Cells

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

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Cells with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles are called ____________________.

• prokaryotes
• eukaryotes
• bacteria
• protists

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.

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The _____________ holds the DNA, and controls the functions of eukaryotic cells.

• Nucleus

• Nuclear Membrane

• Mitochondria

• Chloroplast

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What important material is contained in the nucleus?

• Jeans

• Digestive enzymes

• DNA

• Nuclear ladders

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supports and protects the cell; only in plant cells

• Cell Window

• Cell Wall

• Cell Membrane

• Cover

protective layer around all cells, allows nutrients in and waste out

• Cell Wall

• Cell Membrane

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Ribosomes

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Where photosynthesis occurs; in plant cells only

• Chloroplast

• Cell Wall

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Mitochondria

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breaks down food for energy, called powerhouse

• Cytoplasm

• Cell Wall

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Mitochondria

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Control center of cell, contains instructions for everything the cell does.

• Ribosomes

• Nucleus

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Mitochondria

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