No student devices needed. Know more
32 questions
A ________ is the basic structural and functional unit of all living organism. (building blocks of life)
Atom
Cell
Cell theory
Mitochondrion
____________ is a fundamental proposal in biology that contains the three principles:
1- All living things are made of one or more cells
2- Cells are the basic unit of structure/function of all life
3- Cells come from cells, and pass genetic information on to their daughter cells.
Cell Theory
Big Bang Theory
Cellular Life
Cellular Principles
The boundary that controls what enters and leaves the cell is called the __________.
Nuclear membrane
Cell membrane
Nuclear envelope
Sodium potassium ion pump
Proteins that span the entire membrane and create a channel for solutes and molecules to move in and out of the cell are called _________________.
Channel Proteins
Transport Proteins
Pump Proteins
Diffusion Proteins
____________ cells contain a nucleus, and _____________ cells do NOT contain a nucleus.
Prokaryotic, eukaryotic
Eukarytoic, prokaryotic
Prokaryotic, Archaea
Archaea, eukaryotic
A _____________ is a distinct central organelle that contains the cell's genetic material in the form of DNA.
Membrane
Nucleus
Mitochondria
Ribosome
The semi-fluid environment inside of the cell, which all of the organelles "float" in, is known as the __________________.
Cytoplasm
Cytoskeleton
Mitochondria
Nucleus
The ___________ is a network of long, thin protein fibers that form a framework of support for the cell.
Cytoplasm
Ribosome
Cilia
Cytoskeleton
The organelles that help make proteins are ___________.
Mitochondria
Nuclei
Ribosomes
Lysosomes
Ribosomes are produced inside the ______________, which is found inside of the nucleus.
Nucleolus
Membrane
Nuclear envelope
Mitochondria
The _________________ is a flattened stack of membranes that modifies, sorts, and packages proteins.
Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)
Nuclear Envelope
Plasma Membrane
Golgi Apparatus
A __________ is a sac used to store food, water, and other materials needed by the cell. (Hint: this organelle is larger in a plant cell than in an animal cell).
Mitochondria
Chloroplast
Vacuole
Lysosome
________ are vesicles that contain substances that digest waste, including old worn out organelles or food particles.
Ribosomes
Lysosomes
Mitochondria
Golgi Bodies
The organelle that generates the energy for the cell is the __________.
Mitochondria
Ribosome
Lysosome
Nucleus
____________ are organelles that capture solar energy and convert it to chemical energy through a process called photosynthesis.
Mitochondria
Ribosomes
Nucleus
Chloroplasts
The _____________ is a thick and rigid mess of fibers that surrounds the plasma membrane and protects the cell. (HINT: Plant cells have this and animal cells don't)
Cell Membrane
Cell Wall
Cell Perimeter
Cell Entry
The net movement of particles from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration is called ____________.
Osmosis
Facilitated Diffusion
Diffusion
Active Transport
The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane is _______________.
Diffusion
Facilitated Diffusion
Osmosis
Active transport
The movement of particles across a concentration gradient requires energy; therefore it is called __________________.
Passive Transport
Diffusion
Osmosis
Active Transport
___________ is the process by which a cell surrounds a substance outside of the environment, enclosing it in the membrane.
Exocytosis
Endocytosis
Encapsulation
Absorbtion
____________ is a secretion of materials at the plasma membrane.
Endocytosis
Exocytosis
Encapsulation
Expulsion
Scientist who was the first to observe cells under a microscope and called them "cells" because they looked like the cells monks lived in.
Robert Hooke
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Rudolph Virchow
Mattias Schwann
Who improved the microscope and was the first to observe animalcules?
Robert Hooke
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Mattias Schleiden
Rudolph Virchow
Which scientist was the first to state that all plants are made of cells?
Mattias Schleidan
Theodor Schwann
Rudolph Virchow
Robert Hooke
Which scientist was the first to state that all animals were made of cells?
Mattias Schleiden
Theodor Schwann
Robert Hooke
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Which two scientists worked together and formed the "Cell Theory"?
Leeuwenhoek and Hooke
Schleiden and Schwann
Einstein and Schwann
Hooke and Virchow
Which scientist proposed that all cells are produced from the division of existing cells?
Hooke
Schwann
Virchow
Scheiden
Which is NOT one of the three parts of the cell theory?
All living organisms are made of one or more cells.
Cells are the basic unit of structure and organization of all living organisms.
Cells come from previously existing cells passing on genetic material to daughter cells
All cells are eukaryotic.
The movement of particles across the cell membrane without the need of energy.
active transport
passive transport
diffusion
endocytosis
Check all the descriptions of the Cell Membrane.
surrounds the cell
made of chromosomes
controls what goes in and out of the cell
has one layer
protects the cell
What do plant cells have that animal cells do not? (choose all that apply)
ER
cell wall
chloroplast
cell membrane
vacuoles
What does rough endoplasmic reticulum have that smooth endoplasmic reticulum does not?
DNA
ribosomes
lysosomes
cell walls
Explore all questions with a free account