Cells Quiz #2

Cells that have more random shapes and can be clumped together are __.

• animal
• mineral
• plant

Which of the following lists of organelles are found in both plant and animal cells?

• nucleus, cell membrane, chloroplasts, lysosomes
• mitochondria, cell wall, vacuole, cell membrane
• lysosomes, nucleus, ribosomes, mitochondria
• cell membrane, mitochondria, nucleus, ribosomes

This jelly like substance fills cells and keeps the organelles in place.

• cell membrane
• cytoplasm
• ribosomes
• mitochondria

This organelle makes protein for the cell.

• cell membrane
• cytoplasm
• ribosomes
• mitochondria

This organelle contains the DNA for the cell and tells the cell what to do.

• nucleus
• mitochondria
• lysosomes
• ribosomes

A group of students design a model to explain how the different parts of a cell function. They choose a grocery store as a model for a cell. They place a map of a grocery store and a cell diagram side by side to compare the parts of each. Which part of a grocery store functions similarly to a cell membrane?

• A. a time clock recording employee hours in the office
• B. a sliding glass door opening and closing at the entrance
• C. the bricks in the outer wall providing support for the roof
• D. the aisles allowing customers to move between shelves of products

Which best explains the function of a vacuole?

• A. offers protection from the outside environment
• B. provides a framework to help the cell move
• C. holds water or other items the cell needs to store
• D. removes viruses from inside the cell

You look through a microscope and see cells that are in well organized rectangles with very dark edges. What kind of cell are you most likely looking at?

• animal
• mineral
• plant

This organelle is responsible for allowing water and other material to pass into and out of the cell?

• A. cytoplasm
• B. nucleus
• C. cell membrane
• D. mitochondria

Both plant cells and animal cells have which of these structures, which allows the cells to break down glucose in order to make energy?

• A. chloroplasts
• B. cell wall
• C. mitochondria
• D. vacuole