STEM Week 1 Review

What is a cell?

• An organism that breathes air

• The basic unit of all living things

• A type of tiny plant

• A green pigment found in plant leaves

What is the primary function of the Cell Wall?

• To protect and provide support for the cell.

• Builds proteins.

• Convert solar energy to chemical energy.

• Takes in carbon dioxide.

Which organelle would you expect to find in a Plant cell but not an Animal cell?

• Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

• Mitochondria

• Ribosome

• Chloroplast

Mitochondria is known as.

• Wall of cell

• Brain of cell

• Protein of cell.

• Powerhouse of the cell.

Most cells contain ________________ (for Protein Synthesis

• Control of activities of the cell

• Absorbs light

• Ribosomes

• Cell membrane

Chloroplasts contain?

• White liquid

• Protective membrane

• Green chlorophyll

• Made from Cytoplasm

What part of the cell is responsible for breaking down and digesting things?

• Ribosomes

• Lysosomes

• Endoplasmic reticulum

• Vacuole

What part of the cell serves to process, package and export proteins?

• Mitochondria

• Endoplasmic reticulum

• Nucleolus

• Golgi apparatus

The jellylike interior of the cell is called the:

• Cytoskeleton

• Cytoplasm

• Vacuole

• Nucleus

Select the statement that best describes the difference between vacuoles in plant and animal cells.

• Only plant cells have vacuoles

• Only animal cells have vacuoles

• Plant cells have one large vacuole, animals cells have many small ones

• Plant cells have many small vacuoles, animal cells have one large one