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Identify cell organelles 2022

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This organelle acts like a gatekeeper, allowing some materials to pass through it, but not others. 
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Vacuole
2.
Where is the genetic material found in the cell? 
a)
Nucleolus
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Nucleus
d)
Chloroplast
3.

Organelles where photosynthesis occurs, are green due to chlorophyll pigment found in them.

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Cytoplasm

4.

Powerhouse of the cell, organelle that is the site of ATP ( energy production ) and cellular respiration in plants and animals.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Vacuoles

5.

Saclike structures that store materials such as water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Organelles

d)

Vacuoles

6.
In many cells, this is the structure that controls the cell's activities.
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Organelle
c)
Nucleolus
d)
Nucleus
7.
This organelle helps plants keep their rigid structure. 
a)
Cell wall
b)
Cell membrane
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleus
8.

What organelle is associated with the production of proteins during protein synthesis?

a)

nucleus

b)

ribosome

c)

mitochondria

d)

cell membrane

9.
Makes proteins.
a)
nucleus
b)
endoplasmic reticulum
c)
mitochondria
d)
ribosomes
10.
Sorts and packages materials and moves them  OUT of the cell.
a)
cell membrane
b)
endoplasmic reticulum
c)
golgi bodies
d)
vacuole
11.
Why is the vacuole larger in a plant cell?
a)
Plants have more room for it.
b)
For storage of food and holding shape
c)
To deliver water to the cells from roots
d)
They use water more efficiently than an animal cell.
12.

The jelly-like fluid inside of the cell. It holds the organelles in place.

a)

cytoplasm

b)

chloroplasts

c)

cell membrane

d)

mitochondria

13.

Responsible for packaging, modifying, and moving substances from the cell.

a)

mitochondria

b)

Golgi apparatus

c)

nucleolus

d)

rough E.R.

14.

Jelly bean shaped structures that break down food molecules and release energy.

a)

cytoplasm

b)

lysosomes

c)

ribosomes

d)

mitochondria

15.

These are round organelles that digest waste, old cell parts and food.

a)

ribosomes

b)

lysosomes

c)

chloroplasts

d)

vacuoles

16.
What cell part is NOT found in all cells?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Genetic Material
17.

The "garbage can" of the cell; digestion and waste removal.

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

lysosome

d)

nucleus

18.

Houses gel-like fluids that support cell organelles and holds them in place.

a)

cytoplasm

b)

endoplasmic reticulum (e.r.)

c)

golgi bodies

d)

nucleus

19.

Place where materials are processed and moved around inside the cell.

a)

endoplasmic reticulum (e.r.)

b)

mitochondria

c)

cytoplasm

d)

chloroplast

20.

Where are the ribosomes attached in a cell?

a)

Smooth ER

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Rough ER

21.
These are  "little organs" that carry out cell functions.
a)
lysosomes
b)
organelles
c)
golgi bodies
d)
mitochondria
22.

Sac within the cytoplasm that STORES fluid, plants have a larger one that stores food and water.

a)

vacuole

b)

lysosome

c)

cell wall

d)

ribosome

23.

The outer part of the cell that is in both plants and animal cells.

"The fence"

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

nucleus

d)

cytoplasm

24.

This organelle is the transporter of proteins or the highway system of the cell

a)

cell wall

b)

mitochondria

c)

endoplasmic reticulum

d)

lysosomes

25.

What is the semi-permeable layer found in all cells that encloses the contents of the cell?

a)
nucleus
b)
cell membrane
c)
cell wall
d)
chloroplast