Cell Features

Question 1

The smallest, most simple cells don't have a true nucleus. They are called ____.

Accepted Answer

Prokaryotes

Question 2

These tiny organelles are scattered over the ER and make proteins.

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ribosomes

Question 3

Short, hair-like structures on the surface of the cell membrane of some organisms are called a

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cilia

Question 4

Which molecule makes most of the cell membrane?

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lipids

Question 5

The role of this organelle is to package and modify proteins and send them out of the cell.

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Golgi apparatus

Question 6

The organelle that makes ribosomes and is located inside the nucleus is the

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nucleolus

Question 7

Which thin, flexible structure allows water and nutrient molecules to enter and leave the cell?

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Cell membrane

Question 8

This large organelle, found in plant cells, is used to store water, ions, and nutrients.

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central vacuole

Question 9

The rigid cell structure manufactured by organisms like plants that provides support is

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cell wall

Question 10

Because there is no nucleus, the bacterial cell in the image below is

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Prokaryotic

Question 11

Which of the following could NOT denature an enzyme?

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beautiful colors

Question 12

All cells have exactly the same types and numbers of organelles.

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False

Question 13

Which organelles contain digestive enzymes to help break down wastes and dying cell parts? (Like Lysol...)

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lysosomes

Question 14

Some prokaryotic cells have long, hair-like structures called _________, that aid in movement.

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Flagella

Question 15

Which of the following structures do animal cells lack?

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cell walls, chloroplasts, and central vacuoles

Question 16

What type of cell is in the image below?

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Animal

Question 17

Which structure is responsible for storing the DNA in eukaryotic cells?

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nucleus

Question 18

The term that means "the study of cells" is

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cytology

Question 19

Which organelle helps move and sort the contents of the cell during cell division?

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centrioles

Question 20

Special proteins, called catalysts, that speed up reactions in organisms

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enzymes

Question 21

Which organelle is responsible for converting sugars into the energy the cell needs?

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Mitochondria

Question 22

Animals cells never have a ________.

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cell wall

Question 23

The green organelle found in plants that is the site of photosynthesis is the

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chloroplast

Question 24

Which property of the cell membrane means it only allows certain molecules to pass through?

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Selectively permeable

Cell Features

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Cell Features

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