EOC Cells

Some components of cells are listed. Which of the components could be observed using a microscope in a prepared slide of leaf epidermal cells but not in a prepared slide of human cheek cells?

• Components 2 and 3 only

• Components 3 and 4 only

• Components 1, 2, and 3 only

• Components 1 and 5 only

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Match the following

• Cell Membrane

• A gel-like fluid that fills empty space in the cell

• Cell Wall

• Storage site of water and nutrients

• Cytoplasm

• Offers Support and structure to the cell

• Vacuole

• Controls what may enter or leave the cell

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Plant and Animal cells are both __________________ and _________________. SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

• Eukaryotic

• Prokaryotic

• Multicellular

• Unicellular

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Inside of a particular cell, there is a high level of ATP (energy) production near the plasma membrane. Which of the following is most likely true?

• The cell is undergoing active transport

• The cell is removing toxins via passive transport

• The cell is using ribosomes to create specialized enzymes

• The cell's mitochondria are working in tandem with the chloroplasts to complete essential processes.

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Which of the following best distinguishes between a plant cell and an animal cell?

• Cell Wall and Chloroplast

• Chloroplast and Mitochondria

• Cell Wall and Plasma Membrane

• Plasma Membrane and Mitochondria

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Match the following:

• Plasma or Cell Membrane

• stabilizes and maintains flexibility of cell membrane

• Phospholipid bilayer

• 2 layers; allows small & non-polar molecules to pass through the membrane

• Carbohydrates

• located outside of the membrane; helps with cell communication and cell-to-cell connections

• Transport or Channel Proteins

• allows large and polar molecules to pass through the membrane

• Cholesterol

• regulates what goes in and out of the cell

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What is the function of the organelle in the picture?

• To support the outside of the cell and block molecules

• To produce glucose through photosynthesis

• To sort, modify, and package proteins

• To detoxify the cell and break down fatty acids

Answer explanation

This is a picture of the chloroplast which is found in plants and does photosynthesis.

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"Endosymbiosis" means

• Living together

• Living inside

• Entering together

• Joining together

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Which of the following best describes the overall structure of the cell membrane?

• A phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins.

• A carbohydrate membrane with embedded amino acids.

• A protein bilayer with embedded phospholipids.

• Nucleic acid membrane with embedded proteins.

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The cell below is in a _________ solution.

• Hypotonic

• Hypertonic

• Isotonic

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