Plant cell structure Quiz
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1. Which structure links the cytoplasm of two adjacent plant cells?
- A. Middle lamella
- B. Tonoplast
- C. Plasmodesmata
- D. Thylakoid
2. What is the middle lamella made of?
- A. Pectin
- B. Cellulose
- C. Starch
- D. Chlorophyll
3. A student sees an organelle with a double membrane and large pale granules but no stacks of membranes. What is it?
- A. A chloroplast
- B. A mitochondrion
- C. A Golgi apparatus
- D. An amyloplast
4. Why does a plant cell in distilled water not burst?
- A. The tonoplast is impermeable to water
- B. The cellulose cell wall resists expansion
- C. Starch absorbs the extra water
- D. The nucleus controls water uptake
5. Which feature is found in a potato tuber cell but not a human liver cell?
- A. Mitochondria
- B. A plasma membrane
- C. A cellulose cell wall
- D. Ribosomes