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Distinguishing Plant and Animal Cells: Multiple Choice
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- 01Due to the presence of chloroplasts, plant cells are autotrophic. What term describes animal cells, which must obtain energy by consuming other organisms?
- 02The presence of a cell wall gives plant cells a characteristic shape that is typically described as...
- 03What are the microscopic channels that pass through the cell walls of plant cells, enabling direct communication and transport between them?
- 04Which cylindrical organelle, involved in organizing microtubules during cell division, is typically found in animal cells but absent from the cells of higher plants?
- 05Plant cells typically have one of these that can take up 30-80% of the cell volume, maintaining turgor pressure. Animal cells, if they have them, have small ones.
- 06During cytokinesis (cell division), animal cells divide by forming a cleavage furrow. What structure do plant cells form instead to divide the cytoplasm?
- 07Which organelle, containing digestive enzymes to break down waste and cellular debris, is a hallmark of animal cells but generally absent in plant cells?
- 08Plants store energy in the form of starch. In what form do animal cells primarily store excess glucose?
- 09Which rigid outer layer, primarily made of cellulose, provides structural support to plant cells but is absent in animal cells?
- 10What is the primary site of photosynthesis, containing chlorophyll, found in plant cells but not in animal cells?