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Cell Structure
1.

What is a cell?
a. An animal.
b. A microscopic structure that is the basic unit of all living things.
c. A small room.
d. A small structure that creates living things.

2.

What is the function of the cell wall?

a. Tell the cell what to do
b. Lets molecules pass in and out
c. Lets water pass in and out
d. Gives the plant structure and support

3.

Which cell structure contains the cell's genetic material?

a. organelle
b. nucleus
c. cell envelope
d. cytoplasm

4.

Which structure is a thin, flexible barrier around a cell?

a. plasma membrane
b. cell wall
c. cell envelope
d. cytoplasm

5.

Which cell structure stores food, nutrients, and waste in the cell?
a. vacuole
b. cell membrane
c. vacuum
d. cell body

6.

What type of cells have membranes?

a. Plant Cells
b. Animal cell
c. All Cells
d. Algae Cells

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What are the differences between plants and animal cells?

a. Animal cells have a cell wall, chloroplasts, and one large vacuole.
b. Plant cells have a cell wall, chloroplasts, and one large vacuole
c. Plant cells are eukaryotic, and animal cells are prokaryotic.
d. Animal cells are eukaryotic, and plant cells are prokaryotic.

8.

Ribosomes are found:

a. on smooth endoplasmic reticulum
b. in the nucleus
c. on the Golgi apparatus
d. on rough endoplasmic reticulum

9.

This is the gel-like substance found in a cell.

a. cytoplasm
b. chromosomes
c. vacuole

10. Which of the following organelles may be absent from eukaryotic cells?
a. nucleus
b. mitochondria
c. plasma membrane
d. chloroplast
11. Prokaryotic cells lack
a. cytoplasm
b. a plasma membrane
c. a nucleus
d. genetic material
12. A substance has to pass through various parts of a plant cell before reaching the nucleus. Which of the
following shows the correct order of these parts?
a. cell wall, cytoplasm, cell membrane
b. cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm
c. cell membrane, cell wall, cytoplasm
d. cell membrane, cytoplasm, cell wall
13. Part X is missing in a cell. This results in the lack of control of the activities that take place in the cell. Part
X is the
a. nucleus
b. cytoplasm
c. chloroplast
d. cell membrane

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14. Explain the importance of the cytoskeleton for animal cells.

15. Draw a plant cell and name 7 parts of it.

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