Cell Structure and Function

Jackson, Ethan, and William are working in a hospital lab, examining how medicines affect human cells. They notice that a certain structure around the cell controls which substances can enter or leave, helping the cell stay healthy. What is this structure called?

• vacuole

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• lysosome

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Nora is learning about how different parts of a cell work. She wants to know which part controls the cell's activities and contains the cell's DNA. Which part is it?

• mitochondria

• cell membrane

• nucleus

• golgi body

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David is learning about how cells get their energy. He discovers that one part of the cell breaks down glucose to release ATP energy, earning it the nickname "powerhouse" of the cell. Which part of the cell is David learning about?

• nucleus

• lysosomes

• mitochondria

• vacuole

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Ava is learning about cell organelles in her biology class. She wonders which part of the cell acts like a storage room, keeping water, food, and waste. What is the cell organelle that stores water, food and waste called?

• The cytoplasm

• The lysosomes

• The vacuole

• The mitochondria

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Isla is learning about plant cells in her science class. Her teacher asks her, "What is the main function of chloroplasts in plant cells?"

• To control what enters and leaves the cell.

• To break down glucose (food) to release energy for the cell.

• To control all activities of the cell.

• To produce glucose (food) for the cell using the sun's energy.

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The cytoplasm

• Is  the gel-like fluid that holds other organelles in place.
• Breaks down food to produce energy for the cell.
• Is known as the "brain" of the cell.
• Is where photosynthesis takes place.

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Noah is studying for his biology test and comes across the Cell Theory. Which statement that Noah finds in his notes is NOT part of the Cell Theory?

• Only animals are made of cells.

• Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in all living things.

• All living things are made of cells.

• New cells come from existing cells.

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Maya is reading about the history of biology and comes across the discovery of cells. She wonders which early scientist first discovered and named cells as "Cells." Who was it?

• Robert Brown

• Theodore Schwann

• Matthias Schleiden

• Robert Hooke

Charlotte is studying different types of living things in her biology class. She learns that some organisms are made up of many cells working together. What are these organisms called?

• Prokaryotic

• Eukaryotic

• Unicellular

• Multicellular

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Benjamin is looking at different types of organisms under a microscope in his biology class. He wants to know which of the following types of organisms are Prokaryotes. Which should he choose?

• Animals

• Plants

• Fungi

• Bacteria