Life Science Pretest

Cells are the building blocks of:

• living things

• matter

• energy

• rocks

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Which statements are part of the modern cell theory?  Choose all that apply.

• All cells are formed from pre-existing cells.

• Cells are the fundamenatal building blocks of life.

• Cells can be spontaneously created.

• All living things are made of cells.

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Which of the following is made of cells?

• a rock

• a snowflake

• a raindrop

• a leaf

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A group of similar cells that all work together to perform a specific function is a:

• vacuole

• tissue

• prokaryote

• chloroplast

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In multicellular organisms, groups of tissues form:

• vacuoles

• organs

• cells

• organelles

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In multicellular organisms, which choice ranks the level of organization from simplest to increasingly more complex?

• cells, tissues, organ systems, organs

• organs, cells, tissues, organ systems

• cells, tissues, organs, organ systems

• organs, tissues, organ systems, cells

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Organs in large organisms are like __________________ in cells.

• cytoplasm

• organelles

• DNA

• minerals

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Under a microscope, a student observed cells with a boxlike shape, green organelles, and a nucleus off to the side.  What type of cells were these?

• animal cells

• plant cells

• fungal cells

• prokaryotic cells

• I don't know this.

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Most organelles are floating in (a)   surrounded by a membrane.

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The diagram below depicts a plant cell.  Which cell structure is indicated by number 1?

• lysosome

• vacuole

• nucleus

• chloroplast

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