Cell Structure and Function Quiz
Name__________________
1. _____The control center or brain of the
cell is the
A. Nucleus
B. Mitochondria
C. Cell membrane
D. Endoplasmic reticulum
7. _____Which organelle would not be found
in animal cells?
A. Smooth ER
B. Chloroplast
C. Mitochondria
D. Ribosome
2. _____Plant cells have all of the following
except
A. Cell wall
B. Nucleus
C. Chloroplast
D. Centrioles
8. _____A eukaryotic cell contains
A. Only ribosomes
B. Membrane bound organelles
C. DNA floating in cytoplasm
D. Just cytoplasm
3. _____Rough ER
has ___________________ attached to it.
A. Nucleolus
B. Golgi apparatus
C. Ribosomes
D. Chromosomes
4. _____The thin, flexible barrier around a
cell is called the
A. Cell membrane
B. Chloroplast
C. Nuclear envelope
D. Cytoplasm
5. _____The main function of the cell wall is
to
A. Support and protect the cell
B. Store DNA
C. Help the cell move
D. Direct the activities of the cell
6. _____Prokaryotes lack
A. DNA or genetic material
B. cell membrane
C. A nucleus
D. Cytoplasm
9. _____Which organelle is the "packing
center" for the cell?
A. Endoplasmic reticulum
B. Nucleus
C. Lysosome
D. Golgi body
10. _____Which of the following is a saclike
structure that stores water?
A. Golgi apparatus
B. Nucleus
C. Large Central Vacuole
D. Endoplasmic reticulum
11. _____Which of the following is the
"powerhouse" of the cell that breaks down
food into energy that the cell needs?
A. Mitochondria
B. Vacuole
C. Endoplasmic reticulum
D. Chloroplast
12. _____Which of the following is the site
for protein synthesis?
A. Cell membrane
B. Nucleus
C. Ribosomes
D. Lysosomes
13. _____What is the small dark structure
in the nucleus that produces ribosomes?
A. Rough ER
B. Nucleolus
C. Smooth ER
D. Chromatin
14. _____This is the jelly-like substance
found in all cells:
A. Centrioles
B. Cytoskeleton
C. Chromosomes
D. Cytoplasm
15. _____This is a sac-like structure that
contains digestive enzymes. it may digest
waste materials or even dead cells.
A. Smooth ER
B. Lysosome
C. Vacuole
D. Vesicle
16. _____This is a series of sac-like tunnels
that have ribosomes attached. the main
function of this or organelle is to make and
process proteins.
A. Nucleus
B. Rough ER
C. Smooth ER
D. Golgi apparatus
17. _____This is a series of sac-like tunnels
without ribosomes. The main function of this
organelles is to make and process lipids.
A. Smooth ER
B. Nucleus
C. Rough ER
D. Golgi apparatus
18. _____The smallest unit of structure and
function that maintains all the
characteristics of life:
A. Nucleus
B. Tissue
C. Organism
D. Cells
19. _____ Which of the following is the site
of photosynthesis?
A. Smooth ER
B. Chloroplast
C. Mitochondria
D. Cytoplasm
20. _____Which of the following is located
on the very most outside of a plant cell?
A. Centrioles
B. Cell wall
C. Plasma membrane
D. Vacuole