SBU1013 WORLD OF CELL

TUTORIAL 3: CELLS

Name:___________________________ Group: _____

Matric No.:_______________________

1.Which type of organelle is involved in the synthesis of oils, phospholipids, andsteroids?

A) ribosome
B) lysosome
C) smooth endoplasmic reticulum
D) mitochondrion
E) contractile vacuole [1 mark]

2. A cell has the following molecules and organelles: enzymes, DNA, ribosomes, plasma
membrane, and mitochondria. It could be a cell from _______
A) a bacterium.
B) an animal, but not a plant.
C) a plant, but not an animal.
D) a plant or an animal.
E) any kind of organism. [1 mark]

3. Which of the following organelle in the animal cells, most similar in function with
plasmodesmata in plant cells?
A) peroxisomes
B) desmosomes
C) gap junctions
D) extracellular matrix
E) tight junctions [1 mark]

4. The following table lists some of the features of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. State
whether the feature is found in prokaryotic cell, eukaryotic cell or both. [9 marks]
Feature Prokaryotic/ Eukaryotic/ Both

Enclosed by plasma membrane to form a boundary

Lack of nucleus

Contain cytoplasm

Contain a membrane-bound nucleus

Usually lack membrane bound organelle

Genetic material of single,circular double stranded DNA

Genetic material of complex chromosomes in pairs

Mode of division is mainly by binary fission

Mode of division is mainly by Meiosis and Mitosis

5. For each organelle, state whether it is found in plant, animal or both cells:

Organelle Plant/Animal/Both

1 Central Vacuole

2 Cytoplasm

3 Centriole

4 Ribosome

5 Rough ER

6 Smooth ER

7 Chloroplast

8 Mitochondria

9 Nuclear membrane

10 Nucleolus
10 marks

6. Write the differences between plant and animal cells in the Table below.

Plant Cell Animal Cell

Size: Large or Small

Cell enclose with?

Location of nucleus?

Absent or Presentof plastids?

Absent or Present of
Lysosomes?

10 marks
7. Answer the following questions based on the illustration of the eukaryotic cell below.

A B

A C

D
C

i) Match (a) to (d) with one of the organelles labeled A, B, C and D.

[4 marks]

Function Organelle
(a) Use energy from sunlight to make energy-rich food (photosynthesis
process)
(b) Saclike structure that stores materials
(c) Protecting and controlling access to DNA
(d) Uses energy from food to make high energy compound (ATP)

ii) Name the granular structures that present on endoplasmic reticulum. [1 mark]

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iii) What is the function of this structure mentioned in (ii)? [1 mark]

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iv) Name a substance which make up cell wall. [1 mark]

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v) State one function of cell wall. [1 mark]

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