Cell Test

a living thing

• organ
• organism
• organelle

the basic unit of a living thing

• cell
• organism
• unicellular

What is the smallest LIVING unit of LIVING THINGS?

• a cell

• a mitochondria

• a brick

• a protein

The cell membrane...

• is like a wall that blocks everything from going into the cell

• controls what can go into or out of a cell

• is hard and rigid, and gives the cell its shape, like an exoskeleton

Which part of the cell is a watery, jelly-like substance?

• cytoplasm

• nucleus

• vacuole

• cell wall

Which parts do ONLY plant cells have? (Animal cells don't have them!)

• vacuoles and mitochondria

• nucleus and chloroplasts

• chloroplasts and cell membrane

• cell wall and chloroplasts

In PLANT cells, which part is the rigid outer layer that supports and protects the cell?

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• chloroplast

• nucleus

Which cell part produces energy?

• mitochondria

• nucleus

• vacuole

• cytoplasm

Which thing is NOT made of cells?

• A dog

• A carrot

• A piece of candy

• A piece of wood from a tree

What instrument do you need to use to see cells?

• A microscope

• A telescope

• A periscope