

Cells: theory, structures and organelles
Presentation
•
Science
•
4th - 9th Grade
•
Medium
+3
Standards-aligned
Sherman Waxler
Used 18+ times
FREE Resource
16 Slides • 19 Questions
1
​

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Multiple Choice
What is the basic Unit of Life?
mitochondria
nucleus
cell
vacuole
18
Multiple Choice
All living things are made of what?
cells
nucleus
vacuoles
organelles
19
Multiple Choice
True or False? All new cells are reproduce from other cells?
true
false
20
Multiple Choice
This organelle is found only in animal cells, its function is to break down food and worn-out cell parts?
mitochondria
cytoplasm
ribosomes
lysosomes
21
Multiple Choice
What are tiny structures that carry out a specific function within a cell, each having their own function to perform?
Vacuole
organelle
nucleus
cytoplasm
22
Multiple Choice
What are tiny structures that carry out a specific function within a cell, each having their own function to perform?
Vacuole
organelle
nucleus
cytoplasm
23
Multiple Choice
What is a large oval organelle that contains the cells DNA and controls the cell's activities?
cytoplasm
mitochondria
cell wall
nucleus
24
Multiple Choice
What organelle converts energy stored in food to energy the cell can use to live?
nucleus
mitochondria
ribosomes
vacuole
25
Multiple Choice
This is known as the POWERHOUSE of a cell.
Nucleus
mitochondria
vacuole
ribosomes
26
Multiple Choice
What is a gel-like fluid that carries nutrients, proteins and organelles around the cell?
Golgi apparatus
ribosomes
vacuole
cytoplasm
27
Multiple Choice
What is the organelle that stores water, food waste and other materials for a cell?
vacuole
cytoplasm
ribosomes
cell membrane
28
Multiple Choice
Which of these organelles only function is to produce proteins needed by the cell?
ribosomes
golgi apparatus
mitochondria
nucleus
29
Multiple Choice
What is a network of membranes that processes substances and proteins and then moves them to the golgi apparatus?
ribosomes
nucleus
endoplasmic reticulum
chloroplast
30
Multiple Choice
This is a then flexible barrier that surrounds a cell and controls which substances pass into and out of a cell.
cytoplasm
cell membrane
endoplasmic reticulum
cell wall
31
Multiple Choice
What is the outermost layer of an animal cell?
cell wall
cell membrane
cytoplasm
chloroplast
32
Multiple Choice
Which organelle receives proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum, it then packages them and distributes them to other parts of the cell?
mitochondria
chlorophyll
golgi apparatus
nucleus
33
Multiple Choice
What is found in only plant cells and surrounds the cell to hold in all of its organelles and protect the cell?
nucleus
cytoplasm
cell wall
cell membrane
34
Multiple Choice
Which organelle is found only in plant cells and converts sunlight to energy to form food for plant cells?
cytoplasm
nucleus
mitochondria
chloroplast
35
Multiple Choice
Without this invention cell theory would not exist.
glasses
computers
microscopes
lenses
​

Show answer
Auto Play
Slide 1 / 35
SLIDE
Similar Resources on Wayground
29 questions
DNA, chromosomes, and genes
Presentation
•
6th - 8th Grade
27 questions
Plant & Animal Cells
Presentation
•
6th - 8th Grade
36 questions
Levels of Organization - Cells to Biome
Presentation
•
KG
29 questions
Cells and their Organelles
Presentation
•
6th - 10th Grade
30 questions
Evolution Lesson
Presentation
•
5th - 8th Grade
25 questions
Electron Configuration, Orbital Notation, & Dot diagrams
Presentation
•
9th - 12th Grade
32 questions
Plant structure
Presentation
•
KG
30 questions
What is Evolution
Presentation
•
5th - 8th Grade
Popular Resources on Wayground
10 questions
Safety Day 2026 – Student Review
Quiz
•
9th Grade
21 questions
Continents and Oceans
Quiz
•
6th Grade
20 questions
Parts of Speech
Quiz
•
5th Grade
16 questions
Subject & Predicate
Quiz
•
5th Grade
25 questions
Multiplication Facts
Quiz
•
5th Grade
12 questions
Map Skills
Quiz
•
3rd Grade
22 questions
Continents and Oceans
Quiz
•
5th Grade
15 questions
Rounding Decimals
Quiz
•
5th Grade
Discover more resources for Science
20 questions
Newton's Laws of Motion
Quiz
•
8th Grade
20 questions
Elements, compounds, and mixtures
Quiz
•
6th Grade
20 questions
Mixtures and Solutions Practice
Quiz
•
5th Grade
10 questions
6.6D - Relative Density Review
Quiz
•
6th Grade
10 questions
Mixtures and Solutions
Quiz
•
4th Grade
20 questions
Food Chains and Food Webs Review
Quiz
•
5th Grade
20 questions
GC Interim #1 Review 2026
Quiz
•
5th Grade
15 questions
potential and kinetic energy
Quiz
•
8th Grade