Unit 4: Cells

Which statement best defines a cell?

• a crystal-like structure that exists in all living things

• an independent functional unit of life

• the smallest organelle of all living organisms

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

Which term refers to the structure that forms the surface of a cell, separating its contents from the outside world?

• Golgi Apparatus

• Cell membrane

• Plasmid

• Cytoskeleton

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Which cell structure or organelle divides the inside of the cell from the outside environment?

• plasma membrane

• mitochondria

• endoplasmic reticulum

• capsule

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What provides instructions to a eukaryotic cell about living and growing?

• plasmids

• mitochondria

• DNA

• nucleus

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Which of these components of a cell functions like the bones and muscles in the human body?

• chloroplasts

• ribosomes

• cytoskeleton

• cytoplasm

Which type of cell contains a large central vacuole, a cell wall, and chloroplasts?

• eukaryotic animal cell

• eukaryotic plant cell

• prokaryotic cell

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Which type of cell is a rose thorn?

• prokaryotic

• eukaryotic plant

• eukaryotic animal

• chloroplastic

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Which type of cell is a stomach cell?

• prokaryotic

• eukaryotic plant

• eukaryotic animal

• chloroplastic

Which of these processes does not occur in animal cells?

• respiration

• photosynthesis

• chemical reactions

• making proteins

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Which two structures would provide a positive identification of a plant cell under a microscope?

• cell wall, mitochondria

• ribosomes, chloroplasts

• cell wall, chloroplast

• plasma membrane, large central vacuole

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