Cell Structures

An organelle found in most plant cells, but absent from animal cells is the _______.

• Nucleus

• chloroplast

• vacuole

• mitochondria

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Fill in the blank for the following scenario. Alicia volunteered to become an organ and tissue donor when she got her state ID. If Alicia dies, she can help to improve others' lives. Her hear tissue, skin, bones, and veins can all be transplanted into a patient in need. A group of similar _________ make up tissue.

• cells

• organ system

• organelles

• molecules

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Which structures are found in every living cell?

• nucleus and cytoplasm

• chloroplasts and mitochondria

• cell wall and nucleus

• chloroplasts and cell wall

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Studies of vacuoles revel that they are _________.

• selectively permeable

• thin and flexible barriers

• reservoirs for water and dissolved minerals

• control centers of the cell

Select the definition of cell membrane

• A thin, flexible barrier that surround a cell and controls which substances pass in and out of the cell.

• A ridgid supporting layer that surrounds the cells of the plants.

• An organelle in the cells of plants and some other organisms that capture energy from sunlight and is then used to make food.

• Converts energy stored in food to energy the cell can use to live and function.

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