Cells

Every living organism is made up of one or more cells

• True
• False

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A cell is...

• the basic unit of structure and function in living organism
• an organism
• a basic part of everything that we see
• found only in animals, not plants

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Which of the following are NOT found in animal cells

• chloroplasts and cytoplasm
• chloroplasts and cell wall
• cell wall and cell membrane
• mitochondria and nucleus

A Tree

• alive

• not alive

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A River

• alive

• not alive

Animals cells and plant cells are exactly the same.

• True

• False

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Most bacteria are unicellular organisms

• True

• False

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Which is a characteristic of most single-celled (unicellular) organisms?

• They have a complex nervous system.

• They contain several different types of cells

• They perform all life processes.

• They have a circulatory and a respiratory system

Which statement best describes how a multicellular organism survives?

• Every cell carries out the same functions for the survival of the organism.

• The cells all have the same structures that allow the organism to survive.

• All life processes are performed by each cell for the survival of the organism.

• The cells have different functions, and together they are essential for the survival of the organism.

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Which statement best explains how a bacterial cell is capable of surviving as a single-celled organism?

• It is able to create new cells more slowly than other kinds of cells.

• It is large enough to capture the food it needs for growth.

• It is so small, it can survive in almost any place.

• It has the ability to carry out all of its life functions.