Unit 2: Cell Structure and Function (part 1)
15 review questions with answers for Unit 2: Cell Structure and Function (part 1). Read them here, or play the set as a class game on the projector. Free to host, and students join with a code.
Basic units of life that all living things are composed of?
- Eukaryotic
- Nucleus
- Ribosomes
- CellsRight answer
All 15 questions and answers
Basic units of life that all living things are composed of?
Answer: Cells
Cells with no nucleus or membrane-bound organelles (e.g., bacteria)?
Answer: Prokaryotic
Complex cells with a nucleus and specialized organelles?
Answer: Eukaryotic
The "brain" of the cell that houses genetic information (DNA)?
Answer: Nucleus
Site of protein synthesis; found in all forms of life?
Answer: Ribosomes
Network of membranes responsible for protein folding and transport?
Answer: Rough ER
Organelle responsible for lipid synthesis and detoxification?
Answer: Smooth ER
The "post office" that modifies, sorts, and packages proteins?
Answer: Golgi Apparatus
Powerhouse that produces ATP through cellular respiration?
Answer: Mitochondria
Site of photosynthesis in plants; contains chlorophyll?
Answer: Chloroplast
Sac containing digestive enzymes to break down waste/debris?
Answer: Lysosome
Large storage sac (plants use it for water/turgor pressure)?
Answer: Vacuole
Group of organelles that work together to ship proteins (ER → Golgi → Vesicle)?
Answer: Endomembrane System
Benefit of having internal membranes; allows for specific local environments?
Answer: Compartmentalization
Theory that mitochondria and chloroplasts were once free-living bacteria?
Answer: Endosymbiosis
Play it as a class game
Play this set opens it in splycr, where you can host it for your class straight away. Hosting needs no account: put the room code on the projector, and students join from a phone with the code and their first name. Each question plays as multiple choice, and the three wrong options are other answers from the same set.