SPI 1.1, 1.2 Cells TCAP Practice Questions

What part provides a plant cell with support and protection?  

• chloroplast
• cell wall
• vacuole
• nucleus

Which organelles are found in both plant and animal cells?  

• cell wall and chloroplast
• cell wall and vacuole
• cell membrane and chloroplast
• cell membrane and vacuole

What gives the plant cell extra protection and a rigid structure? 

• cell wall
• cytoplasm
• chloroplast
• cell membrane

Which numbered structure is the vacuole?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Plant and animal cells both contain a thick, jelly-like material that fills most of the cell. What is this jelly-like material in both plant and animal cells? 

• cytoplasm
• cell membrane
• chloroplast
• vacuole

One difference between an animal cell and a plant cell is that

• only plant cells have a nucleus. 
• only animal cells have a cell membrane. 
• only animal cells have a chloroplast.
•  only plant cells have a cell wall.

The diagrams show a plant cell and an animal cell.  What cell part is indicated by the arrow? 

• chloroplast
• vacuole
• nucleus
• cytoplasm

Which structures are found in both animal and plant cells?  

• cell membrane and cell wall 
• cell wall and chloroplast 
• chloroplast and nucleus
• nucleus and vacuole 

The development of the microscope made it possible for people to 

• measure the force of gravity.
• view the planets in the solar system. 
• explain the types of heat transfer.
• view the small structures inside cells. 

What is the role of the nucleus in a plant or animal cell?

• controls what enters and leaves the cell
• stores nutrients for the cell
• produces food for the cell
• controls the activities of the cell