Question 1
A student uses a microscope to observe muscle cells from a frog legs preparation. The muscle cells contain a high concentration of an organelle that breaks down glucose molecules to release chemical energy in the form of ATP. Which cell structure is responsible for this energy transformation?
Correct Answer:
Mitochondrion
Question 2
An elodea leaf cell observed under a compound microscope appears green due to specialized organelles suspended in the cytoplasm. Which organelle contains pigment molecules that absorb sunlight to produce glucose?
Correct Answer:
Chloroplast
Question 3
A 8th-grade science class compares cheek cells collected from a human student and leaf cells collected from an oak tree. Which pair of structures is present in the oak leaf cells but absent in the human cheek cells?
Correct Answer:
Cell wall and chloroplasts
Question 4
A dialysis tubing bag filled with a starch solution is placed into a beaker of iodine solution. After 30 minutes, the solution inside the bag turns dark blue-purple, while the liquid in the beaker remains amber. Which property of the cell membrane model does the dialysis tubing demonstrate?
Correct Answer:
Selective permeability based on molecular size
Question 5
Pancreatic cells produce digestive enzymes, which are proteins essential for breaking down food in the small intestine. Which organelle must be abundant in pancreatic cells to support high rates of enzyme synthesis?
Correct Answer:
Ribosomes
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