The Cell

Question 1

This organelle is responsible for the synthesis of lipids e.g Phospholipids which are essential parts of a cell.

Accepted Answer

Smooth ER

Question 2

The cell membrane is present in an animal cell but not in a plant cell.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

The structure present in a prokaryote but not in a eukaryote.

Accepted Answer

Nucleoid

Question 4

The following are the tenets of the cell theory except one.

Accepted Answer

Cells divide once every month.

Question 5

Animal cells have ...

Accepted Answer

a nucleus, a cell membrane, mitochondria

Question 6

Newly assembled proteins are carried from the rough endoplasmic reticulum to the _____.

Accepted Answer

Golgi apparatus

Question 7

Plant cells contain chloroplasts and mitochondria.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

"Cells come from pre-existing cells" basically mean cells do come from another cell through cell respiration.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

What organelle contains nearly all the cell's DNA?

Accepted Answer

Nucleus

Question 10

Which organelle captures energy from sunlight and converts it into chemical energy?

Accepted Answer

Chloroplast

Question 11

Who were the two scientists who presented the idea that plants and animals are composed of cells?

Accepted Answer

Theodor Schwann, Matthias Schleiden

Question 12

Which of the following organelles is NOT found in an animal cell?

Accepted Answer

Large central vacuole

Question 13

A cell structure where the organelles are suspended and also serves as a medium for metabolic reactions e.g. Glycolysis.

Accepted Answer

Cytoplasm

Question 14

It was Robert Hooke who first described cells.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

This structure is selectively permeable and regulates what materials enter and exit a cell.

Accepted Answer

Cell Membrane

Question 16

What differentiates a Prokaryote from a Eukaryote?

Accepted Answer

A Prokaryote has no membrane bound nucleus while a Eukaryote has.

Question 17

The powerhouse of the cell.

Accepted Answer

Mitochondria

Questions 17