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Study Guide for A-1
Use pages A2-A 31
1. A stiff layer that surrounds a plant cell but not an animal cell is called
the _____________________
2. Structure that contains chlorophyll ________________.
3. The thin layer that surrounds a cell and controls what enters and
leaves it is called the _________________
4. The control center of the cell is called the ____________.
5. A jellylike substance that fills a cell is called ________________.
6. When the cell was discovered in the 1600’s, it was discovered because
________________________________.
7. Who was the first person to study the cell? _________________
8. Which of the following is NOT part of the cell theory?
A. Cells are the basic building blocks of all living things.
B. All life activities take place in cells.
C. Cells are microscopic.
D. New cells are produced by existing cells.
9. Meiosis is cell division in which the number of chromosomes
_________.
10. Mitosis is cell division in which the number of chromosomes
________________.
11. What are the two parts of a plant cell that is different from the
parts of an animal cell? ______________
12. The ______ is known as the blue prints of life because it contains the
information and instructions about how a cell is built.
13. Growth in plants and animals occurs through a process of cell division
called _______________.
14. Reproduction occurs through a process of cell division called
______________________.
15. The joining of a male reproductive cell and a female reproductive cell
is called ____________________.
16. Which of the following has a cell wall?
A. a nerve cell
B. a leaf cell
C. a cheek cell
D. a bone cell
17. A nucleus is like a ____________in a school.
18. A cell membrane is like a __________ in a school.
19. Cytoplasm is like a ____________ in a school.
20. A vacuole is like a _____________ in a school.
21. A cell wall is like a ____________ in a school.
22. Suppose an organism has 16 chromosomes in each of its body cells.
How many chromosomes are there in one of its reproductive cells
formed following meiosis? ____________
Label the following diagram using these words:
Cell wall, cell membrane, nucleus, vacuoles, cytoplasm, chloroplast