Cells: Basic Unit Of Life

One benefit of being a large organism is that you have

• only one kind of cell

• simpler functions

• fewer predators

• larger cells

A group of cells with the same function make up

• an organism

• a tissue

• a structure

• an organ system

The highest level of organization is the

• system

• organ

• tissue

• cell

Who gave cells their name?

• Hooke

• Schwann

• Virchow

• Schlieden

Difference between unicellular and multicellular

• Unicellular is one cell; multicellular is many cells

• unicellular are bigger cells, multicellular are smaller cells

• unicellular have DNA in the nucleus; multicellular does not have a nucleus

• unicellular has many chromosomes; multicellular has one long chromosome

Plant cells have a cell wall and ___________________ which animal cells do not have.

• ribosomes

• Rough ER

• chloroplasts

• nucleus

All cells what what three parts?

• DNA, cell membrane, ribosomes

• Cell membrane, DNA, chloroplasts

• Ribosomes, cell membrane, lysosomes

• Lysosomes, ribosomes, cell wall

The size of a cell is limited because of its....

• cell wall

• function

• cell membrane

• surface area to volume ratio

Two groups of prokaryotes

• archaea and methane lovers

• methane lovers and salt organisms

• bacteria and archaea

• bacteria and hot springs bacteria

Main difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells

• prokaryotic have a nucleus, eukaryotic have no nucleus

• prokaryotic have no nucleus, eukaryotic have a nucleus

• prokaryotic are single cell, eukaryotic are multicellular

• prokaryotic live in harsher environments