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Cell Diversity/Structure Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cells receive all necessary nutrients and energy from their environment.

a)

true

b)

false

2.

The majority of a cell's biochemical reactions occur in the:

a)

plasma membrane

b)

nucleus

c)

cytoplasm

d)

mitochondria

3.

The nuclear membrane consists of a double phospholipid bilayer.

a)

true

b)

false

4.

The proteins found in the phosopholipid bilayer of the plasma membrane contribute to:

a)

structure

b)

recognition and communication

c)

transportation

d)

all of the above

5.

Which organelle is made in the nucleolus?

a)

mitochondria

b)

ribosomes

c)

lysosomes

d)

cytoskeleton

6.

Chromatin is what we call DNA when the chromosomes are condensed and separated during cell division.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

What is the location of cholesterol metabolism?

a)

rough endoplasmic reticulum

b)

smooth endoplasmic reticulum

c)

Golgi apparatus

d)

mitochondria

8.

Which organelle is the garbage disposal/recycling center of the cell?

a)

ribosomes

b)

mitochondria

c)

peroxisomes

d)

lysosomes

9.

The process by which mitochondria convert food energy into ATP energy is known as "cellular respiration."

a)

true

b)

false

10.

Which are the "loosest" of the cellular junctions?

a)

desmosomes

b)

gap junctions

c)

tight junctions

11.

Why do phospholipids organize into a bilayer, tail to tail, in a watery environment?

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12.

How do cytosol and cytoplasm differ?

4 lines
13.

Which of the cytoskeletal elements is the basis of centrioles?

a)

microtubules

b)

intermediate filaments

c)

microfilaments

14.

The major function of cilia is to move substances across the cell's surface. What is the major function of flagella?

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15.

Thin, flexible barrier that surrounds all cells and regulates what enters and leaves the cell.

a)

cell wall

b)

plasma membrane

c)

nucleus

d)

Golgi apparatus

16.

Organism whose cells contain a nucleus.

a)

prokaryote

b)

eukaryote

c)

Golgi apparatus

d)

chloroplast

17.

Network of protein filaments in a eukaryotic cell that gives the cell its shape and is involved in internal organization and cell movement?

a)

cytoskeleton

b)

Golgi apparatus

c)

ribosomes

d)

endoplasmic reticulum

18.

Which organelle is composed of RNA and protein and is found in many locations throughout the cell?

a)

endoplasmic reticulum

b)

ribosomes

c)

nucleus

d)

nucleolus

19.

Which organelle in cells modifies, sorts, and packages proteins and other materials from the endoplasmic reticulum for storage in the cell or release outside the cell?

a)

Golgi apparatus

b)

ribosome

c)

vacuole

d)

lysosome

20.

What type of cell does not have a nucleus or other membrane-bound organelles?

a)
eukaryotic 
b)
prokaryotic