Cell Structures

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a major component of Cell Theory?

Accepted Answer

All organisms contain eukaryotic cells.

Question 2

How do vacuoles differ in a plant cell vs an animal cell?

Accepted Answer

Vacuoles are larger in plant cells than in animal cells.

Question 3

This organelle contains enzymes that help it break down biological materials in a cell.

Accepted Answer

lysosome

Question 4

These organelles put together chains of amino acids to make proteins:

Accepted Answer

ribosomes

Question 5

True or False: Bacteria have a cell wall.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

Bacteria have cells that are

Accepted Answer

exclusively prokaryotic

Question 7

Which two organelles can only be found in plant cells?

Accepted Answer

cell wall & chloroplasts

Question 8

Which substance contains the organelles found inside the cell wall, but outside the nucleus?

Accepted Answer

cytoplasm

Question 9

What type of complex cell has a membrane-bound nucleus containing DNA?

Accepted Answer

Eukaryotic

Question 10

What is the function of a cell wall?

Accepted Answer

To provide structure & protection to plant cells

Question 11

What do we call the structures that perform a specific function within a cell?

Accepted Answer

organelles

Question 12

Name the organelle that contains chlorophyll, which is used to carry out photosynthesis.

Accepted Answer

chloroplast

Question 13

What organelle dictates if things can pass into or out of a cell while also protecting it?

Accepted Answer

cell membrane

Question 14

Which organelle is known as the "control center" or "brain" of a eukaryotic cell?

Accepted Answer

nucleus

Question 15

This organelle is a fluid-filled "storage" space that is much larger in plant cells:

Accepted Answer

vacuole

Question 16

Specialized cells are found only in

Accepted Answer

many-celled organisms

Question 17

Cellular Respiration, a process in which energy in food is converted into energy the cell can use, occurs in the

Accepted Answer

mitochondria

Question 18

This organelle moves substances within the cell and has pipelike structures (Analogy: city buses or transportation)

Accepted Answer

endoplasmic reticulum

Question 19

How are eukaryotic cells different from prokaryotic cells?

Accepted Answer

Only eukaryotic cells have a nucleus.

Question 20

How could you tell if this is a plant vs. an animal cell?

Accepted Answer

look for the chloroplasts, plant cells have those

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