Cell Fact or Fiction Cell Fact or Fiction

Fact or Fiction? Mitosis is only a small portion of the cell’s reproductive cycle during which time the nucleus is divided. Fact

Fact or Fiction? All organisms are multicellular. Fiction

Fact or Fiction? Chloroplasts can be found in heterotrophic organisms. Fiction

Fact or Fiction? Cells make tissue, and tissues work together to form organs. Fact

Fact or Fiction? Some living thing are not made of cells. Fiction

Fact or Fiction? Muscles are made of muscle cells. Skin is made of skin cells. A liver is made of liver cells. Fact

Fact or Fiction? Cells need energy to sustain life. Fact

Fact or Fiction? Plant cells get their energy from sugar made through photosynthesis. Fact

Fact or Fiction? Similarities among all cells are the presence of a nucleus, a membrane made of a lipid bilayer, and the presence of DNA. Fiction

Fact or Fiction? All cells are capable of fixing carbon dioxide into organic compounds called carbohydrates (sugars). Fiction

Fact or Fiction? All cells come from other cells except for the original cell in the organism. This original cell came from the joining of two sex cells during reproduction. Fact

Fact or Fiction? Animal cells convert an organic compound called glucose into ATP energy during the processes of glycolysis and cellular respiration. These processes are not needed in plants because they get their energy from the sun. Fiction

Fact or Fiction? All living things are made of thousands to millions of cells working together to form an organism. Fiction

Fact or Fiction? A cell’s DNA is split in half each time a cell divides causing the total amount of DNA to be reduced by half each time. Fiction

Fact or Fiction? Animal cells get their energy from sugars obtained by consuming food. Fact

Fact or Fiction? Cells are made of smaller functioning parts called organelles. Fact or Fiction

Fact or Fiction? Unicellular organisms do not have tissue, organs, or organ systems. Fact

Fact or Fiction? Animal and plant cells are prokaryotes. Fiction

Fact or Fiction? All types of animal cells have a similar round to oval shape, whereas all plant cells have a square to rectangular shape. Fiction

Fact or Fiction? During sexual reproduction two cells (one from each parents), each with exactly half a set of DNA, are combined to form an offspring with a full set of DNA. Fact

Fact or Fiction? All cells and cell types have the same function within an organism. Fiction

Fact or Fiction? All cells carry out similar functions like extracting energy from food, maintaining homeostasis, and getting rid of cellular waste. Fact

Fact or Fiction? One way a plant cell is different from an animal cells is that it contains a chloroplast used to convert light energy into chemical energy. Fact

Fact or Fiction? Plant cells can be considered heterotrophic. Fiction

Fact or Fiction? The presence of a cell wall and very large vacuoles are two distinguishing characteristics of a plant and animal cell. Fact

Fact or Fiction? Each type of cell in a human has a different and unique set of DNA. For example, the DNA found in the nucleus of a nerve cell is completely different than the DNA found in the nucleus of a skin cell. Fiction

Fact or Fiction? The cell is the basic unit of structure in living things. This means that the structure of a living organism is the result of the cells that make up that organism. Fact

Fact or Fiction? Some cells called stem cells can differentiate into a variety of cell types depending on which portions of their DNA is turned on. Fact

Fact or Fiction? Growth in humans and other organisms is the result of cells maturing and becoming larger and larger. Fiction

Fact or Fiction? A major difference in a plant and animal cell is that the animal cell has a mitochondria used to convert sugar into usable energy and the plant cell does not. Fiction

Fact or Fiction? Animal cells can be considered autotrophic. Fiction

Fact or Fiction? A chloroplast would never be found in a heterotrophic organism. Fact

Fact or Fiction? Most living things are composed of cells. Fiction

Fact or Fiction? Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells are distinguishable by the presence or lack of a nucleus. Fact

Fact or Fiction? It is correct to say that “all prokaryotes are bacteria” and “all bacteria are prokaryotes.” Fact