Module 3 Practice Test

Which of the following is the correct order of organization in living things from most basic (simple) to most complex?

• a.  Organism, cell, tissue, organ, organ system
• a.  Organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organism
• a.  Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
• a.  Cell, organ, tissue, organ, organism, organ system

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A group of similar cells that come together to perform a specific function is a/an

• organ
• organism
• organ system
• tissue

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When a group of organs work together to perform a particular function they create a/an

• organ system
• organism
• tissue
• organ

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The smallest level of organization of life in an organism

• tissue
• cell
• organ
• organ system

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The cell is the building block of all living things.

• True
• False

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What is the difference between a cell and a tissue?

• cell is basic unit of life; tissue is group of cells that work as one
• cell is group of tissues; tissue is basic unit of life
• cell is basic unit of life; tissue is groups of different cells
• cell is group of organs; tissue is group of different cells

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The major function of ribosomes is to

• Make fats
• Synthesize protein
• Digest protein
• Make sugars

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The ____________ packages and processes material before it exports out of the cell.

• Vacuoles
• mitochondria
• Golgi apparatus 
• nucleus 

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Which of the following is an enzyme filled organelle that breaks down waste in the cell?

• lysosomes
• chloroplast
• mitochondria 
• Golgi apparatus 

Select the statement that best describes the function of the cell wall.

• It gives structural support to plant cells.
  
• Its jelly-like fluid surrounds the nucleus and most of the cell’s internal parts.
  
• It contains the cell’s nuclear material. 
• It produces food from sunlight. 

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