Cells Fizz
Name _______________________
1. These organelles contain enzymes that could actually kill the cell
a. Centriole
b. Lysosomes
c. Microtubules
d. Mitochondria
2. What is the name of the energy-carrying chemical made in mitochondria?
a. ATP
b. keratin
c. cellulose
d. oxaloacetate
3. Smoking damages these small, numerous, hair-like organelles that line the respiratory tract.
a. flagella
b. cillia
c. ribosomes
d. mitochondria
4. This is the control center of the cell. It contains DNA and RNA
a. nucleus
b. ribosome
c. lysosme
d. centriole
5. This organelle has ribosomes on top of it. It makes and transports proteins throughout the cell.
a. Smooth ER
b. Rough ER
c. Golgi Apparatus
d. Mitochondria
6. Each cell contains miniature organs called ________________
a. carbohydrates
b. lipids
c. organelles
7. These are bacterial cells
a. eukaryotic
b. abiotic
d. DNA
c. eubiotic
d. prokaryotic
8. These cells are found in a maple tree, they contain membrane bound organelles.
a. eukaryotic
b. abiotic
c. eubiotic
d. prokaryotic
9. Most cells are small because
a. it allows molecules to pass swiftly in and out of the cell
b. it allows for the transfer of nerve impulses over long distances
c. the plasma membrane limits their size
d. the cell wall limits their size
10. Microfilaments and microtubules
a. contain digestive enzymes
c. are sites of protein synthesis
b. function in cell structure & movement
d. are sites of photosynthesis
11. In which of the following types of cells would you expect to find large numbers of mitochondria?
a. bone
b. skin
c. muscle
d. blood
12. Nuclear pores allow _____________ to exit the nucleus.
a. chromosomes b. chromatin
c. chromatophores
13. These organelles move chromosomes during mitosis.
a. microtubules
b. vacuole
c. chloroplast
d. RNA
d. nucleus
14. The phosphate head in the plasma membrane is polar, that means it
a. doesn’t mix with water
b. mixes with oils
c. mixes with water
d. none of the above
15. These molecules give the plasma membrane its shape and rigidity
a. nonpolar tails b. fatty acids
c. cholesterol
d. none of these
16. This organelle adds molecules to proteins so that they become functional.
a. Smooth ER
b. Rough ER
c. Golgi Apparatus
d. Mitochondria
17. The sole function of this organelle is to transport proteins within or out of the cell
a. Rough ER
b. Smooth ER
c. Suave ER
d. mRNA
18. This organelle is the site of protein synthesis
a. mitochondria
b. nucleus
c. smooth ER
19. These proteins allow cells of a particular type to stick together:
a. recognition proteins
b. cohesion proteins c. receptor proteins
20. This is a type of white blood cell
a. leukocyte
b. erythrocyte
Answer key
1. b
2. a
3. b
4. a
5. b
6. c
7. d
8. a
9. a
10.b
11.c
12.d
13.a
14.c
15.c
16.c
17.b
18.d
19.d
20.a
c. chondrocyte
d. none of these
d. none of these
d. microcyte