9th Grade Life Science Review

What structures distinguish a plant cell from an animal cell?

• Plant cells have cell walls and ribosomes.
• Plant cells have cell walls and chloroplasts.
• Plant cells have chloroplasts and ribosomes.
• Plant cells have chloroplasts and mitochondria.

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Which statement is true about cells?

• Cells are the smallest unit of living material.
• Cells are not living structures.
• Cells only require sunlight in order to function.
• Cells only exist in organisms with body systems.
  

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What do animal and plant cells have in common?

• Both have central vacuoles.
•  Both have chloroplasts.
•  Both have cell membranes.
• Both have cell walls.

Which statement describes ALL living things?

• They must reproduce sexually.
• They are composed of one or more cells.
• They are capable of making their own food.
• They have organ systems to carry out the processes of life.

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A group of different tissues working together is - 

• an organ
• an organ system
• a   prokaryote
• a cell

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The levels of organization from the simplest to the most complex are

• Cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organism
• Organisms, organs, tissues, cells, organ systems
• Cells, organs, organ systems, tissues, organism
• Tissues, cells, organs, organism

What is the function of epithelial cells?

• Act as barriers between the external environment, or between organs and fluidfilled cavities
• Provide movement by pulling on bones
• Provide secretions which help to digest food
• Act as the messaging pathway between different areas of the body

What type of Connective tissue is found at the ends of bones to reduce friction?

• Dense connective tissue

• Cartilage

• Adipose Tissue

• Loose connective tissue

What type of muscle tissue is VOLUNTARILY controlled

• Skeletal Only
• Skeletal and Cardiac
• Smooth and Cardiac
• Cardiac Only

What  type of connective tissue has a hard matrix of calcium and salts?

• Osseous
• Adipose
• Blood
• Dense Connective