Cells

A cell is...

• the basic unit of structure and function in living organism
• an organism
• a basic part of everything that we see
• found only in animals, not plants

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The nucleus is like the ____________ of the cell.

• foot
• hand
• stomach
• brain

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The fluid that surrounds the organelles is

• chloroplast

• cytoplasm

• vacuole

• cell wall

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What do vacuoles do? 

• They actually do not have an important role
• They protect the cell
• They are the brain of the cell
• storage area for cells; water storage in plants 

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If you were some bad guy trying to sneak into an animal cell, who would be there to stop you?

• nucleus
• mitochondria
• cell membrane
• cell wall

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Which of the following, found ONLY in plant cells, provides structure?

• cell wall
• chloroplast
• mitochondria
• vacuole

In what part of the plant cell does the process of photosynthesis take place?

• nucleus
• mitochondria
• chloroplasts
• vacuoles

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Cells with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles are called ____________________.

• prokaryotes
• eukaryotes
• bacteria
• protists

Which part of the cell is considered to be "selectively permeable" because it allows certain things to enter or leave the cell?

• Cell Membrane

• Nucleus

• Lysosome

• Cytoplasm

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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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