Chapter 3.2 (Ck12)

Animal cells have chloroplasts, organelles that capture light energy from the sun and use it to make food.

false

Many of the biochemical reactions of the cell occur in the cytoplasm.

false

In cell-level organization, different cells are specialized for different functions.

true

Mitochondria contains its own DNA.

true

The cytoskeleton is made from thread-like filaments and tubules.

true

The flagella on your lung cells sweep foreign particles and mucus toward the mouth and nose.

true

The plasma membrane is a single phospholipid layer that supports and protects a cell and controls what enters and leaves it.

true

ATP is made in the mitochondria.

False

Centrioles help organize chromosomes before cell division.

False

Ribosomes can be found attached to the endoplasmic reticulum.

False

Small hydrophobic molecules can easily pass through the plasma membrane.

False

The water-hating hydrophobic tails of the phospholipid bilayer face the outside of the cell membrane

False

Plant cells have special structures that are not found in animal cells, including a cell membrane, a large central vacuole, and plastids.

True

Roundworms have organ system-level organization, in which groups of organs work together to do a specific job

True

The cytoplasm essentially acts as a "skeleton" inside the cell.

True