Cells

Every living organism is made up of one or more cells

• True
• False

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

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

The nucleus is like the ____________ of the cell.

• foot
• hand
• stomach
• brain

Which of the following converts food into 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 

If you were some bad guy trying to sneak into an animal cell, who would be there to stop you?

• nucleus
• mitochondria
• cell membrane
• cell wall

What structure in a plant cell enables the cell to capture energy from the Sun?

• cell wall

• chloroplast

• mitochondrion

• central vacuole

Which type of cell can make its own food?

• animal

• plant

In which organelle are molecules packaged in preparation for distribution throughout the cell?

• mitochondrion

• vacuole

• cytoskeleton

• Golgi apparatus