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Example Question #11 : Distinguish Between Plant And Animal Cells
What type of cell is pictured in the image above?
none of these
an animal cell
a T-Cell
a plant cell
a plant cell
The answer is "a plant cell." The image shows a microscope slide of a plant cell with distinct chloroplasts and rectangular cell walls. Another hint that it's a plant cell, is that the cells and chloroplasts are green!
Example Question #12 : Distinguish Between Plant And Animal Cells
What kind of cell is represented in the image above?
an animal cell
a plant cell
a T-cell
an antibody
an animal cell
The answer is "an animal cell." The cell has a membrane, rather than a rigid geometric shape meaning that it is not a plant cell. Additionally, you can clearly see the nucleus and mitochondria, but no chloroplasts.
Example Question #13 : Distinguish Between Plant And Animal Cells
Breonna and Taylor are lab partners. They are looking at cells through a microscope to determine whether the cells are plant cells or animal cells.
- The cells are slightly rectangular and geometric
- The cells have nuclei
- The cells have mitochondria
- The cells are right next to each other
- The cells have chloroplasts
Breonna says they are plant cells because they have cell walls. Taylor agrees they are plant cells but she says it's because they have chloroplasts. Which of the following students has the correct explanation to write on their lab report?
Taylor has the correct explanation but the wrong identification
Neither have the correct identification or explanations
Breonna has the correct identification and explanation
They both have correct explanations
Taylor has the correct identification and explanation
They both have correct explanations
The answer is "They both have correct explanations." The primary distinction between plant and animal cells is that plant cells have cell walls while animal cells have cell membranes. Plant cells have chloroplasts but animal cells do not. All cells have a nucleus so this is not relevant to the distinction.
Example Question #14 : Distinguish Between Plant And Animal Cells
Which of the following answer choices is a similarity between plant and animal cells?
none of these
both the cells contain golgi bodies
all of these
the gel-like material between organelles is called cytoplasm
the nucleus is present in both
all of these
the answer is "all of these." Plant and animal cells have many similarities. The differences between plant and animal cells are that plant cells have chloroplasts and cell walls but animal cells don't have chloroplasts and have cell membranes.
Example Question #15 : Distinguish Between Plant And Animal Cells
Does the image above represent a plant or animal cell?
an animal cell
not enough information
neither of these
a plant cell
an animal cell
The answer is an animal cell because the shape of the cell is irregular, and there are no chloroplasts visible. If the cell were more rectangular or had visible chloroplasts it would probably be a plant cell.
Example Question #11 : Middle School Life Science
Which of these is present in plant cells but not animal cells?
mitochondria
chloroplasts
cell membrane
vacuole
chloroplasts
The answer is chloroplasts.
Cell membrane:in animal cells, this separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment (the extracellular space)
Cell wall: in plant cells, gives the cell a rigid rectangular shape, helps to keep the organelles inside the cell, and does not let the cell burst due to changes in pressure.
Chloroplast: in plant cells, allows for photosynthesis, traps energy from sunlight
Endoplasmic reticulum: translation and folding of new proteins
Flagellum: Helps a cell move (not all cells have these)
Golgi apparatus: sorting, packaging, processing and modification of proteins
Mitochondrion: Produces energy in the form of ATP
Nucleus: contains DNA, controls all activities of the cell, performs RNA transcription
Vacuole: stores nutrients, transportation, helps maintain homeostasis
Example Question #12 : Middle School Life Science
Which of the following is the function of a mitochondria?
to package and store protein
to perform RNA transcription
to produce energy in the form of ATP
allow for photosynthesis
to produce energy in the form of ATP
The answer is "to produce energy in the form of ATP."
Cell membrane:in animal cells, this separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment (the extracellular space)
Cell wall: in plant cells, gives the cell a rigid rectangular shape, helps to keep the organelles inside the cell, and does not let the cell burst due to changes in pressure.
Chloroplast: in plant cells, allows for photosynthesis, traps energy from sunlight
Endoplasmic reticulum: translation and folding of new proteins
Flagellum: Helps a cell move (not all cells have these)
Golgi apparatus: sorting, packaging, processing and modification of proteins
Mitochondrion: Produces energy in the form of ATP
Nucleus: contains DNA, controls all activities of the cell, performs RNA transcription
Vacuole: stores nutrients, transportation, helps maintain homeostasis
Example Question #13 : Middle School Life Science
This image shows the components of which organelle?
vacuole
chloroplast
cell wall
mitochondria
cell wall
The answer is "cell wall" because we see an image of a plant cell and the cell wall's infrastructure.
Cell membrane:in animal cells, this separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment (the extracellular space)
Cell wall: in plant cells, gives the cell a rigid rectangular shape, helps to keep the organelles inside the cell, and does not let the cell burst due to changes in pressure.
Chloroplast: in plant cells, allows for photosynthesis, traps energy from sunlight
Endoplasmic reticulum: translation and folding of new proteins
Flagellum: Helps a cell move (not all cells have these)
Golgi apparatus: sorting, packaging, processing and modification of proteins
Mitochondrion: Produces energy in the form of ATP
Nucleus: contains DNA, controls all activities of the cell, performs RNA transcription
Vacuole: stores nutrients, transportation, helps maintain homeostasis
Example Question #14 : Middle School Life Science
What is the function of the Endoplasmic reticulum?
producing energy in the form of ATP
allowing for photosynthesis
contain the DNA and control activities of the cell
translating and folding new proteins
translating and folding new proteins
The answer is "translating and folding new proteins"
Cell membrane:in animal cells, this separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment (the extracellular space)
Cell wall: in plant cells, gives the cell a rigid rectangular shape, helps to keep the organelles inside the cell, and does not let the cell burst due to changes in pressure.
Chloroplast: in plant cells, allows for photosynthesis, traps energy from sunlight
Endoplasmic reticulum: translation and folding of new proteins
Flagellum: Helps a cell move (not all cells have these)
Golgi apparatus: sorting, packaging, processing and modification of proteins
Mitochondrion: Produces energy in the form of ATP
Nucleus: contains DNA, controls all activities of the cell, performs RNA transcription
Vacuole: stores nutrients, transportation, helps maintain homeostasis
Example Question #14 : Middle School Life Science
Which of these is responsible for sorting, packaging, processing, and modifying proteins in a cell?
Mitochondria
Vacuoles
The nucleus
Golgi bodies
Golgi bodies
The answer is "Golgi bodies"
Cell membrane:in animal cells, this separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment (the extracellular space)
Cell wall: in plant cells, gives the cell a rigid rectangular shape, helps to keep the organelles inside the cell, and does not let the cell burst due to changes in pressure.
Chloroplast: in plant cells, allows for photosynthesis, traps energy from sunlight
Endoplasmic reticulum: translation and folding of new proteins
Flagellum: Helps a cell move (not all cells have these)
Golgi apparatus: sorting, packaging, processing and modification of proteins
Mitochondrion: Produces energy in the form of ATP
Nucleus: contains DNA, controls all activities of the cell, performs RNA transcription
Vacuole: stores nutrients, transportation, helps maintain homeostasis
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