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    What is, in plants, the rigid barrier that surrounds the outside of the plasma membrane, is made of cellulose, and provides support and structure to the cell?

    • Flagellum
    • Cell wall
    • Centriole
    • Nucleolus
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  • 2. 

    The basic unit of life is the ___________.

  • 3. 

    What is a double-membrane organelle that captures light energy and converts it to chemical energy through photosynthesis

    • Nucleolus

    • Mitochondria

    • Chloroplast

    • Ribosome

    Correct Answer
    A. Chloroplast
  • 4. 

    What is the membrane-bound organelle that converts fuel into energy available to the rest of the cell?

    • Ribosome

    • Lysosome

    • Nucleus

    • Mitochondrion

    Correct Answer
    A. Mitochondrion
  • 5. 

    What is a vesicle that uses enzymes to digest excess or worn-out cellular substances?

    • Mitochondrion

    • Lysosome

    • Ribosome

    • Cell wall

    Correct Answer
    A. Lysosome
  • 6. 

    What is a simple cell organelle that helps manufacture proteins?

    • Cell

    • Ribosome

    • Lysosome

    • Mitochondria

    Correct Answer
    A. Ribosome
  • 7. 

    What is, in eukaryotic cells, the central, membrane-bound organelle that manages cellular functions and contains DNA?

    • Ribosome

    • Chloroplast

    • Ribosome

    • Nucleus

    Correct Answer
    A. Nucleus
  • 8. 

    What is a highly folded membrane system in eukaryotic cells that is the site for ribosome attachment?

    • Endoplasmic reticulum

    • Golgi apparatus

    • Lysosome

    • Cell wall

    Correct Answer
    A. Endoplasmic reticulum
  • 9. 

    What is the membrane-bound vesicle for temporary storage of materials such as food, enzymes, and wastes?

    • Vacuole

    • Golgi apparatus

    • Cytoskeleton

    • Ribosome

    Correct Answer
    A. Vacuole
  • 10. 

    Where are prokaryotic cells found?

    • In bacteria and archaea

    • In protists, fungi, plants, animals

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. In bacteria and archaea
  • 11. 

    Who discovered the cell?

    Correct Answer
    Robert Hooke
    Hooke
  • 12. 

    The word "cell" comes from Latin word ________ meaning small room.

    Correct Answer
    cellula
  • 13. 

    The prokaryote cell is _________ and smaller than a eukaryote cell.

    Correct Answer
    simpler
    more simple

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