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1
Q

Which organelles are found in both plant and animal cells?

A

NUCLEUS MITOCHONDRIA CELL MEMBRANE

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Directs all cell activities through the DNA located there.

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Nucleus

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3
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You might think of me as the trash collector, but recycler is maybe more accurate. What am I?

A

lysosome

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4
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What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?

A

DNA

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5
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What is found in both plant and animal cells but is much larger in plant cells?

A

Vacuole

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6
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This organelle takes food and turns it into ENERGY for plant and animal cells.

A

Mitochondria

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7
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The site of photosynthesis

A

chloroplast

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8
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I am the outer most layer of an animal cell. What am I?

A

Cell membrane

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9
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A rigid layer that lies outside the cell’s membrane is.

A

Cell Wall

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10
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What organelle is called the “powerhouse” of a cell?

A

Mitochondria

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11
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What is the gel-like substance inside of cells called?

A

cytoplasm

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12
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Identify the structure at the end of the arrow.

A

Nucleus

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13
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Identify the structures at the bottom of the arrows.

A

Mitochondria

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14
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Sac within the cytoplasm that is full of fluid; plants have a single large one; stores food, water, etc.

A

vacuole

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15
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Consists of a jellylike substance that contains many organelles.

A

cytoplasm

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16
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Which organelle uses energy from sunlight to make sugar?

A

chloroplasts

17
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Which part of the cell is often called “the brain of the cell”?

A

nucleus

18
Q

I make proteins for the cell. What am I?

A

ribosome

19
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I am only found in a plant cell. What am I?

A

chloroplast

20
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Which number on the diagram represents the cell membrane?

A

11

21
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Which number on the diagram represents the cytoplasm?

A

12

22
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Which number on the diagram represents the mitochondria?

A

2

23
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Which number on the diagram represents the ribosomes?

A

7

24
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Which number on the diagram represents the cell wall?

A

16

25
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Which number on the diagram represents the chloroplasts?

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19

26
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Which number on the diagram represents the cell membrane?

A

17

27
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The structure that surrounds the cell and regulates which molecules can enter or leave the cell is called the

A

cell membrane

28
Q

This structure in plants uses light energy from the sun to form sugars during the process of photosynthesis

A

chloroplast

29
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Which of the following statements is a difference between plant and animal cells?

A

Plants have chloroplasts and a large vacuole, animals have no chloroplasts and small vacuoles.

30
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What does a vacuole do?

A

Stores food, water and waste for the cell.

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