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AP Biology Cell Lab
ANIMAL CELL
Look at a prepared slide of an animal cell. Sketch & diagram the cell/s in color.
Identify as many cell structures as you can.
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1. What organelle do animals use to transfer energy from organic molecules (sugars) to ATP?
2. List 2 organelles that are not surrounded by membranes.
3. What is the function of centrioles?
PLANT CELL
Prepare a plant slide. Take a small piece of Elodea leaf & place a cover slip over it. Sketch &
diagram the cells in color. Identify as many cell structures as you can.
Slide: ___________________________________________
4. What organelle do plants use to transfer light energy into bonds of organic molecules (sugars)?
5. Define plastid in a complete sentence. Give 3 examples and their primary functions. (pg. 66)
6. Explain 4 differences between plant & animal cells. Use complete sentences.
PROKARYOTIC CELL
Label the cell below. (pg.58-59)
Structures: capsule, cell wall, cytoplasm, DNA in nucleoid region, flagellum, pilus, plasma
membrane, plasmid, ribosomes
7. Define plasmid in a complete sentence.
8. Summarize what a biofilm is and how it benefits microorganisms. Use complete
sentences.
9. Compare and contrast at least 4 characteristics of prokaryotic & eukaryotic cells. Use
complete sentences.
____ 10. One generalization of the cell theory is that
a.
all cells have a nucleus.
b. all cells have cell walls.
c.
the cell is the smallest unit that displays the properties of life.
d. cells can arise from nonliving matter.
e. all cells are microscopic.
Chapter 4
____ 11. Which statement is false about prokaryotes compared to eukaryotes?
a.
Prokaryotes are more metabolically diverse than eukaryotes.
b. Prokaryotes tend to be large and multicellular while eukaryotes tend to be much
smaller and usually unicellular.
c.
Unlike prokaryotes, eukaryotes have various membrane-bound organelles.
d. Eukaryotic DNA is linear and stored typically in a nucleus while prokaryotic DNA
occurs in small loops.
____ 12. Which of the following is one of the two main functions of the nuclear envelope?
a. provides residence for ribosomes
b. allows separation of DNA from cytoplasm machinery
c. provides total isolation of nuclear components
d. enables faster cell division
e. enables larger cell size
____ 13. Which of the following contain enzymes used in the breakdown of glucose and generation of ATP?
a. Golgi bodies
b. ribosomes
c. mitochondria
d. lysosomes
e. endoplasmic reticula
____ 14. Which is the correct sequence of polypeptide transport in the secretory pathway?
a. plasma membrane >>> Golgi bodies >>> ER >>> ribosome
b. plasma membrane >>> ER >>> Golgi bodies >>> ribosome
c. ribosome >>> Golgi bodies >>> ER >>> plasma membrane
d. ribosome >>> ER >>> Golgi bodies >>> plasma membrane
____ 15. An organelle that pinches off portions of its membrane to form a transport vesicle is the
a. mitochondrion.
b. chloroplast.
c. nucleolus.
d. Golgi body.
e. peroxisome.
____ 16. Which of the following cell organelles is responsible for the breakdown of fatty acids?
a. peroxisomes
b. ribosomes
c. mitochondria
d. lysosomes