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Cells: Science 6th Grade

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The control center for the cell.

a)

ribosome

b)

cytoplasm

c)

nucleus

d)

cell membrane

2.

Makes protein for the cell.

a)

ribosome

b)

mitochondria

c)

endoplasmic reticulum

d)

cell membrane

3.

Storage space for water, wastes, food, and other cellular material

a)

mitochondria

b)

cell membrane

c)

cell wall

d)

vacuoles

4.

The "powerhouse" of the cell; breaks down food to make energy for the cell.

a)

organelles

b)

cell

c)

mitochondria

d)

cytoplasm

5.

The basic unit of structure and function in living things.

a)

cell

b)

cell wall

c)

plant cell

d)

cell membrane

6.

What two jobs does the nucleus have?

a)

Breaks down proteins

b)

Makes cell laws

c)

Animal cells don't have a nucleus

d)

Stores the cell's DNA

7.
What type of cell has a nucleus? 
a)
eukaryotic
b)
prokaryotic 
8.
Every living organism is made up of one or more cells
a)
True
b)
False
9.
These are  "little organs" that carry out cell functions.
a)
lysosomes
b)
organelles
c)
golgi bodies
d)
mitochondria
10.

The two kinds of cells are Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes. How are they different?

a)

Prokaryotes have a nucleus.

b)

Eukaryotes have a nucleus.

c)

There is no difference.

11.

Makes food for the plant cell.

a)

Ribosome

b)

nucleus

c)

chloroplast

d)

cytoplasm

12.

Surrounds the plant cell and maintains the cell shape and structure.

a)

Cell wall

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Nucleus

d)

Ribosome

13.

Contains chlorophyll (green pigment) and uses the sun to make food

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

chloroplast

d)

cytoplasm

14.

controls movement of materials in and out of the cell, maintains homeostasis

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

chloroplast

d)

cytoplasm

15.

"power house" of the cell - converts sugar into energy

a)

cytoplasm

b)

mitochondrion

c)

nucleus

d)

vacuoles

16.

the brain of the cell

a)

cytoplasm

b)

mitochondrion

c)

nucleus

d)

vacuoles

17.

What is #4 in the diagram?

a)

vacuoles

b)

cell membrane

c)

chloroplast

d)

nucleus

18.

What is #5 in the diagram?

a)

nucleus

b)

cell wall

c)

cytoplasm

d)

mitochondrion

19.
What structure is in  plant cells but not animal cells. 
a)
cell membrane
b)
mitochondria
c)
cell wall
d)
vacuole
20.

What shape are most plant cells?

a)

round

b)

rectangular

21.

What type of cell is pictured above?

a)

Plant Cell

b)

Animal Cell

22.

All living things have one or more _________.

a)

cells

b)

oxygen

c)

brains

23.

What kind of cell is this?

a)

animal cell

b)

plant cell

c)

human cell

24.

What kind of cell is shaped like a square?

a)

plant cell

b)

animal cell

c)

human cell

25.

What is one thing the plant cell has that the animal does not?

a)

nucleus

b)

cell wall

c)

brain

26.

What is one thing the plant cell has that the animal does not?

a)

nucleus

b)

cell wall

c)

brain

27.

What shape is an animal cell?

a)

circle

b)

square

c)

rectangle

28.

What is the part of the cell that is like the brain?

a)

nucleus

b)

cell membrane

c)

cell wall

29.

How does an animal get its energy?

a)

by eating and drinking water

b)

going to McDonald's

c)

through absorbing sunlight

30.

True or False: All living things have cells.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Which cell structure acts as a brain/control center for the cell?

a)

Cell wall

b)

Vacuole

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cytoplasm

32.

. 

Which of the following, found ONLY in plant cells, provides structure?

a)

cell wall

b)

vacuole

c)

mitochondria

d)

chloroplast

33.

What kind of cell is this?

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

34.

What kind of cell is this?

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

35.

Name two parts that are in the plant cell but that are NOT in an animal cell.

a)

cell membrane and chloroplasts

b)

cell wall and cytoplasm

c)

cell wall and chloroplasts

36.

What is number 2?

a)

cell membrane

b)

cytoplasm

c)

nucleus

d)

vacuole

37.

 

Which organelle is #3?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Vacuole

d)

Chloroplast

38.

Which organelle is #1?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Vacuole

c)

Chromosomes

d)

Cell Wall

39.

Which organelle is #3?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Organelle

40.

Breaks down sugar molecules into energy

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Mitochondria

41.

Which kind of cell has one large vacuole?

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

42.

Which part of the cell is a STIFF STRUCTURE that gives the plant cell its BOXY SHAPE?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Ribosome

d)

Chloroplast

43.

Chloroplast in cells do this

a)

Make food for the cells

b)

Keep all the organelles within the cell

c)

Protect the cell and give it support

d)

Make energy for the cell

44.

Both a plant and animal cells have a cell wall

a)

False

b)

True

45.

Which organelle is unique to plant cells?

a)

a. cytoplasm

b)

b. cell membrane

c)

c. vacuole

d)

d. cell wall

46.

Which organelles are present in both plant and animal cells?

a)

lysosome

b)

ribosomes

c)

chloroplast

d)

nucleus

e)

golgi body

47.

Which organelle is called the "power house"?

a)

a. vacuole

b)

b. mitochondria

c)

c. endoplasmic reticulum

d)

d. cytoplasm

48.

Thin covering that surrounds the cell

a)

cytoplasm

b)

cell membrane

c)

mitochondria

d)

ribosomes

49.

What type of cell is this?

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

c)

Both

d)

Neither

50.

What is the structure labeled A?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cytoplasm

51.

What is the structure labeled B?

a)

Lysosome

b)

Ribosome

c)

Vacuole

d)

Mitochondria

52.

What is the structure labeled C?

a)

Lysosome

b)

Ribosome

c)

Vacuole

d)

Mitochondria

53.

What is the structure labeled D?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Ribosome

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Lysosome

54.

What is the structure labeled E?

a)

Nucleolus

b)

Ribosome

c)

Vacuole

d)

Lysosome

55.

What is the structure labeled G?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Golgi Apparatus (Body)

c)

Lysosome

d)

Ribosome

56.

What is the structure labeled I?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Vacuole

c)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

d)

Nucleolus

57.

What is the structure labeled J?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Vacuole

c)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

d)

Nucleolus

58.

What type of cell is this?

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

c)

Both

d)

Neither

59.

What is the structure labeled #1?

a)
Vacuole
b)

Golgi Apparatus (Body)

c)
Nucleus
d)

Cell Wall

60.

What is the structure labeled #2?

a)
Vacuole
b)

Golgi Apparatus (Body)

c)
Nucleus
d)

Ribosome

61.

What is the structure labeled #4?

a)

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)
Chloroplast
c)
Mitochondria
d)

Cell Membrane

62.
What is the structure labeled #5?
a)
Vacuole
b)
Chloroplast
c)
Mitochondria
d)

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum

63.
What is the structure labeled #8?
a)
Vacuole
b)

Golgi Apparatus (Body)

c)
Nucleus
d)

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum

64.
What is the structure labeled #9?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Mitochondria
65.
What is the structure labeled #10?
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Cell wall
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Centriole

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