Plant and Animal Cells

Animal cells can be distinguished from plant cells easily because of which of the following?

• Animal cells have mitochondria and plant cells do not.

• Plant cells have lysosomes and animal cells do not.

• Only plant cells have centrioles around their nucleus.

• Only plant cells have large central vacuoles and cell walls.

Jared observes a cell in biology lab with the light microscope. The cell has the following structures: nucleus, cell wall, and chloroplast. Identify the type of cell that Jared is observing.

• animal

• plant

• fungus

• bacteria

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Hair and nails are mostly filled with the protein keratin. Keratin is produced by keratinocytes. The cells must contain several of which of the following organelles?

• mitochondria

• endoplasmic reticulum

• ribosomes

• lysosomes

Identify this type of cell.

• animal

• plant

• protist

• bacteria

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Carrie observes an electron micrograph of a cell during biology lab. The cell has a flagellum, ribosomes, cell wall, and no apparent nucleus. Which of the following is likely true of the cell that Carrie is observing?

• The cell also contains mitochondria.

• The presence of the organelles proves that the cell is eukaryotic.

• The cell is a plant because of the cell wall.

• The cell is prokaryotic.

Look at the cell organelles. Which of these organelles transports organic molecules that are responsible for providing structure and controlling cellular processes?

• endoplasmic reticulum

• mitochondria

• ribosomes

• Golgi apparatus

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NGSS.HS-LS2-4

Which of the following best describes the function of smooth endoplasmic reticulum?

• Modifies carbohydrates and proteins, placing them into vesicles

• Manufactures proteins and nucleic acids using the DNA code

• Modifies and transports proteins after the ribosome makes them

• Manufactures lipids and then transports them to a new location

What are the small protein structures that unicellular organisms like the paramecium use as tiny paddles to swim around with?

• cilia

• pseudopodia

• flagella

• cytoskeleton

Which structure in the cell destroys invaders such as bacteria and viruses, while also helping with the digestion of food particles?

• cell membrane

• endoplasmic reticulum

• Golgi apparatus

• lysosomes

Which of the following best describes the function of the Golgi apparatus?

• It modifies and transports proteins after the ribosome makes them.

• It manufactures lipids and then transports them to a new location.

• It manufactures proteins and nucleic acids using the DNA code.

• It modifies lipids and proteins and places them into packages.