Cells

Which of the following is the characteristic that all organisms have in common?

• All organisms are made up of cells.

• All organisms are multicellular

• All organisms can make their own food

• All organisms have cells with a nucleus

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Which statement below about cells is true?

• All things (living and non-living) are composed of cells

• All cells come from other cells

• All cells have a nucleus

• All cells contain organs and tissues

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

• Cells

• Atoms

• Molecules

• Crystals

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Cell theory has 3 parts: The cell is the basic unit of life in all living things, all cells come from existing cells, and _________________.

• Nonliving things are composed of cells

• The cell was discovered by Robert Hooke

• All organisms are made of one or more cells

• All cells are microscopic in size

All organisms consist of __________________.

• One or more cells

• Only one cell

• More than one cell

• Something other than cells

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Which of the following statements is true about all cells?

• They are all part of tissues

• They all contain chlorophyll

• They all have a cell wall

• They all have a cell membrane

How are the cells in multicellular organisms different from those in single-celled organisms?

• Cells in multicellular organisms do not have nuclei

• Cells in multicellular organisms are smaller than cells in single-celled organisms

• Cells in multicellular organisms do not move

• Cells in multicellular organisms are specialized to perform certain functions

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Which of the following is in order from the most complex to the simplest?

• Cell, tissue, organ, organ system

• Tissue, cell, organ system, organ

• Organ system, organ, tissue, cell

• Organ system, tissue, cell, organ

A group of similar cells that all work together to perform a specific function is a:

• Vacuole

• Tissue

• Prokaryote

• chloroplast

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Which organelle would you expect to find in a plant cell but not an animal cell?

• Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Mitochondria

• Ribosome

• chloroplast