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Animal Cell, Plant Cell, & Organelles

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what organelle is the genetic material (DNA) found inside?

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Golgi Complex

c)

Nucleolus

d)

Nucleus

2.

What organelle is called the "powerhouse" of a cell because it breaks down food and converts it to energy.

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Nucleolus

3.

This organelles stores water, nutrients, and waste products

a)

Vacuole

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Cell membrane

4.

The two kinds of cells are Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes. How are they different?

a)

Prokaryotes have a nucleus.

b)

Eukaryotes have a nucleus.

c)

There is no difference.

d)

Only eukaryotes have DNA

5.

Which organelle is the command center for eukaryotic (plant and animal) cells and is referred to as the "brain"?

a)

Cell wall

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Lysosome

6.

Which organelle surrounds a cell and holds it together?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Ribosome

7.

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

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Chloroplasts

d)

Cytoplasm

8.

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

9.
What organelle is considered to be the “gatekeeper” for plant and animal cells?

a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Nucleous
d)
Cell Membrane
10.

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

11.

Where are proteins made?

a)

Golgi body

b)

Mitoichondria

c)

Chromosomes

d)

Ribosomes

12.

"Garbage collectors" of the cell that remove waste:

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Centrioles

c)

Lysosomes

d)

Nucleus

13.

The "Post office" of the cell that packages proteins and fats and gets them ready for delivery.

a)

Rough ER

b)

Smooth ER

c)

Golgi Bodies

d)

Lysosomes

14.

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

a)

Prokaryotes do not have a nucleus or organelles, but a eukaryotic cell does

b)

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

15.
What am I?
a)
mitochondria
b)
lysosomes
c)
chloroplast
d)
endoplasmic reticulum
16.
What am I?
a)
vacuole
b)
ribosome
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
golgi apparatus
17.
What am I?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Golgi Body
c)
Mitochondrion
d)
Plasma Membrane
18.
What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?
a)
ER
b)
ATP
c)
YOLO
d)
DNA
19.
I am the outer most layer of an animal cell. What am I?
a)
cell wall
b)
nucleus
c)
cell membrane 
d)
cell skin
20.
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.
21.
Which of these is part of the cell theory
a)
Cells are the basic unit of life
b)
Only plant cells have a Chloroplast
c)
All cells have a nucleus
d)
Animal cells are round and blob like
22.

This organelle takes food and turns it into ENERGY

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Lysosome

23.

what is the function of a lysosome?

a)

To create energy for the cell

b)

To command the cell what to do

c)

To remove waste using digestive enzymes from the cell

d)

To protect the cell

24.

Which of the following are prokaryotic cells?

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

c)

Bacteria

d)

Plant and Animal

25.

Which of the following is a eukaryotic cell?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Plant

c)

Plant and animal

d)

Animal

26.

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

27.

Both a plant and animal cells have a cell wall

a)

True

b)

False

28.

What kind of cell is this?

a)

plant

b)

animal

29.

What kind of cell is this?

a)

plant

b)

animal

30.

Name two parts that are in the plant cell but that are NOT in an animal cell.

a)

cell wall and cell membrane

b)

cell membrane and chloroplasts

c)

cell wall and chloroplasts

d)

cell wall and cytoplasm

31.

Chloroplast in cells do this.

a)

make food for the cells

b)

keep all the organelles within the cell

c)

make energy for the cell

d)

protect the cell and give it support

32.

Which part of the cell is a STIFF STRUCTURE that gives the plant cell its BOXY SHAPE?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Ribosome

33.
Found inside the nucleus and produces ribosomes.
a)
Nucleus
b)
Nucleolus
c)
Chrloroplasts
d)
Golgi Bodies
34.
Has passageways that carry proteins and other materials from one part of cell to another.
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Lysosomes
35.
Captures energy from the sunlight and uses it to produce food in a plant cell
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Ribosomes
c)
Nucleus
d)
Cell Wall
36.
What tool do you use to view the cells?
a)
metric ruler
b)
pipette
c)
centrifuge
d)
microscope
37.
What is the basic structural and functional unit of all living things? 
a)
atom
b)
molecule
c)
cell
d)
tissue
38.

An organism made of one cell is called________.

a)

eukaryotes

b)

prokaryotes

39.

This is an example of a :

a)

animal cell

b)

plant cell

40.
Which statement is a part of the cell theory?
a)
all cells come from preexisting cells
b)
bacteria are prokaryotic cells
c)
eukaryotic cells are complex
d)
humans are multicellular
41.

____ is credited with being the first scientist to observe cork cells.

a)

Leewenhoek

b)

Shleidon

c)

Hooke

42.

What type of organisms does the cell theory apply to

a)

bacteria

b)

multicellular organisms

c)

plants and animals

d)

all of the above

43.
This scientist was the first to identify cells and name them:
a)
Hooke
b)
Leeunwenhoek
c)
Schleiden
d)
Virchow
44.
This scientist concluded that animals and, in fact, all living things are made of cells:
a)
Hooke
b)
Leeunwenhoek
c)
Schleiden
d)
Schwann
45.
This scientist proposed that all cells come from other cells:
a)
Leeunwenhoek
b)
Schleiden
c)
Schwann
d)
Virchow
46.
This scientist concluded that plants are made of cells:
a)
Virchow
b)
Schwann
c)
Schleiden
d)
Leeunwenhoek
47.

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

48.

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

a)

cell wall

b)

central vacuole

c)

chloroplast

d)

nucleus

49.

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

a)

cell wall

b)

central vacuole

c)

chloroplast

d)

cell membrane

50.

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

a)

central vacuole

b)

nucleus

c)

chloroplast

d)

mitochondria

e)

cell membrane

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