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Cell Structures, Functions, and Membranes

Total questions: 135

Worksheet time: 4hrs 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these pictures shows a plant under a microscope?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
2.

What type of cell is pictured above?

a)

Plant Cell

b)

Animal Cell

3.

What type of cell is pictured above?

a)

Plant Cell

b)

Animal Cell

4.

What cell structures are visible?

a)

vacuole, cell wall, & nueclues

b)

nucleus, cell wall, & Mitochondria

c)

cell wall & nucleus

5.

What type of cell is this?

a)

Plant, because it has a rigid cell wall.

b)

Animal, because it only has a cell membrane

c)

Animal, because it has a rigid cell wall.

d)

Plant, because it only has a cell membrane

6.
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.
7.

Which of the pictures shows a unicellular organism?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.
What is a major difference between plant cells and animal cells? 
a)
Plant cells contain mitochondria, but animal cells do not. 
b)
Plant cells have a cell wall and chloroplast, but animal cells do not. 
c)
Plant cells have a cell membrane, but animal cells do not.
d)
Plant cells contain a nucleus, animal cells do not. 
9.
What type of organism is in the picture? 
a)
Plant
b)
Animal
c)
Bacteria
d)
Protist
10.

What is in the picture?

a)

a plant cell

b)

an animal cell

c)

a prokaryotic cell

d)

these are not cells

11.

What is in the picture?

a)

plant cells

b)

animal cells

c)

prokaryotic cells

d)

these are not cells

12.

What is in the picture?

a)

plant cell

b)

animal cell

c)

prokaryotic cell

d)

this is not a cell

13.

Where is the DNA stored in a eukaryotic cell?

a)

in the cytoplasm

b)

in the nucleus

c)

in the cell membrane

d)

in the mitochondria

14.

Where is the DNA stored in a prokaryotic cell?

a)

in the nucleus

b)

in the cytoplasm

c)

in the cell membrane

d)

in the mitochondria

15.

What is not present in these muscle cells?

a)

a nucleus

b)

a cell membrane

c)

a cell wall

d)

cytoplasm

16.

plant and animal cells are

a)

eukaryotes

b)

prokaryotes

c)

neither prokaryotes or eukaryotes

d)

both prokaryotes and eukaryotes

17.

Which is true about this image?

a)

there are several different organelles visible

b)

this is not a cell

c)

there is no cell membrane

d)

this is not from a living organism

18.

Name this organelle.

a)

mitochondria

b)

Golgi Body

c)

Centriole

d)

Vacuole

e)

Lysosome

19.

Name this organelle.

a)

mitochondria

b)

Golgi Body

c)

Centriole

d)

Vacuole

e)

Lysosome

20.

Name this organelle.

a)

mitochondria

b)

Golgi Body

c)

Centriole

d)

Vacuole

e)

Lysosome

21.

Name this organelle.

a)

ribosome

b)

nucleus

c)

lysosome

d)

mitochondria

22.

Name this organelle.

a)

cytoskeleton

b)

cell membrane

c)

cytoplasm

d)

nuclear membrane

23.

Name this organelle.

a)

chloroplast

b)

chlorophyll

c)

cell wall

d)

mitochondria

24.

Name this organelle.

a)

chloroplast

b)

chlorophyll

c)

cell wall

d)

mitochondria

25.

All living things are made of...

a)

Plants

b)

Bacteria

c)

Cells

d)

Fungi

26.

Which is a Eukaryotic cell?

a)
b)
27.

Which is a prokaryotic cell?

a)
b)
28.

All cells have DNA.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Cellular Respiration occurs within me and I am in BOTH plant and animal cells. I am a....

a)

Nucleus

b)

Golgi Body

c)

Cytoskeleton

d)

Mitochondria

30.

The Golgi Apparatus/Body is responsible for doing what within a cell?

a)

gathers simple molecules

b)

gathers simple molecules and combines them to make lysosomes

c)

gathers simple molecules and combines them to make molecules that are more complex

d)

gathers simple molecules and combines them to make molecules that are more fun than others

31.

I like to be thought of as the "storage bubble" for both plant and animal cells. I am a...

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cytoskeleton

c)

Vacuole

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

32.

I am the "brain" of the cell or the "control center" for everything happening within the cell. I am a...

a)

Golgi Body/Apparatus

b)

Nucleus

c)

Ribosome

d)

Lysosome

33.

Photosynthesis takes place within me. I am a...

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Chlorine

d)

Chloroplast

34.

I am often referred to as the "packaging system" within a cell. I "package" proteins and ship them to the Golgi Body. I am a...

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

c)

Baconidis

d)

Golgi Body

35.

I am the "waste removal expert" within a cell, removing unwanted material. Like a garbage man, I am a...

a)

Waste Management

b)

Nucleus

c)

Ribosome

d)

Lysosomes

36.

I decide what goes in and out of the cell. I am fluid like and found in BOTH plant and animal cells. I am a...

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Golgi Apparatus

37.

I provide plant cells their rigid shape. I am the...

a)

Basketball that Nic Quarne left in Mr. Woller's room last week

b)

Cytoskeleton

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Cell Wall

38.

I provide structure from within the cell so it doesn't collapse inwards upon itself. I am made of micro-filaments. I am the...

a)

Cytoskeleton

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Baconidis

d)

Cell Wall

39.

I am what all living things are made of. What am I?

a)

atoms

b)

cells

c)

bacteria

d)

plants

40.

I am the fluid that cushion and hold all the other organelles. What am I?

a)

nucleus

b)

vacuole

c)

ribosomes

d)

cytoplasm

41.

A small part of a cell that has a specific function in the cell

a)

cell

b)

organ

c)

organelle

d)

nucleus

42.

A type of cell that does not have a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles

a)

eukaryotic cell

b)

prokaryotic cell

c)

eubacteria cell

d)

cell membrane

43.

A type of cell that has a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles

a)

eukaryotic cell

b)

prokaryotic cell

c)

eubacteria cell

d)

cell membrane

44.

A tough, rigid layer that surrounds plant cells; gives structure and shape

a)

cell membrane

b)

exoskeleton

c)

skeleton

d)

cell wall

45.

I am a thin flexible barrier that protects the inside of a cell from the outside environment; known as the gatekeeper

a)

cytoplasm

b)

cell membrane

c)

cell wall

d)

ER

46.

I'm known as the 'Powerhouse' of the cell because I convert food into energy for the cell.

a)

chloroplast

b)

chlorophyll

c)

ER

d)

mitochondria

e)

Golgi body

47.

I store water, food, and wastes. I can be found in both animal and plant cells.

a)

mitochondria

b)

lysosome

c)

vacuole

d)

nucleus

48.

I am known as the 'boss' of the cell because I control all cell activities. DNA can be found here.

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

ER

d)

Golgi body.

49.

I make proteins.

a)

cytoplasm

b)

vacuole

c)

nucleus

d)

ribosomes

50.

Photosynthesis takes place in this organelle. Plants use the Sun's energy along with water and carbon dioxide to make food.

a)

chloroplast

b)

mitochondira

c)

nucleus

d)

ribosomes

51.

This organelle breaks down and recycle worn out cell parts and wastes. Found in animal cells only.

a)

mitochondria

b)

vacuole

c)

lysosome

d)

ribosome

52.

The basic unit of structure and function in an organism is the . . .

a)

Cell

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Lysosome

53.

Organisms with cells that have a nucleus are called . . .

a)

Archaea

b)

Bacteria

c)

Eukaryotes

54.

This outermost layer protects and supports the cells of plants.

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Cytoplasm

55.

This fluid in the cell is where the organelles are found. It contains water and chemicals the cell needs.

a)

Blood

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Plasma

56.

What is the mitochondria?

a)

The power house of a house

b)

The power house of a cell

c)

The main function of a cell

57.

The organelle that relates to storage of water, food, and nutrients in a cell.

a)

lysosome

b)

vacuole

c)

mitochondria

58.

This cell structure controls everything that goes in and out of a cell:

a)

cell wall

b)

vacuole

c)

cell membrane

59.

The man who discovered and named the "cell":

a)

Schleiden

b)

Schwann

c)

Hooke

60.
Which of these is part of the cell theory
a)
Every living thing is made of cells
b)
Everything with cells will die
c)
All cells have a nucleus
d)
Plant cells and Animal cells have some differences
61.

When cells are damaged, new cells are created by cell division. How does the cell theory explain this fact?

a)

It states that all cells have a nucleus which divides.

b)

It states that all living things are made up of one or more cells.

c)

It states that cells come from previously existing cells.

d)

It states that the basic units of structure and function are cells.

62.

This organelle is responsible for removing waste and dead parts from the cell.

a)

mitochondria

b)

lysosome

c)

vacuole

d)

cell wall

63.

Organisms whose cells do not have a nucleus are called . . .

a)

Eukaryotes

b)

Multicellular

c)

Prokaryotes

d)

Unicellular

64.
What is the function of the ribosome?
a)
site of digestive enzymes
b)
site of ATP (energy) production
c)
site of photosynthesis
d)
site of protein production
65.

These organelles in plants capture light energy and store it in glucose molecules to be used as food.

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

d)

Vacuoles

66.

An organism made of only one cell is called . . .

a)

Eukaryotic

b)

Monocellular

c)

Multicellular

d)

Unicellular

67.
What is the structure labeled #1?
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Nucleus
c)
Cell Membrane
d)
Mitochondria
68.
What is the structure labeled #5?
a)
Vacuole
b)
Chloroplast
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Lysosome
69.
What is the structure labeled #4?
a)
Vacuole
b)
Cell wall
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Cell membrane
70.
What is the function of the Golgi body?
a)
to control the activities within the cell
b)
to package and ship cellular materials
c)
to store water and nutrients 
d)
to control the materials that pass into and out of the cell
71.
What is the function of the cell membrane?
a)
to control the activities within the cell
b)
to package and ship cellular materials
c)
to store water and nutrients 
d)
to control the materials that pass into and out of the cell
72.
What is the function of the mitochondria?
a)
site of digestive enzymes
b)
site of ATP (energy) production
c)
site of photosynthesis
d)
site of protein production
73.
What is the function of the vacuole?
a)
to control the activities within the cell
b)
to package and ship cellular materials
c)
to store water and nutrients 
d)
to control the materials that pass into and out of the cell
74.
What is the function of the nucleus?
a)
to control the activities within the cell
b)
to package and ship cellular materials
c)
to store water and nutrients 
d)
to control the materials that pass into and out of the cell
75.
This organelle acts like a gatekeeper, allowing some materials to pass through it, but not others. 
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Vacuole
76.
What structure is in plant cells but not animal cells?
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Vacuole
77.
This organelle is a gel-like fluid that takes up most of the space inside the cell. 
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Vacuole
d)
Golgi Body
78.
Where is the genetic material found in the cell? 
a)
Nucleolus
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Nucleus
d)
Chloroplast
79.
In many cells, this is the structure that controls the cell's activities.
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Organelle
c)
Nucleolus
d)
Nucleus
80.
In eukaryotic cells, chromosomes carrying genetic information are found in the
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Lysosomes
c)
Nucleus
d)
Cell Membrane
81.
This organelle moves materials throughout the cell. 
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Ribosomes
c)
FedEx
d)
Golgi Complex
82.

Encloses the cell, it acts like a gatekeeper, allowing some materials to pass through it but not others.

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Cytoplasm

83.

A gel like fluid that takes up most of the space inside the cell. The organelles are found scattered throughout it.

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Cytoplasm

84.

A cell structure that serves as an internal delivery system for the cell.

a)

Golgi Body

b)

Endoplasmic reticulum

c)

Large central vacuole

d)

Lysosomes

85.

Organelles that package cellular materials and transports them within the cell or out of the cell.

a)

Golgi Body

b)

Endoplasmic reticulum

c)

Large central vacuole

d)

Lysosomes

86.

A cell organelle that is responsible for waste removal in the cell.

a)

Golgi Body

b)

Endoplasmic reticulum

c)

Large central vacuole

d)

Lysosomes

87.

Powerhouse of the cell, organelle that is the site of ATP ( energy production ) and cellular respiration in plants and animals.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Vacuoles

88.

Small structures in the cytoplasm that do special jobs.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Organelles

d)

Vacuoles

89.

Saclike structures that store materials such as water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Organelles

d)

Vacuoles

90.
This organelle controls what goes in and out of plant and animal cells.
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Cytoplasm
91.
________________ create proteins for plant and animal cells.
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
c)
Golgi Bodies
d)
Lysosomes
92.
The organelles that clean plant and animal cells by using chemicals to break down food and worn out cell parts are ______________.
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Nucleolus
d)
Cell Wall
93.
The _____________ holds the DNA, and controls the functions of plant and animal cells.
a)
Nucleus
b)
Nuclear Membrane
c)
Nucleolus
d)
New Moon
94.
This can be found in the nucleus, and are tiny strands that contain the instructions for directing the cell's functions.
a)
DNA/Chromatin
b)
Chloroplasts
c)
Golgi Bodies
d)
ER
95.
The _____________ is like JELL-O, and is a gel-like fluid that fills plant and animal cells, and is where the organelles are found.
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cell Wall
d)
JELL-O
96.
Allows materials to come in and out of the cell
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Vacuole 
d)
Mitochondria
97.
What is the structure labeled #9?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Mitochondria
98.
What is the structure labeled #8?
a)
Vacuole
b)
Golgi body
c)
Nucleus
d)
Lysosome
99.
What is the structure labeled #4?
a)
Vacuole
b)
Cell wall
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Cell membrane
100.
What is the structure labeled #10?
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Cell wall
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Centriole
101.
What is the function of the chloroplast?
a)
site of digestive enzymes
b)
site of ATP (energy) production
c)
site of photosynthesis
d)
site of protein production
102.
What structure does this organism use for locomotion>
a)
1, nucleus
b)
2, chloroplast
c)
3, vacuole
d)
4, flagella
103.
surrounds the cell; controls what enters/leaves cell; maintains homeostasis
a)
vacuole
b)
cell wall
c)
cell membrane
d)
lysosome
104.
suspends organelles in the cell
a)
cytoplasm
b)
cell membrane
c)
cell wall
d)
ribosomes
105.
control the cell's activities; contains the cell's DNA
a)
mitochondria
b)
cell membrane
c)
nucleus
d)
golgi body
106.
makes proteins
a)
nucleus
b)
ribosomes
c)
lysosomes
d)
vacuole
107.
changes and packages cell products
a)
nucleus
b)
cell wall
c)
vacuole
d)
golgi body
108.
contains enzymes (proteins that speed up digestion and chemical reactions0
a)
lysosome
b)
ribosome
c)
nucleus
d)
golgi body
109.
holds materials like water and is very large in a plant cell
a)
nucleus
b)
golgi body
c)
chloroplast
d)
vacuole
110.
ONLY found in plant cells
a)
nucleus
b)
cell wall
c)
cell membrane
d)
lysosome
111.
ONLY found in a plant cell
a)
lysosome
b)
cell membrane
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
112.
cells that contain a true nucleus
a)
prokaryotes
b)
eukaryotes
c)
carbohydrate
d)
plant cells
113.
What distinguishes a eukaryotic cell from a prokaryotic cell is the presence of 
a)
A cell wall
b)
A nucleus
c)
DNA
d)
Ribosomes
114.

A rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane for support and protection of the cell.

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Cytoplasm

115.

Organelles where photosynthesis occurs, are green due to chlorophyll pigment found in them.

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Cytoplasm

116.

This organelle is a rigid outer layer that protects plant cells.

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Nucleus

d)

Chloroplast

117.

The _____________ stores food, water, wastes, and other materials in both plant and animal cells.

a)

Vacuole

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Chromatin

118.

What is this structure?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Vacuole

119.

This fluid in the cell is where the organelles are found. It contains water and chemicals the cell needs.

a)

Blood

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Plasma

d)

Vacuole

120.

These organelles convert the energy in food molecules to a form the cell can use.

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Lysosomes

d)

Ribosomes

121.

These organelles in plants capture light energy and store it in glucose molecules to be used as food.

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

d)

Vacuoles

122.

A rigid structure that protects and provides support to the cell

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

cytoplasm

d)

chloroplast

123.

An organelle that takes in sunlight energy, carbon dioxide, and water to make food

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

mitochondria

d)

chloroplast

124.

What does the chloroplast help make for the plant?

a)

energy

b)

food

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

water

125.

An organelle that directs all cell activities and stores DNA

a)

ribosomes

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

cell membrane

126.

These structures are found in plant cells only

a)

cell wall, cell membrane

b)

mitochondria, chloroplast

c)

cell wall, cytoplasm

d)

chloroplast, cell wall

127.

Organelle that converts the energy in nutrients (food) into usable energy for the organism

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplast

c)

nucleus

d)

ribosomes

128.
How does a cell maintain homeostasis?
a)
Regulates what enters and leaves the cell
b)
Flexibility
c)
Protective barrier
d)
Structure and support
129.
Another term for equilibrium is...
a)
Equality
b)
Babycakes
c)
Homeostasis
d)
Balance
130.
Identify the part of the membrane identified as A.
a)
carbohydrate
b)
cholesterol
c)
protein
d)
phospholipid
131.
The function of the plasma membrane is....
a)
to regulate what enters and leaves the cell.
b)
fight bacteria and viruses that enter the cell.
c)
provide rigid support and protection to the cell.
d)
make sure each cell can move
132.

What molecule is pictured?

a)

Integral Protein

b)

Carbohydrate chain

c)

Phospholipid

133.

What is it called when the cell membrane selects what can and cannot go into the cell

a)

selection process

b)

selective choosing

c)

selective permeability

d)

selective choice

134.

How many layers of phospholipids are in a cell membrane?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

135.

The _______________ of the phospholipids in a cell membrane face inward towards each other.

a)

heads

b)

tails

c)

stems

d)

sticks

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