7 Science Exam Study Guide 23

Every living organism is made up of one or more cells

• True
• False

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

What two things are not found in animal cells?

• chloroplasts and cytoplasm
• chloroplasts and cell wall
• cell wall and cell membrane
• mitochondria and nucleus

The nucleus is like the ____________ (body part) of the cell.

• foot
• hand
• stomach
• brain

What organelle converts food into energy for the cell?

• vacuole

• mitochondria

• cytoplasm

• cell membrane

What is the fluid that surrounds the organelles?

• chloroplast

• cytoplasm

• vacuole

• cell wall

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 

Which organelle takes in "sun showers" and helps plants with the process or photosynthesis?

• Vacuole

• Mitochondria

• Cytoplasm

• Chloroplast

If you were some bad guy trying to sneak into an animal cell, who would be there to stop you?

• nucleus
• mitochondria
• cell membrane
• cell wall

The building blocks of all life are called

• cells

• telephones

• water