Cell Organelles and Their Functions Quiz

Question 1

Which organelle is known as the 'powerhouse of the cell' because it produces energy?

Accepted Answer

Mitochondria

Question 2

The cell membrane controls what substances enter and exit the cell.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 3

What is the main function of the nucleus in a cell?

Accepted Answer

To control the cell's activities and contain DNA

Question 4

Both plant cells and animal cells have a cell wall.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 5

Which organelle is responsible for making proteins in the cell?

Accepted Answer

Ribosome

Question 6

The vacuole in a plant cell is typically much larger than the vacuole in an animal cell.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 7

The Golgi apparatus can best be compared to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A post office that packages and ships materials

Question 8

Chloroplasts are found in both plant cells and animal cells.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 9

What substance do chloroplasts use to capture energy from sunlight?

Accepted Answer

Chlorophyll

Question 10

The endoplasmic reticulum helps transport materials throughout the cell.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 11

Which organelle breaks down and digests old cell parts and foreign materials?

Accepted Answer

Lysosome

Question 12

The cell wall of a plant cell is located inside the cell membrane.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 13

Why is the cell membrane described as 'selectively permeable'?

Accepted Answer

Because it allows only certain substances to pass through

Question 14

Mitochondria are found in both plant cells and animal cells.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 15

A student notices that a plant cell has a rigid outer boundary that an animal cell does not have. What structure is the student observing?

Accepted Answer

Cell wall

Question 16

The nucleus contains the cell's DNA, which carries instructions for how the cell should function.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 17

Which of the following best explains why plant cells are green?

Accepted Answer

Their chloroplasts contain a green pigment called chlorophyll

Question 18

Ribosomes can be found floating freely in the cytoplasm or attached to the endoplasmic reticulum.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 19

If the mitochondria in a cell stopped working, what would most likely happen?

Accepted Answer

The cell would not be able to produce energy

Question 20

The cytoplasm is the jelly-like fluid that fills the cell and surrounds the organelles.

Accepted Answer

true

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