Cell Organells

Question 1

Cells fall into two broad categories, depending on wether they..

Answer 1

Have a nucleus

Question 2

Eukaryotes usually contain..?

Answer 2

A nucleus, genetic material, and specialized organelles

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT found in the nucleus?

Answer 3

Cytoplasm

Question 4

Which structures carry out cell movement?

Answer 4

Microtubules and microfilaments

Question 5

Which organelle breaks down compounds into small particles that the cell can use.?

Answer 5

Lysosome

Question 6

Which organelle makes protein using coded instructions that come from the nucleus?

Answer 6

Ribosome

Question 7

Which organelle converts chemical energy stored in food into compounds that are more convenient for the cell to use.?

Answer 7

Mitochondria

Question 8

Which of the following is a function of the cell membrane?

Answer 8

Regulates which materials enter and leave the cell

Question 9

The thin, flexible barrier around a cell is called the..?

Answer 9

Cell membrane

Question 10

Prokaryotes lack..?

Answer 10

A nucleus

Question 11

Which of the following contains a nucleus.?

Answer 11

Eukaryotes

Question 12

The main function of the cell wall is to..?

Answer 12

Support and protect the cell

Question 13

Which of the following is a function of the nucleus.?

Answer 13

Stores Dna, controls most of the cell’s processes, and contains the information needed to make proteins

Question 14

Which of the following is a function of the cytoskeleton.?

Answer 14

Helps a cell keep its shape

Question 15

Which of the following is an organelle found in the cytoplasm.?

Answer 15

Ribosome

Question 16

Which organelle would you expect to find in plant cells.?

Answer 16

Chloroplast

Question 17

Which of the following structures serves as the cell’s’ boundary from its environment.?

Answer 17

Cell membrane

Question 18

Which cell structure contains the cell’s genetic material and controls many of the cell’s activities?

Answer 18

Nucleus