Cells and Chemical Compounds

Which of the following is the smallest unit of life that can carry out all life functions?

• the mitochondria
• the vacuoles
• the nucleus
• the cell

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Animal cells have_______________.

• cell walls
• chloroplasts
• cytoplasm
• large vacuoles

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Which of the following is not part of the cell theory?

• cells must contain DNA 
• all living things are made from cells
• cells can only come from other cells
• cells are the basic unit of life

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The invention of the microscope made it possible for people to discover and learn about

• Plants
• Skin 
• Animals 
• Cells

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Which structures are found in every living cell?

• cell membrane and cytoplasm
• chloroplasts and mitochondria
• a cell wall and nucleus
• chloroplasts and cell wall

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Who developed the first microscope?

• Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

• Robert Hooke

• Gregor Mendel

• Charles Darwin

Who discovered cells after observing a piece of cork?

• Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
• Robert Hooke
• Matthias Schleiden
• Theodore Schwann

What type of microscope has two or more lenses?

• Compound

• Electron

• Simple

What does the term resolution refer to?

• How large an image is

• How many lenses a microscope uses

• The sharpness of an image

• How small an image is

This organelle is a rigid outer layer that protects plant cells.

• Cell Membrane
• Cell Wall
• Nucleus
• Chloroplast 

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