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A scientific tool that makes objects appear larger than they really are is a
a) scale
b) thermometer
c) balance
d) microscope

A piece of curved glass that causes light rays to come together or spread apart as they pass through is a
a) lens
b) meter stick
c) balance
d) microscope

The basic unit of structure and function in living things is the
a) nucleus
b) membrane
c) cell
d) chloroplast

The thin structure that surrounds a cell is known as
a) nucleus
b) cell membrane
c) cytoplasm
d) vacoule

The control center of a cell is the
a) cell wall
b) organelles
c) cytoplasm
d) nucleus

A gel like substance inside of the cell where most activities take place
a) cytoplasm
b) membranes
c) vacuole
d) mitochondria

The movement of material from a more crowded area to a less crowded area is called
a) cellular respiration
b) photosynthesis
c) respiration
d) diffusion

Small, round structures in a cell that make proteins are known as
a) cellulose
b) ribosomes
c) vacuoles
d) mitochondria

The movement of water through a membrane is called
a) cytoplasm
b) balance
c) osmosis
d) photosynthesis

The process by which cells reproduce is
a) chloroplast
b) nucleus
c) cell division
d) guard

The power house of the cell
a) ribosomes
b) mitochondria
c) vacuoles
d) chloroplasts

The structure in the cell where water, food and waste are stored
a) ribosomes
b) lysosomes
c) vacuoles
d) chloroplasts

The small network of tubes known as the tiny highway system
a) lysosomes
b) mitochondria
c) vacuoles
d) endoplasmic reticulum

Animal cells have all of the following except
a) ribosomes
b) mitochondria
c) vacuoles
d) chloroplasts

A simple type of sugar
a) white blood cells
b) red blood cells
c) glucose
d) milk

The movement of materials through a membrane
a) guard cells
b) photosynthesis
c) active transport or passive transport
d) fermentation

The nucleus of a cell divides by the process of
a) mitosis
b) energy
c) chloroplasts
d) oxygen

The thick outer layer of a plant cell that gives the plant shape and support.
a) white blood cells
b) red blood cells
c) cell wall
d) cell membrane

All single celled (or unicellular) organism that uses pseudopods to surround food particles
a) paramecium
b) amoeba
c) red blood cell
d) vacuoles

One thing that is in both plant and animal cells
a) vacuoles
b) cell walls
c) chlorophyll
d) chloroplasts

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