Animal and Plant Cells

Which organelle is unique to plant cells?

• a. cytoplasm

• b. cell membrane

• d. cell wall

Which organelle is called the "power house"?

• a. vacuole

• b. mitochondria

• d. cytoplasm

Identify the thin covering that surrounds the cell:

• cytoplasm

• cell membrane

• ribosomes

The basic unit of living things is called:

• nucleus

• organism

• cell

Which two plant cell structures work together, like security guards, for the cell?

• cytoplasm and nucleus

• cell membrane and cell wall

What is the function of the nucleus of an animal cell?

• It is the place where energy is produced.

• It stores the genetic information, the DNA (chromosomes).

• It captures sunlight to produce food.

Select a statement that best completes the phrase: In a plant cell ...

• there is one large vacuole that stores water and helps hold up the plant

• the vacuoles enter and leave through the cell membrane

The "brain" of the cell is:

• mitochondria

• cytoplasm

• nucleus

The outer structure of the plant that provides support that is found only in plant cells:

• cell wall

• cytoplasm

• nucleus

The fluid substance that contains the organelles of the cell:

• cytoplasm

• cell wall

• nucleus