Totally Cellular, Dude!

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

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 

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.

• The cells of all living things have chloroplast.

• All living things can move.

This organelle controls what goes in and out of plant and animal cells.

• Cell Wall

• Cell Membrane

• Chloroplasts

• Cytoplasm

The _____________ stores food, water, wastes, and other materials in both plant and animal cells.

• Vacuole

• Mitochondria

• Cytoplasm

• Nucleus

An organelle that captures energy from the sunlight in order to use it to produce food in plant cells is ______________.

• Chromatin
• Chloroplast
• Cytoplasm
• Cell Membrane

Different cell organelles perform different functions. Which cells would most likely have the largest vacuoles?

• Cells found in a fox

• Cells found in a maple tree

• Cells found in a desk

• Cells found in a butterfly

What creates the protein for the cell?

• Cytoplasm
• Nucleus
• Golgi bodies
• Ribosomes