Discovering Cells

The ___________ is the basic unit of life

• organ

• cell

• atom

• tissue

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Which part of the cell is often called "the brain of the cell"?

• nuclear membrane

• endoplasmic reticulum

• nucleus

• mitochondria

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Which of the following is the smallest unit of life that can carry out all life functions?

• the mitochondria

• the vacuoles

• the nucleus

• the cell

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Which structures are found in every living cell?

• cell membrane and cytoplasm

• chloroplasts and mitochondria

• a cell wall and nucleus

• chloroplasts and cell wall

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Robert Hooke, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Theodor Schwann, Rudolf Virchow, and Matthias Schliden were all responsible for what theory?

• The Theory of Gravity

• The Theory of Relativity

• The Cell Theory

• The Theory of Continental Drift

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What tool do you use to view the cells?

• metric ruler

• centrifuge

• microscope

• pipette

Which organism is made up of cells that have both a cell membrane and a cell wall?

• desert mouse

• human 

• maple tree

• zebra

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Which organelle is only found in a plant cell? 

• nucleus

• chloroplast

• mitochondria

• cell membrane

Directs all cell activities through the DNA located there.

• Lysosomes

• Nucleus

• ribosomes

• Mitochondria

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Which of the following is directly involved in the transportation of materials inside/within the cell (the highway)?

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Vacuole

• Lysosome

• Mitochondria