The basic unit of structure and function in all living things is the:

• chloroplast

• nucleus

• cell

• cell membrane

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This part of a cell controls which substances can enter and leave a cell.

• cell membrane

• cell

• cell wall

• mitochondrion

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This gives a plant cell a rigid box like shape.

• cell membrane

• chloroplast

• cytoplasm

• cell wall

These organelles capture energy from sunlight and use it to produce food for the cell.

• mitochondria

• chloroplasts

• cell wall

• permanent vacuole

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

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A gel-like fluid in which many different organelles are found.

• cell membrane
• nucleus
• organelle
• cytoplasm

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Controls all the cell's activities.

• mitochondria

• chloroplasts

• vacuole

• nucleus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What organelle contains DNA?

• Mitochondrion

• Nucleus

• Nucleolus

• Chloroplast

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Plants perform photosynthesis with this organelle. It captures energy from the sun and uses it to produce food for the cell.

• Cytoplasm

• Chloroplasts

• Mitochondria

• Ribosomes

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

This structure is a storage area for the cell. Plant cells usually have a large permanent one.

• Mitochondrion

• Vacuole

• Ribosome

• Chloroplast

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which organism listed below is unicellular?

• dog

• human

• sunflower

• amoeba

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