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Cell Parts

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which organelle takes in "sun showers" and helps plants with the process or photosynthesis?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Chloroplast

2.
What do vacuoles do? 
a)
They actually do not have an important role
b)
They protect the cell
c)
They are the brain of the cell
d)
storage area for cells; water storage in plants 
3.
Every living organism is made up of one or more cells
a)
True
b)
False
4.
A cell is...
a)
the basic unit of structure and function in living organism
b)
an organism
c)
a basic part of everything that we see
d)
found only in animals, not plants
5.
Which of the following are NOT found in animal cells
a)
chloroplasts and cytoplasm
b)
chloroplasts and cell wall
c)
cell wall and cell membrane
d)
mitochondria and nucleus
6.
The nucleus is like the ____________ of the cell.
a)
foot
b)
hand
c)
stomach
d)
brain
7.
If you were some bad guy trying to sneak into an animal cell, who would be there to stop you?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
cell membrane
d)
cell wall
8.
Which of the following, found ONLY in plant cells, provides structure?
a)
cell wall
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria
d)
vacuole
9.
What is one basic function of the vacuoles?
a)
circulating oxygen
b)
producing food
c)
controlling cell processes
d)
storing water
10.
Chloroplasts in plant cells allow the plant to perform a function that animal cells cannot do.  What is the main function of the chloroplasts found in plant cells?
a)
to absorb light energy and manufacture food
b)
to remove waste materials by active transport
c)
to manufacture chemical energy from food
d)
to control the shape of the cell
11.
What is the function of a cell wall?
a)
to protect and support the cell
b)
to perform different functions in each cell
c)
to prevent water from passing through it
d)
to prevent oxygen from entering the cell
12.
Which of the following is not part of the cell theory?
a)
cells must contain DNA 
b)
all living things are made from cells
c)
cells can only come from other cells
d)
cells are the basic unit of life
13.
Who was the first  person to see cells under the microscope and give them their name?
a)
Mattias Schleiden
b)
Robert Hooke
c)
Theordor Schwann
d)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
14.
The basic unit of structure and function in a living things.
a)
chloroplast
b)
nucleus
c)
cell
d)
cell membrane
15.

This is the powerhouse of a cell

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Rough ER

c)

Ribosome

d)

Mitochondria

16.
This organelle absorbs energy from the sunlight and uses it to make food
a)
Nucleus 
b)
Vacuole
c)
Chloroplasts
d)
Golgi Apparatus
17.
This is a jelly-like substance in which all of the organelles float around
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Smooth ER
18.
This organelle is used to store the materials needed by the cell
a)
Nucleus
b)
Vacuole
c)
Golgi Apparatus
d)
Chloroplasts
19.
The DNA of a cell can be found here
a)
Nucleus
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Rough ER
d)
Mitochondria
20.
This is the outside wall of an animal cell
a)
Smooth ER
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Cell Membrane
d)
Cytoplasm
21.
This is the organelle that gives plants the structure they need to stand up tall
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Smooth ER
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Vacuole
22.
This organelle makes the lipids that make the cell membrane
a)
Smooth ER
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Vacuole
d)
Mitochondria
23.

This organelle takes proteins and moves them to the Golgi apparatus

a)

Ribosome

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Nucleus

d)

Rough ER

24.
Proteins that are used inside the cell are found here
a)
Chloroplasts
b)
Rough ER
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Vacuole
25.

This organelle contains digestive enzymes which helps remove waste from the cell

a)

Lysosome

b)

Ribosome

c)

Smooth Er

d)

Vacuole

26.

This organelle is found only in animal cells

a)

Ribosome

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Lysosome

d)

Chloroplast

27.

Lysosome

a)

Cleans waste out of the cell

b)

Storage containers that hold water, chemicals, or food for the cell. They are larger in plant cells and smaller in animal cells.

c)

Keeps the cell separate from other cells and allows molecules to pass through; located on the outside of the animal and plant cell.

28.
Controls the movement of materials in and out of the nucleus.
a)
Nuclear Membrane
b)
Cellular Membrane
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
29.

What is the smallest LIVING unit of LIVING THINGS?

a)

a cell

b)

a mitochondria

c)

a brick

d)

a protein

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