Cells

Every living organism is made up of one or more cells

• True
• False

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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

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The nucleus is like the ____________ of the cell.

• foot
• hand
• stomach
• brain

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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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What is the function of a cell wall?

• to protect and support the cell
• to perform different functions in each cell
• to prevent water from passing through it
• to prevent oxygen from entering the cell

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

• prokaryotes
• eukaryotes
• bacteria
• protists

Which piece of equipment is the best to use to observe the structure of a cell?

• magnifying glass
• binoculars
• telescope
• microscope

Directs all cell activities and the DNA is located there. "The brain"

• Lysosomes
• Nucleus
• Cell Wall
• Cytoplasm

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