Cell Structure and Organization

All animal and plant cells are surrounded by a thin _______.

• nucleus

• vacuole

• cell membrane

• cell wall

Cells are the building blocks of _______.

• living things

• matter

• energy

• rocks

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Nutrients and oxygen enter cells through the _______.

• cell membrane

• mitochondria

• ribosomes

• nucleus

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The simplest structures that can carry out all of the activities characteristic of life are _______.

• cells

• molecules

• atoms

• crystals

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Which of the following structures is most likely to be found in both a spinach cell and a muscle cell?

• nucleus

• chloroplast

• large, water-filled vacuole

• cell wall

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The brain of a large animal is like the ____ of a cell:

• cytoplasm

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• cell membrane

Cells store water and other substances in which organelles?

• mitochondria

• ribosomes

• vacuoles

• chloroplasts

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Cell theory states that all ____ are made of cells.

• atoms

• molecules

• non-living things

• living things

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Which of the following structures is found in both plant and animal cells?

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• large, water-filled vacuole

• chloroplast

Which of the following is likely to be found in a cell from a maple leaf but not in a human nerve cell?

• cell wall

• mitochondria

• cell membrane

• cytoplasm

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