Endomembrane System and Nucleus Function Quiz

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Which organelle functions as the 'powerhouse' of the cell?

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Mitochondria (correct)

Golgi Complex

Chloroplast

What is the main function of lysosomes in a cell?

Breaking down and recycling organic molecules (correct)

Synthesizing new proteins

Storing water and minerals

Creating ATP

Which organelle is called the 'UPS' of the cell?

Golgi Complex (correct)

Vacuole

Chloroplast

Lysosome

What is the main function of a vacuole in plant cells?

Storing nutrients, water, and minerals Signup and view all the answers

Which organelle is continuous with the outer membrane of the nucleus?

Endoplasmic Reticulum Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of lysosomes' digestive enzymes?

Breaking apart molecules for recycling Signup and view all the answers

What organelle within a plant cell carries out photosynthesis?

Chloroplast Signup and view all the answers

Which organelle can sometimes take up nearly all of the space within a cell vacuole?

Chloroplast Signup and view all the answers

What functions as an internal framework to give the cell its structure?

Cytoskeleton Signup and view all the answers

Which organelles are small membrane-bound packets that travel between organelles and the plasma membrane?

Vesicles Signup and view all the answers

What organelle regulates the flow of material through the cytosol by keeping necessary substances inside a membrane?

Endoplasmic Reticulum Signup and view all the answers

What organelles in a eukaryotic cell have multiple straight strands of DNA?

Nucleus Signup and view all the answers

Which structure allows movement of materials and entire cells when needed?

Cytoskeleton Signup and view all the answers

Which organelle regulates the functions of membrane-bound organelles inside eukaryotic cells?

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Which structure is responsible for exact DNA copying during cell division?

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Which organelle forms a spontaneous barrier in water?

Phospholipid bilayer Signup and view all the answers

Which structure provides many diverse functions to the cell?

Proteins Signup and view all the answers

Which organelle helps with the fluidity of the membrane due to its steroid lipid composition?

Cholesterol Signup and view all the answers