Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Cell Organelles 2023

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Controls the passage of materials inside and outside of the cell. 
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Lipid Cleric Layer
c)
Membrane Gate
d)
Protein Receptors 
2.

True or False:

Chloroplasts are found in both plant and animal cells.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which photo shows the mitochondrion of the cell?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

The purple organelle in photo depicts which organelle?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

c)

Lysosome

d)

Ribosome

5.

Identify the structure that is indicated by the arrow in the image.

a)

cell wall

b)

central vacuole

c)

chloroplast

d)

cell membrane

6.

Which of these organelles is not found in a animal cell?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Cell Wall

7.

This organelle is responsible for disposing of waste in the cell.

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Lysosome

8.

Which organelle serves as an internal transport system, and can be either "rough" or "smooth"?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

9.

Which organelle makes proteins?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Ribosome

d)

Lysosome

10.
The site of photosynthesis
a)
ribosome
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
11.
I am the outer most layer of an animal cell. What am I?
a)
cell wall
b)
nucleus
c)
cell membrane 
d)
cell skin
12.
The two kinds of cells are Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes. How are they different?
a)
Prokaryotes have a nucleus.
b)
Eukaryotes have a nucleus.
c)
Prokaryotes are plant cells.
d)
There is no difference.
13.

What is the function of the cell membrane?

a)

To control what comes in and out of the cell

b)

To break down food inside the cell

c)

to serve as a barrier

d)

to eat the cells food

14.

Which organelle receives proteins and materials from the ER, packages them and distributes them

a)

Vacuoles

b)

Golgi Bodies

c)

Nucleus

d)

Chromatin

15.

Chromatin is

a)

tiny strands inside the nucleus that contain the instructions for directing the cell's function

b)

found inside the nucleus

c)

needed to make proteins

16.
What is the function of the vacuole?
a)
Sac that stores water, nutrients, and waste products
b)
Sac filled with digestive chemicals
c)
Jelly-like substance within the plasma membrane
d)
stack of membranes that packages chemicals
17.
Consists of a jellylike substance that contains many organelles.
a)
ribosomes
b)
cytoplasm
c)
chloroplasts
d)
cell wall
18.
Bacteria is what kind of cell?
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
19.
All living things are made of...
a)
atoms 
b)
cells 
c)
bacteria 
d)
plants 
20.
What type of cell has a nucleus? 
a)
eukaryotic
b)
prokaryotic 
21.

Which is true of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

a)

Prokaryotic cells are larger than eukaryotic cells.

b)

Eukaryotic cells do not have nuclei, and prokaryotic cells do have nuclei.

c)

Prokaryotic cells lack membrane-bound organelles, and eukaryotic cells contain membrane-bound organelles.

d)

Eukaryotic cells are simpler than prokaryotic cells.

22.

A cell has mitochondria, ribosomes, smooth ER, and other parts. Based on this information, it could NOT be:

a)

a cell from a pine tree

b)

A grasshopper cell

c)

an animal cell

d)

a bacterial cell

23.

A cell has mitochondria, ribosomes, smooth ER, and other parts. Based on this information, it could NOT be:

a)

a cell from a pine tree

b)

A grasshopper cell

c)

an animal cell

d)

a bacterial cell

24.

Which of the following structures would a prokaryote use for attaching to surfaces?

a)

pili

b)

flagella

c)

cilia

d)

anchoring junctions

25.

Long strands of DNA in a non-dividing cell are called 

a)

chromatin

b)

nucleolus

c)

ribosome

d)

lysosomes

26.

The job of the nucleolus is 

a)

to make polypeptides.

b)

to make ribosomes

c)

to digest items inside the cell

d)

to store chromatin

27.

The plasma cell produces thousands of antibodies (proteins) per second. What type of cell structure would you expect to find a lot of in the cell if it produces lots of proteins? 

a)

nucleus

b)

rough ER

c)

mitochondria

d)

microtubule

28.

 In prokaryotic cells, the genetic material is found in…

a)

the DNA & RNA

b)

the nucleoid

c)

the nucleus

d)

the nucleolus

29.

  In the kidneys, the concentration of water is higher in the renal tubules than it is in the blood.  The absorption of water from the blood into the renal tubules is achieved through:

a)

active transport

b)

diffusion

c)

osmosis

d)

passive transport

30.

Which organelle contains genetic material?

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Golgi Complex

c)

Nucleolus

d)

Nucleus

31.
What is the function of the vacuole?
a)
Sac that stores water, nutrients, and waste products
b)
Sac filled with digestive chemicals
c)
Jelly-like substance within the plasma membrane
d)
stack of membranes that packages chemicals
32.
What is the function of nucleus?
a)
Structure that organizes motion of chromosomes. 
b)
Structure that contains DNA and directs the cell 
c)
Membrane that surrounds and protects the cell 
d)
Stack of membranes that packages chemicals
33.
Where does photosynthesis occur?
a)
mitochondria
b)
stomata
c)
xylem
d)
chloroplast
34.
I make proteins for the cell. What am I?
a)
ribosome
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplast
d)
lysosome
35.
What can only be found in plant cells?
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Vacuole
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Mitochondrion
36.
The two kinds of cells are Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes. How are they different?
a)
Prokaryotes have a nucleus.
b)
Eukaryotes have a nucleus.
c)
Prokaryotes are plant cells.
d)
There is no difference.
37.
What cell part is NOT found in all cells?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Genetic Material
38.
Complex cell. Can be plant or animal. Contains membrane bound organelles. 
a)
Eukaryotic Cell
b)
Prokaryotic Cell
c)
Bacteria
d)
Blood cell
39.
This organelle takes food and turns it into ENERGY for plant and animal cells.
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Lysosome
d)
Ribosome
40.
Where are proteins made?
a)
Golgi body
b)
Mitoichondria
c)
Chromosomes
d)
Ribosomes
41.
A rigid layer that lies outside the cell's  membrane is...
a)
Cytoskeleton
b)
Cilia
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Flagella
42.
Only eukaryotic cells have....
a)
membrane-bound organelles 
b)
DNA
c)
ribosomes
d)
cell membranes 
43.
What is the fluid inside a cell called? 
a)
Endoplasimic Reticulum
b)
Orange Juice
c)
Water
d)
Cytoplasm
44.
Which of these is NOT a part of the Cell Theory?
a)
All cells are independent.
b)
Cells are the basic unit of living things. 
c)
All living things are one or more cells.
d)
Cells come from cells.
45.

The tough outer barrier of some cells, holds the shape and protects the cell

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Nucleus

d)

Ribosomes

46.

Name this organelle

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Vacuole

c)

Nucleus

d)

Chloroplast

47.

Stores water in all cells

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Vacuoles

48.

Transports materials OUTSIDE of the cell

a)

Golgi Body

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Nucleolus

d)

Ribosomes

49.

Name this organelle

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Golgi Body

d)

Chloroplast

50.

Name this organelle

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Lysosomes

c)

E.R.

d)

Vacuole

51.

How many vacuoles does a PLANT cell have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4+

52.

The rough E.R. has what organelle attached to it, making it look rough

a)

Vacuole

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Lysosomes

d)

Cell Wall

53.

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

54.

The organelle that helps the cell maintain its shape and is also involved in movement:

a)

Mitochondrion

b)

Lysosome

c)

Cytoskeleton

d)

Cell Membrane

55.

The organelle that organizes cell division:

a)

Nucleus

b)

Centrioles

c)

Cytoskeleton

d)

Ribosome