What each part of a cell does
Grade 7 Science Worksheet

Circle the best answer.
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Sunflower leaf cell drawing, not to scale
a boxy cell with letters A to D. A sits on a thick outer layer around the whole cell. B sits on tiny dots in the jelly. C sits on a green oval part with stacks inside. D sits on a small bean-shaped part with a folded inside. No job column.
Ari learns that a sunflower leaf cell needs to build the proteins it uses. Which part does this job?
- Ribosomes
- Mitochondria
- Chloroplasts
- Cell wall
Sunflower leaf cell drawing, not to scale
a boxy cell with letters A to D. A sits on a thick outer layer around the whole cell. B sits on a green oval part with stacks inside. C sits on a large round body near the middle. D sits on a small bean-shaped part with a folded inside. No job column.
Bo reads that a sunflower leaf cell in bright light has chloroplasts that stop working. What can the cell no longer do?
- Build proteins
- Release energy from food
- Hold its DNA
- Make sugar using light energy
The drawing beside it is a boxy cell with the same letters on its parts. Esme filled in a job column for a sunflower leaf cell, but one row has a wrong job. Which row is wrong?
- The row for the mitochondria
- The row for the cell membrane
- The row for the nucleus
- The row for the ribosomes
Two cell drawings, not to scale
Cell 1 from near the top of a leaf and Cell 2 from deep in a root. Each is a boxy cell with letter A on a thick outer layer around the whole cell and letter B on a large round body near the middle.
Jun compares two cells from one carrot plant: one near the top of a leaf in bright light, one deep in the root. Which has more chloroplasts?
- Both the same, because both are plant cells
- Cell 1, because it gets light to make sugar
- Neither, because the nucleus makes the sugar
- Cell 2, because roots need food too
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No job column.
Kira studies a carrot root cell that takes in water from the soil. Which part controls what passes into the cell?
- Cell membrane
- Cell wall
- Large central vacuole
- Cytoplasm
Luz reads that a scientist removes the cell wall from a carrot root cell. What can the cell no longer do well?
Carrot root cell drawing, not to scale: a boxy cell with letters A to D. A sits on a thick outer layer around the whole cell. B sits on the thin boundary line just inside it. C sits on a large round body near the middle. D sits on a small bean-shaped part with a folded inside. No job column. Carrot root cell drawing, not to scale: a boxy cell with letters A to D. A sits on a thick outer layer around the whole cell. B sits on the thin boundary line just inside it. C sits on a large round body near the middle. D sits on a small bean-shaped part with a folded inside. No job column. A B C D - Hold its DNA
- Control what goes in and out
- Keep its stiff shape and support
- Release energy from food
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not to scale: Cell 1 is a muscle cell in a rabbit's leg and Cell 2 is a rabbit cell that uses little energy.
Milo reads about two cells in a rabbit's body. Cell 1 is a leg muscle cell that uses a lot of energy; Cell 2 uses little. Which has more mitochondria?
Two cell drawings, not to scale: Cell 1 is a muscle cell in a rabbit's leg and Cell 2 is a rabbit cell that uses little energy. Each is a rounded cell with letter A on the thin boundary line around the cell and letter B on a large round body near the middle. Two cell drawings, not to scale: Cell 1 is a muscle cell in a rabbit's leg and Cell 2 is a rabbit cell that uses little energy. Each is a rounded cell with letter A on the thin boundary line around the cell and letter B on a large round body near the middle. Cell 1 Cell 2 A B A B - Cell 1, because it needs more energy released from food
- Cell 2, because it saves its energy for later
- Both the same, because animal cells have equal mitochondria
- Cell 1, because mitochondria make the energy it uses
The drawing beside it is a rounded cell with the same letters on its parts. Noah filled in a job column for a rabbit muscle cell, but one row has a wrong job. Which row is wrong?
- The row for the mitochondria
- The row for the nucleus
- The row for the ribosomes
- The row for the cell membrane
Rabbit muscle cell drawing, not to scale
a rounded cell with letters A to D. A sits on a small bean-shaped part with a folded inside. B sits on a large round body near the middle. C sits on the thin boundary line around the cell. D sits on tiny dots in the jelly. No job column.
Pia studies a rabbit muscle cell that needs a steady supply of energy to move. Which part releases that energy from food?
- Cell membrane
- Chloroplasts
- Mitochondria
- Nucleus
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Lettuce root cell drawing, not to scale: a boxy cell with letters A to D. A sits on a thick outer layer around the whole cell. B sits on a large round body near the middle. C sits on a small bean-shaped part with a folded inside. D sits on a large open space in the middle. No job column.
Tala moves a lettuce plant into a dark closet for a day. What changes for the chloroplasts in a root cell?
Lettuce root cell drawing, not to scale: a boxy cell with letters A to D. A sits on a thick outer layer around the whole cell. B sits on a large round body near the middle. C sits on a small bean-shaped part with a folded inside. D sits on a large open space in the middle. No job column. Lettuce root cell drawing, not to scale: a boxy cell with letters A to D. A sits on a thick outer layer around the whole cell. B sits on a large round body near the middle. C sits on a small bean-shaped part with a folded inside. D sits on a large open space in the middle. No job column. A B D C - They make proteins faster in the dark
- They stop making sugar, as in the leaf cells
- They release less energy from food
- Nothing, because a root cell has no chloroplasts

