Characteristics of Cells

True/False: Prokaryotic cells DNA is found in the cytoplasm.

• True

• False

is the smallest functional and structural unit of all living organisms.

• Cell

• Unicellular

• Organisms

• Multicellular

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All living organisms are made of at least one or more _.

• cells

• lego blocks

• chloroplasts

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Which of the following statements is not part of the Cell Theory?

• All living organisms are composed of one or more cells.

• Cells are the building blocks of life.

• All cells come only from existing cells.

• All cells are multicellular.

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A unicellular organism has _.

• one cell

• many cells

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All living things are made up of...

• cells

• cell tissues

• organ

• organ systems

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Which of the following is part of Cell Theory?

• DNA is the basic building block of life.

• Cells are the basic building block of life.

• All cells do the same thing.

• All cells are the same size.

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What term describes the smallest unit that can perform all of the functions necessary for life?

• a single cell

• a cell wall

• cytoplasm

• a multicellular organism

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The cells of a living organism _ to produce new cells.

• add

• subtract

• divide

• multiply

The invention of the _ in the late 1500s has allowed us to see individual cells and study our world at very small scales.

• telescope

• echocardiogram

• microscope

• PCR machine

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