Parts of the Cell

What is the nucleus?

• a thin layer that encloses the cell
• controls all life processes; "brains"
• holds cell together
• gatekeeper for cell

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What is the cell membrane?

• The brains of the cell

• power producer

• Surrounds and protects the cell

• storage bins

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What is an organelle?

• holds cell together
• brains of cell
• gives cell energy
• small structures that float in the cytoplasm; components of the cell

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What organelle's job is to produce the power or energy needed produced in the cell?

• mitochondria

• nucleus

• cell membrane

• organelle

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cytoplasm is the gel-like substance that holds the organelles

• True
• False

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Animal cells have chloroplasts for photosynthesis

• True
• False

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What is the cell wall?

• Something in both animal and plant cells
• Only in animal cells
• Found in plant cells and it surrounds the cell membrane

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DNA is stored where?

• endoplasmic reticulum
• nucleus
• vacuole
• cell membrane

Which cells are more rectangular in shape?

• animal
• plant

Which is an example of an organism?

• a beetle
• a lake
• a rock
• a shell

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