Albert Einstein College of Medicine: Cell Interior Structures Quiz
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What is the function of organelles in a cell?

  • Carry out specialized metabolic tasks (correct)
  • Store cellular components and fat droplets
  • Regulate molecular traffic through the nuclear envelope
  • Produce ribosomes
  • What distinguishes membranous organelles from organelles not surrounded by membranes?

  • Presence of a unit membrane (correct)
  • Size and shape
  • Location within the cytoplasm
  • Composition of stored cellular components
  • Which organelle is responsible for producing ribosomes?

  • Mitochondria
  • Nucleolus (correct)
  • Endoplasmic reticulum
  • Golgi complex
  • Where are ribosomes found in a cell?

    <p>Nucleoli, cytosol, rough ER, and nuclear envelope</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of lysosomes in a cell?

    <p>Perform intracellular hydrolytic digestion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to some proteins after passing through the Golgi complex?

    <p>They fuse with the plasma membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organelle is responsible for using molecular oxygen to oxidize organic molecules?

    <p>Mitochondria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organelle is abundant in the liver and kidney and helps breakdown fatty acids into acetyl groups for ATP synthesis in mitochondria?

    <p>Peroxisomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organelle neutralizes free radicals, detoxifies alcohol, drugs, and blood-borne toxins, and breaks down excess peroxide to H2O and O2?

    <p>Peroxisomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organelle resembles lysosomes but contains different enzymes and is not produced by the Golgi complex?

    <p>Lysosomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

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