Knock out the cell myths

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Question

   Three of these claims about the cell are false.

   Choices

   1. Explanation

      Grana run the light reactions; the stroma runs the dark reactions.

      Item

      The grana is the site of dark reactions

   2. Item

      Mitochondria generate the cell's ATP

      Correct

      Yes

   3. Explanation

      It is a double membrane structure with nuclear pores.

      Item

      The nuclear envelope is a single membrane

   4. Explanation

      Plastids are pigment containing organelles of plant cells only.

      Item

      Plastids occur in animal cells

Instructions

Tap each claim you can prove false. The true one stays.

Explanation