Biology Chapter Test

The main function of the cell wall is to

• Help the cell move

• Direct the activities of the cell

• Support and protect the cell

• Store DNA

The thin, flexible barrier around a cell is called the

• Cytoplasm

• Cell Wall

• Cell Envelope

• Cell Membrane

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Which organelle would you expect to find in plant cells?

• Ribosome

• Chloroplast

• Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

• Mitochondrion

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Which of the following is a function of the nucleus?

• Breaks down waste

• Stores DNA

• Synthesizes lipids

• All of the above

Which cell structure contains the cell's genetic material and controls many of the cell's activities?

• Ribosome

• Cell envelope

• Cytoplasm

• Nucleus

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When a particle is too large to diffuse on its own and it needs help to get across the cell membrane, this process is called what?

• Osmosis

• Facilitated diffusion

• Active Transport

• Hypertension

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The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane is called

• Osmosis

• Osmotic pressure

• Active transport

• Facilitated diffusion

Which of these provide support and structure to the cell?

• Cytoplasm and ribosomes

• Microtubules and microfilaments

• Nucleolus and nucleus

• Chromosomes

Eukaryotes usually contain

• Genetic material

• Specialized organelles

• A nucleus

• All of the above

Which of the following organelles synthesize and package lipids?

• Ribosomes

• Golgi Apparatus

• Rough E.R.

• Smooth E.R.