Chapter 8 Exam Practice

What is the function of the cell membrane?

• To control what comes in and out of the cell

• To break down food inside the cell

• to serve as a barrier

• to eat the cells food

Eukaryotes are generally _________ than prokaryotes

• smaller
• simpler
• larger and more complex
• thinner and older

Which group of cells has a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles?

• Prokaryotes
• Eukaryotes

Prokaryotes have DNA that is not contained inside a _________.  

• ribosome
• cell membrane
• nucleus

Plants and animal cells both have a nucleus.

• True
• False

Provides extra support for the plant cell and gives it shape.

• chlorophyll
• chloroplast
• cell wall
• vacuole

A storage structure- in an animal cell there are many small ones, but in a plant cell there is just one large one. This also helps the plant cell hold shape when full.

• vacuole
• ribosomes
• golgi body
• chloroplast

What is the smallest unit of life that can carry out all life functions?

• the nucleus
• the vacuole
• the mitochondria
• the cell

All living things are made of _______.

• tissues
• organs
• cells
• chloroplasts

Which one of the following organelles is not found in a an animal cell?

• cell membrane
• nucleus
• chloroplast
• endoplasmic reticulum