cells

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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Every living organism is made up of one or more cells

• True
• False

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Which of the following are NOT found in animal cells

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

Which of the following converts food into ATP energy for the cell?

• vacuole

• mitochondria

• cytoplasm

• cell membrane

What do vacuoles do? 

• They actually do not have an important role
• They protect the cell
• They are the brain of the cell
• storage area for cells; water storage in plants 

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Which structures are found in every living cell?

• cell membrane, ribosome and cytoplasm

• chloroplasts and mitochondria

• a cell wall and nucleus

• chloroplasts and cell wall

Cell organelles only found in animal cells that are responsible for digesting food, worn out organelles and other cellular wastes are called ___________________.

• Mitochondria

• Vacuoles

• Lysosomes

• Chlororplasts

Which is true of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

• Prokaryotic cells are larger than eukaryotic cells.
• Eukaryotic cells do not have nuclei, and prokaryotic cells do have nuclei.
• Prokaryotic cells lack membrane-bound organelles, and eukaryotic cells contain membrane-bound organelles.
• Eukaryotic cells are simpler than prokaryotic cells.

Which do BOTH prokaryotes and eukaryotes contain?

• nucleus and chloroplast

• mitochondria and cytoplasm

• ribosomes and cell membrane

• cell wall and golgi body

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a Prokaryotic cell?

• unicellular
• floating DNA
• very small
• complex