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Cells Quiz - High School Level Questions

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Question 1 : Which organelle is known as “the cell’s brain”?

A. Ribosome
B. Nucleus
C. Mitochondrion
D. Funny Bone

Question 2 : Which of the following is not part of a bacterial cell?

A. Nucleus
B. Protein
C. Ribosome
D. Cytoplasm

Question 3 : What is apoptosis?

A. A type of death that resembles suicide
B. The popping sound cells make when they die
C. Type of cell division that produces daughter cells
D. The type of cell death that occurs as the result of traumatic injury or exposure to toxic chemicals

Question 4 : The largest human cell (by volume) is the egg.

A. True
B. False

Question 5 : Which of the following help cells move?

A. flagella, cilia, the chunnel, and focal adhesions
B. flagella, cilia, focal adhesions, and the extracellular matrix
C. flagella, cilia, focal adhesions, and vesicles
D. flagella, focal adhesions, vesicles, and the extracellular matrix

Answers to the Cells - High School level quiz

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