Cells

The basic unit of structure and function in all living things.

• chloroplast
• nucleus
• cell
• cell membrane

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This thin layer protects the cell and regulates what substances enter and leave the cell.

• cell membrane
• cell
• cell wall
• golgi body

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In a plant cell, a stiff wall surrounds the membrane, giving the cell a rigid, boxlike shape.

• cell membrane
• cell
• ribosome
• cell wall

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These organelles capture energy from sunlight and use it to produce food for the cell.

• cell membrane
• chloroplasts
• cell wall
• ribosomes

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A gel-like fluid in which many different organelles are found.

• cell membrane
• nucleus
• organelle
• cytoplasm

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Directs all the cell's activities.

• mitochondria
• chloroplasts
• vacuole
• nucleus

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What organelle controls the cell or is like "the brain" of the cell?  

• Lysosome
• Nucleus
• Nucleolus
• Chromosomes

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Plants perform photosynthesis through this organelle.  It captures energy from the sun and uses it to produce food for the cell.

• Chlorophyll
• Chloroplasts
• Mitochondria
• Golgi Apparatus

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What organelle controls the cell?

• Lysosome
• Nucleus
• Nucleolus
• Chromosomes

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This cell part is in ALL cells. It is the gel-like substance that provides cell shape.

• Chloroplasts
• Chromosomes
• Cytoplasm
• Mitochondria

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