Cell Quiz

The smallest unit of life is the…

• Organ

• Tissue

• Cell

• Organ system

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Where is hereditary material (DNA) located in the cell?

• The vacuole

• The cell membrane

• The nucleus

• The mitochondria

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Look at the animal cell diagram then answer - which function is NOT shown by a cell part in the diagram?

• the outer protector of the cell (cell membrane)

• the powerhouse of the cell (mitochondrion)

• the control center of the cell (nucleus)

• the protein maker of the cell (ribosomes)

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Moving from the outside to the inside of a eukaryotic cell, in which order would you encounter the following components?

• cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, DNA

• nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane, DNA

• cytoplasm, cell membrane, nucleus, DNA

• cell membrane, DNA, cytoplasm, nucleus

Which cell structure produces proteins?

• Nucleus

• Mitochondria

• Golgi apparatus

• Ribosomes

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Which of the following is NOT a part of the Cell Theory?

• All living things are made up of cells

• Cells come from preexisting cells

• Cells are only found in animals

• Cells are the basic unit of life

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Which of the following is a good comparison for the way in which the mitochondria functions?

• it is like the mayor's office because it is in control of the cell

• it is like the roads and highways because it serves as a transportation system

• it is like the power plant of the cell because it makes energy for the cell

• it is like the reservoirs of the cell because it stores water for the cell

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The storage container for the cell is the (vacuole, nucleus).

• Vacuole

• Nucleus

• Mitochondria

• Ribosome

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The part of the cell which processes and packages proteins is the (golgi apparatus, nucleolus).

• Golgi apparatus

• Nucleolus

• Ribosome

• Lysosome

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The (cytoplasm, chloroplast) is the jelly-like part of the cell which holds all the organelles together.

• Cytoplasm

• Chloroplast

• Nucleus

• Cell wall

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