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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is another name for programmed cell death?
Necrosis
Apoptosis
Oxidative Burst
Diapedesis
Which organelle is the control center of the cell?
Mitochondria
Lysosome
Nucleus
Cytoplasm
What role(s) does the cytoskeleton play in a living cell?
maintaining cell shape
contraction
movement
AOTA
NOTA
What organelle serves as a primary "packaging" area for molecules that will be distributed throughout the cell?
Golgi Apparatus
Ribosome
Smooth ER
Rough ER
Which organelles release chemicals that break down large food particles into smaller ones?
Smooth ER
Lysosomes
Nucleolus
Cytoplasm
What is the correct order of these mitotic stages?
prophase - cytokinesis - metaphase - telophase - anaphase
prophase - metaphase - telophase - anaphase - cytokinesis
anaphase - prophase - metaphase - telophase - cytokinesis
prophase - metaphase - anaphase - telophase - cytokinesis
What is the function of the cell wall?
To protect and support cell
To perform different functions in the cell
To prevent water from entering the cell
To prevent oxygen from entering the cell
In what stage of mitosis do all chromosomes align in one plane?
Anaphase
Telophase
Cytokinesis
Prophase
Metaphase
Which of the following best describes the function of mitochondria?
They store energy from sunlight
They store energy from food molecules
They convert energy from food molecules that cells can use
They produces nucleic acid that releases energy
The nucleus of a cell has thin strands of________________________ that contain genetic material
Microtubules
Chromatin
Chromosomes
DNA
A________________is a group of similar cells that work together to perform a specific function.
organ
organism
tissue
organ system
Some proteins are found in the plasma membrane. What part of the protein is within the membrane itself?
Hydrophilic region
Hydrophobic region
All peroxisomes carry out this function:
digest macromolecules using the hydrolytic enzymes they contain
control the flow of ions into and out of the cell
synthesize membrane components such as fatty acids and phospholipids
Break down fats and amino acids into smaller molecules that can be used for energy production by mitochondria
The rough endoplasmic reticulum is:
an intracellular double-membrane system to which ribosomes are attached
an intracellular membrane that is studded with microtubular structures
only found in prokaryotic cells
a membranous structure found within mitochondria
NOTA
Which one of the following eukaryotic cell structures contains DNA? (you can select 1 or more )
Chloroplast
Endoplasmic Reticulum
nucleus
mitochondrion
In the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, the genetic material is complexed with protein and organized into linear structures called ______
chromatin
chromosomes
cilia
plasmid
Peroxisomes use oxidases and catalase to _______ the body from _______.
mobilize, cytokines
destroy, water
detoxify, free radicals
breakdown, lipids
Ribosomes have the appearance of _______ and are constructed of _______?
tiny-finger-like extensions, and lysosomes
small, dark staining granules, RNA
large, dark staining granules, DNA
NOTA
This site serves as the synthesis and assembly of ribosomes?
Nucleolus
Nucleus
Chromatin
Peroxisome
This area of the cell is a thin flexible layer that separates fluid into intracellular and extracellular fluid?
Cytoplasm
Cell membrane
Plasma membrane
Nucleus
