Lesson 3: Cell Parts and Functions Worksheet
Grade 6:
Name:__________
Choose the best answer for each question.
1. What is the basic unit of all living things?
a) Atom
b) Molecule
c) Cell
d) Tissue
2. What are the smaller structures inside a cell called?
a) Organs
b) Organelles
c) Molecules
d) Systems
3. Which part of the cell holds it together and controls what goes in and out?
a) Nucleus
b) Cell membrane
c) Mitochondria
d) Chloroplast
4. What is the control center of the cell?
a) Nucleus
b) Cell membrane
c) Mitochondria
d) Chloroplast
5. Which organelle is known as the "powerhouse" of the cell?
a) Nucleus
b) Cell membrane
c) Mitochondria
d) Chloroplast
6. In which organelle do plants make their food?
a) Nucleus
b) Cell membrane
c) Mitochondria
d) Chloroplast
7. What gives plant cells their box-like shape?
a) Nucleus
b) Cell membrane
c) Cell wall
d) Chloroplast
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8. Where are proteins made in the cell?
a) Ribosomes
b) Vacuoles
c) Lysosomes
d) Cytoplasm
9. What are the storage centers in cells called?
a) Ribosomes
b) Vacuoles
c) Lysosomes
d) Cytoplasm
10. Which organelle breaks down waste in the cell?
a) Ribosomes
b) Vacuoles
c) Lysosomes
d) Cytoplasm
11. What is the jelly-like fluid that fills the cell?
a) Ribosomes
b) Vacuoles
c) Lysosomes
d) Cytoplasm
12. Which of these is NOT found in animal cells?
a) Nucleus
b) Mitochondria
c) Cell membrane
d) Chloroplast
13. What do chloroplasts use to make food?
a) Water and oxygen
b) Sunlight and water
c) Carbon dioxide and water
d) Oxygen and sugar
14. What does the mitochondria produce?
a) Food
b) Oxygen
c) Energy
d) Sugar
15. Which part of the cell contains DNA?
a) Nucleus
b) Cell membrane
c) Mitochondria
d) Chloroplast
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16. What is the main difference between plant and animal cells?
a) Only plant cells have a nucleus
b) Only animal cells have mitochondria
c) Plant cells have a cell wall
d) Animal cells have chloroplasts
17. What is the function of the cell membrane?
a) To make energy
b) To control what enters and exits the cell
c) To store water
d) To make proteins
18. Which organelle is found in plant cells but not in animal cells?
a) Nucleus
b) Mitochondria
c) Chloroplast
d) Cell membrane
19. What do plants release as a waste product when making food?
a) Carbon dioxide
b) Water
c) Sugar
d) Oxygen
20. Which of these is NOT a function of the nucleus?
a) Storing DNA
b) Controlling the cell
c) Making energy
d) Telling the cell when to reproduce
21. What type of cells have larger vacuoles?
a) Animal cells
b) Plant cells
c) Bacterial cells
d) All cells have the same size vacuoles
22. Which organelle is responsible for breaking down food for energy?
a) Nucleus
b) Chloroplast
c) Mitochondria
d) Ribosome
23. What is the main job of ribosomes?
a) To store water
b) To make proteins
c) To produce energy
d) To control the cell
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24. Which of these is NOT a waste product of cellular respiration?
a) Carbon dioxide
b) Water
c) Oxygen
d) Heat
25. What gives a plant cell its rigid structure?
a) Cell membrane
b) Cytoplasm
c) Vacuole
d) Cell wall
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Answer Key
1. c
2. b
3. b
4. a
5. c
6. d
7. c
8. a
9. b
10. c
11. d
12. d
13. c
14. c
15. a
16. c
17. b
18. c
19. d
20. c
21. b
22. c
23. b
24. c
25. d
