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Cell Organelles

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What organelle controls and regulates cellular activity?
a)
Ribosome
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Lysosome 
2.
The major function of ribosomes is to
a)
Make fats
b)
Synthesize protein
c)
Digest protein
d)
Make sugars
3.
The ____________ packages and processes material before it exports out of the cell.
a)
Vacuoles
b)
mitochondria
c)
Golgi apparatus 
d)
nucleus 
4.
Which of the following is an enzyme filled organelle that breaks down waste in the cell?
a)
lysosomes
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria 
d)
Golgi apparatus 
5.
Select the statement that best describes the function of the cell wall.
a)
It gives structural support to plant cells.
b)
Its jelly-like fluid surrounds the nucleus and most of the cell’s internal parts.
c)
It contains the cell’s nuclear material. 
d)
It produces food from sunlight. 
6.
What is the name and function of the organelle displayed above?
a)
Mitochondria: breakdown glucose and produce ATP
b)
Chloroplast: converts solar energy into chemical energy
c)
Vacuole: Stores H2O, salt, food
d)
Nucleus: stores genetic information
7.
which of the following transports material within the cell?
a)
Golgi apparatus 
b)
Endoplasmic reticulum
c)
cell wall 
d)
ribosomes
8.

Which organelle controls what goes in and out of the cell?

a)

nucleus

b)

nucleolus

c)

cell membrane

d)

nuclear membrane

9.

this organelle makes ATP.

a)

chloroplast

b)

mitochondria

c)

ribosome

d)

nucleolus

10.

this organelle acts as a transport channel in the cell.

a)

Rough ER

b)

Smooth ER

c)

Golgi body

d)

nucleus

11.

jello-like material, fills the space between cell organelles, is where many chemical reactions occur

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Chlorophyll

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Cell Membrane

12.

Makes proteins, works like a “contractor”, building more cell parts

a)

Endoplasmic reticulum

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Ribosome

13.

“Powerhouse” of the cell, breaks food down into energy for the cell

a)

Vacuole

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria

14.

Stores food and water like a refrigerator for the cell

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Vacuole

c)

Lysosome

d)

Cytoplasm

15.

Layered stack of flat membrane-enclosed spaces containing enzymes that process, sort, and deliver proteins.

a)

Golgi apparatus

b)

vacuole

c)

cell wall

d)

none of these

16.

Small membrane-bound sac that contains and transports materials within the cytoplasm; for storage.

a)

vesicle

b)

nucleolus

c)

chloroplast

d)

cytoskeleton

17.

This organelle is found only in plants; it takes up a lot of space and strengthens cells and helps to support the entire plant.

a)

central vacuole

b)

chloroplast

c)

mitochondroa

d)

nucleus

18.

Organelle composed of a double membrane that acts as a storehouse of a cell's DNA.

a)

nucleus

b)

cell membrane

c)

rough endoplasmic reticulum

d)

vacuole

19.

An interconnected network of thin, folded membranes that produce, process, and distribute proteins. Is NOT covered in ribosomes.

a)

smooth endoplasmic reticulum

b)

nucleus

c)

ribsome

d)

Golgi apparatus

20.

Organelle that contains enzymes. It helps with the immune system and breaks down dead or damaged cell parts.

a)

lysosomes

b)

nucleus

c)

cell wall

d)

chloroplast