wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Cells and Their Organelles

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which organelle would you expect to find in a plant cell but not animal cells?

a)

ribosome

b)

mitochondria

c)

chloroplast

d)

vacuole

e)

smooth ER

2.

What is a function of the cell membrane?

a)

Controls what materials move in and out of the cell

b)

Keeps the cell wall in place

c)

Breaks down lipids from food

d)

Stores water and waste

3.

The "control center" or "brain" of the cell is the...

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cell wall

4.

What building in a city could be compared to the mitochondria in a cell?

a)

Library

b)

Water tower

c)

Power plant

d)

Police station

5.

TRUE OR FALSE:


Animal cells have many small vacuoles, and plant cells have one large vacuole

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What is the purpose of centrioles?

a)

Convert sunlight into energy

b)

Help with cell division

c)

Keeps the cell's shape

d)

Delivers materials inside and outside of the cell

7.

What is the function of chloroplasts?

a)

Captures energy from the Sun and makes proteins

b)

Captures energy from the Sun and makes glucose

c)

Captures energy from the Sun and makes oxygen

d)

Captures energy from the Sun and makes DNA

8.

The purpose of vacuoles is to...

a)

Collect and remove waste

b)

Store nutrients, water, and waste

c)

Help with cell division

d)

Help with cell multiplication

9.

What are these ribosomes attached to?

a)

Endoplasmic reticulum

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Golgi body

d)

Cytoplasm

10.

What could you compare the endoplasmic reticulum to?

a)

Delivery company

b)

Recycling plant

c)

Government office

d)

Hospital

11.

The major function of ribosomes is to...

a)

Make fats

b)

Make protein

c)

Digest old organelles

d)

Make sugars

12.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY:


What is true about cytoplasm?

a)

Made of mostly water

b)

Takes up most of the space inside the cell

c)

Other organelles are located in the cytoplasm

d)

Cytoplasm has no purpose in the cell

13.

What is the purpose of Golgi bodies?

4 lines
14.

TRUE OR FALSE:


Cell walls are found in animal cells, and not in plant cells.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY:


What is NOT a function of the cell wall?

a)

Provides extra support for the cell

b)

Provides extra structure for the cell

c)

Mostly made of glucose

d)

Makes the cell's shape more flexible