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Texas STAAR Biology Reporting Category 1 (Cell Structure and Function) overview quiz quiz

14questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. Which feature is found in a eukaryotic cell but never in a prokaryotic cell?

  2. A cell contains many mitochondria. What does this best indicate?

  3. Which organelle modifies, sorts, and packages proteins into vesicles for delivery?

  4. Which structures are found in plant cells but not in typical animal cells?

  5. A cell is placed in a solution that has a higher concentration of water than the inside of the cell. What happens?

  6. Which type of transport requires the cell to use energy?

  7. Why is the cell membrane described as selectively permeable?

  8. Which sequence lists the levels of organization from smallest to largest?

  9. How do specialized cells in the body come to have different structures and functions?

  10. Why is a virus not classified as a living cell?

  11. Which statement is part of cell theory?

  12. What is the best definition of homeostasis?

  13. Which organelle is the site of photosynthesis in a plant cell?

  14. A root cell pulls in mineral ions even though they are already more concentrated inside than in the soil. Which process is this?