Unit #2: Cells

Which of the following statements is not part of the cell theory?

• Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in all living things.
• All cells are produced from other cells.
• Only animal cells are composed of cells.
• All living things are composed of cells.

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The invention of the microscope made it possible for people to discover and learn about

• Plants
• Skin 
• Animals 
• Cells

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What structures distinguish a plant cell from an animal cell?

• Plant cells have cell walls and ribosomes.
• Plant cells have cell walls and chloroplasts.
• Plant cells have chloroplasts and ribosomes.
• Plant cells have chloroplasts and mitochondria.

Which organism is made up of cells that have both a cell membrane and a cell wall?

• desert mouse
• human 
• maple tree
• zebra

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The ___ is the basic unit of sturucture and function of organisms

• atom
• cell
• matter
• all other answers are correct

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This organelle takes food and turns it into ENERGY for plant and animal cells.

• Chloroplast
• Mitochondria
• Lysosome
• Ribosome

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The site of photosynthesis

• ribosome
• mitochondria
• chloroplast
• nucleus

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When many organ systems work together it can form...

• organ
• cells
• organ system
• organism 

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Directs all cell activities through the DNA located there.

• Lysosomes
• Nucleus
• ribosomes
• Mitochondria

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I am a protein packaging and shipping machine! Who am I?

• vacuole
• ribosome
• mitochondrion
• golgi apparatus

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