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All energy comes from _____.
a) plants
b) mitochondria
c) power plants
d) the sun

A camel's metabolism slows down during a period of drought. This demonstrates which characteristic of life?
a) Living things use energy.
b) Living things grow and develop.
c) Living things maintain homeostasis.
d) Living things have cells.

You move your hand immediately after touching a hot pan. This demonstrates which characteristic of life?
a) Living things respond.
b) Living things use energy.
c) Living things reproduce.
d) Living things have cells.

Most living things on earth are _________.
a) eukaryotic
b) plants
c) multicellular
d) unicellular

Prokaryotic cells have a flagellum to _______.
a) help them move
b) fight competitors
c) obtain energy
d) make proteins

Prokaryotic cells do not have a _____.
a) cell wall
b) nucleus
c) flagellum
d) cell membrane

Which of the following is NOT a eukaryotic cell?
a) plant cell
b) muscle cell
c) nerve cell
d) bacteria cell

Which structure gives plant cells protection and holds their shape?
a) cell membrane
b) nucleus
c) cell wall
d) ribosome

Which structure allows nutrients to move into the cell and waste products to leave the cell?
a) ribosome
b) nucleus
c) mitochondria
d) cell membrane

Which organelles are responsible for making proteins, which are the building blocks for new cell parts?
a) mitochondria
b) cell wall
c) ribosomes
d) cell membrane

The largest organelle is the _____.
a) nucleus
b) ribosome
c) mitochondria
d) chloroplast

When you eat an orange, this this organelle helps to process the energy from the food.
a) chloroplast
b) mitochondria
c) nucleus
d) cell wall

Chloroplasts collect _______ to turn it into sugar.
a) sunlight
b) water
c) glucose
d) oxygen

Which cells are likely to have the greatest number of mitochondria because they need the most energy?
a) skin cells on your abdomen
b) hair cells
c) blood cells in the arteries
d) muscle cells in the heart

Complete the following list from smallest to largest: cell, ______, organ, organ system, organism.
a) organelle
b) nucleus
c) tissue
d) cellulite

What is in the nucleus?
a) DNA
b) ribosomes
c) phospholipids
d) gumdrops

The smallest unit of matter is ____.
a) a cell
b) a molecule
c) an atom
d) an organ

Which of the following is NOT made of cells?
a) skin
b) hair
c) water
d) blood

_________ molecules fit through the phospholipid bilayer.
a) large
b) small
c) living
d) nonliving

_________ molecules fit through the protein channels.
a) large
b) small
c) living
d) nonliving

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