Animal and Plant Cells

Which statement best distinguishes plant cells and animal cells?

• There are more ribosomes in animal cells than in plant cells.

• Plant cells have more lysosomes than animal cells have.

• Plant cells have large vacuoles, and animal cells do not.

• The position of the nucleus in the cells is different in plants and animals.

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Which organelle should be listed under “Animal Only” in a Venn diagram?

• Nucleus

• Centriole

• Ribosome

• Cell wall

Which organelle is used as temporary storage for water, waste products, food, and other cellular material in plants?

• Mitochondrion

• Lysosome

• Centriole

• Vacuole

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Which term describes an extensive network of tubes, sacs, and vesicles throughout a cell that has as its main function to provides transport to the Golgi Apparatus or to the outside of the cell?

• Cell Membrane

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Centriole

• Cell Wall

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Which organelle captures the energy from sunlight and converts it to chemical energy, and in which cells could it be found?

• The Golgi apparatus, which can be found in lung cells of animals

• Lysosomes, which can be found in all cells of grasses

• Ribosomes, which can be found in muscle cells of humans

• Chloroplasts, which can be found in leaf cells of trees

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Which organelle is responsible for producing the energy for cellular processes?

• D, the lysosome

• A, the cell membrane

• E, the mitochondria

• F, DNA

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Which is a structure that directs the cell's activities?

• Nucleus

• Golgi Apparatus

• Ribosomes

• Mitochondrion

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A student is examining leaf cells. Which organelles are most likely to be missing from the cells?

• Ribosomes

• Chloroplasts

• Lysosomes

• Mitochondria

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Which is a tough and rigid layer that surrounds plant cells, as well as some algal and bacterial cells?

• Cell Wall

• Centriole

• Nucleus

• Cell Membrane

What does it mean for a membrane to be selectively permeable?

• Only certain molecules are allowed to pass through.

• The membrane is rigid and only allows water to pass through.

• All types of molecules are able to pass into the cell.

• The membrane is rigid and nothing can enter or leave the cell.

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