Parts of the Cell

What is the basic unit of structure and function of all living things?

• atom

• molecule

• cell

• nucleus

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What is a tiny structure that carries out a specific function within a cell?

• cellulose

• cytoplasm

• organ

• organelle

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What structure controls what enters and exits the cell?

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• mitochodria

• nucleus

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What organelle is a storage area for food and water? Plants have a large, central one.

• cell wall

• chloroplast

• vacuole

• nucleus

What is the "powerhouse" of the cell? It produces energy that the cell need to carry out all life's processes.

• nucleus

• chloroplast

• cell membrane

• mitochondria

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Which organelle directs all of a cell's activities?

• nucleus

• chloroplast

• cell membrane

• mitochondria

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What is the gel-like fluid that holds a cell's organelles in place called?

• organelle

• cytoplasm

• cellulose

• Golgi body

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What organelle in the plant cell captures the sun's energy and uses it to make food?

• nucleus

• cell wall

• chloroplast

• large, central vacuole

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Which organelle is like a factory. It makes proteins.

• nucleus

• endoplasmic reticulum

• ribosomes

• chloroplast

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Which organelle using oxygen and food to produce energy?

• chloroplast

• nucleus

• cell wall

• mitochondria

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