Structure & Function of Cells Study Guide

Prokaryotic cells do not have....

• a nucleus

• cytoplasm

• cell membrane

• genetic material

Which of the following is found in both plant cells and animal cells?

• central vacuole

• cell wall

• cytoplasm

• chloroplast

Which of the following is found in only the animal cell?

• mitochondria

• cell membrane

• ribosomes

• lysosomes

In biology class, Morgan was looking at plant and animal cells through a microscope. How could she tell which cell is a plant cell and which cell is an animal cell?

• organelles are only in plant cells

• nuclei are only in animal cells

• mitochondria are only in animal cells

• cell walls are only in plant cells

A plant cell organelle that uses energy from the sunlight to make sugar is called...

• a mitochondria.

• chloroplast.

• golgi apparatus.

• lysosome.

If you wanted to find DNA, where would you look?

• inside a cell's ribosomes

• inside a cell's nucleus

• inside a cell's golgi bodies

• inside a cell's vacuoles

A trashcan is like a _______________, because _______________.

• lysosome, they both package, sort, and ship

• mitochondria, they both release energy

• lysosome, they both get rid of waste

• mitochondria, they both get rid of waste

What structure in a cell is selectively permeable, which means it allows certain particles to flow in and out of the cell?

• cell membrane

• cytoplasm

• mitochondria

• golgi body

A security guard is like a _______________, because _____________.

• cell membrane, they both allow materials in and out

• cytoplasm, they both allow materials in and out

• cell membrane, they both give structure and support

• cytoplasm, they both give structure and support

What do the processes of exocytosis and endocytosis have in common?

• they are a way to move materials out of the cell

• they are a way to move materials into a cell

• a membrane surrounds materials needed to be transported in or out of a cell

• they use energy to move materials into or out of a cell