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CELL ORGANELLES

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what organelle is the genetic material found inside?

a)

cell membrane

b)

chloroplast

c)

nucleus

d)

ribosome

2.

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

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

cell wall

d)

cell membrane

3.

A large central vacuole is found in a _____ cell.

a)

animal

b)

plant

4.

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

5.

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

a)

endoplasmic reticulum

b)

central vacuole

c)

cell wall

d)

nucleus

6.

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

7.

Identify the structure that is indicated by the arrow in the image.

a)

cell wall

b)

central vacuole

c)

chloroplast

d)

nucleus

8.

Identify the structure that is indicated by the arrow in the image.

a)

cell wall

b)

central vacuole

c)

chloroplast

d)

cell membrane

9.

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

10.

What type of cell is being shown in the image?

a)

plant

b)

animal

11.

Identify the structure that is labeled "C" in the image.

a)

central vacuole

b)

nucleus

c)

chloroplast

d)

mitochondria

e)

cell membrane

12.
This organelle is a rigid outer layer that protects plant cells.
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Nucleus
d)
Chloroplast 
13.

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

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Chloroplasts

d)

Cytoplasm

14.

The _____________ stores food, water, wastes, and other materials in both plant and animal cells.

a)

Vacuole

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleus

15.
An organelle that captures energy from the sunlight in order to use it to produce food in plant cells is ______________.
a)
Chromatin
b)
Chloroplast
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Cell Membrane
16.

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

a)

Nucleus

b)

Nuclear Membrane

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplast

17.

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

18.

What can only be found in plant cells?

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Vacuole

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Mitochondria

19.
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
20.

Cell organelles work together to maintain

a)

homeostasis

b)

eukarya

c)

prokarya

d)

organisms

21.
What organelle is called the "powerhouse" of a cell?

a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Nucleolus
22.
What organelle helps with cell digestion?
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Ribosomes
c)
Golgi Complex
d)
ER
23.
What organelle stores waste and water in both plant and animal cells?
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Golgi Complex
c)
Vacuoles
d)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
24.
What organelle is considered to be the “gatekeeper” for plant and animal cells?

a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Nucleous
d)
Cell Membrane
25.
What is the difference between rough and smooth ER?
a)
There is no difference.
b)
Plants have rough ER, animals have smooth ER.
c)
What type of injuries the Doctors treat.
d)
Rough has ribosomes, smooth does not.
26.
Which organelle is only found in a plant cell? 
a)
nucleus
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria
d)
cell membrane
27.
Directs all cell activities through the DNA located there.
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Nucleus
c)
ribosomes
d)
Mitochondria
28.
What is the name of the structure shown in the diagram where cellular respiration takes place?
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondrion
c)
Nucleus
d)
Vacuole
29.
"Storage tanks" Can hold food, water or waste for the cell
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Vacuole
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleolus
30.
I am a protein packaging and shipping machine! Who am I?
a)
vacuole
b)
ribosome
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
golgi apparatus
31.
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
32.
What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?
a)
ER
b)
ATP
c)
YOLO
d)
DNA
33.
I store water in both plant and animal cells. What am I?
a)
cytoplasm
b)
ribosomes
c)
vacuole
d)
lysosomes
34.
What makes the endoplasmic reticulum rough?
a)
Vessicles
b)
Vacuoles
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Chromosomes
35.
Where are proteins made?
a)
Golgi body
b)
Mitoichondrion
c)
Chromosomes
d)
Ribosomes
36.
This organelle takes food and turns it into ENERGY for plant and animal cells.
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Lysosome
d)
Ribosome
37.
The site of photosynthesis
a)
ribosome
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
38.
What is the gel-like substance inside of cells called?

a)
photoplasm
b)
photosynthesis
c)
cytoskeleton
d)
cytoplasm
39.
What organelle is considered to be the “gatekeeper” for plant and animal cells?

a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Nucleous
d)
Call Membrane
40.
This cell would be classified as a(n) ________________ cell.
a)
prokaryotic
b)
eukaryotic 
c)
plant
d)
virus
41.
This cell would be classified as a(n) ________________ cell.
a)
prokaryotic
b)
eukaryotic 
c)
plant
d)
virus
42.
What can only be found in plant cells?
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Vacuole
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Mitochondrion
43.

I am fluid filled within the cell

a)

Mitochondrion

b)

Vacuole

c)

cytoplasm

d)

Cell membrane

44.
The powerhouse of the cell is the...
a)
Mitochondrion
b)
Golgi body
c)
Nucleus
d)
Ribosomes
45.
Where are proteins made?
a)
Golgi body
b)
Mitoichondrion
c)
Chromosomes
d)
Ribosomes
46.
Where are ribosomes produced?
a)
Nucleolus
b)
Endoplasmic reticulum
c)
Golgi body
d)
Vessicle
47.
What form are chromosomes in during most of the life of the cell?
a)
DNA
b)
Chromatin
c)
Mitosis
d)
Nucleus
48.
What makes the endoplasmic reticulum rough?
a)
Vessicles
b)
Vacuoles
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Chromosomes
49.
What is found in both plant and animal cells but is much larger in plant cells?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Mitochondrion
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Vacuole
50.
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
51.
The ______________ is the brain of the cell.
a)
Vacuole
b)
Nucleus
c)
Chromosomes
d)
60 W light bulb
52.

What organelle is like a chain-link fence? It's a flexible, protective barrier and filters what enters or leaves a cell.

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Cell wall

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleus

53.

What organelle is like the hallways and rooms of a factory? It's the space / fluid that fills a cell and all the organelles float in.

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Ribosome

54.

What organelle is like a factory worker? It builds molecules called proteins, which do work inside of cells.

a)

Endoplasmic reticulum

b)

Golgi apparatus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Ribosome

55.

What organelle is like the factory's power generator? It's often called the "powerhouse" and provides energy for the cell.

a)

Endoplasmic reticulum

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Ribosome

56.

What organelle is like an assembly line? It builds lipids and modifies (edits) proteins.

a)

Endoplasmic reticulum

b)

Golgi apparatus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Ribosome

57.

What organelle is like a post office? It packages proteins and lipids into vesicles (trucks) and sends them to other places in the cell.

a)

Endoplasmic reticulum

b)

Golgi apparatus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Ribosome

58.

What organelle is like the factory manager? It provides the instructions for how the factory is supposed to function.

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

DNA

c)

Protein

d)

Ribosome

59.

What organelle is like the factory manager's office? It's the 'room' that the manager is inside of.

a)

Lysosome

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Ribosome

60.

What organelle is like the factory's garbage dock? It's where waste is broken down and recycled.

a)

Golgi apparatus

b)

Lysosome

c)

Vacuole

d)

Vesicle

61.

What organelle is like a factory's water storage tanks? It's where water and nutrients are stored.

a)

Centrosome / Centrioles

b)

Lysosome

c)

Vacuole

d)

Vesicle

62.

What organelle are like the factory's trucks? They carry molecules around the cell and out of the cell to other places in the body.

a)

Centrosome / Centrioles

b)

Lysosome

c)

Vacuole

d)

Vesicle

63.

What organelles are like a company's CEOs? They help the cell divide during mitosis.

a)

Centrosome / Centrioles

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Nucleus

d)

DNA

64.

CHECK ALL ANSWERS THAT APPLY. Which cell types have a cytoplasm?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Animal

c)

Plant

65.

CHECK ALL ANSWERS THAT APPLY. Which cell types have a cell membrane?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Animal

c)

Plant

66.

CHECK ALL ANSWERS THAT APPLY. Which cell types have DNA?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Animal

c)

Plant

67.

CHECK ALL ANSWERS THAT APPLY. Which cell types have a nucleus?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Animal

c)

Plant

68.

CHECK ALL ANSWERS THAT APPLY. Which cell types have a nucleus?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Animal

c)

Plant