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Cell Structure & Function

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

"If I am not working properly, the cell can't make protein." What part of the cell am I?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Vacuole

2.

Structures within the cell that perform a specific function (job) are called...

a)

Organs

b)

Organelles

c)

Organisms

d)

Organic

3.

Which structure is found ONLY in plant cells?

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Cell Membrane

4.

Which most directly provides cells with support, protection, and structure, allowing plants to grow tall toward sunlight?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Centrioles

5.

Which structure allows the cell to remove waste and take in nutrients?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Vacuole

6.

_________ is larger in plant cells than in animal cells.

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Vacuole

d)

Chloroplast

7.

This organelle is often referred to as the director because it contains DNA, the genetic instructions for all cell activity.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Chloroplast

8.

If a cell were a Chromebook, this structure would be the charger because it provides the cell with energy, like a charger provides a phone with power.

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Vacuole

d)

Mitochondria

9.

Which two structures do the animal and plant cell have in common?

a)

Cell Membrane and Cell Wall

b)

Chloroplast and Mitochondria

c)

Chloroplast and Cell Wall

d)

Cell Membrane and Mitochondria

10.

This structure often appears in cell models as a bean with a snake-like ribbon inside.

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Vacuole

d)

Nucleus

11.

"I can convert sunlight into sugar in a process known as photosynthesis." Which structure am I?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Vacuole

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Ribosome

12.

Due to the presence of _________, plant cells have a rigid outer border that gives them a distinct shape.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Vacuole

d)

Cell Wall

13.

This structure can appear free-floating in the cytoplasm or attached to a long wavy structure called the endoplasmic reticulum (ER).

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Centrioles

d)

Ribosomes

14.

Identify the structure shown in the diagram.

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Vacuole

d)

Nucleus

15.

"I am the gel-like substance that provides cushion and organization within the cell. I also aid in transport of materials, but only inside the cell" What part of the cell am I?

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Cytoplasm