Cell Structure Practice Quizzes

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What organelle functions to package and deliver proteins?

Golgi apparatus

A structure that performs a specialized function within a cell is known as what?

an organelle

Which is an example of a single-celled organism?

bacteria

Which of the following organisms has the simplest cellular structure?

bacterium

How are prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells similar?

both contain ribosomes

Cell organelles are located within the ________ of the cell

cell membrane

The ________ controls what enters and leaves the cell

cell membrane

Which pair of organelles work together to give structure and support in animal cells?

cell membrane and cytoskeleton

Which statement is not a part of the cell theory?

cell parts such as chloroplasts are self-replicating

Living things contain units of structure and function that arise from preexisting units. This statement best describes the what?

cell theory

What are the basic structural units of living organisms?

cells

A scientist found a slide on her bench that was unlabeled. When the scientist examined the slide with a microscope she knew immediately the cell on the slide belonged to a plant. What might the scientist have seen that caused her to draw this conclusion?

chloroplasts and cell wall

Animal cells maintain their shape by having what?

cytoskeletons

After a protein is constructed at the ribosome, it can be transported to the Golgi complex for modification. What cellular structure is used in this transport?

endoplasmic reticulum

Materials can be moved around within a cell by using the what?

endoplasmic reticulum

A single prokaryotic cell can divide several times in an hour. Few eukaryotic cells can divide as quickly. Which of the following statements best explains this difference?

eukaryotic cells are more structurally complex than prokaryotic cells

What structure could a cellular organism use to move through its enviornment?

flagellum

What is the role of the mitochondria in cells?

it breaks down sugar to release energy

What organelle is responsible for destroying worn-out cell parts?

lysosomes

Which organelle functions in cellular respiration?

mitochondrion

Why do muscle cells have more mitochondria than skin cells?

muscle cells use more energy than skin cells

Located within the nucleus, it is responsible for producing ribosomes

nucleolus

Genetic material is contained within the ________ of the cell

nucleus

Which organelle stores genetic information?

nucleus

What is the primary structure of a cell membrane composed of?

phospholipids

Which is the most likely function of a group of cells that contains a high number of chloroplasts?

photosynthesis

What is the job of cell membrane?

regulates the transport of materials

The rough ER has what located on it?

ribosomes

Where does protein synthesis take place?

ribosomes

Which structure is directly responsible for the formation of proteins in the cell?

ribosomes

What is the function of vacuoles?

store waste products

Golgi apparatus is to vacuole as packaging is to what?

storing

Which structural feature of the cell membrane allows molecules such as oxygen and carbon dioxide to diffuse into and out of the cell?

the cell membrane is made up of two layers of phospholipids

How are plant and animal cells similar?

they both have a nucleus

What is true about all living cells?

they grow and divide to make more cells

Which function is performed by lysosomes in a cell?

they use enzymes to break down large molecules

The endoplasmic reticulum functions to what?

transport materials

Proteins must enter the endoplasmic reticulum to be what?

transported to other parts of the cell


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