Biology Chapter 3 Test

Select all components of the cell theory.

• all organisms are made of cells

• the cell reproduces through dead cells

• the cell is the most basic unit of life

• all cells are produced by other living cells

• all cells regenerate and never die

What is the jellylike substance inside cells that contains molecules and in some cells organelles?

• cytoskeleton

• cytoplasm

• chloroplast

• Golgi apparatus

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What is an organelle?

• rigid structure that gives protection, support, and shape to cells in plants, algae, fungi, and bacteria.

• membrane-bound structure that is specialized to perform a distinct process within a cell

• difference in the concentration of a substance from one location to another

• protein that detects a signal molecule and performs an action in response

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Which type of cell has a nucleus?

• prokaryotic

• eukaryotic

What is the specific network of proteins that constantly shifts to meet the needs of the cell?

• cell membrane

• cytoskeleton

• cytoplasm

• cell wall

Which organelle is the storehouse for genetic information?

• nucleus

• ribosome

• lysosome

• nucleolus

What is the function of a ribosome?

• supplies energy to the cell

• contains enzymes

• links amino acids together to form proteins

• contains and transports materials within the cytoplasm.

Which organelle is a stack of flat, membrane-enclosed spaces containing enzymes that process, sort, and deliver proteins?

• endoplasmic reticulum

• Golgi apparatus

• mitochondrion

• vacuole

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Which organelle contains and transports materials from place to place within the cell?

• vesicle

• vacuole

• ribosome

• chloroplast

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What is the purpose of the mitochondrion?

• supplies energy to the cell

• contains the DNA

• reproduces the cell

• transports proteins

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