cell structure and function

1.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

Which characteristic do most plants have in common?

they are unicellular

they are prokaryotic

they produce seeds

they all have cell wall and chloroplast

2.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Joy took the notes shown below while learning about cells.
• Forms boundary between a cell and the outside environment
• Controls the movement of materials into and out of the cell

endoplasmic reticulum

cell membrane

cell wall

nucleus

3.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Which cell structure is correctly paired with its primary function?

ribosome - movement

mitocondria - energy production

vacuole - cell division

nucleus - storage of nutrients

4.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

Which organelle sorts, modifies and packages molecules for storage in the cell or secretion out of the cell?

Mitochondria

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

Golgi Body

5.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

Which organelle is responsible for making proteins?

Nucleus

Nucleolus

Lysosomes

Ribosomes

6.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

What is a sac-like structure used to store water and nutrients? These are much larger in plant cells?

Lysosomes

Mitochondria

Vacuoles

Golgi Body

7.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

Number 1 is a (the) -

Golgi Bodies

Mitochondrion

ribosome

Nucleus

8.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

Kayla summarizes the cell theory to her class. She states that all organisms are made up of one or more cells. Which pair of statements correctly completes her summary?

The cell is the basic unit of all organisms, and all cells come from existing cells.

The cell is the basic unit of all organisms, and all cells have the same parts.

All cells are the same size, and the cell is the basic unit of all organisms.

All cells come from existing cells and all cells have the same parts.

9.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

Unicellular organisms include bacteria, some algae, and some animals. They live in virtually every environment on the planet. Which of the following statements BEST describes the ratio of unicellular animals to multi-cellular animals?

Multicellular organisms outnumber unicellular organisms only in terrestrial environments

Unicellular and multicellular organisms exist in about the same number in both aquatic and terrestrial environments

Unicellular organisms outnumber multicellular organisms in both aquatic and terrestrial environments.

Multicellular organisms outnumber unicellular organisms only in aquatic environments.

10.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

What is the function of the cell membrane?

Supports and protects the cell

Controls the cell

Controls what enters and leaves the cell

Metabolic reactions occur here

11.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

What is the function of the cytoplasm?

Stores water and mineral ions

It holds all the organelles in place

Controls what enters and leaves the cell

Supports the cell

12.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

Animal cells DO NOT have ...

Mitochondria

Lysosomes

Vacuoles

Chloroplasts

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is E?

nucleus

mitochondria

nucleus

cell membrane

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is A?

nucleus

mitochondria

cell membrane

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is I?

nucleus

mitochondria

nucleus

cell membrane

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What type of cell is shown?

plant cell

animal cell

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What type of cell is shown?

prokaryotic

eukaryotic

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is F?

nucleus

mitochondria

nucleus

endoplasmic reticulum

19.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What are the three main differences between plant and animal cells?

cell membrane, cell wall, nucleus

cell wall, nucleus, chlorplast

cell wall, central vacuole, chloroplast

cell membrane, ribosomes, mitochondria

20.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is B?

cell wall

cell membrane

central vacuole

chloroplast

21.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is F?

cell wall

cell membrane

central vacuole

chloroplast

22.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is A?

cell wall

cell membrane

central vacuole

chloroplast

23.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What type of cell is shown below?

Prokaryote

Eukaryote

24.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Groups of organs that perform the same function is called _____________?

tissue

organ

organ system

organism

25.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following organelles forms a boundary between a cell and the outside environment and controls the movement of materials into and out of the cell?

endoplasmic reticulum

cell membrane

cell wall

nucleus

26.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

16. Which of the following organelles provides extra support for the cell, gives it shape, is mostly made up of cellulose, and found in plant cells?

endoplasmic reticulum

cell membrane

cell wall

nucleus

27.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the function of the cytoplasm?

A gel-like fluid that holds all the organelles in place

Uses sunlight to perform photosynthesis

Stores water and nutrients

Uses oxygen to transform energy into a form the cell can use

28.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the function of the vacuole?

A gel-like fluid that holds all the organelles in place

Uses sunlight to perform photosynthesis

Stores water and nutrients

Uses oxygen to transform energy into a form the cell can use

29.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Plant cells contain a green pigment called chlorophyll. Chlorophyll has a role in the process of photosynthesis. What does chlorophyll do?

A gel-like fluid that holds all the organelles in place

Uses sunlight to perform photosynthesis

absorbs light energy from the sun

Uses oxygen to transform energy into a form the cell can use

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