Section 8.2 Cell Structure

Section 8.2 Cell Structure

Multiple Choice

What is the name for the fluid-like portion inside the cell?

• nucleus

• cytoskeleton

• chloroplast

• cytoplasm

Multiple Choice

The general name given to all the small structures that have certain jobs in a eukaryotic cell is organelle.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Why is the nucleus considered to be the "control center" of the cell?

• because it contains the DNA

• because it stores food

• because it has computer chips in it

• because it monitors things going in and out of the cell

Multiple Choice

What is the function of the DNA in the nucleus?

• It has the directions for making proteins

• It stores food

• It makes the cell move

• It has the directions for making food

Multiple Choice

What is the function of the ribosomes?

• They build proteins in the cell

• They store food

• They transport material in the cell

• They control what goes in and out of the cell

Multiple Choice

Which organelle helps modify and package proteins so they can be stored or shipped out of the cell?

• Ribosomes

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Golgi apparatus

• Cytoskeleton

Multiple Choice

Which organelle stores water which provides structure for plant cells?

• vacuoles

• cytoskeleton

• microtubules

• cell wall

Multiple Choice

Which organelle tends to get rid of damaged things or foreign molecules in a cell?

• lysosome

• golgi apparatus

• ribosome

• cytoskeleton

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a component of the cytoskeleton?

• actin filaments

• intermediate filaments

• microtubules

• large tubules

Multiple Choice

What organelle is found in plant cells and NOT in animal cells?

• chloroplasts

• microtubules

• mitochondria

• microfilaments

Multiple Choice

Mitochondria help convert food in to chemical energy that can be used by both animal and plant cells.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

All cells have cell membranes but not all cells have cell walls.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Cell walls provide a rigid structure around plant and animal cells.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Another name for the cell membrane is the _____ membrane.

• plasma

• nuclear

• thin

• thick

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a component of the cell membrane?

• lipids

• proteins

• carbohydrate chains

• water

Multiple Choice

Which of the following organisms would be made of prokaryotic cells?

• plants

• animals

• fungus

• bacteria

Multiple Choice

Vacuoles are much smaller in animal cells than they are in plant cells.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Plant and animal cells share many of the same types of organelles.

• True

• False