The Cell

Question 1

What is the basic unit of life in plants?

Answer 1

Plant cell

Question 2

True or False: Plant cells have a cell wall.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Fill in the blank: The _____ is the outermost layer of a plant cell.

Answer 3

cell wall

Question 4

What organelle is responsible for photosynthesis in plant cells?

Answer 4

Chloroplast

Question 5

Which structure in a plant cell contains the genetic material?

Answer 5

Nucleus

Question 6

What is the function of the vacuole in plant cells?

Answer 6

Storage of substances and maintaining turgor pressure

Question 7

Multiple Choice: Which of the following is NOT found in plant cells? A) Chloroplasts B) Mitochondria C) Centrioles D) Cell wall

Answer 7

C) Centrioles

Question 8

What is the jelly-like substance inside the plant cell called?

Answer 8

Cytoplasm

Question 9

True or False: Plant cells can perform cellular respiration.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Fill in the blank: The _____ is responsible for producing energy in the form of ATP in plant cells.

Answer 10

Mitochondria

Question 11

What pigment is found in chloroplasts and is essential for photosynthesis?

Answer 11

Chlorophyll

Question 12

Multiple Choice: Which part of the plant cell helps in the synthesis of proteins? A) Ribosomes B) Lysosomes C) Golgi apparatus D) Nucleus

Answer 12

A) Ribosomes

Question 13

What is the primary function of the cell wall?

Answer 13

To provide structural support and protection

Question 14

True or False: Plant cells are generally larger than animal cells.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Fill in the blank: The _____ is a network of proteins that helps maintain the shape of the cell.

Answer 15

cytoskeleton

Question 16

What is the main carbohydrate stored in plant cells?

Answer 16

Starch

Question 17

Multiple Choice: Which organelle modifies, sorts, and packages proteins? A) Endoplasmic Reticulum B) Golgi apparatus C) Lysosome D) Nucleus

Answer 17

B) Golgi apparatus

Question 18

What structure regulates the movement of substances in and out of the plant cell?

Answer 18

Plasma membrane

Question 19

True or False: Plant cells lack lysosomes.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Fill in the blank: The _____ stores water in plant cells, maintaining turgidity.

Answer 20

vacuole

Question 21

What is the function of plasmodesmata in plant cells?

Answer 21

To allow communication and transport of materials between adjacent cells

Question 22

Multiple Choice: Which of the following is involved in the synthesis of lipids? A) Rough ER B) Smooth ER C) Golgi apparatus D) Ribosomes

Answer 22

B) Smooth ER

Question 23

What is the role of the chloroplast in plant cells?

Answer 23

To convert light energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis

Question 24

True or False: The nucleus is responsible for cell division in plant cells.

Answer 24

True

Question 25

Fill in the blank: The _____ is a double membrane that surrounds the nucleus.

Answer 25

nuclear envelope

Question 26

What is the main difference between plant and animal cells?

Answer 26

Plant cells have a cell wall and chloroplasts, while animal cells do not.

Question 27

What is the basic structural and functional unit of all living organisms?

Answer 27

The cell.

Question 28

True or False: Animal cells have a cell wall.

Answer 28

False.

Question 29

Which organelle is known as the powerhouse of the cell?

Answer 29

Mitochondria.

Question 30

Fill in the blank: The __________ is responsible for controlling the activities of the cell.

Answer 30

Nucleus.

Question 31

What is the function of ribosomes?

Answer 31

Protein synthesis.

Question 32

Multiple Choice: Which of the following is not found in animal cells? A) Mitochondria B) Chloroplasts C) Nucleus

Answer 32

B) Chloroplasts.

Question 33

What is the jelly-like substance inside the cell called?

Answer 33

Cytoplasm.

Question 34

True or False: Animal cells can perform photosynthesis.

Answer 34

False.

Question 35

Fill in the blank: The __________ is a network of protein filaments that helps the cell maintain its shape.

Answer 35

Cytoskeleton.

Question 36

What organelle is responsible for packaging and distributing proteins?

Answer 36

Golgi apparatus.

Question 37

Multiple Choice: Which structure is involved in the detoxification of harmful substances? A) Lysosome B) Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum C) Ribosome

Answer 37

B) Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum.

Question 38

What is the role of lysosomes in animal cells?

Answer 38

Digestion of waste materials and cellular debris.

Question 39

True or False: The plasma membrane is selectively permeable.

Answer 39

True.

Question 40

Fill in the blank: The __________ is a double membrane that surrounds the nucleus.

Answer 40

Nuclear envelope.

Question 41

What is the main component of the cell membrane?

Answer 41

Phospholipids.

Question 42

Multiple Choice: Which of the following organelles is responsible for energy production? A) Ribosome B) Mitochondria C) Golgi apparatus

Answer 42

B) Mitochondria.

Question 43

What is the function of the rough endoplasmic reticulum?

Answer 43

Synthesis of proteins.

Question 44

True or False: Animal cells have chloroplasts.

Answer 44

False.

Question 45

Fill in the blank: The __________ is involved in the synthesis of lipids.

Answer 45

Smooth endoplasmic reticulum.

Question 46

What structure helps in cell division?

Answer 46

Centrioles.

Question 47

Multiple Choice: Which part of the cell is responsible for maintaining homeostasis? A) Cell wall B) Plasma membrane C) Cytoplasm

Answer 47

B) Plasma membrane.

Question 48

What is the primary function of the cell membrane?

Answer 48

To protect the cell and regulate what enters and leaves.

Question 49

True or False: Animal cells are prokaryotic.

Answer 49

False.

Question 50

Fill in the blank: The __________ contains genetic material.

Answer 50

Nucleus.

Question 51

What do we call the process by which cells obtain energy from glucose?

Answer 51

Cellular respiration.