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Cells Take Home Summative Assessment

1. What is the basic building block that distinguished all life from nonliving things
A. Atoms B. Compounds C. ​Cells D. Water

2. What is an organism?
A. Small part of a cell B. ​Living thing C. Body part with a specific function

3. What is a tool commonly used to look at cells?

A. Camera B. Eye glass C. Microscope D. Bare eye

4. Which is NOT a basic need of all cells?

A. Water B. Energy C. Oxygen D. Photosynthesis

5. Fill in the blanks to complete the three pieces of Cell Theory

A. All living things are composed of ​cells
B. _​cells​_are the basic units of structure and function in living things
C. All cells are produced from other ​cells

8. Describe in general what an Organelle is:

​An organelle is a structure that performs specific functions with a cell

9. What tool is often used to look at cells? Explain why this tool is so useful?
Microscope because it allows to see details of cell structure and because light Microscope are
able to magnify objects a lot of time.

. 10. Critical Thinking Question: What is the difference between a real plant and a plastic plant?
Real plants need light and water if not they die, However plastic plants do not need those
things and you can put them wherever you want.

11. Circle the ​two ​organelles that plant cells contain however animal cells do not?
A. Cell Wall B. Cell Membrane C. Chloroplast D. Vacuole

12. This organelle is much larger in a plant cell compared to an animal cell: ​Vacuoles

13. Animal cells contain this packman-like organelle that breaks down waste however plant cells
do not. What organelle is this? ​lysosomes
14: Why do most plants have green? What does this do for them?
Because most plants have chlorophyll, it absorbs certain wavelengths of light.

15: Put in order from smallest to largest: Organism, Organ, Tissue, Cell, Organ system
Match the Cell Organelle with its function. (You may use just letters)
A. Golgi Apparatus
Cell wall ​Rigid Layer that surrounds the cells of plants B. Cell Membrane
C. Lysosome
__________ Controls which substances pass into and out of the cell D.Vacuole
E. Chloroplast
__________ Directs all Cells activities, acting as control center F. Cell Wall
G. Endoplasmic Reticulum
__________ Organelle that produces proteins H. Nucleus
I. Mitochondria
__________Gel-like fluid that fills the “empty” space inside a cell. J. Ribosome
K. Cytoplasm
__________ Helps build substances, and also called the ER for short

__________ POWERHOUSE OF THE CELL. Converts food energy into usable energy for cell

__________ Breaks down particles and waste and acts like waste/recycling center

__________ Stores water and some other materials, bigger in a plant compared to animal cell.

__________ Turns sunlight Energy into food for the cell

__________ Funny sounding organelle that packages and distributes similar to the post office

16. What does it mean to be a “Specialized Cell”?

17. You are what you eat. List the 4 major compounds you consume besides water.

For questions 18-22 use the vocab from question 15

18. ___________ is a group of similar cells that work together to perform a specific function

19. ___________ such as your brain, is made of different kinds of tissues that function together

20. ___________A group of organs that work together to perform a major function
21. ___________ A living thing composed of cells

22. ___________ The basic functional building block of living things

23. What is the difference between a multicellular and unicellular organism?

24. Explain why multicellular organisms often contain different types of specialized cells

25. Energy Rich compounds made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

A. Carbohydrates B. Proteins C. Lipids D. Nucleic Acid

26. Fats, oils, and waxes are examples of this energy storing compound made of carbon,
hydrogen and oxygen
A. Carbohydrates B. Proteins C. Lipids D. Nucleic Acid

27. Compounds that help build and process things in the cell. Often found in meat and dairy
products. Composed of Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and Nitrogen
A. Carbohydrates B. Proteins C. Lipids D. Nucleic Acid

28. Long organic molecules that store instructions for the cell. Contain Carbon, hydrogen,
oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus
A. Carbohydrates B. Proteins C. Lipids D. Nucleic Acid

29. About ⅔ of the human body consists of this compound. Needed for many processes in the
cell and body
A. Water B. Lipids C. Bones D. None of the above

30. ​Critical Thinking Essay (4+ sentences to receive full credit)​:

By working out, being active, and training your muscles, you actually create more mitochondria
in your cells. Describe how the function of the mitochondria and having more mitochondria
would be beneficial and healthy for the body.