Match the following Vocab term with it's correct definition.

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5 points
Nucleus Cytoplasm Plasma Membrane Chloroplast Mitochondrion
Gelatin-like fluid that fills a cell
Flexible membrane that surrounds plant and animal cells
Processes sugar during cellular respiration
Photosynthesis takes place here in plant cells
Contains the hereditary material of a cell

Nucleus - Contains the hereditary material of a cell

Cytoplasm - Gelatin-like fluid that fills a cell
Plasma Membrane - Flexible membrane that surrounds plant and animal cells
Chloroplast - Photosynthesis takes place here in plant cells
Mitochondrion - Processes sugar during cellular respiration

What is true about the function of plasma membranes?

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1 point
Plant cells only have flexible plasma membranes
Animal cells only have rigid plasma membranes
Plant and animal cells have flexible membranes

Plant and animal cells have flexible membranes.

Viruses have some, but not all, of the characteristics of living things. Which characteristic do viruses lack?

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1 point
Viruses have genetic material and can reproduce because they rely on a host
Viruses do not have genetic material and can NOT reproduce
Viruses have genetic material and do not rely on a host to reproduce

Viruses have genetic material and can reproduce because they rely on a host. However, they lack the characteristic of being able to survive and reproduce on their own outside of a host cell.

Which one of the following is not one of the 5 characteristic of living things?

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Must be made of one or more cells.
Must grow and change during its life cycle
Use energy to function
Consume Flaming Hot Cheetos to maintain homeostasis
Reproduce

Consume Flaming Hot Cheetos to maintain homeostasis.

Why do cells that are found in roots of plants, not contain chloroplasts?

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1 point
Root cells transport chloroplasts to leaf cells
Root cells are underground where there is no sunlight
Root cells contain Vacuoles instead of chloroplasts

Root cells are underground where there is no sunlight.

Explain why animal cells do not require a cell wall or a central vacuole to function.