Cellular Structure and Function

Which statement BEST justifies the comparison of a cell’s nucleus to a person’s brain

• Both are encased in a hard, protective coating

• Both are involved in producing energy-containing molecules

• Both store information and control activities

• Both are directly involved in transporting wastes so they do not build up

Which of the following is the control center of the eukaryotic cell?

• mitochondria

• chloroplast

• nucleus

• Golgi apparatus

Which of the following uses oxygen and glucose to produce ATP?

• mitochondria

• chloroplast

• nucleus

• ER

Which of the following utilizes water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight to produce oxygen and glucose?

• mitochondria

• chloroplast

• nucleus

• lysosome

Storage for water, enzymes, nutrients, etc.

• chloroplast

• cell wall

• central vacuole

• cell membrane

The outermost layer of a plant cell provides support and structure. What is it called?

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• plasma membrane

• cytoplasm

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What fluid can be found in cells that holds all the organelles?

• cytoplasm

• blood

• plasma

• water

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

This surrounds all cells. It controls what materials can come into and out of the cell.

• cell membrane
• nuclear membrane
• cell wall
• cell capsule

What is an organelle?

• holds cell together
• brains of cell
• gives cell energy
• small structures that float in the cytoplasm; components of the cell

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Animal cells have chloroplasts for photosynthesis

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6