The cell 7.12 C

Cells are often called "the ____ of life."

• bread
• road map
• building blocks
• meaning

This holds water, food, or waste.

• lysosome

• vacuole

• cell wall

• cell membrane

These organelles contain green chlorophyll. They make food for plants.

• lysosmes

• chloroplasts

• ribosomes

• vacuoles

These are liquid filled spaces that are ONLY found in animal cells.

• lysosomes

• vacuoles

• central vacuoles

• chloroplasts

The control center of the cell. It houses DNA.

• nucleus

• nucleolus

• mitochondria

• cell membrane

Which organelle is responsible for photosynthesis in plant cells?

• Ribosome

• Nucleus

• Chloroplast

• Mitochondria

What is the primary function of ribosomes in a cell?

• DNA replication

• Waste removal

• Protein synthesis

• Energy production

All organisms are made of:

• organelles
• cytoplasm
• DNA
• cells

As you grow from a toddler to a teenager, you increase in size. This is because:

• Your cells stretch to become bigger.

• The space between your cells expands.

• Your cells replicate and increase in number.

• The world around you shrinks.

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

• nuclear membrane
• endoplasmic reticulum
• nucleus
• mitochondria