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Cells Review Questions
Name ______________
Briefly Answer The Following.
1. Why do cells’ nuclei have pores on the outside?
Nuclear pores allow mRNA to leave the nucleus and travel to the
ribosome.
2. Name the cell part that modifies and packages proteins.
Golgi Apparatus
3. What is the function of the mitochondria?
The mitochondria generates energy for the cell in the form of ATP
4. What is the function of the rough endoplasmic reticulum?
The RER makes proteins (because it has ribosomes on it) and transports
proteins throughout the cell
5. What are groups of tissues called? Organ
6. What is the function of the lysosomes in the cell?
They can help break down glucose and can also kill the cell if needed
7. Name one organelle that is found in the plant cell, but not in the
animal cell.
Cell wall & Choloroplasts
8. What is one type of cell that has a flagellum? (Guys…you should
know this!)
Sperm Cell
9. What part of the microscope should not be used when looking at
specimens under high power? Coarse adjustment knob
10. What is the large organelle in the plants cell that stores water?
Vacuole
11. What organelle produces proteins? Ribosomes
12. What is the gel-like material in the cell that contains the
organelles? Cytoplasm
13. What was the first type of cells seen through a microscope? Cork
Cells
14. Why is it advantageous for cells to be small? High surface-tovolume ratio allows molecules to travel swiftly in and out of the cell.
15. Define Prokaryotic. Bacterial cell with no membrane bound
organelles or nucleus
16. Give two examples of eukaryotic cells. Plant cell; Human cell
17. Explain the difference between the outside of the plant and animal
cell. Both plant and animal cells have cell membranes. Plant cells have
an extra layer of protection in the form of a cell wall.
18. What part of the cell do molecules have to pass to get inside? Cell
membrane
19. Describe the major component of the plasma membrane.
Phospholipids are the largest component of the cell membrane. They are
made of polar phosphate heads and 2 lipid tails
20. Which organelle controls the activities inside the cell? Nucleus