Cells

Which of the following is the smallest unit of life that can carry out all life functions?

• the mitochondria
• the vacuoles
• the nucleus
• the cell

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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 of the following is not part of the cell theory?

• cells must contain DNA 
• all living things are made from cells
• cells can only come from other cells
• cells are the basic unit of life

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He discovered that all plants are made of cells:

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek
• Theordor Schwann
• Robert Hooke
• Mattias Schleiden

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Who was the first  person to see cells under the microscope and give them their name?

• Mattias Schleiden
• Robert Hooke
• Theordor Schwann
• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

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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The nucleus is like the ____________ of the cell.

• foot
• hand
• stomach
• brain

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What is the cytoplasm?

• the liquid substance of a cell

• part of a cell that converts food into energy

• the brain of a cell

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