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Which best describes stem cells?

A
Differentiation produces specialized cells from stem cells.
B
Self-renewal produces specialized cells from differentiated cells.
C
Self-renewal produces differentiated cells from stem cells.
D
Differentiation produces stem cells from specialized cells.
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Which organelles are not found in plant cells?

A
vacuoles
B
mitochondria
C
chloroplasts
D
centrioles
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Which organ systems work together to help the body shiver in order to maintain homeostasis?

A
circulatory and respiratory
B
nervous and muscular
C
circulatory and muscular
D
respiratory and nervous
8

Which is a function of the cell membrane?

A
performs photosynthesis
B
controls what enters and leaves the cell
C
produces proteins
D
provides energy to the cell
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The data in the graph are the result of a paramecium being placed in a hypertonic salt solution.Based on the data in the graph, which would most likely happen if the paramecium were placed in distilled water?

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A
The contractions would increase.
B
The contractions would decrease.
C
The contractions would cease altogether.
D
The contractions would establish dynamic equilibrium.
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Shannon is making a Venn diagram to organize the characteristics of cell walls and cell membranes. Which pair of characteristics both belong in the two areas of the Venn diagram that do not intersect?

A
helps with communication; contains mostly cellulose
B
contains mostly cellulose; forms the outer layer of animal cells
C
is found in plant cells; is found in animal cells
D
is semipermeable; found in animal cells
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Two cells in the same organism differ only in the number of chloroplasts they contain. The first cell has multiple chloroplasts, and the second cell has very few. What would most likely characterize these cells?

A
There would be no difference between the functioning of the cells because the chloroplasts are not essential cell structures.
B
The second cell would become larger because it would have fewer chloroplasts regulating its size and shape.
C
The second cell would shrink because it would not be able to store water and maintain cell shape.
D
The second cell would not be able to produce as much food because it could not capture very much sunlight.
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The concentration of sodium on the inside of the cell is 20 mM. The outside of the cell has a sodium concentration of 115 mM. Which mechanism of ion uptake would best move sodium from the inside of the cell to the outside?

A
osmosis
B
diffusion
C
passive transport
D
active transport
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Which best describes stem cells?

A
Differentiation produces specialized cells from stem cells.
B
Self-renewal produces specialized cells from differentiated cells.
C
Self-renewal produces differentiated cells from stem cells.
D
Differentiation produces stem cells from specialized cells.
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Smooth muscle, which is a tissue made up of a type of specialized muscle cell, functions in which process?

A
food digestion
B
skeletal movement
C
pumping of blood
D
heart contraction
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An animal cell (left) and a plant cell (right) are shown.Which organelle, labeled X in the diagram, is found in both plant and animal cells?

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A
the cell wall
B
the cell membrane
C
mitochondrion
D
ribosome

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