Cells and Organelles

These animal and plant cells are...

• Prokaryotic Cells

• Eukaryotic Cells

What organelle turns food into energy and is the powerhouse of the cell? (#2 on diagram)

• Ribosomes

• Nucleus

• Chloroplast

• Mitochondria

What organelle stores water, food, and waste and is very large in plant cells? (#3 on diagram)

• Lysosomes

• Cytoplasm

• Vacuole

• Golgi Body

What is the smallest unit that all LIVING things are made of?

Hint: Nonliving things do not have these.

• cells

• germs

• atoms

• air

What organelle digests and eliminates waste such as old/broken/worn out cell parts or bacteria? (#4 on diagram)

• Lysosomes

• Cytoplasm

• Vacuole

• Golgi Body

What organelle produces proteins for the cell? (#7 on diagram)

• Ribosomes

• Nucleus

• Chloroplast

• Mitochondria

Which organelles are in plant cells but NOT in animal cells?

• lysosomes and cytoplasm

• chloroplasts and cell wall

• vacuole and cell membrane

• mitochondria and nucleus

Which type of cell does NOT have a nucleus (a membrane around its DNA)?

• Eukaryotic Cell

• Prokaryotic Cell

What is the gel-like fluid that all the organelles float in? (#5 on diagram)

• Lysosomes

• Cytoplasm

• Vacuole

• Golgi Body

What organelle is the brain or control center of the cell and holds the DNA? (#1 on diagram)

• Ribosomes

• Nucleus

• Chloroplast

• Mitochondria