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Organelle Knowledge Check

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The structures with specific jobs located within the cell are called

(a)  

2.
This organelle takes food and turns it into ENERGY for plant and animal cells.
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Lysosome
d)
Ribosome
3.

A rigid layer that lies outside the cell's membrane

a)

Cytoskeleton

b)

Cilia

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Cytoplasm

4.
Which organelle uses energy from sunlight to make sugar?
a)
mitochondria
b)
nucleus
c)
chloroplasts
d)
vacuoles
5.

Which organelle contains DNA and controls the cell?

a)

Cell membrane

b)

nucleus

c)

nucleolus

d)

lysosme

6.

Which organelle controls what goes in and out of the cell?

a)

nucleus

b)

nucleolus

c)

cell membrane

d)

nuclear membrane

7.

What is the job of the mitochondria?

a)

Makes Energy

b)

Uses Sunlight in plants to make food

c)

Controls the cell functions

d)

Protects the cell

8.

Why is the nucleus important? (select ALL that apply)

a)

It give the cell its energy

b)

It stores genetic information (DNA)

c)

It uses sunlight for food

d)

It controls the cell functions

e)

It determines what enters & exits the cell

9.
What does the cell membrane do for cells? 
a)
Allows things in and out
b)
Protection & structure for plant cells
c)
Controls the cell
d)
Holds DNA 
10.

What does the chloroplast do in cells?

a)

Allows things in and out of cell

b)

Controls the whole cell

c)

Uses sunlight to make food & releases oxygen

d)

Provides protection & structure

11.

What does the cell wall do for the cell?

a)

Allows things in and out

b)

Provides protection and structure

c)

Controls the cell

d)

Makes energy for the cell

12.

Pigment found in chloroplasts that is responsible for their green color & ability to trap sunlight

a)

chlorophyll

b)

chromatin

c)

chromosome

d)

cytoplasm

13.

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

14.

What can only be found in plant cells? Check ALL that apply

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Mitochondria

e)

Cell Wall

15.

Which of the following organelles do plant & animal cells have in common? Choose ALL that apply

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

mitochondria

d)

nucleus

e)

chloroplast