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What makes stem cells different from other cells in the body?
a) They repair cells by breaking open and making their cell parts available for absorption into other cells
b) They are like little trees
c) They are undifferentiated cells that can turn into a number of different kinds of cells as needed
d) They are larger than other cells, and can absorb broken cells to repair them

Which plant cell organelle uses light energy to produce sugar?
a) Ribosome
b) Chloroplast
c) Nucleus
d) Mitochondria

Which level of organization is represented by a group of different tissues working together to perform a complex function?
a) Cell
b) Organ
c) Tissue
d) Person

Which of the following is true of malignant tumors?
a) They contain cells that stay clustered together
b) They can cause tumors in other parts of the body
c) Mal from the Descendants creates them
d) They do not require treatment

Why is it important for cells of multicellular organisms to undergo mitosis?
a) Mitosis produces cells that are identical to the original dividing cell
b) Mitosis produces cells that are different from the original dividing cell.
c) Mitosis cures halitosis
d) Mitosis increases variation within an organism

Which of the following organelles would you not find in a plant cell?
a) Chloroplast
b) Cell wall
c) Centrioles
d) Central Vacuole

Which characteristic is not common to both prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells?
a) Cytoplasm
b) Cell membrane
c) Multicellular organisms
d) Flagella

Which principle of cell theory best supports the idea that new cells will replace damaged cells in a scraped knee?
a) All cells come from other cells.
b) The nucleus of cells in animals reproduces when exposed to air
c) Scraped knee forms a scab
d) Cells are the basic unit of life

Cells often store materials like water, salts, proteins and carbohydrates in sac-like structures called
a) Vacuoles
b) Cell membrane
c) Nucleus
d) Lysosomes

According to cell theory
a) even primitive cells, like the prokaryote, can carry out the functions of life
b) only cells like the eukaryote can carry out the functions of life
c) all multicellular organisms are composed of prokaryotic cells
d) everyone loves cells!

What type of cellular transport requires a cell to use energy?
a) Facilitated diffusion
b) Osmosis
c) Diffusion
d) Active transport

Which of the following best describes an isotonic solution?
a) None of the above.
b) There is more solute outside the cell than inside the cell.
c) There is less solute outside the cell than inside the cell.
d) The concentration is equal on both sides of the membrane.

If an animal cell were placed in a solution of salt water taken from the ocean, what would happen to the cell?
a) The cell would shrivel because the water solution is hypertonic.
b) The cell would shrivel because the water solution is hypotonic.
c) The cell would swell because the water solution is hypertonic.
d) The cell would swell because the water solution is hypotonic

Which of the following is found in a eukaryotic cell, but is not found in a prokaryotic cell?
a) Cytoplasm
b) Cell membrane
c) Nucleus
d) Flagella

Substances that dislike water are considered
a) hydrophobic
b) hydrophilic
c) polar
d) wicked witch of the west

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