stuff" around the cell

d)

control center

49.
Bacteria is what kind of cell?
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
50.
What kind of cell is this?
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
51.
Cells can only be seen with the help of a...
a)
hand lens 
b)
magnifying glass
c)
3D glasses 
d)
microscope 
52.
All living things are made of...
a)
atoms 
b)
cells 
c)
bacteria 
d)
plants 
53.
What is unicellular? 
a)
one cell 
b)
many cells 
c)
no nuclues 
d)
DNA 
54.
What is multicellular? 
a)
one cell 
b)
no cells 
c)
many cells 
d)
no nucleus 
55.
All cells come from other...
a)
cells 
b)
plants 
c)
nucleus 
d)
microscopes 
56.
What type of cell has a nucleus? 
a)
eukaryotic
b)
prokaryotic 
57.
What type of cell does not have a nucleus?
a)
eukaryotic 
b)
prokaryotic 
58.
Plants and animal cells are examples of ___ cells 
a)
prokaryotic cells 
b)
eukaryotic cells 
59.

Which is true of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

a)

Prokaryotic cells are larger than eukaryotic cells.

b)

Eukaryotic cells do not have nuclei, and prokaryotic cells do have nuclei.

c)

Prokaryotic cells lack membrane-bound organelles, and eukaryotic cells contain membrane-bound organelles.

d)

Eukaryotic cells are simpler than prokaryotic cells.

60.
Proteins are produced at which cellular structures?
a)
nuclei
b)
ribosomes
c)
mitochondria
d)
chloroplasts
61.
First type of cell to appear on Earth?
a)
Plant
b)
Animal
c)
Prokaryotic
d)
Eukaryotic
62.
What type of cell is pictured?
a)
Prokaryotic
b)
Eukaryotic
c)
Plant
d)
Animal
63.
Which of the following would be found in both eukaryotic AND prokaryotic cells?
a)
chloroplast
b)
cytoplasm
c)
nucleus
d)
endoplasmic reticulum
64.

Prokaryotic

a)

A cell that has NO nucleus

b)

A cell that has a nucleus

c)

An organism with one cell

d)

An organism with many cells

65.

Eukaryotic

a)

A cell that has NO nucleus

b)

A cell that has a nucleus

c)

An organism with one cell

d)

An organism with many cells