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Plant Cell Structures and Functions

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What is the main function of the cell wall in a plant cell?

Storing water and nutrients

Synthesizing food using sunlight

Inserting foreign genes into plants

Providing shape and protection to the cell (correct)

How do autotrophs obtain energy?

By getting energy from the sun (correct)

By synthesizing glucose from carbon dioxide and water

By storing water and nutrients

By eating other producers or consumers

Who first proposed that all plants are made of cells?

Marc Van Montagu

Jeff Schell

Andreas Schimper

Matthias Schleiden (correct)

Which organelle is responsible for converting sunlight into food in plant cells?

Chloroplast Signup and view all the answers

In photosynthesis, what is the function of the light-dependent reactions?

Obtain energy from sunlight Signup and view all the answers

What significant advancement in plant biology occurred in the 1970s according to the text?

Development of genetically modified plants Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes plant cells from animal cells based on the text?

Presence of a cell wall Signup and view all the answers

Which individual played a significant role in identifying and naming chloroplasts?

Andreas Schimper Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the central vacuole in plant cells?

Storing water and nutrients Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the 1970s advancement by Marc Van Montagu and Jeff Schell in plant biology?

Developing a method for inserting foreign genes in plants Signup and view all the answers

What is the main source of energy for autotrophs according to the text?

Sunlight Signup and view all the answers

In which process do plants and other organisms synthesize food using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water?

Photosynthesis Signup and view all the answers