What is the general name given to all the smaller structures in a cell that perform specific functions?
organelles
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What is the basic unit that makes up all living things?
the cell
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Why can you NOT see cells with the unaided eye?
They are too small.
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Fill in the blank. The golgi BLANK receives proteins, then processes them for "shipment" outside the cell.
apparatus
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You are a scientist observing cells with several, small vacuoles. What type of cells would you conclude they are? Plant or animal?
animal cells because plant cells have one large, central vacuole
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You are a scientist observing cells that ALL have lysosomes. What type of cells are they most likely?
animals cells because lysosomes are rare in plant cells
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Fill in the blank. The BLANK reticulum is a system within a cell that creates passages through which materials can pass.
endoplasmic
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You are a scientist observing cells that ALL contain lysosomes, and each has a cell wall. What type of cells would you conclude they are? Plant or animal?
plant because animal cells don't have a cell wall
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Cells come from other organelles/cells.
cells
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This organelle directs the activities of the cell and stores the DNA.
nucleus
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This is the thick liquid between the cell membrane and the nucleus.
cytoplasm
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This is the thin, flexible covering that surrounds all types of cells.
cell membrane
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True or false? Plant cells often have one large, central vacuole.