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DMS Cell Organelles

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Plants and animal cells have...

a)

Mitochondria and chloroplasts

b)

Nucleus and chloroplast

c)

Cell wall and chloroplast

d)

Mitchochodria and cytoplasm

2.

what is the function of a lysosome?

a)

To create energy for the cell

b)

To command the cell what to do

c)

To break down waste, food, or even the entire cell using digestive enzymes from the cell

d)

To protect the cell

3.

Which of the following are prokaryotic cells?

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

c)

Bacteria

d)

Plant and Animal

4.

What is the difference between a prokaryotic cell and a eukaryotic cell?

a)

Prokaryotes do not have a nucleus or membrane bound organelles like vacuoles or golgi bodies, but a eukaryotic cell does

b)

Eukaryotic cells do not have a nucleus or organelles, but prokaryotes do

5.

Which of the following is a eukaryotic cell?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Plant

c)

Plant and animal

d)

Animal

6.

What is the purpose of the nucleus?

a)

It is the command center, contains DNA, and cell division

b)

It protects the cell

c)

It stores energy for the cell

d)

It gets rid of waste in the cell

7.

What is the difference between mitochondria and chloroplast?

a)

Mitochondria produces energy and chloroplasts breaks down energy

b)

There is no difference. They are the same.

c)

Mitochondria breaks down energy from food and chloroplasts produce energy from sunlight.

d)

Mitochondria contains DNA and chloroplasts are green

8.

The outermost layer of a plant cell and animal cell is...

a)

Plant cell - cell membrane, animal cell - cell wall

b)

Plant cell - cell wall; animal cell - cell membrane

c)

Plant and animal cell - cell wall

d)

Plant and animal cell - cell membrane

9.

"Post office" of the cell that packages proteins and fats:

a)

ER

b)

Golgi Body

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cytoplasm

10.

What is the jelly-like substance that keeps the organelles floating?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Nucleus

c)

ER

d)

Cytoplasm/cytosol

11.

What are the "protein-makers" of a cell?

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Mitochondria

c)

ER

d)

Golgi Body

12.

clear gel-like fluid in cells that holds the

organelles and provides water for chemical reactions within the cell

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Microtubules

c)

Centrosome

d)

Vacuole

13.

organelle that contains digestive enzymes to

breakdown harmful substances or even the entire cell

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Vacuole

c)

Lysosome

d)

Centriole

14.

where DNA is stored in a eukaryotic cell

a)

vacuole

b)

mitochondria

c)

lysosome

d)

nucleus

15.

where proteins are made

a)

flagella

b)

ribosome

c)

lysosome

d)

centriole

16.

firm, fairly rigid/stiff structure found outside of

plants for support that is made of a special sugar called cellulose

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

golgi apparatus

d)

chloroplast

17.

breaks down food into energy that the cell can

use in a process called cellular respiration

a)

chloroplast

b)

ribosome

c)

mitochondria

d)

nucleus

18.

used for storage in the cell

a)

lysosome

b)

vacuole

c)

mitochondria

d)

chloroplast

19.

serves as a boundary between the cell and the

environment; has selective permeability

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

cytoskeleton

d)

mitochondria

20.

chlorophyll containing organelle in plants that

uses light energy to help create glucose in a

process called photosynthesis

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplast

c)

vacuole

d)

lysosome

21.

structure that packages and modifies proteins

a)

smooth ER

b)

golgi apparatus

c)

rough ER

d)

lysosome

22.
What is the name of the structure shown in the diagram where cellular respiration takes place?
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondrion
c)
Nucleus
d)
Vacuole
23.
I am a protein packaging and shipping machine! Who am I?
a)
vacuole
b)
ribosome
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
golgi apparatus
24.
What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?
a)
ER
b)
ATP
c)
YOLO
d)
DNA
25.
I store water in both plant and animal cells. What am I?
a)
cytoplasm
b)
ribosomes
c)
vacuole
d)
lysosomes
26.
What makes the endoplasmic reticulum rough?
a)
Vessicles
b)
Vacuoles
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Chromosomes
27.
This organelle takes food and turns it into ENERGY for plant and animal cells.
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Lysosome
d)
Ribosome
28.
What organelle is considered to be the “gatekeeper” for plant and animal cells?

a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Nucleous
d)
Call Membrane
29.
Which 2 organelles are only found in plant cells?
a)
chloroplast and mitochondria
b)
chloroplast and cell membrane
c)
mitochondria and cell wall
d)
chloroplast and cell wall
30.
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
31.
What cell part is NOT found in all cells?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Genetic Material
32.
All cells come from___________ cells.
a)
pregnant
b)
pre-existing
c)
paternal
d)
pin size
33.
______________ are the basic unit of life.
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
c)
Cells
d)
Takis
34.
Where is the DNA found in a prokaryotic cell? 
a)

in the nucleoid

b)
in the nucleus 
35.
What type of cell has a nucleus? 
a)
eukaryotic
b)
prokaryotic 
36.
The picture illustrates a
a)
Prokaryotic Plant Cell
b)
Prokaryotic Animal Cell
c)
Eukaryotic Plant Cell
d)
Eukaryotic Animal Cell
37.
Amino acids link together to form proteins. In which organelle would this process occur?
a)
Lysosome
b)
Ribosome
c)
Centriole
d)
Mitochondria
38.
What am I?
a)
mitochondria
b)
lysosomes
c)
chloroplast
d)
endoplasmic reticulum
39.
What am I?
a)
cell wall
b)
mitochondria
c)
cytoplasm
d)
chloroplast
40.
What am I?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Golgi Body
c)
Mitochondrion
d)
Plasma Membrane
41.

Endoplasmic Reticulum

a)

Control center of the cell

b)

Regulates what enters and exits the cell

c)

Carries materials from one part of the cell to another; also produces lipids(fats), hormones, and some proteins

d)

Contains chemicals that break down food particles and worn out cell parts. The recycling center of the cell

42.

Golgi Body (or Apparatus)

a)

A jelly-like substance that supports and protects the cellular organelles

b)

Control Center of the cell

c)

Receives materials from the ER and sends it to other parts of the cell. The "shipping & receiving center" of the cell

d)

Stores water, food, waste products, and other materials for the cell

43.

Vacuoles....

a)

Contains chemicals that break down food particles and worn out cell parts. The recycling center of the cell

b)

Protects and supports the plant cell (Only in plants & some bacteria)

c)

Capture energy from the sun to produce food for the plant cell

d)

Stores water, food, waste products, and other materials in liquid form for the cell

44.

Lysosomes

a)

Control center of the cell

b)

Contains chemicals that break down food particles and worn out cell parts or even the entire cell

c)

Capture energy from the sun to produce food for the plant cell

d)

Regulates what enters and exits the cell

45.

Why are plant cells capable of making their own food but not animals cells? Because of the presence of the

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplast

c)

cytoplasm

d)

nucleus

46.

Controls what comes into and out of the cell; found in plant and animal cells

a)

cell membrane

b)

chloroplast

c)

cytoplasm

d)

nucleus

47.

Control center of the cell; contains DNA

a)

mitochondria

b)

cell membrane

c)

nucleus

d)

chromatin

48.

Rigid/stiff outer layer of a plant cell made of non-living material

a)

chloroplast

b)

cell membrane

c)

chlorophyll

d)

cell wall

49.

What do you call the eukaryotic cells that do not have a cell wall and are only surrounded by a cell membrane?

a)

Plant Cells

b)

Animal Cells

c)

Bacteria Cells

d)

Viral Cells

50.

Which of the following are prokaryotes?

a)

Archaea and Bacteria

b)

Viruses

c)

Animals

d)

Plants

51.

How many chromosomes should be found in normal human body cells?

a)

42

b)

44

c)

43

d)

46

52.

The process of lysosomes bursting, releasing digestive enzymes or substances, and destroying the entire cell.

a)

endopoptosis

b)

apoptosis

c)

Pop goes the Weasel

d)

Papparazzi

53.

Which of the following is found in cytoplasm and is necessary for many of the chemical reactions that take place in cells?

a)

glucose

b)

chlorophyll

c)

water

d)

cytosol

54.

Which of the following is necessary to make a good grade on your quiz?

a)

knowing cell organelle labels

b)

knowing cell organelle functions

c)

knowing characteristics of different cell types

d)

all of the above

55.

Tap on all of the prokaryotic cells

56.

A table comparing the characteristics of four samples is shown. Click on the sample name that is most likely a prokaryote.

57.
Question Image

See how much you remember! Match the following characteristics that belong to Eukaryotes, Prokaryotes, or BOTH!

a)

- No nucleus

- No membrane-bound organelles

- DNA in the cytoplasm

- Single Celled

1.

Prokaryote

b)

- Nucleus

- Membrane bound organelles

- DNA in the nucleus

- Single & Multi celled

2.

Eukaryote

c)

- Ribosomes

- DNA

- Cell Division

- Plasma Membrane

3.

Prokaryote and Eukaryote

58.

Choose the images that represent a Prokaryotic cell: