Animal and Plant Cells

Question 1

What does it mean for a membrane to be selectively permeable?

Question 2

A student constructs a Venn diagram to compare the organelles in plant and animal cells.Venn Diagram of Plant and Animal CellsWhich organelle should be listed under “Both” in the diagram?

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B: mitochondrion

Question 3

Which statement is true about a cell wall but not a cell membrane?

Question 4

A scientist is comparing the outer structure of an onion cell, structure X, to the outer structure of a human skin cell, structure Y. Which generalization is true about the types of structures being examined?

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C: Structure X is only found in plant cells, and structure Y is found in plant and animal cells.

Question 5

Which statement about the cell membrane is true?

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D: It prevents harmful substances from entering a cell.

Question 6

An animal cell (left) and a plant cell (right) are shown.Which two cell parts are most likely found in both types of cell?

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B: lysosome and vacuole

Question 7

Consider this animal cell.What is the function of the small, dark organelles labeled E?

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C: They produce proteins for the cell.

Question 8

Which is a tough and rigid layer that surrounds plant cells, as well as some algal and bacterial cells?

Question 9

Which organelle captures the energy from sunlight and converts it to chemical energy, and in which cells could it be found?

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D: chloroplasts, which can be found in leaf cells of trees

Question 10

Which organelle is used as temporary storage for water, waste products, food, and other cellular material?

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D: vacuole

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