Cells

Which structures are found in every living cell?

• cell membrane and cytoplasm
• chloroplasts and mitochondria
• a cell wall and nucleus
• chloroplasts and cell wall

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Cell organelles that are responsible for digesting food, worn out organelles and other cellular wastes are called ___________________.

• Mitochondria
• Vacuoles
• Lysosomes
• Chlororplasts

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What is one basic function of the vacuoles?

• circulating oxygen
• producing food
• controlling cell processes
• storing water

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 Starch and water molecules in potato cells are stored in what organelle?

• mitochondria
• nucleus
• cell wall
• vacuole

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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

"Small organs" of the cell that carry out specific functions

• Organelles

• Organs

• Cell Wall

• Cell

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builds proteins, each cell contains thousands, found on ER and floating throughout cell

• Ribosomes

• Nucleus

• Vacuole

• Golgi Body

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