Chapter 7 Cellular Structure and Functions

Which organelle converts sugars into energy?

• lysosome

• nucleus

• mitochondrion

• ribosome

A plant cell is placed in a hypotonic solution. What will happen to the plant cell?

• It will shrink.

• It will swell.

• It will stay the same.

• It will wilt.

What are specialized structures that carry out specific cell functions?

• cells

• ribosomes

• transport proteins

• organelles

Which scientist first used the term "cell"?

• Hooke

• van Leewenhoek

• Darwin

• Schleiden

Which structures are common to all cells? (Choose all that apply.)

• DNA

• nucleus

• ribosomes

• plasma membrane

• cytoplasm

Osmosis moves what substance into and out of cells?

• carbon dioxide

• chemicals

• water

• cytoplasm

Where do most of the chemical reactions occur in the cell?

• nucleus

• vacuole

• cytoplasm

• vacuole

Which is present in eukaryotic cells? (You may choose more than one choice.)

• mitochondria

• nucleus

• ribosomes

• golgi apparatus

Which part makes ribosomes?

• nucleolus

• nucleus

• endoplasmic reticulum

• golgi apparatus

Which of the following processes requires energy?

• osmosis

• active transport

• diffusion

• facilitated diffusion