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Do plant cells contain a cell membrane?
Yes
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What is the vacuole of an animal cell called as?

Vesicle

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Which organelle is nicknamed "the protein factory"?

Ribosomes

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What are the subunits of the cell that are involved in various functions known as?

Cell organelles.

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What is the difference between the cell wall and the cell membrane?

cell membrane: partially permeable, no cellulose present (protein and lipid present) , flexible

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What does the cell wall in a plant cell do?
Supports and protects
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What do we use to look at cells?
Microscope
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What are the thread-like structures present in the nucleus known as?

Chromosomes

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Cells are the _______ _________ of all living things.

building blocks / structural and functional units

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What is the gel-like substance in the cell?
Cytoplasm
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Why does a plant cell need a large vacuole?
To store lots of water
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What does the mitochondria do?
Gives the cell energy
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What is the name of the organelle in a plant cell that contains chlorophyll?
Chloroplast
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What do cells do?
carry on all life processes
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What is an example of a unicellular organism?

Bacteria, amoeba, euglena, paramoecium.

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What is the substance found in the chloroplast that makes the plant green?
Chlorophyll
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What is the control center of the cell?
Nucleus
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This organelle performs aerobic respiration. What is aerobic respiration?

Process by which oxygen is used to break down glucose to release energy.

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Where do cells come from?

other preexisting cells

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What is the segment of DNA responsible for the transfer of heridity characteristics called?

Gene

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Name the three differences between a plant cell and an animal cell.
Plant cells have a larger vacuole, chloroplasts, and a cell wall.
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What nutrients is the cell membrane made of?

Proteins and fat

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What organelle is also known as the cell's "powerhouse?"
Mitochondria
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The cell theory does not apply to __________. (Choose from the list: fungi, virus, algae.) 

Virus

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What is the mixture of substances stored in the plant cell vacuoles known as?

Cell sap