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Cell Structure

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

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1.

What is a key feature that distinguishes prokaryotic cells from eukaryotic cells?

a)

Presence of a plasma membrane

b)

Lack of membrane-enclosed organelles

c)

Presence of DNA

d)

Ability to perform photosynthesis

2.

What molecule forms the plasma membrane of cells?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic acids

3.

Why are most cells very small?

a)

To fit more cells in the body

b)

To reduce the volume

c)

To maintain a high surface area to volume ratio for efficient material exchange

d)

To minimize energy consumption

4.

Which of the following is not a function of the cytoskeleton?

a)

Providing structural support

b)

Facilitating cell movement

c)

Assisting in intracellular transport

d)

Translation of genetic information

5.

What is the primary function of ribosomes?

a)

DNA replication

b)

Protein synthesis

c)

Lipid breakdown

d)

Energy production

6.

Which component of the endomembrane system is responsible for modifying, sorting, and packaging proteins?

a)

Rough ER

b)

Smooth ER

c)

Golgi body

d)

Lysosome

7.

Which structure in eukaryotic cells contains DNA?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chloroplasts

d)

All of the above

8.

Which of the following is a major function of the extracellular matrix?

a)

Energy storage

b)

DNA replication

c)

Providing structural support and enabling cell signaling

d)

Synthesizing proteins

9.

Which of the following statements supports the endosymbiotic theory for the origin of mitochondria and chloroplasts?

a)

They have their own circular DNA and double membranes.

b)

They are found only in prokaryotes.

c)

They are synthesized in the Golgi apparatus.

d)

They perform photosynthesis and respiration.

10.

These two cell structures are said to have been prokaryotes before being engulfed by an ancestral eukaryote

a)

Smooth and Rough ER

b)

Lysosome and Peroxisome

c)

DNA and RNA

d)

Mitochondria and Chloroplast

11.

Which cell structure is responsible for producing sugars via photosynthesis?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplasts

c)

Plasmodesmata

d)

Ribosomes

12.

Cell membranes consist mainly of ______ and ______.

a)

lipids; carbohydrates

b)

phospholipids; proteins

c)

lipids; proteins

d)

phospholipids; ECM

13.

Despite the diversity of cell type and functions, all cells have these three things in common:

a)

cytoplasm, DNA, and organelles with membranes.

b)

a plasma membrane, DNA , and a nuclear envelope

c)

cytoplasm, DNA, and a plasma membrane

d)

cell wall, cytoplasm, DNA

14.

In a lipid bilayer, the ______ of all the lipid molecules are sandwiched between all of the ______.

a)

hydrophilic tails; hydrophobic heads

b)

hydrophilic heads; hydrophilic tails

c)

hydrophobic tails; hydrophilic heads

d)

hydrophobic heads; hydrophilic tails