Cell Structures

Question 1

Name 3 structures found in both animal and plant cells.

Answer 1

Nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane.

Question 2

What structures are unique to plant cells?

Answer 2

Cell wall, chloroplasts, large central vacuole.

Question 3

What structures are found in fungal cells but not animal cells?

Answer 3

Cell wall, vacuole.

Question 4

What is the function of the mitochondrion?

Answer 4

Site of aerobic respiration, releases energy.

Question 5

What are plasmids and where are they found?

Answer 5

Small circular DNA found in bacterial cells.

Question 6

Do bacterial cells have a nucleus?

Answer 6

No, they have a circular chromosome in the cytoplasm.

Question 7

What organelle controls cell activities?

Answer 7

The nucleus.

Question 8

What is the function of the cell wall?

Answer 8

Provides support and maintains the cell’s shape.