Plant and Animal Cells

What is the basic unit of all living things?

• an atom

• a nucleus

• a cell

• a cell membrane

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What are the parts of a cell that help it function?

• organs

• organelles

• nuclei

• mitochondria

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What two organelles are ONLY found in plant cells?

• lysosomes and centrioles

• cell wall and cell membrane

• cell wall and chloroplasts

• lysosomes and cell membrane

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Which organelle stores fluid for the cell?

• vacuole

• nucleus

• lysosome

• cytoplasm

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Which organelle contains the DNA?

• nucleus

• ribosomes

• centrioles

• cytoplasm

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Which organelle is also known as the "powerhouse of the cell"?

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• endoplasmic reticulum

• cell wall

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Why do plant cells have cell walls?

• to allow nutrients to pass through

• to give the cell structure

• to act as a barrier for germs

• to cover the cell membrane

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Which organism would be considered unicellular?

• a dog

• a house plant

• a human

• an amoeba

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A lysosome helps an animal cell get rid of ___.

• water

• nutrients

• oxygen

• wastes

True or False: A cell membrane is more flexible than a cell wall.

• true

• false