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Organelles and Cell Theory

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which organelle is the site of photosynthesis?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Chloroplasts

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Cell Membrane

2.

Which cell parts are not present in animal cells?

a)

cell membrane & cytoplasm

b)

nucleus & chloroplasts

c)

cell wall & chloroplasts

d)

ribosomes & mitochondria

3.

Which organelle is the location of DNA (genetic material)?

a)

mitochondria

b)

ribosomes

c)

nucleus

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

4.

Which part of the cell provides structural support?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleus

5.

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

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Golgi Bodies

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleus

6.

What is the function of the vacuoles?

a)

Store food, water, and waste

b)

Receive proteins

c)

Assemble amino acids

d)

Found inside the nucleus

7.
This organelle takes food and turns it into ENERGY for plant and animal cells.
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Lysosome
d)
Ribosome
8.
I store water in both plant and animal cells. What am I?
a)
cytoplasm
b)
ribosomes
c)
vacuole
d)
lysosomes
9.
"Garbage collectors" of the cell that remove waste: 
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Centrioles
c)
Lysosomes
d)
Nucleus
10.

This organelle controls what goes in and out of the cell.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell wall

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Cell Membrane

11.

This organelle is a rigid outer layer that protects and provides structure for plant cells.

a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Nucleus
d)
Chloroplast 
12.

What is the function of a lysosome?

a)

To create energy for the cell

b)

To command the cell what to do

c)

To remove waste using digestive enzymes from the cell

d)

To protect the cell

13.

Which is not a part of the cell theory?

a)

The cell is the most basic (smallest) form of life.

b)

Cells cannot be created or destroyed.

c)

All cells come from pre-existing (other) cells.

d)

All living things are made of cells.

14.

A rigid layer that lies outside the cell's membrane is...

a)

Cytoskeleton

b)

Cilia

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Flagella

15.

Which organelle uses energy from sunlight to make sugar?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chloroplasts

d)

Vacuoles

16.

Jello-like material, fills the space between cell organelles, is where many chemical reactions occur.

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Chlorophyll

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Cell Membrane

17.

What type of cell is shown?

a)

Prokaryotic (Bacteria)

b)

Eukaryotic (Plant or Animal)

18.

Break down molecules and dead organelles, works like a “garbage disposal”

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Vacuole

c)

Lysosome

d)

Ribosome

19.

“Powerhouse” of the cell, breaks food down into energy for the cell.

a)

Vacuole

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria

20.

Which organelle is a gelatinous substance that helps fill out the cell

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Lysosomes

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Cytoplasm

21.

Which statement is part of the cell theory?

a)

All cells come from existing cells

b)

All cells are prokaryotic or eukaryotic

c)

All cells can make a tissue

d)

All cells grow and develop

22.
I am a protein packaging and shipping machine! Who am I?
a)
vacuole
b)
ribosome
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
golgi apparatus
23.
What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?
a)
ER
b)
ATP
c)
YOLO
d)
DNA
24.

Where are proteins made?

a)

Golgi body

b)

Mitochondrion

c)

Chromosomes

d)

Ribosomes

25.

I make proteins for the cell. What am I?

a)

ribosome

b)

mitochondria

c)

chloroplast

d)

lysosome

26.
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.
27.

Structures that transport and ship proteins like UPS.

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Lysosomes

c)

Organelles

d)

Golgi Bodies

28.
Cell membranes are found in
a)
Only animal cells
b)
Only plant cells
c)
Some plant and animal cells
d)
All plant and animal cells
29.

What organelle is called the "powerhouse" of a cell?

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Nucleolus

30.

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

a)

Lysosome

b)

Organelle

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Cytoplasm

31.

Which statement is part of the cell theory?

a)

All cells come from existing cells

b)

All cells are prokaryotic or eukaryotic

c)

All cells can make a tissue

d)

All cells grow and develop

32.

Which statement is part of the cell theory?

a)

All cells can reproduce

b)

All organisms are either unicellular or multicellular

c)

All organisms are made of 1 or more cells

d)

All cells grow and develop

33.

Tiny cell parts (little organs)

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Vacuoles

c)

Lysosome

d)

Organelles

34.

Passageways in the cell

a)

Golgi Bodies

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

d)

Lysosome

35.

Contains a cell wall, chloroplasts, and one large vacuole.

a)

Animal Cell

b)

Plant Cell

c)

Bacteria Cell

36.

What kind of cell is this?

a)

plant cell

b)

animal cell

c)

bacteria cell

37.

Which organelle(s) are unique to plant cells?

a)

cell wall

b)

cytoplasm

c)

chloroplast

d)

ribosomes

38.

What is the jelly-like substance found around the organelles?

a)

strawberry jelly

b)

grape jelly

c)

chlorophyll

d)

cytoplasm

39.

Maintenance of a constant, stable internal state, despite changing external environment; this is one characteristic of living things (synonym to equilibrium).

a)
mitosis
b)
osmosis
c)
photosynthesis
d)
homeostasis
40.

What was Schleiden convinced of?

a)

All plants are made of cells

b)

All animals are made of cells

c)

All cells are prokaryotic

d)

None of the above

41.

Who discovered and named cells while looking at cork?

a)

Captain Hook

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Matthias Schleiden

d)

Rudolf Virchow

42.

Who discovered that all cells come from other living cells and whose research led to the last major principle of cell theory?

a)

Matthias Schleiden

b)

Theodore Schwann

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Rudolf Virchow

43.

Robert Hooke, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Theodor Schwann, Rudolf Virchow, and Matthias Schleiden were all responsible for what theory?

a)

The Theory of Gravity

b)

The Theory of Relativity

c)

The Cell Theory

d)

The Theory of Continental Drift

44.

Are YOU unicellular or multicellular?

a)

Unicellular

(single celled)

b)

Multicellular

(many celled)

45.
What is the most basic unit of life?
a)
cell
b)
tissue
c)
organ
d)
organ system
46.
The scientific name for something living is a(an)
a)
organism
b)
cell
c)
tissue
d)
human
47.
An organism made of one cell is called
a)
unicellular
b)
multicellular
48.
It is hot outside. You start sweating. In this case, the hot weather is the...
a)
stimulus
b)
response
c)
cause and effect
d)
responder
49.

Maintaining a stable internal environment is called

a)

homeostasis

b)

equilibrium

c)

balance

d)

evenness

50.

When you step out into the cold, your body shivers in order to keep its temperature at 98.6°F. Which characteristic of life does this represent?

a)

All living things use energy

b)

All living things contain cells

c)

All living things maintain homeostasis

d)

All living things grow

51.

A baby song bird hatches from its egg with both parent songbirds watching. Which characteristic of life does this represent?

a)

All living things reproduce

b)

All living things maintain homeostasis

c)

All living things use energy

d)

All living things grow

52.
Rocks are not living because
a)
they never move
b)
they aren't needed for humans
c)
they are not made of cells
d)
they don't break down
53.

Over three years, Tim's height has increased from 5'4" to 5'11". Which characteristic of life does this represent?

a)

All living things contain cells

b)

All living things maintain homeostasis

c)

All living things use energy

d)

All living things grow

54.

Please label the cell pictured.

a)

nucleus

b)

cell membrane

c)

organelles

1
2
3
1)
2)
3)
55.

Which structure is a Golgi body?

A
B
C
D
E
56.

The Cell Theory:

  1. 1. All living organisms are composed of one or more ​ (a)   . (Unicellular or Multicellular)

  2. 2. All cells arise from ​ (b)   cells. (Not from Spontaneous Generation)

  3. 3. Cells are the structural and functional unit of ​ (c)   . (Nothing living smaller than a Cell)

Choose from the below words
cells
preexisting
life
57.

Match the following

a)

Cell Membrane

1.

regulates what goes into and out of the cell

b)

Cell Wall

2.

gives structure to plant cells

c)

Chloroplast

3.

site of photosynthesis in plant cells

d)

Mitochondrion

4.

converts energy from food into energy a cell can use

e)

Nucleus

5.

contains genetic material and controls the use of genes; found in eukaryotic cells

58.

Using complete sentences, explain how the organelles of the cell can represent the three parts of the Holy Trinity and/or the body of Christ.

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