Anatomy of a Cell

Which structures carry out life functions within cells?

A. organ systems

B. organelles

C. organs

D. tissues

• A

• B

• C

• D

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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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Which of the following are NOT found in ANIMAL CELLS?

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

The nucleus is like the ____________ of the cell.

• bones

• skin

• stomach
• brain

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Which of the following converts sugars or nutrients from the cell and turn them into ENERGY?

• vacuole

• mitochondria

• cytoplasm

• cell membrane

The fluid that surrounds the organelles and fills the cell 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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What is the function of the cell nucleus found in both plant and animal cells?

• to produce energy
• to control cell activity
• to remove waste products
• to allow molecules to enter the cell

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Animal cells have_______________.

• cell walls
• a cell membrane

• chloroplasts

• large vacuoles

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Michael looked at a cell through a microscope.  He identified a nucleus, chloroplast, and cytoplasm.  What kind of cell did Michael observe?

• animal
• plant
• vertebrate
• bacteria

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