CELL THEORY AND CELLS

Which organelle would expect to find in plant cells but not animal cells?

• mitochondria

• ribosome

• chloroplast

• smooth ER

• vacuole

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which of the following is a function of the cell membrane?

• breaks down lipids, carbs and proteins from foods

• stores water, salt, proteins and carbs

• keeps the cell wall in place

• regulates the movement of material into and out of the cell

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Looking at a cell under a microscope, you note that it is a prokaryote. How do you know?

• the cell lacks a cell membrane

• the cell lacks cytoplasm

• the cell lacks genetic material

• the cell lacks a nucleus

Which of the following organisms are prokaryotes?

• bacteria

• animals

• plants

• fungi

The process where a cell changes from one cell type to another is called:

• division

• cell differentiation

• transduction

• augmentation

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which of the following is a function of the nucleus?

• stores DNA

• stores sugars

• builds proteins

• packaged proteins

which organelles are involved in energy conversion?

• mitochondria and chloroplasts

• golgi apparatus and chloroplast

• smooth and rough ER

• mitochondria and ribosomes

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Which of the following is a function of the cytoskeleton?

• contains DNA

• helps make proteins

• surrounds the cell

• helps a cell keep its shape

Which organelle breaks down organelles that are no longer useful?

• lysosome

• mitochondria

• golgi apparatus

• endoplasmic reticulum

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Which invention played the biggest role in the discovery of cells by early scientists? 

• eye glasses

• lens

• magnifying glass

• compound microscope