Quiz about Cell Review

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

the cell

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the mitochondria

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the vacuoles

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the nucleus

Question 2

Which structures are found in every living cell?

Accepted Answer

cell membrane and cytoplasm

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chloroplasts and mitochondria

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a cell wall and nucleus

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chloroplasts and cell wall

Question 3

Which cell structure is found in plant and animals cells and controls what can come into or leave a cell?

Accepted Answer

cell membrane

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cytoplasm

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nucleus

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vacuole

Question 4

What is the function of the cell nucleus found in both plant and animal cells?

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to control cell activity

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to produce energy

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to remove waste products

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to allow molecules to enter the cell

Question 5

Chloroplasts in plant cells allow the plant to perform a function that animal cells cannot do.  What is the main function of the chloroplasts found in plant cells?

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to absorb light energy and manufacture food

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to remove waste materials by active transport

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to manufacture chemical energy from food

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to control the shape of the cell

Question 6

What is the function of a cell wall?

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to protect and support the cell

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to perform different functions in each cell

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to prevent water from passing through it

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to prevent oxygen from entering the cell

Question 7

In what part of the plant cell does the process of photosynthesis take place?

Accepted Answer

chloroplasts

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nucleus

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mitochondria

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vacuoles

Question 8

The basic unit of structure and function in a living things.

Accepted Answer

cell

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chloroplast

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nucleus

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cell membrane

Question 9

In a plant cell, a stiff wall surrounds the membrane, giving the cell a rigid, boxlike shape.

Accepted Answer

cell wall

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cell membrane

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cell

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ribosome

Question 10

A gel-like fluid in which many different organelles are found.

Accepted Answer

cytoplasm

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cell membrane

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nucleus

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organelle

Question 11

Question 11.

Accepted Answer

nucleus

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vacuole

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mitochondria

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cell membrane

Question 12

Question 12.

Accepted Answer

cell wall

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chloroplast

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cytoplasm

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endoplasmic reticulum

Question 13

Question 13.

Accepted Answer

chloroplast

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cell wall

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cytoplasm

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endoplasmic reticulum

Question 14

Question 14.

Accepted Answer

Conclusion: These shapes are animals cells that can only be seen through a microscope. The cells are building blocks of living things. An animal is living.

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Conclusion: These shapes have lines because it is a plant cell and has cell walls and can only be seen through a microscope.

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Conclusion: These rectangles are animal cells that can be seen with a hand lens. The cells are nonliving and protect the animal.

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Conclusion: These shapes are animals cells that do not move and are nonliving.

Question 15

A group of students want to prove that living things are made of cells. What is the best investigation to support their claim?

Accepted Answer

Use a microscope to study a thin piece of a plant.

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Observe an insect closely and draw each body part.

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Use a magnifying glass or hand lens to study a flower petal.

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Use a microscope to study dirt, rock and plastic.

Question 16

Two structures found in a plant cell and not in an animal cell are...

Accepted Answer

cell wall and chloroplasts

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cell wall and cell membrane

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nucleus and cytoplasm

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chloroplast and cytoplasm

Question 17

Question 17.

Accepted Answer

Nucleus of animal cell

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nucleus of plant cell

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cytoplasm of animal cell

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chloroplast of plant cell

Question 18

Which structure in animals functions in the same way as a cell wall in plants.

Accepted Answer

skin

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heart

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eye

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finger

Question 19

Which structure in a school functions the same way as a cell membrane?

Accepted Answer

doors and window

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cafeteria

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office

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chairs

Question 20

What is the best care plan for a new organism with the following characteristics:

*Cells seem to be close to the same size and shape

*Cells see to be surrounded by two lines-outer line thicker than the other.

*Cell has small green dots in them.

Accepted Answer

The organism needs sunlight. It requires sun to make its own food.

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The organism needs to be fed with food from an outside source.

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The organism does not require water.

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All of the above plans should be followed.

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