Cell Biology Review
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What is the thick structure made of cellulose
that gives the cell strength and rigidity?
Cell Wall
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What organelle can digest cell parts and
waste material?
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What organelle is an interconnected highway
where newly formed proteins are
transported throughout the cell?
Endoplasmic
Reticulum
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What is the fluid environment that all
organelles are surrounded by?
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Structures within the cell that perform specific
functions are called _________.
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In what organelle is the cell’s ATP produced?
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What is the function of a ribosome?
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The double membrane that surrounds the
nucleus is called _______________.
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A cell with a high energy requirement will
have many of these?
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What is the function of the cell membrane?
To surround the entire cell.
To allow substances to enter and leave the cell
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What is an example of a prokaryotic
cell?
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What organelle provides structural support
for the cell and is made of a network of
microfilaments and microtubules?
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What is the function of the vacuole?
Storage
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In the mitochondria, a chemical reaction
takes place that converts organic
compounds into ATP.
What specific organic compound is used?
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What organelles are associated with
photosynthesis?
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The smallest units of life in all living things
are __________.
CELLS
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Name something different between
prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
Eukaryotes have membrane-bound
organelles while prokaryotes do not.
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What is the organelle that manufactures
substances needed by the cell and lacks
attached
ribosomes?
Smooth ER
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What is the function of the nucleus?
Store hereditary information and direct cell
activities.
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Name something similar between prokaryotes and
eukaryotes?
Cell/Plasma Membrane
Cytoplasm
DNA region
DNA
Same Functions
Ribosomes
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Cell walls are found in what types of cells?
Plant cells and bacteria cells.
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This person examined a thin slice of cork
under the microscope?
Robert Hooke
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The cell wall found in plant cells is made of
___________.
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The packaging, processing, and distribution
center of the cell is the ____________.
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What type of cells have membrane-bound
organelles?
Eukaryotic
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What organelles in plant cell contain the
green pigment chlorophyll?
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What are the 3 parts of the cell theory?
1) All living things are composed of one or more cells
2) Cells are the basic unit of structure and function of an
organism
3) Cells come only from the reproduction of existing cells
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What are the large membrane-bound
organelles that store water, waste products,
and nutrients?
Vacuole
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What instrument was discovered in the
1600’s which enabled scientists to see and
study cells?
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What organelle protects the cell from its own
production of hydrogen peroxide?
Peroxisome