EOC Biology Assessment Test Questions with
Complete Solution.
Cell Wall - Answers-A rigid structure that surrounds the cells of plants, fungi, many
protists, and most bacteria
Chloroplast - Answers-A plastid containing chlorophyll; the site of photosynthesis
Chromatin - Answers-The DNA and proteins in a non-dividing cell
Chromosome - Answers-DNA and protein in a coiled, rod-shaped form that occurs
during cell division
Cilium (cilia) - Answers-A short, hairlike organelle that extends from a cell and functions
in locomotion
Cytoplasm - Answers-The region of a cell between the cell membrane and the nucleus
Cytoskeleton - Answers-A network of long protein strands in the cytosolthat helps
maintain the size and shape of the eukaryotic cell
Cytosol (cytoplasm) - Answers-The gelatin like aqueous fluid that bathes the organelles
on the inside of the cell membrane
Endoplasmic Reticulum - Answers-A system of membranous tubes and sacs in
eukaroyotic cells that functions as a path along which molecules move from one part of
the cell to the other
Flagellum (flagella) - Answers-A hair-like structure made up of microtubles that function
in locomotion
Fluid Mosaic Model - Answers-A model of cell membranes structure representing the
dynamic nature of membrane lipids and proteins
Golgi Apparatus - Answers-A system of membranes in eukaryotic cells that modifies
protiens for export by the cell
Lysosome - Answers-A organelle containing digestive enzymes, existing primarily in
animal cells
Microtubule - Answers-A hollow tube of protein that constitutes the largest strand in the
cytoskelton
Mitochondria - Answers-The organelle that is the site of aerobic respiration in eukaryotic
cells
