Glencoe Life Science

Chapter 2: Cells

Section 1 Self-Check Quiz-Eng.

1
Palm trees and pandas have __________.
A)prokaryotic cells
B)a single cell
C)eukaryotic cells
D)cells of only one size
2
One of the cell wall's functions is to __________.
A)protect the cell
B)keep light out of the cell
C)keep wastes in the cell
D)help create new cells
3
Which of these involves the cell membrane?
A)respiration
B)location of the nucleus
C)creation of offspring
D)waste products leaving cells
4
Energy is released into the cells by __________.
A)Golgi bodies
B)mitochondria
C)vesicles
D)lysosomes
5
Which organelle moves materials around in a cell?
A)cell membranes
B)cell walls
C)Golgi bodies
D)endoplasmic reticulum
6
Your heart and blood vessels work together in your body. They form the __________.
A)endoplasmic reticulum
B)cowpox vaccine
C)cardiovascular system
D)cell wall
7
__________ is a group of similar cells that work in unison to perform one function.
A)A nucleus
B)A vacuole
C)A lysosome
D)A tissue
8
The nucleus is usually the largest __________ in a cell.
A)chromosome
B)organelle
C)tissue
D)organ
9
The organelle that makes proteins is __________.
A)ribosomes
B)mitochondria
C)tissues
D)prokaryotic cells
10
__________ stores water, food, and other cellular material.
A)A cytoskeleton
B)A chromosome
C)A ribosome
D)A vacuole
11
A lysosome's membrane disintegrates when __________.
A)a cell divides
B)a cell dies
C)a cell makes food
D)a cell gets rid of wastes
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