Cell: Structure and Functions

Who looked at cork and named what he saw cells?

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Robert Hooke

• Rudolph Virchow

• Matthias Schleiden

The organelle that is the control center of the cell.

• nucleus
• cell membrane
• ER
• ribosomes

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The organelle that allows things in and out of the cell.  Also protects the cell.

• nucleus
• cell membrane
• ER
• ribosomes

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The jelly-like fluid that supports the organelles in place. 

• nucleus
• cell membrane
• chloroplast
• cytoplasm

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This organelle stores water and other materials. It is larger in plant cells.

• vacuole

• cell wall

• chloroplast

• cytoplasm

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Which organelle collects sunlight to make sugar during photosynthesis?

• Chloroplast
• Cell Wall
• Cell Membrane
• Vacuole

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Which organelle is found in both plant and animal cells but is larger in plant cells?

• Chloroplast
• Cell Wall
• Cell Membrane
• Vacuole

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Which organelle is found in both plant and animal cells and converts sugars into energy?  (the powerhouse of the cell)

• Mitochondria
• Cell Wall
• Cell Membrane
• Vacuole

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Which two organelles are NOT found in animal cells?

• Cell membrane

• Cell wall

• Cytoplasm

• Nucleus

• Chloroplast

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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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