The Cell

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Cells divide once every month.

Question 2

The powerhouse of the cell.

Accepted Answer

Mitochondria

Question 3

What organelle contains nearly all the cell's DNA?

Accepted Answer

Nucleus

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Large central vacuole

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Cytoplasm

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Chloroplast

Question 9

What differentiates a Prokaryote from a Eukaryote?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Animal cells have ...

Accepted Answer

a nucleus, a cell membrane, mitochondria

Question 11

Plant cells contain chloroplasts and mitochondria.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

Golgi apparatus

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

Smooth ER

Question 14

Which organelle is selectively permeable and regulates what materials enter and exit a cell?

Accepted Answer

Cell Membrane

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

Nucleoid

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