6th Grade Science MIDTERM: Cells & Organelles

Question 1

Controls what comes into and out of a cell; found in plant and animal cells

Members only can come and go.

Answer 1

Cell Membrane

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Question 2

Ridged outer layer of a plant cell

I’m a brick wall.

Answer 2

Cell Wall

I’m a brick wall.

Question 3

Gel-like fluid where the organelles are found

Sail through my plasma.

Answer 3

Cytoplasm

Sail through my plasma.

Question 4

Produces the energy a cell needs to carry out its functions

I am a “mighty” power house.

Answer 4

Mitochondria

I am a “mighty” power house.

Question 5

Uses chemicals to break down food and worn out cell parts

I clean things up! (Hint: Lysol)

Answer 5

Lysosomes

I clean things up! (Hint: Lysol)

Question 6

Stores food, water, wastes, and other materials

I’ll store anything, (Hint: Vacuum Bags)

Answer 6

Vacuoles

I’ll store anything, (Hint: Vacuum Bags)

Question 7

Receives proteins & materials from the ER, packages them, & distributes them

I’m a “GOLden” packer.

Answer 7

Golgi Bodies

I’m a “GOLden” packer.

Question 8

Captures energy from the sunlight and uses it to produce food in a plant cells

Make me something sweet to eat

Answer 8

Chloroplasts

Make me something sweet to eat

Question 9

Has passageways that carry proteins and other materials from one part of the cell to another

I’m a transportER.

Answer 9

Endoplasmic Reticulum

I’m a transportER.

Question 10

Assembles amino acids to create proteins

I make “some” nice proteins.

Answer 10

Ribosomes

I make “some” nice proteins.

Question 11

Control center of the cell; contains DNA

I’m the control center.

Answer 11

Nucleus

I’m the control center.

Question 12

Found inside the nucleus and produces ribosomes

I am the little nucleus

Answer 12

Nucleolus

I am the little nucleus

Question 13

Tiny strands inside the nucleus that contain the instructions for directing the cell’s functions

I’m a “tin” of information.

Answer 13

Chromatin

I’m a “tin” of information.