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Cell organelle review quiz

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of cell does NOT have a nucleus?

a)

bacteria

b)

plant

c)

animal

d)

fungus

2.

In a eukaryotic cell, where is the DNA stored?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

nucleus

3.

In a prokaryotic cell, where is the DNA stored?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

nucleus

4.

What is made in the mitochondria?

a)

protein

b)

energy

c)

nucleotides

d)

waste

5.

Which organelle is found in plant cells, but not in animal cells?

a)

nucleus

b)

ribosome

c)

lysosome

d)

chloroplast

6.

Which process happens in the mitochondria?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

protein synthesis

c)

DNA replication

d)

cellular respiration

7.

Where are proteins made?

a)

nucleus

b)

ribosome

c)

Golgi Apparatus

d)

vacuole

8.

Which organic compound is the primary component of a cell membrane?

a)

Lipid

b)

Carbohydrate

c)

Nucleic Acid

d)

Protein

9.

True or False: Prokaryotes have a cell membrane.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or False: Animal cells have a cell wall.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What is the purpose of the cell membrane?

a)

To make protein

b)

To protect the DNA

c)

To regulate what enters the cell

d)

To digest waste material

12.

What is cytoplasm?

a)

A liquid stored inside vacuoles

b)

A protective layer around all cells

c)

An organelle where photosynthesis happens

d)

A liquid that all organelles float in

13.

This organelle is really big inside plant cells and smaller inside animal cells.

a)

vacuole

b)

ribosomes

c)

endoplasmic reticulum

d)

nucleus

14.

True or False: Prokaryotes must have a nucleus.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which unit is used to measure cells?

a)

meter

b)

centimeter

c)

micrometer

d)

picometer

16.

A single, whip-like structure found on some prokaryotes and used for movement is called __________.

a)

Cilia

b)

Flagella

c)

Whipella

d)

Pili

17.

Which organelle is sometimes covered with ribosomes?

a)

Golgi Apparatus

b)

Nucleus

c)

Vacuole

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

18.

Where are lipids made?

a)

Lysosomes

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Golgi Apparatus

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

19.

Which organelle puts the finishing touches on proteins and ships them around the cell or out of the cell?

a)

Lysosomes

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

d)

Golgi Apparatus

20.

Which organelle is like the trash processing center for the cell?

a)

Lysosome

b)

Vacuole

c)

Vesicle

d)

Nucleus

21.

Which type of cell does NOT have a nucleus?

a)

bacteria

b)

plant

c)

animal

d)

fungus

22.

In a eukaryotic cell, where is the DNA stored?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

nucleus

23.

In a prokaryotic cell, where is the DNA stored?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

nucleus

24.

What is made in the mitochondria?

a)

protein

b)

energy

c)

nucleotides

d)

waste

25.

Which organelle is found in plant cells, but not in animal cells?

a)

nucleus

b)

ribosome

c)

lysosome

d)

chloroplast

26.

Which process happens in the mitochondria?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

protein synthesis

c)

DNA replication

d)

cellular respiration

27.

Where are proteins made?

a)

nucleus

b)

ribosome

c)

Golgi Apparatus

d)

vacuole

28.

Which organic compound is the primary component of a cell membrane?

a)

Lipid

b)

Carbohydrate

c)

Nucleic Acid

d)

Protein

29.

True or False: Prokaryotes have a cell membrane.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

True or False: Animal cells have a cell wall.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

What is the purpose of the cell membrane?

a)

To make protein

b)

To protect the DNA

c)

To regulate what enters the cell

d)

To digest waste material

32.

What is cytoplasm?

a)

A liquid stored inside vacuoles

b)

A protective layer around all cells

c)

An organelle where photosynthesis happens

d)

A liquid that all organelles float in

33.

This organelle is really big inside plant cells and smaller inside animal cells.

a)

vacuole

b)

ribosomes

c)

endoplasmic reticulum

d)

nucleus

34.

True or False: Prokaryotes must have a nucleus.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Which unit is used to measure cells?

a)

meter

b)

centimeter

c)

micrometer

d)

picometer

36.

A single, whip-like structure found on some prokaryotes and used for movement is called __________.

a)

Cilia

b)

Flagella

c)

Whipella

d)

Pili

37.

Which organelle is sometimes covered with ribosomes?

a)

Golgi Apparatus

b)

Nucleus

c)

Vacuole

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

38.

Where are lipids made?

a)

Lysosomes

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Golgi Apparatus

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

39.

Which organelle puts the finishing touches on proteins and ships them around the cell or out of the cell?

a)

Lysosomes

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

d)

Golgi Apparatus

40.

Which organelle is like the trash processing center for the cell?

a)

Lysosome

b)

Vacuole

c)

Vesicle

d)

Nucleus

41.

The organelle that is the control center of the cell and contains nearly all of the cell’s DNA:

a)

Ribosome

b)

Centriole

c)

Nucleus

d)

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

42.

The organelle that assembles proteins in the cytoplasm:

a)

Ribosome

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitochondrion

d)

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

43.

The organelle where lipids are synthesized along with proteins and other materials that are exported from the cell:

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Golgi Apparatus

c)

Vacuoles & vesicles

d)

Nucleus

44.

The organelle that modifies, sorts, and packages proteins and other materials from the ER for storage in the cell or release from the cell:

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Golgi Apparatus

c)

Vacuoles and Vesicles

d)

Ribosome

45.

The organelles that store materials like water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates, and the other one that stores and moves materials between cell organelles, as well as to and from the cell surface:

a)

Cytoskeleton

b)

Lysosomes

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Vacuoles and Vesicles

46.

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

47.

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

a)

Mitochondrion

b)

Lysosome

c)

Cytoskeleton

d)

Cell Membrane

48.

The organelle that captures the energy from sunlight and converts it into chemical energy stored in food during photosynthesis:

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondrion

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Nucleus

49.

The organelle that converts the chemical energy stored in food molecules into compounds that are more convenient for the cell to use:

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Mitochondrion

d)

Centrioles

50.

The organelle that acts as a strong supportive wall that shapes and protects the cell:

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Cytoskeleton

d)

Centrioles

51.

The organelle that regulates materials entering and leaving the cell, as well as supporting and protecting it:

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Centrioles

d)

Cytoskeleton

52.

The organelle that organizes cell division:

a)

Nucleus

b)

Centrioles

c)

Cytoskeleton

d)

Ribosome

53.

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

54.

What are the function and fun way of remembering what the cell wall does

a)

Rigid outer layer of a plant cell

b)

"Im a brick wall"

c)

Rigid outer layer of an animal cell

d)

" Im a clay wall"

55.

The cytoplasm can be remembered by saying " Sail through my (a)   "

56.

Which organelle produces the energy a cell needs to carry out its function

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Golgi Bodies

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleus

57.

Which organelle is found inside the nucleus and produces ribosomes

a)

Nucleolus

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Lysosome

d)

Golgi Bodies

58.

What is a fun way to remember what lysosomes do?

a)

I clean things up!

b)

Make something sweet

c)

The control center

d)

Tin of information

59.

What is the function of the Vacuoles

a)

Store food, water and waste

b)

Receive proteins

c)

Assembles amino acids

d)

Found inside the nucleus

60.

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

a)

Vacuoles

b)

Golgi Bodies

c)

Nucleus

d)

Chromatin

61.

Which cell contains Chloroplasts?

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

62.

What is a fun way to remember what the Endoplasmic Reticulum does?

a)

transportER

b)

I am a mighty powerhouse

c)

Im the control center

63.

what is the function of ribosomes

a)

to assemble amino acids to create proteins

b)

to pack proteins

c)

to clean proteins

64.

The control center of cell is

a)

the nucleus

b)

ribosomes

c)

chromatin

65.

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