Cell theory and cell parts quiz

Which of the following statements is not part of the cell theory?

• Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in all living things.

• All cells are produced from other cells.

• Only animal cells are composed of cells.

• All living things are composed of cells.

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What is one way in which all living things on Earth are alike?

• All living things have hair.
• All living things are made of cells and come from other cells.
• The cells of all living things have chloroplast.
• All living things can move. 

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If you were to compare a cell to a city, what organelle would be the solar power plant?

• Chloroplasts

• Mitochondria

• Lysosomes

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

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Which organism is made up of cells that have both a cell membrane and a cell wall?

• desert mouse
• human 
• maple tree
• zebra

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You perform an experiment in which you place a piece of chicken inside a mason jar that is completely covered. You also put a piece of chicken in one jar that is left uncovered. When you come back after 5 days, only the jar that was left uncovered has maggots (fly larvae) on it. What is the most likely explanation of this?

• Maggots in the covered jar became adult flies and left before you came to check.

• Maggots are made of cells, and in order for them to exist, another cell had to be there before (fly eggs).

• The maggots in the uncovered chicken were produced by the chicken cells.

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Which organelle is the control center of the cell?

• Nucleus
• Cell membrane
• Ribosome
• Vacuole

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Functions in energy production, known as the energy factory of the cell

• mitochondria
• chloroplast
• vacuole
• cytoplasm

A bacterium is captured by a white blood cell. The white blood cell will destroy it. To do that, the cell will use its _____________

• ribosomes

• chloroplasts

• lysosomes

• cell wall

A plant that lives in the desert will most likely have larger _______________ than a plant that doesn't have to store a lot of water in its cells.

• mitochondria

• vacuoles

• chloroplasts

• DNA

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Acts as a "door".  Holds the cell together and controls what goes in and out of the cell

• cell membrane
• nucleus
• cell wall
• chloroplast

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