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Grade 5 Cell Structure and Function
The nucleus is the
  1. control center of a cell.
  2. stiff outer layer of a plant.
  3. cell energy processor.
  4. storage space.
Grade 5 Cell Structure and Function
Cytoplasm is the
  1. jelly-like substance that fills plant and animal cells.
  2. tiny unit of a living thing.
  3. cell energy processor.
  4. storage space.
Grade 5 Cell Structure and Function
What process forms reproductive cells?
  1. mitosis
  2. meiosis
Grade 5 Cell Structure and Function
Multicellular means
  1. no cells.
  2. one cell.
  3. many cells.
  4. exactly 1000 cells.
Grade 5 Cell Structure and Function
Between the 1650s and the 1860s several scientists studied cells. They repeatedly tested their ideas and, eventually, a summary of what they learned was developed. We call this summary of what is known about cells the
  1. cell history.
  2. cell theory.
  3. cell mystery.
  4. development of cells.
Grade 5 Cell Structure and Function
Animal and plant cells have exactly the same parts.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Cell Structure and Function
What is the basic unit of structure and function of all living things?
  1. tissue
  2. organ
  3. system
  4. cell
Grade 5 Cell Structure and Function
What do chloroplasts do?
  1. store excess water
  2. provide extra strength and support
  3. act as the cell's control system
  4. create food from sunlight
Grade 5 Cell Structure and Function
The thin covering around a cell is the
  1. cell wall.
  2. control center.
  3. jellylike liquid.
  4. cell membrane.
Grade 5 Cell Structure and Function
What is a cell?
  1. another name for an amoeba
  2. the smallest unit of life
  3. a group of tissues
  4. a jellylike fluid
Grade 5 Cell Structure and Function
The smallest unit of living matter is a(n)
  1. tissue.
  2. organ.
  3. cell.
Grade 5 Cell Structure and Function
What is the basic unit of living things?
  1. organ
  2. cell
  3. tissue
  4. organ system
Grade 5 Cell Structure and Function
There is no difference between a plant cell and animal cell.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Cell Structure and Function
What is the jellylike substance that contains many chemicals to keep a cell functioning?
  1. cytoplasm
  2. nucleus
  3. vacuoles
  4. cell wall
Grade 5 Cell Structure and Function
Each cell has parts that have their own special job, role, or
  1. membrane.
  2. transportation.
  3. function.
  4. growth.
Grade 5 Cell Structure and Function
                are the basic units of structure and function in living things.
  1. Cytoplasm
  2. Cells
  3. Ribosomes
  4. DNA
Grade 5 Cell Structure and Function
Which organelle is a gel-like substance that fills the cell and cushions the other organelles?
  1. cell membrane
  2. vacuole
  3. nucleus
  4. cytoplasm
Grade 5 Cell Structure and Function
The jellylike substance in both animal and plant cells that helps to hold all the parts of the cell in place is the
  1. vacuole.
  2. chloroplast.
  3. cytoplasm.
  4. nucleus.
Grade 5 Cell Structure and Function
The nucleus is the control center of the cell.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Cell Structure and Function
The function of a cell's nucleus is to
  1. act as barrier.
  2. direct the cell's actions.
  3. cushion the cell.
  4. form stem cells.
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