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

The fluid that surrounds the organelles is... (hint... "Try to pull a fast one and..."

• chloroplast

• cytoplasm

• vacuole

What do vacuoles do?

• They actually do not have an important role

• They protect the cell

• storage area for cells; water storage in plants

Which organelle takes in "sun showers" and helps plants with the process or photosynthesis?

• Vacuole

• Mitochondria

• Chloroplast

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

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• cell membrane

Which of the following, found ONLY in plant cells, provides structure?

• cell wall

• chloroplast

• mitochondria