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How do cells in the human body communicate with each other?

• Through direct physical contact only.

• By sending chemical signals.

• By sharing the same nucleus.

• By merging together.

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Which of the following is true about multicellular organisms?

• They are made of only one type of cell.

• They are made of many different types of cells.

• They do not have specialized cells.

• They are not made of cells.

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What is the function of ribosomes in a cell?

• To produce energy.

• To synthesize proteins.

• To store nutrients.

• To control cell division.

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Which of the following best explains how the circulatory system and respiratory system interact?

• They operate independently without affecting each other.

• The circulatory system transports oxygen from the respiratory system to cells.

• The respiratory system controls the movement of blood.

• They do not interact at all.

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What is the primary function of the nucleus in a cell?

• To produce energy.

• To control cell activities and store genetic information.

• To synthesize proteins.

• To protect the cell from external damage.

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Please label the cell pictured.

a

b

c

organelles

cell membrane

nucleus

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Which organelle stores water for photosynthesis?

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Match the organelle to its description.

• Mitochondrian

• The fluid that fills the cell and

  keeps the organelles in place

• Cytoplasm

• Controls all activity in the cell (the brain) and stores DNA

• Ribosomes

• Power plant of the cell. They

  create energy called ATP.

• Nucleus

• Outer lining the cells.

  Controls what goes

  in and out.

• Cell Membrane

• Proteins are made on these small structures.

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Which structure is a Golgi body?

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Match the following biological terms with their definitions.

• The basic unit of all forms of life

• Eukaryote

• An organism whose cells contain a nucleus

• Nucleus

• The control center of a cell

• Prokaryote

• A unicellular organism without a nucleus

• Cell

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