Plant & Animal Cells

What is the function of the cell nucleus found in both plant and animal cells?

• to produce energy
• to control cell activity
• to remove waste products
• to allow molecules to enter the cell

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Which of the following is the smallest unit of life that can carry out all life functions?

• the mitochondria
• the vacuoles
• the nucleus
• the cell

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What is one basic function of the vacuoles?

• circulating oxygen
• producing food
• controlling cell processes
• storing water

Chloroplasts in plant cells allow the plant to perform a function that animal cells cannot do.  What is the main function of the chloroplasts found in plant cells?

• to absorb light energy and manufacture food
• to remove waste materials by active transport
• to manufacture chemical energy from food
• to control the shape of the cell

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What is the function of a cell wall?

• to protect and support the cell
• to perform different functions in each cell
• to prevent water from passing through it
• to prevent oxygen from entering the cell

In what part of the plant cell does the process of photosynthesis take place?

• nucleus
• mitochondria
• chloroplasts
• vacuoles

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_ are organelles responsible for digesting certain materials within the animal cell.

• vacuoles

• chloroplasts

• lysosomes

• cell membrane

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Which organelle is only found in a plant cell? 

• nucleus
• chloroplast
• mitochondria
• cell membrane

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What is found in both plant and animal cells but is much larger in plant cells?

• Nucleus
• Mitochondria
• Chloroplast
• Vacuole

The ___________ is the basic unit of life

• organ
• cell
• atom
• tissue

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