Cell Organelle-Structure and Function Quiz

Which model did scientists develop to describe the cell membrane?

• a. phospholipid model

• b. dynamic model

• c. fluid mosaic model

• d. transport model

Which word best describes the structure of the cell membrane?

• a. layered

• b. rigid

• c. impermeable

• d. nonpolar

What is a phospholipid composed of?

• a. a polar head and a nonpolar tail

• b. a nonpolar head and a polar tail

• c. a polar head and tail

• d. a nonpolar head and tail

Which phrase best describes the property of selective permeability?

• a. some molecules pass

• b. all ions pass

• c. large molecules pass

• d. all molecules pass

A ligand produces a response in a cell if it finds the right kind of ____________.

• a. carbohydrate.

• b. hormone.

• c. membrane.

• d. receptor.

Which organelle is the storehouse of a cell's genetic information?

• a. mitochondrion

• b. chloroplast

• c. centriole

• d. nucleus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which of the following is a flexible network of proteins that structural support and gives shape to a cell?

• a. vesicles

• b. vacuole

• c. cytoskeleton

• d. cytoplasm

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What is the main function of the Golgi apparatus?

• a. communicate with other cells

• b. convert solar energy to chemical energy

• c. process and deliver proteins

• d. copy genetic material

Which organelle contains enzymes that break down damaged old cell parts?

• a. centriole

• b. lysosomes

• c. vacuole

• d. mitochondria

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which of the following organelles can be found in the cytoplasm and on the surface of the endoplasmic reticulum?

• a. mitochondria

• b. centrosomes

• c. ribosomes

• d. centrioles