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Cell Vocabulary

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the smallest unit of life?

a)

Organelle

b)

Cell

c)

DNA

d)

Nucleus

2.

A single-celled organism is

a)

Unicellular

b)

Multicellular

c)

Nonliving

d)

A eukaryote

3.

An organism with more than one cell

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Unicellular

c)

Multicellular

d)

Nucleus

4.

An organism that can make its own food from the sun.

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

Heterotroph

d)

Autotroph

5.

An organism that must eat others for food.

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

Autotroph

d)

Heterotroph

6.

An organism that has DNA and a cell membrane, but no nucleus

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

Autotroph

d)

Heterotroph

7.

An organism that has complex organelles, including a nucleus.

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

Autotroph

d)

Heterotroph

8.

Which of these are organelles (specialized parts of the cell)?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Chloroplast

e)

Mitochondria

9.

An organelle that holds the cell's DNA

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cell Membrane

10.

An organelle that determines what gets into and out of the cell.

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cell Membrane

11.

An organelle that turns food into energy for the cell.

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cell Membrane

12.

An organelle that turns sunlight into food for the cell

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cell Membrane

13.

Instructions for building the parts of the cell.

a)

DNA

b)

Nucleus

c)

Organelles

d)

Mitochondria

14.

Which of these are things that a prokaryotic cell has?

a)

DNA

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Mitochondria

e)

Chloroplast

15.

Which of these are traits of eukaryotes?

a)

Complex organelles

b)

Smaller than prokaryotes

c)

Having DNA

d)

Being alive

e)

No nucleus

16.

An organelle that fills the cell and surrounds the other organeolles.

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Vacuole

17.

An organelle that supports and protects the outside of the cell. Found in everything but animals.

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Vacuole

18.

An organelle that stores food, water, and waste for the cell.

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Vacuole

19.

Which organelle is most like a brain for the cell?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Cytoplasm

20.

Which organelle is most like a security guard for the cell?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Vacuole

d)

Nucleus

21.

Which organelle is most like a brick wall for the cell?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Chloroplast

22.

Which organelle is most like an engine for the cell?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Cell Membrane

23.

Which organelle is most like a storage unit for the cell?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Vacuole

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Cell Membrane

24.

Which organelle is most like a chef for the cell?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Cell Wall

25.

What is homeostasis?

a)

A relatively stable internal environment

b)

An organism with a cell membrane

c)

Having a nucleus

d)

Being able to make other living things