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Cell Structures

Total questions: 151

Worksheet time: 2hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What two organelles are NOT in an animal cell?

a)

Cell Membrane and Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus and Ribosomes

c)

Cell Wall and Chloroplasts

d)

Golgi Body and Lysosomes

2.

The tough outer barrier of some cells, holds the shape and protects the cell

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Nucleus

d)

Ribosomes

3.

Controls what enters and exits ALL cells

a)

Golgi Body

b)

Lysosomes

c)

E.R.

d)

Cell Membrane

4.

Name this organelle

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Vacuole

c)

Nucleus

d)

Chloroplast

5.

Makes proteins

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Lysosomes

c)

Golgi Body

d)

Nucleus

6.

Creates energy for ALL cells, the powerhouse of the cell

a)

Nucleolus

b)

Vacuole

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Mitochondria

7.

Creates energy for some cells using sunlight, the solar panel of the cell

a)

Vacuole

b)

Chloroplast

c)

E.R.

d)

Ribosomes

8.

Holds the DNA, or genetic material, in ALL cells; the brain of the cell

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Golgi Body

d)

Nucleus

9.

Name this organelle

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Vacuole

10.

Stores water in all cells

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Vacuoles

11.

Transports materials OUTSIDE of the cell

a)

Golgi Body

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Nucleolus

d)

Ribosomes

12.

Name this organelle

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Golgi Body

d)

Chloroplast

13.

Creates ribosomes

a)

Nucleolus

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Chloroplast

d)

E.R.

14.

Name this organelle

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Lysosomes

c)

E.R.

d)

Vacuole

15.

Digests waste, cleans the cell; the garbage man of cells

a)

Vacuoles

b)

Lysosomes

c)

Nucleus

d)

E.R.

16.

How many vacuoles does a PLANT cell have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4+

17.

Jelly-like substance that fills ALL cells

a)

E.R.

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Ribosomes

18.

The rough E.R. has what organelle attached to it, making it look rough

a)

Vacuole

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Lysosomes

d)

Cell Wall

19.

What is the LARGE blue circular organelle named?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Golgi Body

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Vacuole

20.

Transports materials INSIDE the cell

a)

Mitochondria

b)

E.R.

c)

Vacuole

d)

Lysosomes

21.

On a scale from 1-5

How comfortable do you feel with the functions of the organelles?

a)

1

Send help!

b)

2

I know I'll get at least one question right

c)

3

not too bad! But room for improvement

d)

4

I just need to refresh my memory to feel confident

e)

5

I will get 100%

22.

I am the organelle responsible for making proteins

(a)  

23.

Circle the Endoplasmic Reticulum

24.

Circle the Centrioles

25.

Circle the Golgi Apparatus

26.

Name a difference between a plant and animal cell

4 lines
27.

DNA storage is the function of the...

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosome

c)

Mitochondrion

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

28.

Photosynthesis is the function of the...

a)

Mitochondrion

b)

Ribosome

c)

Centriole

d)

Chloroplast

29.

Select the organelle that creates ATP

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

Draw a cell wall vs a cell membrane

31.

On a scale from 1-5

How comfortable do you feel with the functions of the organelles?

a)

1

Send help!

b)

2

I know I'll get at least one question right

c)

3

not too bad! But room for improvement

d)

4

I just need to refresh my memory to feel confident

e)

5

I will get 100%

32.

Which of the following is the smallest unit of life that can carry out all life functions?

a)

mitochondria

b)

cell

c)

nucleus

d)

vacuoles

33.
Directs all cell activities through the DNA located there.
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Nucleus
c)
ribosomes
d)
Mitochondria
34.
What is the name of the structure shown in the diagram where cellular respiration takes place?
a)
Chloroplast
b)

Mitochondria

c)
Nucleus
d)
Vacuole
35.
I am a protein packaging and shipping machine! Who am I?
a)
vacuole
b)
ribosome
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
golgi apparatus
36.
What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?
a)
ER
b)
ATP
c)
YOLO
d)
DNA
37.
What makes the endoplasmic reticulum rough?
a)
Vessicles
b)
Vacuoles
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Chromosomes
38.
Where are proteins made?
a)
Golgi body
b)
Mitoichondrion
c)
Chromosomes
d)
Ribosomes
39.
This organelle takes food and turns it into ENERGY for plant and animal cells.
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Lysosome
d)
Ribosome
40.
The site of photosynthesis
a)
ribosome
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
41.
What organelle is considered to be the “gatekeeper” for plant and animal cells?

a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Nucleous
d)
Call Membrane
42.
This cell would be classified as a(n) ________________ cell.
a)
prokaryotic
b)
eukaryotic 
c)
plant
d)
virus
43.

Name two organelles that are only found in plant cells.

a)

Cell wall and chloroplasts

b)

Cell wall and nucleus

c)

Chloroplast and mitochondria

d)

Cell membrane and ribosome

44.

This organelle encloses and supports cells in plants

a)

cell membrane

b)

nucleus

c)

cell wall

d)

mitochondria

45.

This is an image of a(n)

a)

plant cell

b)

animal cell

46.

This is a picture of a(n)

a)

animal cell

b)

plant cell

47.

All of these statements are part of cell theory, EXCEPT

a)

All living things are composed of cells

b)

Cells are the basic unit of structure and function

c)

New cells come from existing cells

d)

Cells are really small

48.

Storage bubbles found in cells. Plant cells have one big one

a)

vacuole

b)

cell wall

c)

cell membrane

d)

mitochondria

49.

This organelle absorb sunlight and uses it to produce food for plant cells

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplasts

50.
jelly-like substance that is located between the cell membrane and the nucleus
a)
mitochondria
b)
chloroplast
c)
vacuole
d)
cytoplasm
51.

Which cell part is a specialized part of the cell with a specific job?

a)

Lysosome

b)

Organelle

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Cytoplasm

52.
This organelle is a rigid outer layer that protects plant cells.
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Nucleus
d)
Chloroplast 
53.

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

a)

Vacuole

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleus

54.

Which organelle digest and gets rid of waste and old organelles

a)
Lysosome
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleus
55.

"Tiny organs" inside a cell with a specific job?

a)

Proteins

b)

Organelle

c)

Prokaryote

d)

Lipids

56.

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

57.

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

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Golgi Bodies

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleus

58.

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

a)

Vacuoles

b)

Golgi Bodies

c)

Nucleus

d)

Chromatin

59.

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

60.
Which of the following is the correct order of organization in living things from most basic (simple) to most complex?
a)
a.  Organism, cell, tissue, organ, organ system
b)
a.  Organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organism
c)
a.  Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
d)
a.  Cell, organ, tissue, organ, organism, organ system
61.
The smallest level of organization of life in an organism
a)
tissue
b)
cell
c)
organ
d)
organ system
62.
The digestive system includes the stomach. What level is the stomach?
a)
organ
b)
tissue
c)
cell
d)
organism
63.

Small grain-shaped organelles that produce proteins for the cell

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Lysosomes

d)

Mitochondria

64.

Large oval structure that acts as the control center of the cell, directing all of the cells’ activities

a)

Vacuole

b)

Ribosome

c)

Golgi Apparatus

d)

Nucleus

65.

Thick, clear, gel-like fluid that fills the region between the cell membrane and the nucleus

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Nucleus

66.

An organelle that forms a maze of passageways in which proteins and other materials are carried from one part of the cell to another

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

c)

Golgi Appartus

d)

Cytoplasm

67.

Organelle in plant cells capture energy from sunlight and change it to an energy form that cells can use in making food

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Chloroplast

68.

The nucleus is in animals and plant cells

a)

True

b)

False

69.
Where does photosynthesis occur?
a)
mitochondria
b)
stomata
c)
xylem
d)
chloroplast
70.
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.
71.
What cell part is NOT found in all cells?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Genetic Material
72.

What organelle is NOT found in animal cells?

a)

vacuole

b)

nucleus

c)

chloroplast

d)

lysosomes

73.
This organelle is a rigid outer layer that protects plant cells.
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Nucleus
d)
Chloroplast 
74.

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

a)

Vacuole

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleus

75.

Which organelle digest and gets rid of waste and old organelles

a)
Lysosome
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleus
76.

"Tiny organs" inside a cell with a specific job?

a)

Proteins

b)

Organelle

c)

Prokaryote

d)

Lipids

77.

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

78.

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

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Golgi Bodies

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleus

79.

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

a)

Vacuoles

b)

Golgi Bodies

c)

Nucleus

d)

Chromatin

80.

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

81.
Which of the following is the correct order of organization in living things from most basic (simple) to most complex?
a)
a.  Organism, cell, tissue, organ, organ system
b)
a.  Organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organism
c)
a.  Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
d)
a.  Cell, organ, tissue, organ, organism, organ system
82.
The smallest level of organization of life in an organism
a)
tissue
b)
cell
c)
organ
d)
organ system
83.
The digestive system includes the stomach. What level is the stomach?
a)
organ
b)
tissue
c)
cell
d)
organism
84.

Small grain-shaped organelles that produce proteins for the cell

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Lysosomes

d)

Mitochondria

85.

Large oval structure that acts as the control center of the cell, directing all of the cells’ activities

a)

Vacuole

b)

Ribosome

c)

Golgi Apparatus

d)

Nucleus

86.

Thick, clear, gel-like fluid that fills the region between the cell membrane and the nucleus

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Nucleus

87.

An organelle that forms a maze of passageways in which proteins and other materials are carried from one part of the cell to another

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

c)

Golgi Appartus

d)

Cytoplasm

88.

Organelle in plant cells capture energy from sunlight and change it to an energy form that cells can use in making food

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Chloroplast

89.

The nucleus is in animals and plant cells

a)

True

b)

False

90.
Where does photosynthesis occur?
a)
mitochondria
b)
stomata
c)
xylem
d)
chloroplast
91.
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.
92.
What cell part is NOT found in all cells?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Genetic Material
93.

What organelle is NOT found in animal cells?

a)

vacuole

b)

nucleus

c)

chloroplast

d)

lysosomes

94.

This protist has pseudopods

a)

Amoeba

b)

Euglena

c)

Paramecium

d)

Volvox

95.

This organelle recycles old or broken parts inside a cell

a)

Lysosome

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Ribosome

96.

This is a structure built outside of the cell membrane for plant cells. Provides protection and support.

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Cilia

97.

This organelle is inside of the nucleus making ribosomes

a)

Nucleolus

b)

DNA

c)

Protein

d)

Cytoplasm

98.

This organelle is where DNA is stored.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Nucleolus

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Mitochondria

99.

This organelle builds proteins in a cell.

a)

Ribosome

b)

Nucleus

c)

Nucleolus

d)

Mitochondria

100.

What is that?

a)

Paramecium

b)

Euglena

c)

Volvox

d)

Amoeba

101.

Jumping Jellyfish! What is that?

a)

Amoeba

b)

Paramecium

c)

Euglena

d)

Volvox

102.

That's a clan of

a)

Euglena

b)

volvox

c)

amoeba

d)

paramecium

103.

These bad boys live in a colony.

a)

volvox

b)

euglena

c)

paramecium

d)

amoeba

104.

Known as the powerhouse of the cell. Burns sugar.

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Euglena

d)

Chloroplast

e)

Ribosome

105.

another word for a structure with a function of a cell.

a)

Organelle

b)

Cilia

c)

Flagellum

d)

Stigma

106.

This organelle turns water and CO2 into sugar using sunlight.

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Ribosome

d)

Gullet

e)

Amoeba

107.

This organelle is used by the amoeba to move and hunt.

a)

Pseudopod

b)

Cilia

c)

Flagellum

d)

Fulcrum

e)

cell membrane

108.

The cytoplasm flowing like a river inside of an amoeba

a)

cytoplasmic streaming

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cytosol

d)

Contractile Vacuole

109.

The eyespot of some protists that have chloroplasts.

a)

Stigma

b)

Cell

c)

solar cell

d)

Pellicle

110.

This organelle moves things in and out of the cell and protects the cell like a skin.

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Cell Nucleus

d)

Cell Division

e)

Cytoplasm

111.

This gel like organelle is made mostly of water and fills the inside of the cell. Organelles float around in it.

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Lysosome

d)

Cell Membrane

e)

Cell Wall

112.

This organelle helps digest and store food.

a)

Food Vacuole

b)

Cilia

c)

Ribosome

d)

Mitochondria

e)

Contractile Vacuole

113.

This organelle excretes extra water and waste out of the cell.

a)

Contractile Vacuole

b)

Food Vacuole

c)

Vacuole

d)

Cytoplasm

114.

This organelle acts as a mouth for some protists, like a cave entrance.

a)

Gullet

b)

Stalagmite

c)

Cavern

d)

Pseudopod

115.

This organelle is a whip-like structure that helps some protists move around.

a)

Flagellum

b)

Cilia

c)

Pseudopod

d)

Cell Membrane

116.

This organelle resembles hair, enabling some protists to move around.

a)

Cilia

b)

Paramecium

c)

Ciliate

d)

Flagellum

e)

Pseudopod

117.

This protist has 2 flagella.

a)

volvox

b)

paramecium

c)

euglena

d)

amoeba

118.

This protist has a stigma, chloroplast, and one flagellum

a)

Euglena

b)

Paramecium

c)

Volvox

d)

Amoeba

119.

This protist has cilia and a gullet.

a)

Paramecium

b)

Volvox

c)

Euglena

d)

Amoeba

e)

Your mom

120.
Which organelle belongs in plant cells only?
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Mitochondrion
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleus
121.
Which organelle belongs in plant cells only?
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Mitochondrion
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Nucleus
122.
Which organelle belongs in plant cells only?
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Mitochondrion
c)
Large Central Vacuole
d)
Cell Membrane
123.
Which organelle belongs in both plant and animal cells?
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Chloroplast
c)
Large Central Vacuole
d)
Cell Wall
124.
Which organelle belongs in both plant and animal cells?
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondrion
c)
Large Central Vacuole
d)
Cell Wall
125.
Which organelle belongs in both plant and animal cells?
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Large Central Vacuole
d)
Cell Membrane
126.
Which organelle belongs in both plant and animal cells?
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Large Central Vacuole
d)

Nucleus

127.

An animal cell has the following except a/an...

a)

Nucleus

b)

Lysosome

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Endoplasmic reticulum

128.
The vacuoles in ________ cells are smaller.
a)
Animal
b)
Plant
129.
Which cell can change it's shape?
a)
Animal
b)
Plant
130.
This cell can produce it's own food through photosynthesis. 
a)
Animal
b)
Plant
131.
What shape are most plant cells?
a)
round / irregular
b)
rectangular
132.
Which of the following is a correct list of structures found in both plant AND animal cells?
a)
mitochondria, vacuole, nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm
b)
mitochondria, vacuole, nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm, cell wall, chloroplasts
c)
mitochondria, vacuole, nucleus, cell membrane, cell wall, chloroplasts
d)
mitochondria, vacuole, nucleus, cell membrane, cell wall
133.
Heterotrophic organisms contain animal cells which cannot produce their own food. As a result, heterotrophic organisms have to find other sources of food to fulfill their nutrition needs. This requires more energy on a daily basis. Which cell structure would release the energy a heterotrophic organism needs to find the food it needs?
a)
vacuole
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplasts
d)
nucleus
134.
Plant cells store larger amounts of water than animal cells in order to provide more structure and support to the plant by pushing the plant cell outward. Which organelle is responsible for storing water, food, and waste in a plant cell?
a)
mitochondria
b)
nucleus
c)
vacuole
d)
cell wall
135.
Plants and animal cells both have a nucleus.
a)
True
b)
False
136.
animals have chloroplasts
a)
false
b)
true
137.
Plant Cells are circular
a)
True
b)
False
138.

What type of cell is pictured above?

a)

Plant Cell

b)

Animal Cell

139.

What type of cell is pictured above?

a)

Plant Cell

b)

Animal Cell

140.

What is the fluid that fills most of a cell called?

a)

vacuole

b)

chlorophyll

c)

cytoplasm

d)

nucleus

141.

Which statement is part of cell theory?

a)

unicellular organism are composed of single cell

b)

Cells vary in size and shape

c)

All cells come from existing cells

d)

Cells may be specialized to perform a specific function

142.

Which scientist first used the word cell to describe what he saw with a microscope

a)

van Leeuwenhoek

b)

Hooke

c)

Virchow

d)

Schwann

143.

Which cell structure is found in plant and animal cells and controls what can enter or leave the cell?

a)

nucleus

b)

cytoplasm

c)

cell membrane

d)

cell wall

144.

A nucleus is present in...

a)

both plant and animals cells

b)

plant cells but not animals cells

c)

animal cells but not plant cells

d)

all cells of prokaryotes

145.

Cell theory states that...

a)

all cells are round

b)

all cells are square

c)

all living things have the same number of cells

d)

all living things are composed of cells

146.

What is the function of the cell wall?

a)

to block liquids from entering the cell

b)

to block liquids from leaving the cell

c)

to enclose and support a plant cell

d)

to enclose and support an animal cell

147.

Energy from the sun is trapped by the...

a)

chlorophyll in plant cells

b)

chlorophyll in animals cells

c)

mitochondria in plant cells

d)

mitochondria in animal cells

148.

What do both plant and animal cells have?

a)

a cell wall

b)

chlorophyll

c)

a cell membrane

d)

chloroplast

149.

Materials move into and out of cells through the ...

a)

endoplasmic reticulum

b)

cell membrane

c)

vacuoles

d)

mitochondria

150.

What is the main function of the nuclues?

a)

to provide the cell's energy

b)

to control cell activities

c)

to help give the cell its shape

d)

to make the cell's proteins

151.

Scientist Hooke, van Leeuwenhoek, Schleiden, Schwann, and Virchow contributed to the development of cell theory by...

a)

reading about cells in textbooks

b)

observing cells through microscopes

c)

observing bacteria in petri dishes

d)

observing algae in pond water

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