Understanding Cell Biology

What is the basic building block of all living things?

• cell

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• cellulose

What surrounds the cell and protects its parts?

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• cytoplasm

• chloroplast

What gives shape and support to plant cells?

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• nucleus

• mitochondria

What is the strong material found in the cell wall of plants?

• cellulose

• chlorophyll

• cytoplasm

• chloroplast

What pigment helps plants make food using sunlight?

• chlorophyll

• cellulose

• nucleus

• mitochondria

What part of plant cells contains chlorophyll?

• chloroplast

• cell wall

• nucleus

• sap vacuole

What is the jelly-like substance inside a cell?

• cytoplasm

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• nucleus

What are the limitations of cells?

• The things that cells cannot do

• The boundaries they have

• Both A and B

• None of the above

What does it mean to magnify something?

• To make it look bigger

• To make it look smaller

• To change its color

• To break it down

What are the tiny powerhouses in cells that produce energy?

• mitochondria

• nucleus

• chloroplast

• cell wall