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Weekly Science Starter Makeup 1/8-1/12

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what organelle is the genetic material found inside?

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Golgi Complex

c)

Nucleolus

d)

Nucleus

2.

What organelle is called the "powerhouse" of a cell?

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Nucleolus

3.
Using this image, what organelle is C?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Large Cell Vacuole
d)
Chloroplast
4.
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
5.

Where does photosynthesis occur?

a)

mitochondria

b)

stomata

c)

xylem

d)

chloroplast

6.
I store water in both plant and animal cells. What am I?
a)
cytoplasm
b)
ribosomes
c)
vacuole
d)
lysosomes
7.

I make proteins for the cell. What am I?

a)

ribosome

b)

mitochondria

c)

chloroplast

d)

lysosome

8.
What can only be found in plant cells?
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Vacuole
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Mitochondrion
9.
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.
10.
What cell part is NOT found in all cells?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Genetic Material
11.
Which part of the cell is often called "the brain of the cell"?
a)
nuclear membrane
b)
endoplasmic reticulum
c)
nucleus
d)
mitochondria
12.
A rigid layer that lies outside the cell's  membrane is...
a)
Cytoskeleton
b)
Cilia
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Flagella
13.

I am fluid filled within the cell

a)

Mitochondrion

b)

Vacuole

c)

cytoplasm

d)

Cell membrane

14.
Where are ribosomes produced?
a)
Nucleolus
b)
Endoplasmic reticulum
c)
Golgi body
d)
Vessicle
15.

Cell membranes are found in

a)

Only animal cells

b)

Only Prokaryotic cells

c)

Only Eukaryotic cells

d)

All Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells

16.

How does a cell membrane keep harmful stuff out of the cell?

a)

Regulates what enters and leaves the cell

b)

Flexibility

c)

Protective barrier

d)

Structure and support

17.

Structures that transport and ship proteins like UPS,

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Lysosomes

c)

Organelles

d)

Golgi Bodies

18.

Captures energy from the sunlight and uses it to produce food in plant cells

a)

cell membrane

b)

chloroplast

c)

cytoplasm

d)

nucleus

19.

Controls what comes into and out of the cell; found in plant and animal cells

a)

cell membrane

b)

chloroplast

c)

cytoplasm

d)

nucleus

20.

Control center of the cell; contains DNA

a)

mitochondria

b)

cell membrane

c)

nucleus

d)

chromatin

21.

Ridged outer layer of a plant cell

a)

chloroplast

b)

cell membrane

c)

chlorophyll

d)

cell wall

22.

Uses chemicals to break down food and worn out cell parts

a)

lysosomes

b)

ribosomes

c)

ER

d)

Golgi Bodies

23.

Produces the energy a cell needs to carry out its functions

a)

mitochondria

b)

ER

c)

Golgi bodies

d)

vacuoles

24.

Receives proteins and materials from the ER, packages them and distributes them

a)

Golgi bodies

b)

ribosomes

c)

cell wall

d)

nucleus

25.

What does the nucleus do?

a)

Breaks down food and waste

b)

Moves things around the cell

c)

Creates energy from food

d)

Controls everything and stores DNA

26.

What does the mitochondria do?

a)

Creates food from the Sun's energy

b)

Creates energy from food

c)

Moves things around the cell

d)

Holds everything together

27.

Plant cells are unique because they have...

a)

A cell wall

b)

A BIG vacuole

c)

Chloroplasts

d)

all of these are correct

28.
What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?
a)
ER
b)
ATP
c)
YOLO
d)
DNA
29.

This organelle is responsible for the process of photosynthesis.

a)

ribosome

b)

mitochondria

c)

chloroplast

d)

nucleus

30.

Which 2 organelles are in both plant and animal cells?

a)

cell wall and cytoplasm

b)

nucleus and chloroplast

c)

cell membrane and cytoplasm

d)

cell membrane and chloroplast

31.

What is this structure?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Vacuole

32.

What is B?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

chloroplast

33.

What is C?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

Golgi body

34.

What is D?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

Golgi body

35.

Where are chromosomes found in a cell?

a)

in the mitochondria

b)

in the cell membrane

c)

in the cytoplasm

d)

in the nucleus