WorksheetsCell Structures and Organelles Worksheet
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 16mins
What is the basic unit of life that can carry out all the functions of a living thing?
cell
atom
molecule
protein
Which statement is true about the cell theory?
All living organisms are made up of cells
Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in living organisms
Cells arise from pre-existing cells
All of the above
A student observe cells under a microscope. Which of the students’ observations will be most helpful in classifying a cell as either prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
Shape of the cell.
Presence of a nucleus.
Presence of organelles.
Visible DNA.
A student use a microscope to look for structures present in four different cells. The student placed an X for each structure that was viewed for each cell on the table shown. Which cell that was viewed is most likely a prokaryote?
Cell W
Cell X
Cell Y
Cell Z
Prokaryotic cells do NOT have
membrane bound organelles
cell membrane
DNA
ribosomes
Which of the following correctly compares prokaryotes and eukaryotes? Select all that apply.
Prokaryotes: smaller in size.
Eukaryotes: less complex.
Prokaryotes: nucleus absent.
Prokaryotes and eukaryotes: have DNA.
Prokaryotes and eukaryotes: membrane-bound organelles.
Select all cell types where endoplasmic reticulum can be found.
Plant Cells
Animal Cells
Bacteria/Prokaryotes
In plant cells, excess glucose is stored in the form of ______________.
Glycogen
Cellulose
Starch
Fat
The size of ribosome in eukaryotic cells is (a) .
Uses glucose and oxygen to produce ATP
chloroplast
mitochondria
ribosomes
Golgi apparatus
Which of the following organelle controls what can enter and leave the cell?
cell wall
nucleus
cell membrane
cytosol
Site of protein synthesis.
Golgi apparatus
ribosomes
mitochondria
nucleolus
Which of the following organelles relates to this statement. "Maintains the shape of the cell and acts as tracks for organelles to move."
plasmodesmata
cytoskeleton
cytosol
Endoplasmic reticulum
Site of ribosome synthesis.
nucleus
nucleolus
Golgi apparatus
lysosomes
Digests and recycles food and organelles.
lysosomes
vesicles
Rough ER
mitochondria
A large sac found in plant cells that helps to store materials for cell use and waste for removal.
vacuoles
lysosomes
peroxisomes
ribosomes
Which of the following three organelles found in a plant cell and not animal cell?
centrioles, lysosomes and flagella
cell wall, chloroplast and central vacuole
mitochondria, chloroplast and vacuoles
plasmodesmata, cytoskeleton, and ribosomes
Which 2 organelles where thought to be some of the first cells according to the endosymbiont theory?
ribosomes and cell membranes
mitochondria and chloroplasts
mitochondria and ribosomes
cell wall and chloroplasts
Which of the following organelle detoxifies and makes hormones?
Rough ER
lysosomes
Smooth ER
centrioles
Which 2 organelles contain their own DNA and ribosomes and therefore are thought to have lived on their own as bacteria?
nucleus and Golgi apparatus
mitochondria and chloroplasts
lysosomes and vesicles
Rough ER and Smooth ER
Organelles found in every cell, whether prokaryotic or eukaryotic.
cell membrane, cell wall, ribosomes
cell membrane, ribosomes, cytosol
cell membrane, vacuoles and ribosomes
cell wall, ribosomes and cytosol
The organelle that assembles proteins in the cytoplasm:
Ribosome
Nucleus
Mitochondrion
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
The organelle that organizes cell division:
Nucleus
Centrioles
Cytoskeleton
Ribosome
Cilia and flagella are made up of (a) .
