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Plant and Cell Organelles Quiz

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are organelles?

a)

Cells found only in animals

b)

Specialized structures within a cell that carry out a specific function

c)

Structures unique to animal cells

d)

The liquid component of a cell

2.

Which of the following organelles is unique to animal cells?

a)

Mitochondrion

b)

Ribosome

c)

Nucleus

d)

Centrioles

3.

What is the function of lysosomes?

a)

They produce cellular energy

b)

They synthesize proteins

c)

They remove and recycle cellular waste

d)

They organize microtubules during mitosis

4.

What is the role of centrioles in animal cells?

a)

They aid in apoptosis

b)

They remove and recycle cellular waste

c)

They organize microtubules during mitosis

d)

They synthesize proteins

5.

Animal cells are classified as which type of cells?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

c)

Archaea

d)

Bacterial

6.

What is the function of the nucleolus?

a)

Regulates what enters and exits the cell

b)

Makes ribosomes

c)

Stores DNA; directs activities of the cell

d)

Converts food into ATP energy

7.

What role does the rough ER play in a cell?

a)

Produces lipids and membranes

b)

Transports proteins

c)

Sorts, tags, and packages proteins for secretion

d)

Membrane bound structures used to transport substances

8.

Which organelle is responsible for producing lipids and membranes?

a)

Golgi apparatus

b)

Smooth ER

c)

Vesicle

d)

Ribosome

9.

What is the main function of the Golgi apparatus?

a)

Stores water and nutrients

b)

Converts food into ATP energy

c)

Sorts, tags, and packages proteins for secretion

d)

Produces proteins using instructions from the nucleus

10.

What is the primary function of mitochondria?

a)

Part of cytoskeleton; provide support and movement

b)

Supports the organelles

c)

Stores water and nutrients

d)

Converts food into ATP energy

11.

What does the plasma membrane do?

a)

Makes ribosomes

b)

Regulates what enters and exits the cell

c)

Produces proteins using instructions from the nucleus

d)

Transports proteins

12.

Which organelle is involved in protein synthesis and follows instructions from the nucleus?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Ribosome

c)

Vacuole

d)

Microtubules

13.

What is the function of microtubules in a cell?

a)

Produces lipids and membranes

b)

Converts food into ATP energy

c)

Part of cytoskeleton; provide support and movement

d)

Regulates what enters and exits the cell

14.

What is the role of the cytoplasm in a cell?

a)

Sorts, tags, and packages proteins for secretion

b)

Supports the organelles

c)

Stores DNA; directs activities of the cell

d)

Makes ribosomes

15.

The vacuole stores (a)   and nutrients.

16.

Which of the following are not found in an animal cell?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Vacuole

d)

Mitochondria

17.

protects and keeps the plants shape

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

nucleus

d)

cytoplasm

18.

allows materials to pass in and out of the cell

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

nucleus

d)

cytoplasm

19.

center that controls cell growth, the "brain"

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

nucleus

d)

chloroplasts

20.

jelly-like substance that holds plants shape

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

nucleus

d)

cytoplasm

21.

produce food for plants in a process called photosynthesis

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

nucleus

d)

green chloroplasts

22.

Which organelle is number 8?

a)

Cell wall

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

23.

Which organelle is responsible for the structure and strength of the cell?

a)

9

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

24.

Which organelle holds the DNA, or information about the cell and how it should function?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

25.

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

a)

Cell wall

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Nucleus

d)

Ribosome

26.

Makes food for the plant cell.

a)

Ribosome

b)

nucleus

c)

chloroplast

d)

cytoplasm

27.

Controls what goes in and out of the cell.

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

organelle

d)

cell

28.

The control center for the cell.

a)

ribosome

b)

cytoplasm

c)

nucleus

d)

cell membrane

29.

Makes protein for the cell.

a)

ribosome

b)

mitochondria

c)

endoplasmic reticulum

d)

cell membrane

30.

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

a)

organelles

b)

cell

c)

mitochondria

d)

cytoplasm

31.

Packages and transmits cellular materials throughout the cell.

a)

golgi bodies

b)

plant cell

c)

endoplasmic reticulum

d)

organelles

32.

The basic unit of structure and function in living things.

a)

cell

b)

cell wall

c)

plant cell

d)

cell membrane