Cell Organelles EOC Questions

What will most likely be the result if all of the chloroplasts are removed from a plant cell?

• It will be unable to carry out photosynthesis.

• It will break down the glucose in the cell.

• It will lose carbon dioxide through diffusion.

• It will be unable to carry out cellular respiration.

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In which of these ways are prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells similar?

• They both contain DNA.

• They both contain a nucleus.

• They are both highly complex.

• They are both enclosed by a cell wall.

A single muscle cell is isolated and observed. Which organelle would you expect to be abundant in the cell?

• ribosomes

• mitochondria

• golgi bodies

• lysosomes

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Which phrase best summarizes the function of pseudopod in amoeba?

• storing food

• maintaining water balance

• moving and capturing food

• detecting light sources

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Which structures are least likely to appear in the same eukaryotic cell?

• mitochondria and chloroplasts

• ribosomes and mitochondria

• a cell wall and chloroplasts

• small vacuoles and a cell wall

Which of the following structures regulates the movement of nutrients in and out of the cell.

• cell wall

• plasma membrane

• nuclear membrane

• endoplasmic reticulum

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A scientist examines an unknown cell to determine whether the cell is prokaryotic or eukaryotic. If the cell is prokaryotic, which list includes the only structures that the scientist will observe?

• cell wall, plasma membrane, mitochondria

• central vacuole, cell wall, lysosomes

• cell wall, plasma membrane, ribosomes

• plasma membrane, nucleus, mitochondria

What is a primary function of a vacuole in a cell?

• enzyme production

• protein synthesis

• photosynthesis

• storage

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Which best summarizes the role of DNA in the production of proteins?

• DNA moves to the cytoplasm to build proteins.

• DNA breaks hydrogen bonds between amino acids.

• DNA contains the instructions used to make proteins.

• DNA transports amino acids to the ribosomes to make proteins.

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Plant cells are able to produce their own food. This process happens in which structure?

• cell wall

• chloroplast

• vacuole

• mitochondrion

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