Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Cell organelles and cell theory

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the function of the nucleus? (choose all that apply)

a)

Store DNA

b)

Control everything the cell does

c)

Act as the cells "Brain"

d)

Help the cell produce food

2.

What is the function of the mitochondria?

a)

To act as a "skeleton" for the cell

b)

To carry out photosynthesis

c)

To produce energy for the cell

d)

To store water and food

3.

What is the function of the chloroplast?

a)

To give the cell its round shape

b)

To produce food in a plant cell through photosynthesis

c)

To produce food in an animal cell

d)

To help the cell grow and reproduce

4.

What is the function of the vacuole?

a)

To produce energy for the cell

b)

To store water and other nutrients

c)

To store genetic material (DNA)

d)

To give the cell shape and support

5.

What is the function of the cell membrane?

a)

To allow selected materials to enter/leave the cell

b)

To give the cell energy

c)

To store genetic material (DNA)

6.

What is the function of the cell wall?

a)

To allow selected materials to go in and out of the cell

b)

To produce food for a plant cell

c)

To act as a plant cell's "Skeleton"

d)

To act as an animal cell's "Skeleton"

7.

What is the function of the cytoplasm?

a)

To provide structure and support for the cell

b)

To allow the cell to move throughout the human body

c)

To absorb light in a plant cell

d)

To act as a jelly-like material to hold organelles in place

8.

Which of the following organelles are found in ONLY a plant cell?

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Cell wall

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplast

9.

In which type of cell would you find a large vacuole that stores water, food, and other minerals?

a)

Animal Cell

b)

Plant Cell

10.

What organelle is A pointing to?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Mitochondria

11.

What organelle is B pointing to?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Mitochondria

12.

What organelle is C pointing to?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Mitochondria

13.

What organelle is D pointing to?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Vacuole

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria

14.

What organelle is E pointing to?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria

15.

What organelle is F pointing to?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria

16.

What organelle is H pointing to?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria

17.

Select the 3 parts of Cell Theory.

a)

Cells are the basic unit of life

b)

All living things come from cells

c)

All cells came from pre-existing cells

d)

Cells only divide by meiosis

18.

Ribosomes

a)

Breaks down food particles and worn out cell parts. The recycling center of the cell.

b)

Synthesizes (makes) proteins

c)

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

19.

Chloroplasts

a)

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

b)

Synthesizes (makes) proteins

c)

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

d)

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

20.

Lysosomes

a)

Control center of the cell

b)

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

c)

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

d)

Regulates what enters and exits the cell

21.

This cell has a nucleus, that means it is ...

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

22.

Which cell is more complex?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

23.

These are simple, small cells that do not have a nucleus. They are also bacteria. What are they?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

24.
Plants and animal cells are examples of ___ cells 
a)
prokaryotic cells 
b)
eukaryotic cells 
25.
What type of cell has a nucleus? 
a)
eukaryotic
b)
prokaryotic 
26.
Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes have a nucleus.
a)
True
b)
False
27.

Which cells contain Ribosomes?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

c)

Both

28.

Which cells have cytoplasm?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

c)

Both

29.

Which type of cell is surrounded by a cell membrane?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

c)

Both

30.

Which type of cell makes up ONLY unicellular organisms?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

31.

What scientist proposed that all cells come from preexisting cells

a)

Theodor Schwann

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Rudolf Virchow

d)

Matthias Schleiden

32.

Said that all plants are made of cells

a)

Hooke

b)

Virchow

c)

Schleiden

d)

Schwann

33.

Said that all animals are made of cells

a)

Hooke

b)

Virchow

c)

Schleiden

d)

Schwann