Cell Structure & Function

The basic unit of all living things...

• cells
• nucleus
• animals
• organs

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Cells whose DNA is held in a nucleus are ....

• prokaryotic
• cytoplasm
• eukaryotic
• mitochondria

In many cells, the structure that controls the cell's activities is the

• cell membrane
• organelle
• nucleolus
• nucleus

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Cell membranes are made up of

• lipid bilayers
• mitochondria
• carbohydrates
• ribosomes

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The organelles that break down lipids, sugars, and proteins into small molecules that can be used by the cell are called

• vacuoles
• lysosomes
• ribosomes
• microfilaments

In eukaryotic cells, the cell's genetic information is found in the 

• ribosomes
• lysosomes
• nucleus
• cell membrane

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Animal cells have all of the following except

• mitochondria
• chloroplasts
• a nucleus
• a cell membrane

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The nucleus includes all of the following EXCEPT

• cytoplasm
• a nuclear envelope
• DNA
• a nucleolus

The human brain is an example of a(n)

• cell

• tissue
• organ
• organism

Which cell structures are sometimes found attached to the endoplasmic reticulum?

• chloroplasts
• nuclei
• mitochondria
• ribosomes

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