Recent Lessons

Show all results for ""

Feature Overview

Ace your exams with our all-in-one platform for creating and sharing quizzes and tests.

Quizzes

Create quizzes and tests automatically from your content using AI.

Flashcards

Automatically turn your notes into digital flashcards.

Share, Export & Embed

Share with classmates or export to Excel and your learning management system.

Stats & Reporting

Auto-grading quizzes and tests with detailed stats and reports.

Mobile Apps

The smarter way to study – wherever you are.

Pricing

Search...

Cell Organelles and Their Functions Quiz

12 Questions

0 Views

Cell Organelles and Their Functions Quiz

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz

Study Flashcards

Spaced Repetition

Chat to lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

According to the theory of panspermia, how did the evolution of life on Earth potentially begin?

With the arrival of complex organic molecules on meteors or cosmic dust (correct)

By spontaneous generation

Through volcanic activity

As a result of underwater volcanic vents

What recent findings support the idea that some meteorites may have carried organic materials?

Evidence of liquid water on Jupiter

Hundreds of thousands of meteorites hitting Earth

Discovery of fossils on Mars (correct)

The proposal to land on Europa and search for life

How do most scientists view the hypothesis that an early source of carbonaceous material is extraterrestrial?

They find it testable but unproven (correct)

They consider it proven beyond doubt

They believe it is irrelevant to the origin of life

They reject it completely

Which moon is mentioned in the text as having liquid water beneath its surface?

Europa Signup and view all the answers

What force does the theory of spontaneous origin propose as leading to life from inanimate matter?

Selection Signup and view all the answers

What is NASA planning to do in relation to Europa to explore the possibility of life?

Land on Europa, drill through the surface, and send a probe down Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the cell wall in plant cells?

To provide a rigid structure and maintain cell shape Signup and view all the answers

Which organelle is responsible for generating the majority of the cell's energy in the form of ATP?

Mitochondrion Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of vacuoles in plant and animal cells?

To store water, nutrients, and waste products Signup and view all the answers

Which organelle is responsible for sorting, packaging, and secreting cellular products?

Golgi apparatus Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of lysosomes in cells?

To digest excess or worn-out organelles and engulfed pathogens Signup and view all the answers

Which organelle is primarily involved in the formation of the spindle fibers during cell division?

Centrioles Signup and view all the answers