Cells & Systems

The cells that nerves are made of are called ______.

• cell

• neurons

Structures within a cell with a specific function are known as ______.

• organelles

• tendons

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What attaches bones to muscles?

• tendons

• neurons

Vacuoles store food, water, and waste materials for the cell. True or False?

• True

• False

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What is the function of vacuoles?

• store food, water, and waste materials for the cell

• a jellylike substance containing chemicals to keep the cell functioning.

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The function of chloroplasts is to ______.

• control the cell's activities

• make food in plant cells.

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A system is defined as ______.

• cells that work together to perform a specific function

• a group of organs working together to perform a function.

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What is a group of cells that work together to perform a specific function called?

• Tissue

• System

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An axon is a gap between the _______ of one neuron and the dendrite of the next neuron.

• Synapse

• Nucleus

The movement of water and dissolved materials through cell membranes is known as _______.

• Diffusion

• Osmosis