Checkpoint #2 Review

Which organelle is a fluid-filled structure designed for storage?

• vacuole

• mitochondrion

• nucleus

• cytoplasm

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How is the digestive system in humans similar to the lysosome in the cell?

• both control functions

• both control movement

• both provide protection

• both break down food

Which part of a plant cell is the site for photosynthesis?

• cell wall

• cytoplasm

• chloroplast

• cell membrane

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How is the cell wall similar to the skeletal system?

• both provide protection

• both control movement

• both break down food

• both absorb nutrients and water

Looking at the cell, which part contains genetic material and controls use of genes?

• nucleus

• chloroplast

• mitochondrion

• cell membrane

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There are many factors that contribute to photosynthesis. Which provides the energy for photosynthesis?

• sun

• oxygen

• glucose

• chlorophyll

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Which of the following best describes the process of photosynthesis?

• carbon dioxide and water use light energy to make sugar and oxygen

• water, sunlight, and glucose transform into chlorophyll

• carbon dioxide uses glucose to produce chlorophyll

• glucose and oxygen use light energy to make carbon dioxide and water

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Chemical energy of a chemical substance can be transformed to other forms of energy by specific chemical reactions. Which of the following best illustrates the transfer from chemical energy to thermal energy?

• ice cream melting

• digesting a cookie

• batteries in a flashlight

• building a science experiment

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The products of photosynthesis are..

• water and glucose

• sugar and oxygen

• carbon dioxide and oxygen

• glucose and carbon dioxide

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The endoplasmic reticulum functions to:

• transport materials

• destroy old cell parts

• make ribosomes

• package proteins

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