Cell Test Review

Cell Test Review

Question 1

• What is the largest and most visible organelle in a eukaryotic cell?

• Nucleus

Question 2

• One of the world’s largest single cells is a chicken egg. This shows that?

• NOT all cells are microscopic

Question 3

• What makes chloroplasts green?• Chlorophyll

Question 4

• What organelle does a prokaryotic cell NOT have?

• A nucleus

Question 5

• What keeps the cytoplasm inside and allows nutrients in and wastes out?

• Cell membrane

Question 6

• Why is an elephant larger than a human?• It has more cells than a human does.

Question 7

• Make a small venn diagram to compare prokaryotic vs. eukaryotic cells.

• Will show diagram

Question 8

• What organelle processes, packages, and HELPS transport materials out of a eukaryotic cell?

• Golgi complex

Question 9

• What is not found in animal cells?• Cell wall, chloroplasts, large vacuole

Question 10

• Where are amino acids hooked together to make proteins?

• Ribosomes

Question 11

• What is NOT a characteristic of bacteria?• They have an endoplasmic reticulum.

Question 12

• What are the three parts of the cell theory?• The cell theory concept was formally created

by Schleiden & Schwann• All living things are made up of cells• All cells carry out their own life functions• New cells come from other living cells

Question 13

• Who was the first person to discover and name the “Tiny Boxes” seen under a crude compound microscope? What was he looking at?

• Robert Hooke 1665 was the first scientist to use the term cell when he saw tiny boxes that looked like cells using a crude compound microscope. He viewed a slice of cork.

Question 14

• Phospholipid molecules form the?• Cell membrane

Question 15

• What is the function of the organelles?• A cell organelle is a smaller structure within a

cell, each organelle has a certain function

Question 16

• Where is most ATP energy in eukaryotic cells released from?

• Mitochondria

Question 17

• Which are the energy converting organelles?• Mitochondria and Chloroplasts

Question 18

• What are some characteristics of cells?• A cell is the basic unit of structure and

function in living things.• Every living thing on Earth is composed of

cells.

Question 19

• What is cellular respiration? Explain the process.

Question 20

• What organelle is not found in plant cells?• lysosome

Question 21

• What are the basic units of all living things?• Cells

Question 22

• What is the large membrane covered chamber that stores water and other liquids called?

• Vacuole

Question 23

• Where are the food molecules broken down to release energy?

• Mitochondria

Question 24

• What organelle is found only in plants and algae?

• Chloroplasts

Question 25

• What type of destruction of cells may be one of the factors that contributes to the aging process in humans?

• Lysosomal