Cell Differentiation and Specialization — Unit test Answers

Which best describes stem cells?

An animal cell (left) and a plant cell (right) are shown.Which organelle, labeled X in the diagram, is found in both plant and animal cells?

A new multicellular organism has been discovered, and scientists want to study the organism’s cell structures, including organelles. Which microscope should they use?

The data in the graph are the result of a paramecium being placed in a hypertonic salt solution.Based on the data in the graph, which would most likely happen if the paramecium were placed in distilled water?

Which microscope uses a probe to map atoms on the surface of a specimen?

Which two microscopes generate three-dimensional images?

What is the maximum magnification of most classroom compound light microscopes?

According to the endosymbiotic theory, which cellular process was involved in the evolution of mitochondria and chloroplasts?

Two cells in the same organism differ only in the number of chloroplasts they contain. The first cell has multiple chloroplasts, and the second cell has very few. What would most likely characterize these cells?