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Cell Review Questions
1. Which letter in the diagram below indicates an organelle 4. The data table below shows the presence or absence of
that functions primarily in the synthesis of long chains of
DNA in four different cell organelles.
amino acids?
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
2. A cell is represented in the diagram shown below.
Information in the table suggests that DNA functions
A)
B)
C)
D)
within cytoplasm and outside of the cell membrane
both inside and outside of the nucleus
within cell vacuoles
only within energy-releasing structures
5. Which cell organelle is composed of a series of channels
throughout the cytoplasm that functions in the transport
of molecules?
Which statement about the cell is correct?
A) Structure D is the site of aerobic respiration.
B) Structure C utilizes carbon dioxide in the process of
photosynthesis.
C) Structure B contains nucleotides involved in
transmitting genetic information.
D) Structure A synthesizes and secretes cellular
products.
A)
B)
C)
D)
cell wall
lysosome
endoplasmic reticulum
chloroplast
6. The largest amount of DNA in a plant cell is contained in
A) a chromosome
C) a protein molecule
B) an enzyme molecule
D) a nucleus
7. Base your answer to the following question on the
diagrams below which represent two different cells.
3. If the ribosomes of a cell were destroyed, what effect
would this most likely have on the cell?
A) The cell would be unable to synthesize proteins.
B) Increased protein absorption would occur through
the cell membrane.
C) Development of abnormal hereditary features
would occur in the cell.
D) It would stimulate mitotic cell division.
In both cells, the organelles labeled E are the sites of
A) secretion
C) aerobic respiration
B) starch synthesis
D) food storage
8. What has to be properly functioning in a unicellular
organism for homeostasis to be maintained?
A) insulin
C) antibodies
12. The diagram below represents a cell.
B) organelles
D) guard cells
9. Which letter in the diagram below indicates the structure
that is most closely associated with excretion?
Which statement concerning ATP and activity within
the cell is correct?
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
10. In a cell, all organelles work together to carry out
A) information storage B) active transport
C) diffusion
D) metabolic processes
A)
B)
C)
D)
The absorption of ATP occurs at structure A.
The synthesis of ATP occurs within structure B.
ATP is produced most efficiently by structure C.
The template for ATP is found in structure D.
13. Which structures in the diagram below enable the
observer to identify it as a plant cell?
11. The diagram below represents a plant cell.
A) A and C
C) B and D
Which process takes place in structure A?
A) photosynthesis
C) cellular respiration
B) protein synthesis
D) digestion of fats
B) B and C
D) A and B
14. One difference between plant and animal cells is that
animal cells do not have
A) a cell membrane
C) chloroplasts
B) a nucleus
D) centrioles
15. Which organelle is the site of cellular respiration?
A)
B)
C)
D)
endoplasmic reticulum
mitochondria
ribosomes
chloroplast function
16. Which organelle is correctly paired with its specific
function?
A)
B)
C)
D)
21. The diagram below represents a cell of a green plant.
vacuole—production of ATP
ribosome—synthesis of proteins
cell membrane—storage of hereditary information
chloroplast—transport of materials
17. Which cell structure is correctly paired with its primary
function?
A)
B)
C)
D)
vacuole–cell division
ribosome–protein synthesis
nucleus–storage of nutrients
mitochondrion–movement
Solar energy is used to produce energy-rich compounds
in structure
18.
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
22. In the cell shown below, which lettered structure is
responsible for the excretion of most cellular wastes?
Within which structure shown in the diagram below are
energy-rich organic compounds used to produce ATP?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
19. What is the main function of a vacuole in a cell?
A)
B)
C)
D)
coordination
synthesis of molecules
storage
release of energy
20. Certain poisons are toxic to organisms because they
interfere with the function of enzymes in mitochondria.
This results directly in the inability of the cell to
A)
B)
C)
D)
store information
build proteins
release energy from nutrients
dispose of metabolic wastes
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
23. The diagram below represents two single-celled
organisms.
These organisms carry out the activities needed to
maintain homeostasis by using specialized internal
A) tissues
C) organs
B) systems
D) organelles
24. Which structures carry out life functions within cells?
A) tissues
C) organelles
B) organ systems
D) organs
25. Which organelle is correctly paired with its function?
A) nucleus — provides carbohydrates for
fermentation
B) chloroplast — serves as a site for photosynthesis
C) lysosome — packages cellular products
D) centriole — synthesizes digestive enzymes
26. Muscle cells in athletes often have more mitochondria
than muscle cells in nonathletes. Based on this
observation, it can be inferred that the muscle cells in
athletes
A) have a smaller demand for cell proteins than the
muscle cells of nonathletes
B) have nuclei containing more DNA than nuclei in
the muscle cells of nonathletes
C) reproduce less frequently than the muscle cells of
nonathletes
D) have a greater demand for energy than the muscle
cells of nonathletes
27. Which organelle in the diagram below represents an
exception to the cell theory because it contains genetic
material and can reproduce within the cell?
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
28. What organelle releases energy for metabolic activity in
cells?
A) vacuole
C) chloroplast
B) ribosome
D) mitochondrion
29. Which row in the chart below contains a cell structure paired with its primary function?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
30. Which cell organelle is most directly involved with the
bonding of amino acids?
A)
B)
C)
D)
ribosome
mitochondrion
endoplasmic reticulum
cell wall
D) 4