Cells and Organisms

All animal and plant cells are surrounded by a thin:

• nucleus

• vacuole

• cell membrane

• cell wall

Cells are the building blocks of:

• living things

• matter

• energy

• rocks

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Nutrients and oxygen enter cells through the

• cell membrane

• mitochondria

• ribosomes

• nucleus

The simplest structures that can carry out all of the activities characteristic of life are:

• cells

• molecules

• atoms

• crystals

The process by which plant cells produce glucose is:

• photosynthesis

• respiration

• protein synthesis

• diffusion

Which of the following structures is most likely to be found in both a spinach cell and a muscle cell?

• nucleus

• chloroplast

• large, water-filled vacuole

• cell wall

Which of the following structures is found in both plant and animal cells?

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• large, water-filled vacuole

• chloroplast

Excretion is the process of:

• breaking down glucose.

• synthesizing proteins.

• obtaining oxygen.

• getting rid of wastes

Which of the following is likely to be found in a cell from a maple leaf but not in a human nerve cell?

• cell wall

• mitochondria

• cell membrane

• cytoplasm

The brain of a large animal is like the ____ of a cell:

• cytoplasm

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• cell membrane