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1.6 Quiz Cell Organelles & Scientists

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs is called the _______.

a)

chloroplast

b)

nucleus

c)

ribosomes

d)

endoplasmic reticulum

2.

An organelle that forms a maze of highways which transports proteins and other materials from one part of the cell to another is called the _______.

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

b)

Golgi Apparatus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Lysosome

3.

An organelle that receives proteins and other newly formed materials from the endoplasmic reticulum, packages them, and delivers them to other parts of the cell is called the _______.

a)

Golgi Body

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Ribosome

d)

Lysosome

4.

An organelle filled with the enzymes needed to break down and clean unwanted materials in the cell is called the _______.

a)

Lysosome

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Ribosome

d)

Chloroplast

5.

An organelle that is responsible for protein making/synthesis is called _______.

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Golgi apparatus

6.

An organelle found inside the nucleus and produces ribosomes is called the _______.

a)

Nucleolus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Golgi apparatus

d)

Endoplasmic reticulum

7.

An organelle that stores materials such as food, water, and waste is called the _______.

a)

Vacuole

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Ribosome

d)

Chloroplast

8.

Fill in the blank: _______ was the first to observe "small chambers" in cork and call them cells.

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Galileo Galilei

9.

Fill in the blank: _______ was the first person to see microscopic living things in pond water and teeth scrapings, naming them "animalcules."

a)

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

Galileo Galilei

10.

Fill in the blank: _______ concluded that all plants are made of cells.

a)

Matthias Schleiden

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Theodor Schwann

d)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

11.

Fill in the blank: _______ concluded that all animals are made of cells.

a)

Theodor Schwann

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Charles Darwin

12.

Fill in the blank: _______ proposed that all cells come from other cells.

a)

Rudolf Virchow

b)

Louis Pasteur

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek