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Cells Cell Theory and Organelles

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the function of the nucleus?

a)

Store DNA

b)

Control everything the cell does

c)

Act as the cells "Brain"

d)

Help the cell produce food

2.

What is the function of the mitochondria?

a)

To act as a "skeleton" for the cell

b)

To carry out photosynthesis

c)

To produce energy for the cell

d)

To store water and food

3.

What is the function of the chloroplast?

a)

To give the cell its round shape

b)

To produce food in a plant cell through photosynthesis

c)

To produce food in an animal cell

d)

To help the cell grow and reproduce

4.

What is the function of the vacuole?

a)

To produce energy for the cell

b)

To store water and other nutrients

c)

To store genetic material (DNA)

d)

To give the cell shape and support

5.

What is the function of the cell membrane?

a)

To allow selected materials to enter/leave the cell

b)

To provide structure for the cell

c)

To give the cell energy

d)

To store genetic material (DNA)

6.

What is the function of the cell wall?

a)

To allow selected materials to go in and out of the cell

b)

To produce food for a plant cell

c)

To act as a plant cell's "Skeleton"

d)

To act as an animal cell's "Skeleton"

7.

What is the function of the cytoplasm?

a)

To provide structure and support for the cell

b)

To allow the cell to move throughout the human body

c)

To absorb light in a plant cell

d)

To act as a jelly-like material to hold organelles in place

8.

Which of the following organelles are found in ONLY a plant cell?

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Cell wall

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplast

9.

What is the chemical inside a chloroplast that traps light in order to perform photosynthesis?

a)

Chromatin

b)

Chromosome

c)

Chlorophyll

d)

Chitin

10.

In which type of cell would you find a large vacuole that stores water, food, and other minerals?

a)

Animal Cell

b)

Plant Cell

11.

What organelle is A pointing to?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Mitochondria

12.

What organelle is B pointing to?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Mitochondria

13.

What organelle is C pointing to?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Mitochondria

14.

What organelle is D pointing to?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Vacuole

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria

15.

What organelle is E pointing to?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria

16.

What organelle is F pointing to?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria

17.

What organelle is H pointing to?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria

18.

Select the 3 parts of Cell Theory.

a)

Cells are the basic unit of life

b)

All living things come from cells

c)

All cells came from pre-existing cells

d)

Cells only divide by meiosis