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Cell Theory/Organelle Function

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 2hrs 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The brain or "control center" of the cell. 
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Nucleus
2.
The "power plant" of the cell that produces energy. 
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Centrioles
d)
Lysosomes
3.

"Garbage disposals" of the cell that remove waste: 

a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Centrioles
c)
Lysosomes
d)
Nucleus
4.

Protective outermost layer of an animal cell: 

a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Nucleus
c)
Chromatin
d)
Microtubules 
5.
The site of photosynthesis
a)
ribosome
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
6.
Which organelle is only found in a plant cell? 
a)
nucleus
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria
d)
cell membrane
7.

Which of the following are prokaryotic cells?

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

c)

Bacteria

d)

Plant and Animal

8.

What is the function of the vacuole?

a)

Sac that stores water, nutrients, and enzymes

b)

Sac filled with digestive chemicals

c)

Suspends other organelles within the cell

d)

Packages and ships proteins

9.

What cell structure is NOT found in all cells?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Genetic Material

10.
Main producer of ATP in all eukaryotes
a)
chloroplast
b)
mitochondria
c)
lysosome
d)
smooth er
11.
Only eukaryotic cells have....
a)
membrane-bound organelles 
b)
DNA
c)
ribosomes
d)
cell membranes 
12.
How are prokaryotes and eukaryotes different?
a)
prokaryotes are larger
b)
eukaryotes have a nucleus
c)
eukaryotes are simpler
d)
prokaryotes are more complex
13.
Which type of cell?
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
14.
Plants and animal cells are examples of ___ cells 
a)
prokaryotic cells 
b)
eukaryotic cells 
15.
What is one way in which all living things on Earth are alike?
a)
All living things have hair.
b)
All living things are made of cells and come from other cells.
c)
The cells of all living things have chloroplast.
d)
All living things can move. 
16.

The organelle that is the control center of the cell and contains nearly all of the cell’s DNA:

a)

Ribosome

b)

Centriole

c)

Nucleus

d)

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

17.

The organelle that assembles proteins in the cytoplasm:

a)

Ribosome

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitochondrion

d)

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

18.

The organelle where lipids are synthesized along with proteins and other materials that are exported from the cell:

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Golgi Apparatus

c)

Vacuoles & vesicles

d)

Nucleus

19.

The organelle that modifies, sorts, and packages proteins and other materials from the ER for storage in the cell or release from the cell:

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Golgi Apparatus

c)

Vacuoles and Vesicles

d)

Ribosome

20.

The organelle that breaks down lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins into small molecules that can be used by the rest of the cell:

a)

Lysosome

b)

Cytoskeleton

c)

Golgi Apparatus

d)

Chloroplast

21.

The organelle that captures the energy from sunlight and converts it into chemical energy stored in food during photosynthesis:

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondrion

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Nucleus

22.

The organelle that acts as a strong supportive wall that shapes and protects the cell:

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Cytoskeleton

d)

Centrioles

23.

The organelle that regulates materials entering and leaving the cell, as well as supporting and protecting it:

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Centrioles

d)

Cytoskeleton

24.

The organelle that organizes cell division:

a)

Nucleus

b)

Centrioles

c)

Cytoskeleton

d)

Ribosome

25.
This scientist concluded that animals and, in fact, all living things are made of cells:
a)
Hooke
b)
Leeunwenhoek
c)
Schleiden
d)
Schwann
26.
This scientist was the first to identify cells and name them:
a)
Hooke
b)
Leeunwenhoek
c)
Schleiden
d)
Virchow
27.
This scientist proposed that all cells come from other cells:
a)
Leeunwenhoek
b)
Schleiden
c)
Schwann
d)
Virchow
28.
This scientist concluded that plants are made of cells:
a)
Virchow
b)
Schwann
c)
Schleiden
d)
Leeunwenhoek
29.
This scientist observed live cells and observed greater detail:
a)
Hooke
b)
Leeunwenhoek
c)
Virchow
d)
Schwann
30.
All organisms are made of:
a)
organelles
b)
cytoplasm
c)
DNA
d)
cells
31.
All existing cells are produced by other
a)
living cells
b)
dead cells
c)
atom cells
d)
animal cells
32.
Cell theory is one of the great unifying theories of
a)
biology
b)
chemistry
c)
physics
d)
physical science
33.
Cells come only from what?
a)
existing cells
b)
nucleus
c)
fission
d)
budding
34.
Who looked at cork and named the cell?
a)
Robert Hooke
b)
Van Leeuwenhoek
c)
Robert Brown
d)
Francesco Redi
35.
Robert Hooke, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Theodor Schwann, Rudolf Virchow, and Matthias Schliden were all responsible for what theory?
a)
The Theory of Gravity
b)
The Theory of Relativity
c)
The Cell Theory
d)
The Theory of Continental Drift
36.
A plant and an animal are both living things. According to the Cell Theory, what can you conclude about these two very different organisms?
a)
Plants have cells but animals do not.
b)
They are both made of one or more cells. 
c)
They both come from the same kind of cell.
d)
They both come from a non-living organism.
37.

The rough ER is called the rough ER because it has _________ on it.

a)

DNA

b)

Gravel

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Nuclear Pores

38.

The term organelle literally means what?

a)

Kidney Shaped

b)

little organ

c)

small bean

d)

large organ

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