Cell Functions Quiz

Question 1

Which part of the cell acts as a it’s digestive system, breaking down materials and unneeded parts of the cell?

Answer 1

Lysosome (Plant & Animal Cells)

Question 2

Which part of the cell provides most of the chemical energy required for the cell to function?

Answer 2

The mitochondria/mitochondrion (Plant & Animal Cells)

Question 3

Which part of the cell helps in directing microtubes, and determining locations of certain organelles within the cell?

Answer 3

Centriole(s) (Animal Cells)

Question 4

Which part of the cell acts as the “skeletal system”, along with regulating growth, movement, along with signaling events?

Answer 4

Microtubes (Animal Cells)

Question 5

Which part of the cell produces important proteins for the endomembrane system and the cell itself

Answer 5

Endoplasmic Reticulum (Rough and Smooth) (Plant & Animal Cells)

Question 6

Which part of the cell is primarily responsible for the transportation of materials entering and exiting the cell?

Answer 6

Cell membrane (Plant & Animal Cells)

Question 7

Which part of the cell provides a platform for the cell for other organelles to operate, along with providing general support for the cell?

Answer 7

Cytoplasm (Plant & Animal Cells)

Question 8

Which part of the cell produces and assembles cell ribosomes, along with transcribing RNA?

Answer 8

Nucleolus (Plant and Animal Cells)

Question 9

Which part of the cell helps create chromosomes, and make various cell functions possible? Such as: DNA replication, transcription, DNA repair, genetic recombination, and cell division?

Answer 9

Chromatin (Plant & Animal Cells)

Question 10

Which part of the cell functions as a site of protein synthesis, taking in rRNA and decoding messages to create amino acids, which eventually become proteins?

Answer 10

Ribosomes (Plant & Animal Cells)

Question 11

Which part of the cell modifies molecules/proteins it receives, and transports them to their intended destination (lysosomes, the plasma membrane, or secretion)

Answer 11

Golgi Apparatus (Plant & Animal Cells)

Question 12

Which part of the cell stores cellular DNA, maintains integrity, and facilitates it’s transcription and replication?

Answer 12

Nucleus (Plant & Animal Cells)

Question 13

Which part of the cell provides exterior protection, textile strength, provides support and protection from mechanical and osmotic stress?

Answer 13

Cell Wall (Plant Cells)

Question 14

Which part of the cell helps in hiding away waste products, and restore/maintain water balance, depending on which type of cell?

Answer 14

Vacuole (Plant & Animal Cell)