Cell Quiz

Which of the following is NOT a principle of the cell theory?

• Cells are the basic units of life
• Very few cells are able to reproduce
• All cells are produced from existing cells
• All living things are made of cells.

Looking at a cell under a microscope, you note that it is a prokaryote. How do you know?

• The cell lacks genetic material
• The cell lacks a cell membrane
• The cell lacks cytoplasm
• The cell lacks a nucleus.

Which of the following organisms are prokaryotes? 

• plants
• animals
• bacteria
• fungi

Which of the following conclusions could you draw about the cell shown in Figure 7–1? 

• The cell is eukaryotic because it has a nucleus.
• The cell is prokaryotic because it has a nucleus.
• The cell is eukaryotic because it does not have a nucleus.
• The cell is prokaryotic because it does not have a nucleus.

Which of the following is a function of the nucleus? 

• stores DNA
• stores sugars
• build proteins
• packages proteins

Which organelle breaks down organelles that are no longer useful?

• endoplasmic reticulum
• Golgi apparatus
• lysosome
• mitochondrion

Which of the following is a function of the cytoskeleton?

• surrounds the cell
• contains DNA
• helps make proteins
• helps a cell keep its shape

Which structure in the cell shown in stores materials, such as water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates?

• structure A
• structure B
• structure C 
• structure D

Which structure makes proteins using coded instructions that come from the nucleus?

• Golgi apparatus
• ribosome
• vacuole
• mitochondrion

Which sequence correctly traces the path of a protein in the cell?

• endoplasmic reticulum, lysosome, Golgi apparatus
• ribosome, endoplasmic reticulum, chloroplast
• ribosome, Golgi apparatus, endoplasmic reticulum
• ribosome, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus