Cell Structure and Function

The cell membrane is a flexible covering that...

• creates structure and support for plant cells

• protects the cell from the environment outside of the cell

• directs the cells activities

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How is a cell membrane like a mesh screen?

• it is metal and has holes in it

• it allows big things to come through but keeps small things out

• it allows small things to come through but keeps big things out

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This is the fluid inside a cell that contains salts and other molecules.

• cell membrane

• chloroplasts

• mitochondria

• cytoplasm

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Which type of cell has a cell wall?

• plant cell

• animal cell

• both plant and animal cells

A cell wall helps the cell to keep its _____and gives it _____.

• shape, support

• fluid, nutrients

• structure, nutrients

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Which part of the cell directs cell activities?

• cytoplasm

• mitochondria

• cell membrane

• nucleus

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Which organelle makes proteins?

• chloroplasts

• golgi bodies

• ribosomes

• endoplasmic reticulum

Which organelle turns food energy into ATP energy?

• mitochondria

• chloroplast

• ribosomes

• nucleus

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Which organelle converts sunlight into glucose?

• mitochondria

• chloroplast

• nucleus

• golgi body

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Where are proteins packaged in a cell?

• ribosomes

• lysosomes

• nucleus

• golgi bodies

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