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Organelles

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Organelle that links amino acids together to make proteins. 
a)
ribosome
b)
endoplasmic reticulum 
c)
vacuole 
d)
nucleus 
2.
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 
3.
Fluid filled sac for storage of materials; stores food, water, and enzymes. 
a)
vacuole 
b)
centrosome 
c)
nucleus 
d)
chloroplast
4.
Bean-shaped organelle that supplies energy to the cell and has its own ribosomes and DNA. 
a)
mitochondria
b)
nucleus
c)
cell wall 
d)
smooth endoplasmic reticulum 
5.
Organelle composed of many membranes used to convert solar energy into chemical energy; contains chlorophyll and is where photosynthesis occurs. 
a)
chloroplast
b)
smooth endoplasmic reticulum
c)
nucleus
d)
vesicle 
6.
A rigid structure that gives protection, support, and shape to plants, algae, fungi and some bacteria. 
a)
cell wall
b)
cell membrane 
c)
cytoskeleton 
d)
cytoplasm 
7.
A double-layer of phospholipids that forms a boundary between the cell and surrounding environment and controls the passage of materials into and out of the cell.
a)
cell membrane 
b)
cell wall
c)
cytoplasm 
d)
lysosome 
8.
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 
9.
An interconnected network of thin, folded membranes that produce, process, and distribute proteins. Is covered in ribosomes. 
a)
rough endoplasmic reticulum 
b)
cell wall
c)
smooth endoplasmic reticulum 
d)
centriole 
10.
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 
11.
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 
12.
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
13.

packages and distributes proteins

proteins may be modified here

a)

golgi body

b)

chloroplast

c)

ribosomes

d)

lysosome

14.

gel-like substance where all other organelles are found

it is constantly moving and some cellular reactions can occur here

a)

cytoplasm

b)

vacuole

c)

chloroplast

d)

golgi body

15.

cell with no membrane bound structures and no

nucleus

a)

Eukaryote

b)

Prokaryote

c)

Plant

d)

Animal

16.

long hair like projection used for movement in

cells; uses a whip-like motion

a)

Cilia

b)

Flagella

c)

Microsome

d)

Vesicle

17.

network of proteins found within the cytoplasm

for support and structure in cell

a)

Cytoskeleton

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cilia

d)

Ribosome

18.

where DNA is stored in a eukaryotic cell

a)

vacuole

b)

mitochondria

c)

lysosome

d)

nucleus

19.

where proteins are made

a)

flagella

b)

ribosome

c)

lysosome

d)

centriole

20.

breaks down food into energy that the cell can

use in a process called cellular respiration

a)

chloroplast

b)

ribosome

c)

mitochondria

d)

nucleus

21.

short numerous hair-like projections that move

in wave patterns for movement

a)

flagella

b)

vesicle

c)

microtubules

d)

cilia

22.

serves as a boundary between the cell and the

environment; has selective permeability

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

cytoskeleton

d)

mitochondria

23.

structure that packages and modifies proteins

a)

smooth ER

b)

golgi apparatus

c)

rough ER

d)

lysosome

24.

chlorophyll containing organelle in plants that

uses light energy to help create glucose in a

process called photosynthesis

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplast

c)

vacuole

d)

lysosome

25.

transports proteins throughout the cell

a)

lysosome

b)

vesicle

c)

cilia

d)

vacuole