Chapter 8 Life Is Cellular

Cells are the smallest unit of life that can _____ independently.  

• replicate
• sleep
• reprimand
• move

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Cells are often called "the ____ of life."

• bread
• road map
• building blocks
• meaning

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Why are microscopes important when studying most cells?

• Most cells are very large.
• Most cells are very small.  
• Most cells move very quickly.
• Most cells are dead.  

Robert Hook discovered cells in ____.

• 2015
• 1861
• 1492
• 1665

The little rooms where monks live are known as _____.

• chambers
• cells
• closets
• cupboards

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic points of Cell Theory?

• All living things are made of cells.
• The cell is the smallest living thing that can perform all the functions of life.
• Cells are too small to see without a microscope.  
• All cells must come from pre-existing cells.

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Eukaryotic cells contain a _____.

• cell
• nucleus
• city hall
• electron

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Plants, animals, and fungus are all examples of _____.

• prokaryotes
• unicellular organisms
• bacteria
• eukaryotes

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Which of the following is an example of a prokaryote?

• dog
• tree
• mushroom
• bacteria

Despite differences in size and shape, all cells must have cytoplasm and a . . .

• cell wall
• cell membrane
• mitochondrion
• nucleus

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