The Cell System

The basic unit of structure and function in a living thing is a (an)

• Cell

• Nucleus

• Molecule

• Atom

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An organelle in the cells of plants that captures energy from sunlight and changes it to an energy form that cells can use for food is?

• Vacuole

• Lysosome

• Chloroplast

• Mitochondria

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The large organelle that contains the cell's genetic material in the form of DNA.

• Chloroplast

• Nucleus

• Vacuole

• Mitochondria

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A rigid supporting layer that surrounds the cells of plants.

• Cell membrane

• Cell Wall

• Cytoplasm

• Vacuole

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A thin, flexible barrier that surrounds a cell and controls which substances pass into and out of a cell.

• Cell Wall

• Organelle

• Cell membrane

• Nucleus

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The thick fluid region of a cell located inside the cell membrane and outside the nucleus.

• Cytoplasm

• Chloroplast

• Lysosome

• Vacuole

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A tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within the cell.

• Mitochondria

• Cytoplasm

• Nucleus

• Organelle

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A ___________ membrane allows liquids and gases to pass through it.

• Gated

• Permeable

• Cell wall

• Cell membrane

A cell membrane that allows some substances to cross the membrane, while others cannot.

• Permeable

• Selectively permeable

• Choosy

• Biased membrane

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The movement of material across a cell membrane without using the cell's energy is called?

• Passive transport

• Osmosis

• Diffusion

• Selectively permeable

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