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The Cell 4: The Cytoskeleton & Cell Junctions

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is NOT a role of the cytoskeleton?

a)

Maintain cell shape

b)

Anchor organelles

c)

Movement of the cell

d)

Movement of molecules within a cell

e)

Aides in Protein Synthesis

2.

Which organelle is NOT composed in part by the cytoskeleton?

a)

Cilia

b)

Flagella

c)

Centriole

d)

Vesicle

3.

TRUE OR FALSE:

The microtubules of the cytoskeleton provide motor proteins bound to vesicles a track to travel along.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

Receptor proteins embeded in the cell membrane that transmit signals between the Extracellular Matrix and the cytoplasm are called...

a)

Collagens

b)

Glycoproteins

c)

Integrins

d)

Peripheral Proteins

5.

Cellular Junction in plant cells that allows small molecules in the cytoplasm to be shared between the cells to aide in communication.

a)

Gap Junctions

b)

Tight Junctions

c)

Plasmodesmata

d)

Desmosomes

6.

Cellular Junction in animal cells that allows for cellular communication through flow of cytoplasm between cells.

a)

Gap Junctions

b)

Tight Junctions

c)

Plasmodesmata

d)

Desmosomes

7.

Anchor cells in place by attaching them to one another using intermediate filaments.

a)

Gap Junctions

b)

Tight Junctions

c)

Plasmodesmata

d)

Desmosomes

8.

Place a seal around the cells to prevent leakage.

a)

Gap Junctions

b)

Tight Junctions

c)

Plasmodesmata

d)

Desmosomes