Unit 3 Cells Pre/Post Check

What is found in both plant and animal cells but is much larger in plant cells?

• Nucleus
• Mitochondria
• Chloroplast
• Vacuole

Which structures are found in every living cell?

• cell membrane and cytoplasm
• chloroplasts and mitochondria
• a cell wall and nucleus
• chloroplasts and cell wall

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Chloroplasts in plant cells allow the plant to perform a function that animal cells cannot do.  What is the main function of the chloroplasts found in plant cells?

• to absorb light energy and manufacture food
• to remove waste materials by active transport
• to manufacture chemical energy from food
• to control the shape of the cell

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Cells with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles are called ____________________.

• prokaryotes
• eukaryotes
• bacteria
• protists

A tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within a cell.

• organelle
• cell
• nucleus
• ribosomes

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Animal and plant cells are both this type of cell.

• Eukaryote
• Prokaryote

Which organelle is only found in a plant cell? 

• nucleus
• chloroplast
• mitochondria
• cell membrane

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This is a double layer of phospholipids that creates a barrier between the cells internal and external environments; it controls what comes in or out of the cell (selective permeable)

• Nucleus
• Cilia
• Cell membrane
• Flagella

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All prokaryotic cells are what kind of organism?

• Protist

• Fungi

• Bacteria

• Animal

The short, hair-like projections that help with movement are called...

• cilia
• flagella
• pseudopods
• contractile vacoule